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Wii
Simulation
| Viewed: | 2D Static screen | Genre: | Simulation |
| Media: | DVD | Arcade origin: | No |
| Developer: | Atlus | Soft. Co.: | Atlus |
| Publishers: | Atlus
(US) Nintendo (GB) |
Released: | 7 Nov 2008
(GB) Dec 2007 (US) |
| Ratings: | PEGI 12+ |
Summary
Older gamers may recall a game from the 70's called Operation, in which you had to retrieve little plastic bones from a cut out in a little plastic body without touching the sides. if you did touch the sides, a buzzer went off and you had to say "Sowwy Lauwence" and then your turn was over. Trauma Centre is the 21st century take on this Milton Bradley classic. New Blood is the third in this surgery simulation video game series, and the second on the Wii.
Unlike the 70's Operation game, Trauma Centre has a long and involved back story that stretches through the two previous games.
The game introduces a number of new features to the series, including CPR, full voice-over dialogue and a 16:9 widescreen mode. It also introduces a cooperative multi-player mode and online leaderboards.
In the game you have to take the role of either Markus Vaughn or Valerie Blaylock, both medical surgeons, and operate on patients to save them from Stigma, artificial viruses that react when they come into contact with a metal called Culurium. The problem is, many surgical items used in hospitals are made from Culurium. You get to use all the latest medical hardware that you are unlikely to see in your local National Health Service hospital. Items like surgical lasers and ultrasound scanners as well as more mundane surgical tools such as forceps and syringes. Once you're done making incisions, you can suture up the patient and apply bandages. You are awarded a ranking based on your speed and skill. You can work your way up from Rookie Doctor to Master Surgeon and, on the harder modes, all the way up to Medical prodigy.
Both doctors have the "healing touch", a skill that they can use once per operation. Markus Vaughn can temporarily slow down time enabling him to do more to save the patient, Valerie Blaylock can stabilise a patients vital signs, preventing them from dying before she completes the operation.
Unlike the 70's Operation game, Trauma Centre has a long and involved back story that stretches through the two previous games.
The game introduces a number of new features to the series, including CPR, full voice-over dialogue and a 16:9 widescreen mode. It also introduces a cooperative multi-player mode and online leaderboards.
In the game you have to take the role of either Markus Vaughn or Valerie Blaylock, both medical surgeons, and operate on patients to save them from Stigma, artificial viruses that react when they come into contact with a metal called Culurium. The problem is, many surgical items used in hospitals are made from Culurium. You get to use all the latest medical hardware that you are unlikely to see in your local National Health Service hospital. Items like surgical lasers and ultrasound scanners as well as more mundane surgical tools such as forceps and syringes. Once you're done making incisions, you can suture up the patient and apply bandages. You are awarded a ranking based on your speed and skill. You can work your way up from Rookie Doctor to Master Surgeon and, on the harder modes, all the way up to Medical prodigy.
Both doctors have the "healing touch", a skill that they can use once per operation. Markus Vaughn can temporarily slow down time enabling him to do more to save the patient, Valerie Blaylock can stabilise a patients vital signs, preventing them from dying before she completes the operation.
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