With every new game that is pushing the extreme boundaries of our overclocked and heavily over powered computers, I find it extremely refreshing to play a game that fills me with a bit of nostalgia. Immediately upon starting Rescue Team 2, I was reminded of opening the box of 
my very first Nintendo DS and playing one of those early games on that platform. This game just begs to be played on an ultrabook with Windows 7’s touch screen interface controls installed.
When disaster strikes, the Rescue Team sweeps in to save the day! Take control of workers who respond when a devastating tornado leaves its mark on three all-new islands in this exhilarating time management adventure. Overcome earthquakes, rebuild hospitals and drill for oil to keep your vehicles running. Use strategy to figure out the quickest way to complete your goals, and then race against the clock to remove debris, repair bridges, put out fires, restore communications and save victims.
The game has beautifully done graphics in a cartoon style that reminds me of The Adventures of Willy Beamish on the Sega Master System, for those that can remember that far back. The game play and content are kept amusingly jovial for a topic that is generally viewed as extremely serious. The menu interface is kept simple with few buttons and options are limited to enabling/disabling Fullscreen, adjusting volume of music and sound effects and enabling/disabling in-game Hints. When you first start the game, you’ll be asked to create a player and given a box to type in your name. From the Menu screen, you can then add or change players once this initial player is created. Once a player is created, you are given a map of the whole island and the options to go to your own house or to play.
Each time you click Play you are starting a level. Level goals are plainly displayed and become more complex the more levels you play. While you may only start out having to rescue three other workers and rebuild two houses, the next level will likely have you rescuing four workers, rebuilding four houses, and treating the injuries of three town’s people. In order to complete these goals, you must do a bit of resource management as well. Repairs cost money! To make money, you can rebuild houses. Once a house has been rebuilt, the people that live in it pay rent and thus your income increases. Workers need food. To get food, you can repair cafes on the level to increase your food stores. The resource management can get a bit trickier when you have to rescue workers. They may be stuck behind piles of rubble. In order to move the rock rubble, you’ll need to clean up piles of trees which then gives you wood, which is in turn used to remove the rock rubble. All of this is easily identified when you mouse over a particular item and you are given clear indicators of what is needed to complete that particular goal.
