Trauma Center: Under the Knife

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  • Publisher: Atlus
  • Release Date: Oct 4, 2005
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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. TheTake 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
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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. Deeko
    90
    A game that is truly incredible and oftentimes deep, offering gamers the opportunity to perform surgical procedures (fictionally) in the comfort of their own home without all the mess of a real operating room!
  3. Siliconera
    85
    A unique experience that only the DS can handle. If you own a DS pick this game up, it’s well worth a play.
  4. GamesRadar+
    80
    It's not that the story is bad; it's just that the surgeries are so addictive that you’ll be anxious to scrub back in to the O.R. and pick up your scalpel/stylus.
  5. NintendoWorldReport
    80
    A wonderfully unique game that does an excellent job of sucking the player in through both the tense operations and intricate story segments.
  6. GameCritics
    80
    There's nothing else on shelves quite like it, and it's a perfect example of the sort of out-of-the-box thinking that will transform Nintendo's fliptop from an ungraded GameBoy into a true next-generation handheld machine, conceptually as well as physically.
  7. netjak
    69
    If you find yourself in a charitable frame of mind, and can overlook the ridiculous story, one-dimensional characters, and hackneyed story elements, Trauma Center is a great twitch-action game.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Kreshton
    Apr 26, 2021
    10
    Best game about doctors with very nice plot,anime graphic in this game is very awesome.This game is classic of simulators.Trauma Center is myBest game about doctors with very nice plot,anime graphic in this game is very awesome.This game is classic of simulators.Trauma Center is my fvourite game series.… Expand
  2. JoshuaG.
    Jul 15, 2006
    10
    The best DS game I have played. It's very difficult, but Atlus managed to find a way to make it just a little too hard on every mission, The best DS game I have played. It's very difficult, but Atlus managed to find a way to make it just a little too hard on every mission, so that the player is constantly improving. The gameplay is frantic and riveting. As the story progresses, the you'll find youself learning to grab the right tool without thinking about it and doing better than you could have predicted. Frustrating? Yes, at times. But so incredibly fun that you won't want to stop until you beat that mission. Just one more try.… Expand
  4. ThomasChan
    Feb 12, 2008
    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 interestingTrauma 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
  5. LucasE.
    Nov 5, 2005
    9
    Trauma Center is by far the most criative and addictive DS game. It has intense, fast action, an involving story and a real challenging Trauma Center is by far the most criative and addictive DS game. It has intense, fast action, an involving story and a real challenging gameplay. Oh, and it is incredibly fun too. Dr. Derek Stiles is just a newbie surgeon and will already discover that he has ancient healing powers that will help him defeat the GUILT, new "parasites" made by terrorists. If I say more than that, I'll spoil all the fun. The visual is realistic, both the characters and organs. The soundtrack gets on your mind and suits well the situation. There are a lot of tools you can use, but you won't get lost during the surgeries or wonder what to do. The nurse on the top screen will always be of help on the first levels to help you know what to do. The gameplay is fast and intense, with a difficulty that will sometimes make you stab the patient with anger. But why not ten? As hard as it is for me to admit, there are a few points that aren't perfect. The story is really deep, but it ends fast, although there are 7 extra stages when you complete it (all of them so hard it'll drive you nuts). One other thing that I didn't like was the excess of GUILT surgeries. There should be more of these that aren't GUILT-related. There are some stages that aren't related to these parasites, and some aren't even surgeries, but they aren't enough. Trauma Center is an awesome game, but it shouldn't be so short. Too bad.… Expand
  6. NinaS.
    May 5, 2006
    9
    A really nice game. Only operation 2.1 is really hard, i understood the thing you have to do, but it is soooooo hard!
  7. JanH.
    Dec 27, 2005
    9
    You should all thank the DS for forcing innovation down your throats. I love my psp, but it's taken a backseat to games like Trauma You should all thank the DS for forcing innovation down your throats. I love my psp, but it's taken a backseat to games like Trauma Center, Kirby: Canvas Curse, and Nintendogs. Anyway, this game is unique, fast-paced, and fun. You won't find an experience like this elsewhere.… Expand
  8. DaveW.
    Jan 12, 2007
    6
    An overall great surgery sim weakened by frustratingly tedious dialog interruptions, controls that demand slightly more precision than the 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

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#14 Best DS Game of 2005
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#12 Most Discussed DS Game of 2005
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