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- Platform: Nintendo Wii
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Suitable for 12 years and over. Not for sale to persons under age 12. By placing an order for this product, you declare that you are 12 years of age or over. - Media: Video Game
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Now everyone can be a brain surgeon as you pick up scalpel and forceps to battle the full horrors of an infected intestine, medical terrorism and angry anime nurses!
The lowdown:
The original Trauma Center is already one of the most original and fun games on the Nintendo DS but although this is largely just a remake of that game it's more than welcome on the Wii. As accurate a simulation of real medicine as Phoenix Wright is of law (i.e. not very much) you'll nevertheless have great fun repairing hapless patients with ailments that start of as simple tumours to bizarre fights against evil terrorist nanobots. What really makes the game though is the simple intuitiveness of the controls, with the precise movement of your scalpel being one of the best endorsements of the Wii Remote's accuracy. The game's no push over though and you'll need to employ the mysterious bullet time style "healing touch" to make sure you don't end up the Doctor Death of Hope Hospital.
Most exciting moment:
Although the game is a remake of the DS it does include several new missions, an extra playable character, new operation types and new surgical tools - including a defibrillator which demands a shout of "clear!" every time you use it.
Since you ask:
A surgery game was one of the first styles of games hinted at in an introductory video for the Wii, which also showed people appearing to play games involving fishing, cooking and playing the drums - amongst other non-typical games concepts.
The bottom line:
Major surgery has never been so much fun as the Wii and DS line-up combine.-HARRISON DENT
Product Description
The follow-up to Trauma Center - Under the Knife, this is the first surgical video game for the Nintendo Wii. Sure, we`ve all imagined what it would be like to become a doctor. Years of medical school, residency, and clinic duty eventually pay off in a rewarding position saving people`s lives. Or, you could skip all that and just put in a few hours after dinner.
The critically acclaimed medical drama simulation is making a house call on your Wii! Dr. Derek Stiles is back, but he`s not the only surgeon on call? a new player joins the team, bringing along everything the doctor ordered: difficulty modes, new surgical implements like the defibrillator, and an exciting never-before-seen conclusion. So what are you waiting for? If one dose of Trauma Center wasn`t enough, it`s time you got a Second Opinion!
Inspired by the Nintendo DS game Trauma Center: Under the Knife, the game features new graphics and animation, surgical implements and operation types
Revised control system that takes full advantage of the revolutionary Wii Remote controller
Multiple difficulty modes for gamers of all skill levels
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You use the nunchuk to select various tools (eg forceps, scalpel, bandages, suture thread, laser, ultrasound scanner, syringe, disinfectant, and other tools) and then use the main wiimote pointer to use each tool to extract foreign bodies, cut, and so on). It requires a deft touch just like Operation and there's a bit of pressure as you have to work against the clock so that the patient doesn't die on you from having their innards exposed to the world!
Great fun but I only gave it 4 stars (not five) because of two small gripes. One - the game isn't that long. If you play loads of games and tend to finish them quite quickly, this one will probably only last you a half-dozen hours. But it is great fun in the meantime and we had great fun watching each other operate as a family! Two - there are some slightly annoying cutaway scenes. The programmers have tried to create a story around the operation and I found myself pressing the 'A' button on the wiimote repeatedly to hurry them along. But overall still great fun and decent value.
1) The game sees you, Derrek Stiles, a rookie surgeon at Hope Hospital, a man with dormant ability (he has the power to focus and slow down things) who is eventually enlisted to combact a nasty virus known as GUILT. That is the story spread out over the course of the game. It's brilliant but a little tedious at times using manga style stills to tell the story.
2) If you played the first game, then the story is virtually identicle (a couple of words are switched for ease) but the missions by Nozomi add a little depth to the game.
Controls (1+2) The nunchuck is basically for selecting surgical item or for allowing you to use your focus ability. The remote allows you to use the item and is thorougly pleasing and remarkably accurate! You hold A and B together to use forceps (like you would in real life) you zig zag the remote to stich, aim and point for the laser, and there are other tricks depending on what you're doing, i.e. cutting, injecting, magnifying, scanning etc. It is all well explained and gradually eases you into the game.
The new missions see you mending bones and dealing with new guilt suspects otherwise all missions are the same as the Ds version. There is 1 Nozomi mission for every section (group) of Stiles levels.
1) For those who haven't played this game before, the game gives you a number of ops such as removing guilt (weird varying parasite things) to removing tumours, dealing with Polyps, dealing with internal wounds to heart surgery. You will also get to perform surgery on a plane and defuse a bomb.
If you played and loved the first, I am loving this, so get it, if you are new, get it, it is unique and you won't regret it. However, this may not be everyones cup of tea (the squirmish need not worry, its all very tasteful :-))
So i was in two minds about buying the Wii version especially as it seemed pretty much the same story etc as the DS one. But it was on sale so i thought go on then i'll give it another chance. I must admit i was intrigued to see how the Wii remote was going to be used.
I am pleased to report i was very glad i gave it a second chance! the Wii controls are so much easier that the stylus! as you can imagine the remote turns into your scapel, syringe etc but the nunchuck is also used to select different tools and the two do go nicely together once you have the hang of it. You can choose your difficulty (yeah ok i did go for easy!) but on the whole i thought it was easier to play and more interesting.
The story is quite cute and the characters do give some added depth to the game. Its a bit different and makes good use of the Wii controls. I'm very pleased i went for it.
On the down side i will add that i did find the Healing touch a little tricky to get the hang of but that maybe that's just me!
Trauma Centre - Second Opinion is set in a hospital and to progress through the game you must perform various operations on... Read more
A good game, though somewhat unrealistic.
Has me shouting 'DON'T YOU DIE ON ME MAN!'
I like it :)
The story is annoying, there is no proper spoken dialogue, you have to read it all. Read more
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