12DOVE Verdict
Pros
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Best use of stylus controls
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ever
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Tensely-paced surgeries
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Wacky hospital staff
Cons
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Text logs between and during surgeries
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Difficult procedures=lots of do-overs
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No multiplayer
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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 DS’s 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, there’s even a euthanizing, dude-speaking doc.
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| Description | 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. |
| Platform | "DS","Wii" |
| US censor rating | "Teen","Teen" |
| UK censor rating | "","" |
| Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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