RunAroundSound Emergency Vehicles Review

Posted by Amy Solomon on October 21st, 2010
iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad

RunAroundSound Emergency Vehicles is an application for kids, great for imaginative play as it simulates driving an emergency vehicle. There are lots of lights and sirens to tap on as kids explore the virtual dashboards in both a fire truck and a police car, choosing either USA or UK themed cars.

I really like the fact that when exploring the fire truck you see from the point of view of the driver, looking at the dashboard, top of the steering wheel, and most importantly, the view out of the windshield. Run with your device and soon you will see a fire. Tap on the fire hose from the dashboard to put this fire out.

In police mode, move the device side to side to hear the tires squeal or listen to the brakes screech if you stop moving the device.

Each vehicle has a lot of flashing lights and sirens and cool calls from dispatch, making this a loud and stimulating game. It is nice that the settings give you a lot of control over the volumes of all the different sounds, as well as how far and how fast you need to run to put out the fire, and I like that just shaking the device will get you to the fire as well. I wish the police car had the view from the windshield and that it was goal-oriented like the fire engine mode.

I am sure that the right kid would go crazy for this app, but parents may not feel comfortable with the running, shaking, and swinging movements that are a part of this game, for fear that their device or child will get hurt in the process. If these issues don’t concern you and your kid likes the stimulation of lights and sirens, this may be the app for you.

iPhone Screenshots

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