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Trauma Center: New Blood
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 43 critic reviews
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Based on 7 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Atlus USA
Developer: Atlus USA
Genre(s): Action, Medical Simulation
Players: 2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: November 20, 2007
Summary
Keep your hands steady and your mind focused – this time around there’s a lot more on the line. Every cut of the scalpel, every pinch of the forceps, each and every second that ticks by is of the absolute greatest importance. If you think it's too much to handle alone, invite a friend to assist with the operation and work together to save patients from flat-lining. The adrenaline is pumping, lives are at stake, and only you can save the day. Have you got what it takes? At a remote hospital in Alaska, Dr. Markus Vaughn quietly toils, a surgeon who has forsaken the politics and power struggles of his former ward. He is content to use the power he has discovered within himself, the Healing Touch, to positively affect the lives of those in need. His partner is Valerie Blaylock, a promising young doctor eager to unlock her own dormant abilities. When the facility unexpectedly closes, they are forced to return to Concordia Medical Institute, where politics are more important than patient’s lives, and doctors more concerned with image than their ministration. There they are recruited into the government organization Caduceus, where they will learn of a conspiracy with dire ramifications, and their lives will be changed forever! For the first time in the series, work with a friend to race against the clock and save lives…success will require teamwork and communication – Every second counts. Depend on a brand new medical team for support and advice as you tackle new emergencies. [Atlus USA]
Also On Metacritic
GAMES: Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Cheat Codes & Hints: Cheat Code Central
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What The Critics Said
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Gaming Nexus
Atlus one-ups themselves with the first real sequel in the Trauma Center series.
Read Full Review >3DJuegos
A new blood transfusión comes to Wii with an updated videogame which has a new story, a cooperative mode and the same surgical taste as ever. Trauma Center: New Blood is a good solution to enlarge the life of the wiimote as a scalpel, but also an interesting option for people looking for a way to play doctors in Wii.
Read Full Review >GameZone
Better than last year’s counterpart, Trauma Center: New Blood is all-around improved. If you’re looking for a quirky game this holiday, I suggest picking up New Blood for the co-op multiplayer component alone.
Read Full Review >GamePro
The storyline is great and the gameplay is as entertaining as you all remember from the other games. If you liked the excellent Second Opinion, you'll love New Blood just as much.
Read Full Review >GamerNode
New Blood is the best (and hardest) Trauma Center game yet. For those who consider themselves "real gamers" and are still bemoaning the lack of real games and difficulty on the Wii, this is the answer to your prayers.
Read Full Review >IGN
No global changes were needed, but the new game has more depth in gameplay, added multiplayer support, online ranking, more VO, and better overall story, improved presentation – now with 16:9 as well as the previously included 480p – a larger span of difficulty on both the easy and hard side of thins, and a fresh coat of polish around the entire package.
Read Full Review >NintendoWorldReport
New Blood is a wonderful game that combines a compelling story, challenging gameplay with fully adjustable difficulty, and plenty of variety and longevity. It’s perfect for fans of Second Opinion, while the cooperative mode and optional tutorials make it easier for new players to learn.
Read Full Review >Console Gameworld
Fans of the original game as well as those seeking a challenging game for their Wii owe it to themselves to pick up Trauma Center: New Blood.
Read Full Review >Nintendojo
New Blood represents third-party innovation at its finest and is a solid buy or, for the more cash-strapped, an absolute must-rent.
Read Full Review >Worth Playing
Trauma Center: New Blood does not outshine the original, but it really does not need to do so to be a solid, exceptional work.
Read Full Review >NGamer UK
The best Trauma Center to date, we recognise that the game is ultra niche - so we've dropped our original score a little. [Dec 2008, p.73]
Read Full Review >The Wiire
The controls continue to be a showcase for the console and really exploit the strength of the platform. The developers should be applauded for continuing to think outside the box and keep the franchise fresh and exciting.
Read Full Review >Cheat Code Central
Although the "cinematics" remain fairly archaic, the noticeable bump to its graphics and the excellent addition of voice work makes New Blood a more compelling experience overall.
Read Full Review >NZGamer
It's fun, serious and silly by turns, and, dare I doom it by saying... possibly educational?
Read Full Review >LEVEL (Czech Republic)
Less crazy, more motivating and imaginative, this is New Blood. If you have ever dreamt of becoming a surgeon you can see what it takes — and you will enjoy every single operation. [Feb 2009]
PALGN
New Blood is the most fun you'll ever have performing open heart surgery. With parasites that shoot mucus clouds.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
This operation has its share of complications, but most of them are good ones.
