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81 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 45 Critics What's this?

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8.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 39 Ratings

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  • Summary: Take your Nintendo DS into the Operating Room! Trauma Center: Under the Knife lets YOU play doctor, performing increasingly complex surgeries. At first it's just another day in the O.R., but when a mysterious outbreak sweeps the area, the patients' lives are in your hands--no pressure. The stylus will be your scalpel as you make incisions, anesthetize problem areas, remove tumors, monitor vital signs, apply bandages, and more! Of course, you'll also have to deal with human drama between appointments. Keep a cool head, or you'll be out on the street (and all those years of medical school for nothing). [Atlus USA]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 45
  3. Negative: 0 out of 45
  1. Times Online
    100
    Here is a game that is both more exciting and more educational than Casualty, ER and Scrubs put together.
  2. BonusStage
    91
    The gameplay is fast, intense, challenging and addictive, and the amount of variety the game consistently manages to come up with is staggering.
  3. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    72
    I respect the innovation found here, but I wish the game were a little more forgiving. [Nov 2005, p.160]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. AnonymousMC
    10
    If you have a DS, and don't have this game, why are you just sitting there? Go and buy it right now and prepare for a game that will last for ages. It's a challenge, and can be frustrating, but what, do you think surgeons can cut a patient open and sew them shut and call it a day? No. They have to live with frustration, too.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. ThomasChan
    10
    Trauma center is one of my favorite games for the Nintendo DS. It is a very good game and is highly addictive. The story is very interesting and I am playing it over and over again for the past week. Make sure you have finish all of your work first before you start playing it!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. DaveW.
    6
    An overall great surgery sim weakened by frustratingly tedious dialog interruptions, controls that demand slightly more precision than the touch screen can offer, and a bizarre science fiction skew to the story. If you're easily frustrated or prone to wrist strain, stay away from this game.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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