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| Fire Fight | |
|---|---|
 Cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Chaos Works |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Fire Fight is an isometric shoot 'em up video game developed by Polish studio Chaos Works, produced by Epic MegaGames and published by Electronic Arts for Windows.
Fire Fight is a two-dimensional top-down shooter. [2]
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Computer Gaming World |   [3] |
| GameSpot | 6.8/10 [4] |
| Next Generation | [2] |
| Publication | Award |
|---|---|
| Adrenaline Vault | 1996 Best Arcade Game [5] |
Next Generation gave four stars out of five, commending the gameplay, action, intuitive controls, and weapon selection. [2]
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