I've always thought that being a 911 operator would be a fun, fulfilling job, but if the game carrying that name is anything to go off of, it's actually stressful and kind of boring.
911 Operator has you answer emergency calls and directing police, fire, and hospital vehicles where to go in the city. Some of the calls get sort of goofy, which can be entertaining, but most of the game is just about juggling the limited resources at your disposal as you try to keep the city from slipping into chaos.
The challenge isn't terrible, but there isn't much variety to the experience. I generally found myself either struggling to stay awake as I waited for the next call to come in, or desperately overwhelmed as I tried to figure out which emergencies were most important for my handful of police and emergency vehicles to respond to.
The coolest wrinkle to 911 Operator is that it allows you to import a map of the city you're playing from for the free play mode. Getting calls about bad things going down on my familiar streets of Minneapolis helped pull me in a little more. Not enough to keep me playing for hours at a time, but there's something here that I wish was presented in a slightly more engaging way.
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