Red Cross Emergency Response Unit - Your Chance to Do Something Good

>time, because there will be quite a lot of things to
This time we present a game that you are suredeal with. For each mission in one of 11
to try - if you care. Youda games welcome youhigh-resolution maps you have a limited amount of
at the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement,time to complete it (watch the clock in the
namely its Emergency Response Unit, wherebottom of the screen), a limited number of
doctors, engineers and volunteers work togethervehicles, teams and supplies and a number of
to help victims of natural disasters, militarytasks to fulfill. There are main tasks, like giving
conflicts etc.  You will save lives while having funmedical aid to sick people, shelter to homeless or
- and part of all proceeds of the game will berelief supplies to those deprived of them, and
donated to the real Red Cross. This time weextra tasks like clearing debris or establishing
present a game that you are sure to try - if youcontacts with local authorities. Completing main
care. Youda games welcome you at the Redtasks is critical for passing the mission, while extra
Cross and Red Crescent Movement, namely itstasks just give you additional points and may be
Emergency Response Unit, where doctors,left unattended.
engineers and volunteers work together to helpOnce you start a mission, for example, helping
victims of natural disasters, military conflicts etc. victims of an earthquake in Argentina, your first
You will save lives while having fun - and part ofaction will be building your base camp, where alll
all proceeds of the game will be donated to theyour supplies will be stored. After that you can
real Red Cross.Ever dreamt of traveling all oversend your first team to the spot where it is
the world? Grab the chance!needed most desperately. For this you have
I am sure you have heard about the Red Crosssome vehicles with limited capacity, so you have
and Red Crescent Movement. The Movementto control the available transport and supplies
exists to help people all over the world who foundnecessary to reach success.
themselves in need. Red Cross always actsMost of the tasks can be performed
according to the seven fundamental principles,automatically, that is you just make the decisions
which are Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality,about where to send whom and what actions to
Independence, Voluntarity, Unity and Universality.undertake. But in some cases your manual control
You, as the member of Red Cross Emergencyis required, like when you deliver relief supplies
Response Unit, will also learn to use the principleswith a plane or when your teams encounter
in your life.some obstacles, which will sometimes multiple and
The ERU completes its missions in the hottestunexpected. Actually, mostly you act as a real
spots of the world, traveling wherever their helpmanager, but sometimes your driving or
is needed most urgently. You will control thecommunication skills will be handy. I could go in
whole operation of the unit, managing themuch more detail, but I think you have already
resources and staff and saving people's lives.grabbed the main idea - ERU is not just fun
Before you start the game you have to choose(though fun it is), but also a great way to help
your difficulty level - I suggest Easy for the firstothers. Are you up to it?