FireGirl Hack N Splash Rescue Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · December 16, 2021

For our FireGirl Hack N Splash Rescue Review, we take on the role of a young rescue officer starting her career. Armed with a trusty axe and high-pressure fire hose that also acts as a jetpack, Firegirl responds to emergency calls across the city. Can Firegirl save all the trapped civilians caught in each blaze?

FireGirl Hack N Splash Rescue Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
Download size.
Graphics – fullscreen, resolution, v-sync, particles, shadows, and frame rate cap.
Full controller support.
3 save slots.
Opening tutorial section.
Action-platformer gameplay.
The goal of the game is to rescue people, put out fires and escape.
Earn fans from mission performance and these are needed to progress and build up the headquarters.
It’s a 2.5D world with you getting set angles at times along with the ability to look up and down.
Use the hose to extinguish flames but also jump higher.
Water is governed by a meter and you can pick up water refills in the level.
Ax to smash down doors/walls/debris.
Earn awards and place them on your fire suit.
Shop – buy upgrades for your hose and unlock new features and abilities.
Earn cash from missions.
Each level has bonus secrets and people to rescue.
You get a deal of freedom.
Cool enemies.
You can still shoot water without water in your tank hit it slower and less powerful.

FireGirl Hack N Splash Rescue Review Cons:

No Steam achievements.
Music is not great.
Breaking things is time-consuming.
You get such little time rewards for killing enemies.
Tries to be a serious and fun game at the same time and it doesn’t work.
The upgrades are scarce.
Using the hose jump is not great.
You spend more time with no water than you do with water.
No map or anything to help navigation.
It can be hard to see routes/enemies.
No voice work.
It all feels a bit bland.

FireGirl Hack N Splash Rescue:

Official website.

Developer:Dejima

Publisher:Thunderful Games

Store Links –

Steam

8/10
Graphics - 8/10
6/10
Sound - 6/10
6/10
Accessibility - 6/10
6/10
Length - 6/10
6/10
Fun Factor - 6/10

6.4/10

Summary

Make no bones about it, FireGirl Hack N Splash Rescue is a good-looking game, it uses a strong pixel art system and mixes up the angles that you cannot help but love it. Get to the actual game and meh. You play as a FireGirl and need to rescue people by putting out fires, traversing the land, and smashing down doors. It sounds fun and it should be fun but it really isn’t. The whole game is timed to press home the whole panic and tension of the situation, but what it does just annoy you because the road to clearing a level is never clear, the camera work can go against you, and killing enemies may grant time back but it’s so small you land up spending longer killing them than the time rewards itself. I wanted to like the game but it is just not great, I don’t like how stingy it is with water, the whole game loop, or how it generally plays out. FireGirl is all style and no substance.