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   Surgery100
   September 9th, 2010 - 16:40

   Review by Surgery100 for Trauma Team
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   The controls are as tight as ever, and this game is still entertaining, but beware if you are looking for more of the high-pressure surgeries and challenging gameplay as you may be disappointed. To make the game more accessible (and also to keep it from becoming stale) this installment adds the possibility of working as six different doctors, not just the lead surgeon. There is a “doctor dash” which makes you treat 5 different injured patients at the same time, adding a very unique tension, although at times it can feel like half-baked minigames. The new Orthopedics and Endoscopy are more similar to the traditional “Trauma” series, but each adds new unique twists.

   The two other new modes are a “diagnosis” and a “forensics.” You have to analyze patient statements and survey a crime scene. They are very intriguing and some scenarios are quite engaging, though it feels fairly removed from the more traditional “Trauma” gameplay. These two modes also slow-down gameplay considerably.

   It also has a coop mode, but if you decide to skip it you’re not really missing a whole lot.

   In short, the game offers more gameplay options, the overall difficulty is lower, the game feels shorter than previous installments (owing to the adventure-style diagnosis and forensics modes). Overall still entertaining.
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   D. Williams
   September 9th, 2010 - 16:49

   Review by D. Williams for Trauma Team
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   My daughter, who bought the game, wrote the following review:

   In my opinion, Trauma Team is the best game in the Trauma Center Series. I really liked that they took away the timer (on most of the operations, a few have time limits). That allows you to be more precise and not be so rushed. However, the fast-paced action is not lost. In first response, it’s a race to keep all of your patients alive. Some of them are brought to you in critical condition. I also liked forensics and diagnosis (especially forensics). Forensics stars Naomi Kimishima (also known as Nozomi Weaver), who was playable in Trauma Center: Second Opinion. Naomi’s field lets you examine bodies, investigate crime scenes, and put together information (which usually surfaces the killer’s identity). This game, which is a steal for $40, was one of the best purchases I ever made!
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   Joshua Anchan
   September 9th, 2010 - 17:16

   Review by Joshua Anchan for Trauma Team
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   All I can say is that if you liked Trauma: New Blood, you’ll LOVE Trauma Team! Too many time game developers rush to make a sequel and it ends up a sorry re-hashed version of the first game. Not the case here. The game developers really did their homework.

   The concept is pretty unique. You perform operations in 5 different areas and as you progress through the game an intricate story unfolds for each character. It’s told through motion comic in an anime style and is extremely cheesy. It’s like watching a bad soap opera. But trust me, the awfulness really draws you in.

   You can play in any one of 5 areas:

   General Surgery: Similar to the previous games in the series. This time the storyline is you play as a mysterious surgeon serving a 250yr prison sentence for a crime he may or may not have committed. HUH??!?!!

   Orthopedics: Similar to surgery but you get to use special ortho tools. It makes the gameplay less redundant. Here you play as this big lumbering orthopedic doc who’s also a superhero on his off hours.

   ER: Here the focus is on stabilizing multiple patients as soon as possible. And again, some of the tools and tasks are different. Here you’re this super-hot type A latina ER doc.

   Endoscopy: I don’t really like this part of the game. You basically push a scope down an orifice (mouth, GI tract, etc.) and burn things, clamp bleeds, etc. The controls are complicated and it can make you really dizzy but anyone who’s pushed a scope in real life would say the same thing. So I appreciate the game designers trying to branch out and try something different. The character is pretty lame too.

   Diagnosis: Here you work as this brash Internal Med doc (ie House) and have to find clues from history, physical exam, labs, and imaging to make a diagnosis. As someone who’s about to graduate from medical school i love this part of the game because i pick up on what the game developers were going for with the clues. But for non-medical ppl I could see this part of the game being really boring and tedious.

   Forensics: You work as this ghost-whispereresque forensics person who has to find clues after a patient has died to figure out what happened. This is my least favorite part of the game. but other ppl, especially CSI fans, may find it to be a lot of fun.

   Basically the game has something for everyone in terms of gameplay and a progressive storyline that makes you feel like you are getting you’re money’s worth.

   GET THIS GAME! It’s a MUST OWN for the wii.
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   AlexJouJou
   September 9th, 2010 - 17:29

   Review by AlexJouJou for Trauma Team
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   My daughter and I have played all the Trauma Center versions (both for DS and Wii) and they are some of our favorite games. Trauma Team was a Day One purchase for us this time and we are not disappointed!

   Atlus has done the same thing with the Wii as it did with the DS versions of Trauma Center to adjust the difficulty level and make it a little less throw-the-wii-mote-against-the-wall. Trauma Team is not as difficult as its predeccesors. That’s a good thing in some ways – but there is something to be said for the feeling of accomplishment you get in the older games when you beat one or complete one.

   My daughter really liked the forensic parts of this game.

   The variety in this game is quite nice but it does lead to a sort of disjointed overall offering. It doesn’t feel as much like the others in terms of story continuation. For us this was fine because the story was not the primary – we liked the gameplay!

   Given what is really out there for the Wii my family always recommends Trauma Center games as a priority for purchase and Trauma Team is going to the top of our list!
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   Michael
   September 9th, 2010 - 18:11

   Review by Michael for Trauma Team
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   When I first heard about this game it was here on Amazon and watching gameplay videos on youtube. SIDE NOTE:For anyone buying their kids games for any system [especially Wii] and are not sure what games are suitable or good I would suggest doing this! I mention this because I look into all games before purchasing them to make sure I’m not wasting money. I’d have to say Trauma Team is worth every penny. This is the first game I bought for Wii [black version/motion plus] and it does utilize all the Wii controls to a very good extent. Although I would agree with other reviewers that the controls on the nun-chuck peripheral do tend to change between each story arc. It gets confusing but the game does guide you through how to use them. Also in defense of the change in peripherals on the nun-chuck you get Ranks in each of the six fields to improve on which help you become more acquainted with the different fields. I found that it gave the game much more replay value and made it a lot more fun.

   In Trauma Team, players will encounter unprecedented depth across six distinct fields of medicine: play as a general surgeon, diagnostician, E.M.T., orthopedic surgeon, endoscope technician, and medical examiner. My personal favorites were general surgeon, orthopedic surgeon, E.M.T and medical examiner. I found the controls for the endoscopic technician to be a little confusing and the diagnostician game-play I would agree was rather boring at times. The diagnostician and the medical examiner are the two fields that are definitely designed for the casual aspects of gaming in Trauma Center. In medical examiner your helping the FBI solve murder mysteries so the game-play is more reasoned based and requires thinking rather than speed to accomplish your goals. The same goes for the diagnostician who interviews patients to find ailments and matches them up with whats known. I found the E.M.T missions to be very challenging but rewarding considering you have to shift between numerous patients. Orthopedic surgeon and general surgeon were incredibly fun and I’d say that all fields to a certain extent utilize the Wii controls and peripherals nicely.

   I was expecting this game to be a lot of fun and it was. It also has a lot of replay value which I find incredibly important in any form of media entertainment. I haven’t played the previous installments New Blood and Second Opinion but I will definitely check those out. I would also like to point out that the story/plot-line was amazing and I felt that the developers did a great job developing the characters. When the developers can make you feel for the characters and get personal with them then they’re doing something right. I originally bought this game because I’m a huge fan of anime and comic books so to see characters rendered in anime style and backgrounds designed like a comic there would be no reason why I wouldn’t fall in love with this game. Its good to get away from murdering countless people in RDR or setting off nukes in MW2 to sit down and save lives for a change. Wii needs to make more games like this! I hope to see sequels of this franchise soon Atlus.

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