Trauma Center: Under the Knife was an excellent game, one of the those precious few on the Nintendo DS that could not be played with a standard console interface; it was also hard as Chuck Norris' abs. Regardless, the upcoming launch title Trauma Center: Second Opinion has garnered quite a bit of hype, and the latest issue of Famitsu has some details.
Unfortunately, Second Opinion will primarily be a retelling of the original DS title. The game does add a few extra missions (broken bones and heart transplants were mentioned) and several new characters, but Atlas is hoping that the Wiimote will offer up an experience fresh enough to warrant a repurchase from surgery vets. Three difficulty settings are now available (thank insert-your-deity-of-choice-here), and the game will be fully voice-acted. Please, Atlus, get a decent crew for the voice work.
Is this a cop-out, a scam, a ripoff? Is a fresh coat of paint enough to convince you to relive X6: Paraskevi? Will Derek ever hook up with Angie? Tune in at launch...and we might find out.
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7-27-2006 @ 7:58AM
ramuji said...
I had been thinking about getting this on the DS. Now I suppose I'll just wait.
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7-27-2006 @ 8:00AM
Cosmos said...
"Precious few"? How do you figure that? Off the top of my head, I can think of these titles which can only be played with the unique inputs available on the Nintendo DS: Kirby: Canvas Curse, WarioWare: Touched!, Meteos and Electroplankton. There are several others, like Pac 'N Roll, but they're not very notable as less-than-AAA-titles.
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7-27-2006 @ 8:33AM
J B Cougar said...
Trama Center has been next to impossible to get arond here in Massachusetts for the DS. For many who buy this game for Wii, I figure it will be their first time anyway.
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7-27-2006 @ 8:59AM
idioteraser said...
Ahem the atlus.com website sells trauma center online. As do Bestbuy.com last time I looked.
You should try to check a company's website store from time to time. You may be surprised to see what they have in stock and for what price.
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7-27-2006 @ 9:40AM
Redlazer said...
I would prefer it to read "Harder than Bruce Lee's abs". But im not about start a war here.
I just bought a DS yesterday - having a lot fun so far. Im very interested how the console will continue to pan out.
-Red
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7-27-2006 @ 5:21PM
David Hinkle said...
Angie and Derek?! Dude, Angie is with Chad now and Derek died in the chemical plant explosion where he was replaced by his evil twin Gunther!
Don't you even watch Dawson's Creek anymore?
:P
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