Read Full Review >Games Radar (in-house)
It's not the breakthrough of medicine and motion controls it was last year, but Trauma Center: New Blood greatly improves on one of the Wii's best showcases.
Read Full Review >Nintendo Power
If you missed out on "Trauma Center" before, this is the version to buy. If you're a series veteran, then--as good as New Blood is--it's really just more of the same, so it's your call. [Holiday 2007, p.86]
GameDaily
Some of the operations will drive you nutty, thanks to wonky controls and increased difficulty, but working alongside a friend makes things easier, and the ability to upload your scores to online leader boards offers unlimited replay value.
Read Full Review >Kombo
Trauma Center: New Blood builds upon everything done in Second Opinion and approves on it.
Read Full Review >Zentendo
New Blood is the furthest thing from what you’d call “casual”, but it’s so far from it that it also will turn away many hardcore gamers because of its unrelenting difficulty.
Read Full Review >n-Revolution Magazine UK
Brilliant, but too close to a second "Second Opinion" for our liking. Atlus really needs to take a few risks next time. [Issue#18, p.70]
GotNext
Each patient is something different, but the theme of the game keeps Trauma Center from becoming yet another minigame-fest.
Read Full Review >VideoGamer
It's incredibly difficult and frustrating in places, but it's still a recommended purchase if the idea of carving up skin, lasering tumours and drawing five-point stars floats your boat.
Read Full Review >Gamer.nl
Trauma Center: New Blood is everything that Second Opinion was, only a little bit better. All the operations are fun and challenging to do and the extras and adjustments offer enough new gameplay elements that it justifies a new game instead of an add-on. Just beware of the difficulty setting, that only a true doctor will enjoy.
Read Full Review >Meristation
Trauma Center returns to Nintendo Wii showing no sign of innovation. However, the two players co-op mode offers some very exciting moments. The two main characters, Markus Vaughn and Valerie Blaylock, show interesting personalities and are perfect to give flavor to a well executed story.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
The title’s gameplay is fun and the coordination between the Wii remote and nunchuk enables you to act quickly when it comes to using surgical tools.
Read Full Review >Gameplayer
Just like your typical medical soap, there’s a seemingly endless 42 episodes to contend with, plus bonus challenges.
Read Full Review >netjak
Like the previous entries in the series, it has a strong storyline and gripping, tight gameplay. But it's because of the subject matter at times that the player might be turned off.
Read Full Review >InsideGamer.nl
Trauma Center: New Blood is an entertaining game with a fun and efficient control system. The combination of actual medical work and a more spiritual view works, although the ‘healing touch’ is perhaps a bit far-fetched. Operating on patients hasn’t changed much since the last game, but is entertaining and challenging, both alone and in co-op. Unfortunately, the storyline is less impressive, despite some good voice acting.
Read Full Review >Edge Magazine
No task is impossible alone, but the ease of co-op mustn't cloud the the fact that Atlus is still to find that sweet spot between virtual and actual brain surgery. [Mar 2008, p.100]
games(TM)
More of the same with some nice extra touches that don’t quite fulfil their potential. [Feb 2008, p.118]
Gamer 2.0
When it comes down to it, Trauma Center: New Blood fixes the few flaws of Second Opinion while creating a few of its own that hurt the game more than it helps.
Read Full Review >Play Magazine
Still, Trauma Center: Second Opinion was one of my favorite games during the launch window for the Wii, and New Blood delivers more of the same joy. [Dec 2007, p.73]
Game Revolution
Alas, you can expect more of the same, except for a substantially increased difficulty. New Blood is still a load of fun, but it also comes with a load of aggravation.
Read Full Review >Official Nintendo Magazine UK
It's a tough game but for all the wrong reasons. For Trauma Center die-hards only.
Read Full Review >GameCritics
Trauma Center's developers need some serious interventional design therapy before the series's prognosis degrades beyond hope of recovery.
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
After three games, the developers should be full-fledged M.D.s...so why do they keep making the same med-school mishaps? [Jan 2008, p.87]
1UP
I've been willing to somewhat forgive the series' unbalanced gameplay until now, but after three games on two distinct platforms, the developers should be full-fledged M.D.s by now...so why do they keep making the same med-school mishaps?
Read Full Review >GameSpy
But New Blood's single-player experience has all of the frustration of the original without the promise of eventual success. It's all stick and no carrot.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 9.4 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
