During normal gameplay, McQueen puts out the fires with a hose attached to a carry-on waterpack and refills are gained by collecting water bottles.

An axe is used to destroy robots, Deactivate Power Boxes, Activate switches and break down doors which hinder the path to the goal.

Stephen McFarlane was the lead games designer for the project and also contributing to Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts later in his career.

[9] In Japan, where the game was ported and published by SCEI under the name Fire Panic: Mac no Rescue Daisakusen (ファイヤーパニック 〜マックのレスキュー大作戦〜, Faiyā Panikku 〜Makku no Resukyū Daisakusen〜, lit.

"Fire Panic: Mac's Epic Rescue Battle") on 30 July 1998, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40.