The Trauma Center games have appeared on the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo Wii. Any interest to see it elsewhere?

Trauma Center survey comes with Nurse Angie art, questions of other platforms [Go Nintendo]

Alan Probe: Amateur Surgeon [Adult Swim Games - Thanks king_e_dawg!]

Trauma Center Tuesdays [atlus]

Two doctor series. Both from Japan. Trauma Center, you know and love. And Kenshuui Tendo Dokuta, well, that DS title you might not be familiar with. Retitled as "Lifesigns: Surgical, the game is coming to North American via publisher Dreamcatcher this June. The game's producer Jay Podilchuk explains how it's different from Trauma Center:

You can't possibly imagine how many times I have answered this question over the last couple of months!

...I would have to say that the most noticeable difference between the games is the storyline and adventure aspect of Lifesigns. Each mission you are presented with is tied together seamlessly by a great story which adds context to the operations you perform and people you interact with. Lifesigns really bridges the gap between being a medical simulation style game like TC and full on interactive adventure title... which is something we know a little about ;)

And like that, the point is DRIVEN home with a winking smiley face. Brian Ashcraft

Lifesigns Producer Talks [Siliconera]

I have just started playing Trauma Center and — unlike Phoenix Wright, a game often mentioned in the same breath yet which I absolutely loathe — I really, really like it. But man, is Trauma Center brutally hard or what? I don't think I've ever once managed to make an incision without getting a "Bad" rating, though I'm more than willing to admit that a lifetime of debilitating inebriation has left me with the permanent D.T.s.

Anyway, if I can't even control Trauma Center with one hand, this wizard-like exhibition of ambidexterity is well beyond my grasp. Jaw, meet crotch. Florian Eckhardt

The demand for DS doctor game Trauma Center: Under the Knife was so strong a reprint was prescribed, which was dosed out last month. That reprint has been so popular that game publisher Atlus announced there would be another reprint this August to revive the shortage. I'm a big fan of the DS game—the title brilliantly integrates the touch screen. Looking forward to the Wii version, which should be in operation later this year, and hoping it will do for the Wii-mote what Under the Knife did for the touch pen, or the scalpel for that matter. Brian Ashcraft

More Here [Siliconera]

Thanks to a Famitsu article, there's been some confusion regarding the forthcoming Wii game Trauma Center: Second Opinion. The title's developer Atlus pinged us to clear things up in four simple points:

1) Trauma Center: Second Opinion will be a Wii launch title in North America.

2) Trauma Center: Second Opinion is NOT a quick-and-dirty port! It has new graphics and animation; new surgical implements and operation types; a second playable character with new missions; multiple difficulty modes; and a revised control system that takes full advantage of the Wii Remote. It's a remake (or "Wii-make," if you prefer) with gobs of added content.

3) The Famitsu article didn't discuss all of the new gameplay elements in Second Opinion; more will be revealed in the months leading up to launch.

4) As with Under the Knife, the voice acting in Second Opinion is presented in the operation scenes to enhance the drama and punctuate the action—though it should be noted there's a lot more of it in S.O. than in UtK.

Wii-make? That's wii-eally funny. Brian Ashcraft

The only DS game that's been harder to find than Trauma Center has been attorney simulator Phoenix Wright. Capcom sent me word that they've just gotten a fresh supply of the game in their online store. Head on over and place your order ASAP if you want to have fun shouting "I object" at your DS and frightening your fellow commuters. Brian Crecente

Phoenix Wright [Capcom]

Well, it seems the thought of being able to take dips in a champagne-glass bathtub filled with $100 bills finally sunk into Atlus' overly thick skull. The company announced today that starting at the end of July you'll once more be able to walk into a store and actually buy the game.

"The continued demand for Trauma Center: Under the Knife is both gratifying and overwhelming," said Jim Ireton, VP of Sales and Marketing for Atlus U.S.A., Inc. "We apologize to Nintendo fans who've had a tough time finding the game, and we hope this scratches their surgical itch until we ship Trauma Center : Second Opinion for the Wii later this year."

About time... now, no one buy it, just to screw with them.

Rumor has it that Nintendo's surprise DS hit Trauma Center is going to be coming to the Revolution. IGN says their sources tell them the big-screen version of the swipe-and-cut game will even be showable at this years E3. I can't wait.

Trauma Center on the Revolution? [Games Are Fun]

Ian Bogost posted a nicely written and detailed look at Trauma Center: Under the Knife over on Water Cooler Games. Instead of getting caught up in the excellent new use of the DS's touch screen, Bogost examines some of the underlying structure of the game. He finds that while Trauma Center is a ton of fun to play it lacks a certain level of depth, making it a bit more superficial than he expected. Bogost describes it as sort of a rail-surgery game, with players running from one operation to the next without any alteration in order or decision making between operations.

I don't have a big issue with the lack of interactive storyline in the game, but I am disappointed at what Bogost describes as the superficiality of the operating room procedures. He points out that Life and Death (a game nearly two decades old) had far more depth, though not nearly the excellent interface.

Review of Trauma Center Under the Knife [Water Cooler Games]

Planet Gamecube just posted a ton of screenshots from the excellent DS game, Trauma Center: Under the Knife. I had a chance to play the game at E3 and it's a lot of fun. The game has you performing surgery on digital patients with the use of the touchscreen and your stylus. Playing doctor has almost never been so much fun.

It sucks that the game doesn't hit until this Fall, good thing I'm supposed to be getting an advance copy of Nintendogs today.

Trauma Center Screenshots [Gamecube]