Trauma Center: Under the Knife

If a lack of new and addictive DS content is what ails you, pick up this creative, satisfying surgical sim and call us in the morning.

Release date: Oct 4, 2005
Published by: Atlus
Developed by: Atlus, Nintendo
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Screenshots updated Nov 30, 2006
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Utilizing the unique DS control scheme to its fullest, Trauma Center: Under the Knife offers gamers the chance to turn their stylus into a scalpel and play doctor in one of the DSs best kept secrets. Trauma Center puts you in the long white coat of Dr. Derek Stiles, a young surgeon performing complicated procedures amidst a dramatic backdrop of medical terrorism, miraculous healing powers and loopy, soap opera-like characters - seriously, theres even a euthanizing, dude-speaking ...
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Scalpel! Forceps! Stylus! GamesMaster opens up DS's medical masterpiece
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It slipped, honest. Yeah, our patient only had a bit of broken glass in his arm, and we didn't really need to use the scalpel at all. But his chest was right there and we were sure we'd be able to sew him up again and... Well, it all gets a bit hazy from there, but the nurses went mental. Get past the urge to slash patients up, though, and Trauma Center is one of the most original, inventive and addictive uses for the DS stylus we've seen so far. This is thanks to the ingenious way it's used to ...   » Read Full Trauma Center: Under the Knife preview
ESRB Rating
Trauma Center: Under the Knife is rated:
Teen
Blood, Language, Mild Violence, Partial Nudity
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