The Ignition Factor is an arcade developed by Hamster Corporation, released 11 December 1994 on Nintendo Switch, Wii U, Wii and Super Famicom.
What The Ignition Factor is
The Ignition Factor is an arcade game developed by Hamster Corporation and released in 1994. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Wii U, Wii, Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Ignition Factor is a 2D adventure where the player controls a firefighter through emergency situations in differing locations. Each level consists of multiple rooms, areas, or building floors where players can possibly explore, extinguish fires, and rescue people. Most levels dictate a specific number of people that must be saved within a set time limit for the mission to be considered a success. Fire spreads throughout an area automatically, and the player can be injured when touching a patch of fire on screen. The player can also be harmed by falling through holes in the floor.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Ignition Factor launched on 11 December 1994, within three weeks of Tekken, Umihara Kawase, Breath of Fire II and King's Field. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Tekken, Umihara Kawase, Breath of Fire II, King's Field.
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