Trauma Center: Second Opinion
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Trauma Center: Second Opinion known as in Japan, is the second game in the Trauma Center series. Second Opinion is the first to be available on the Wii
, was a launch title for the system in North America and Japan, and made full use of the Wii Remote
and Nunchuk attachment. This version is a remake of the game Trauma Center: Under the Knife
for the Nintendo DS
, although its graphics and mechanics were completely redone to take advantage of the Wii's motion-sensing controls. The player takes control of Doctors Derek Stiles and Nozomi Weaver who is a new addition to Second Opinion. The game also features more voice acting than the original, difficulty level
s, a new "Z" chapter that focuses on Doctor Weaver, and a sixth chapter that is different that takes place after the original chapter.
After Derek's Chapter 5 and Naomi's missions are cleared, Chapter 6 is unlocked. The plot of the chapter takes place at Caduceus Europe, where Derek and Angie have been invited to provide assistance and Dr. Hoffman has come to attend a conference held under near-total secrecy. There, Derek meets Nozomi for the first time, who is now using her original name of "Dr. Kimishima" and granted amnesty in Europe, along with another doctor called Owen. Dr. Miller tells Derek about the Z-Cells, which are fruit of their research on GUILT in order to find a way to use it to help people.
After Derek eliminates a somewhat stronger strain of Tetarti, his heart becomes infected with a combination of Kyriaki and Paraskevi, which leaves Naomi to heal Derek. Angie volunteered to assist Dr. Kimishima, but at certain moments was unable to see Derek in the condition he was in, crying many times and jumping to severe conclusions. Nozomi succeeds, and time passes, during which, Angie described her true feelings to Derek. During the scheduled conference where Dr. Owen explains how a patient has recovered from a wound after a Z-Cell injection, Nozomi expresses her doubts, claiming that GUILT was created to kill people, and probably could never be used to save them. Soon after the patient suffers from an injury that causes his blood to spray all over the conference room, infecting all the attendees with various strains of GUILT.
After Derek and Nozomi deal with the infected attendees, Owen tries to escape and reveals that he was working all this time for Delphi. Dr. Miller orders him to be stripped of his rank and taken away, and is then told that there is a problem in the lab where Adam is kept. Meanwhile, at the lab, Derek learns that the Z-Cells are taken from Adam himself, and that Hoffman has become infected with a strain of GUILT that is revealed to be a stronger version of Savato. In the final mission of the game, Derek and Naomi work together to take down the upgraded Savato and save Hoffman's life.
Afterwards, Caduceus International proposes a treaty to deal with GUILT research which is quickly ratified. As for Derek and Angie, they are revealed to be assigned to northern Afghanistan, but not much else is revealed in the main game - though Tyler Chase, talking to Leslie Sears and Stephen Clarks, claims that both Derek and Angie deserve a long holiday because lately, they did not have much time to spend together alone... Naomi reveals that she cannot leave Europe without facing criminal charges for her work with Delphi, and parts ways with Derek.
A series of special levels can be played at this point where either, Derek or Naomi is operating on Adam, the leader of Delphi, to remove the last of the surviving GUILT strands within him, to destroy the virus once and for all.
Most of the tools are used with the Wii Remote while the Nunchuk allows players to quickly switch between instruments. As well as having all of the tools from the original, the player can also make use of a few situational tools. Some tools have added functionality from the previous game. Other than the new functionality, the main objective of the game remains the same as the DS version. The goal is to treat whatever is wrong with the patient in the allotted time limit without letting the patient's vitals reach zero. There is access to a wide variety of tools, including scalpel
, drainage hose, sutures, precision surgical laser, an ultrasound
machine, forceps
, syringe
(which is used to inject stabilizer as well as other needed liquids) and antibiotic
gel.
The Healing Touch can only be used once per operation, with two exceptions. During operations early in the story, the game automatically activates the Healing Touch. Also, during a certain point in operations with mature Savato, the game will activate the Healing Touch on its own. At this point, the player must create another Healing Touch in order to destroy the Savato (as even in standard healing touch, it's too fast to inject).
After completing section six, mission X-1 is made available to both doctors. The X missions are akin to a "super hard" difficulty level
. When mission X-1 is completed with either doctor, mission X-2 is unlocked, and so forth until mission X-7 is reached, the last level in the game. Each mission features an extremely hard version of a certain GUILT strain
. Which strain is present in a particular X mission depends on what order the strains are introduced in the storyline. For example, Kyriaki appears in mission X-1, because it was the first strain to be revealed; likewise, X-2 features Deftera, X-3 features Triti, et cetera.
and IGN
both awarded the game with an 8/10. Minor criticisms included the lack of a 16:9
aspect ratio.
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
, was a launch title for the system in North America and Japan, and made full use of the Wii Remote
Wii Remote
The , also known as the Wiimote, is the primary controller for Nintendo's Wii console. A main feature of the Wii Remote is its motion sensing capability, which allows the user to interact with and manipulate items on screen via gesture recognition and pointing through the use of accelerometer and...
and Nunchuk attachment. This version is a remake of the game Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Trauma Center: Under the Knife, known in Japan as , is a surgical simulation game developed and published by Atlus for the Nintendo DS and is the first entry in the Trauma Center series...
for the Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
, although its graphics and mechanics were completely redone to take advantage of the Wii's motion-sensing controls. The player takes control of Doctors Derek Stiles and Nozomi Weaver who is a new addition to Second Opinion. The game also features more voice acting than the original, difficulty level
Difficulty level
In general usage, difficulty level refers to the relative difficulty of completing a task or objective.In computer and video games, the term specifically delineates the ease or difficulty with which an average user may complete a game or a part of a game. Arcade games as well as many early console...
s, a new "Z" chapter that focuses on Doctor Weaver, and a sixth chapter that is different that takes place after the original chapter.
Story
Up to Chapter 5 of Derek's missions, much of the story remains the same as the DS version, though the Wii version's Chapter 6 assumes the DS version's had already taken place. As Derek's story's progresses, Nozomi's missions are unlocked. During her missions, it is revealed that she was working for Delphi, who knew of her ability and was using it for their own purposes. Nozomi remains mostly unaware of the circumstances of Delphi until just before their raid, and also places their operation in danger at one point by insisting on operating on a reporter wounded after chasing down a car in which Nozomi and a Delphi operative were passengers. Just before their headquarters are discovered by Caduceus, Nozomi escapes with a GUILT sample which she plans to use as a bargaining chip.After Derek's Chapter 5 and Naomi's missions are cleared, Chapter 6 is unlocked. The plot of the chapter takes place at Caduceus Europe, where Derek and Angie have been invited to provide assistance and Dr. Hoffman has come to attend a conference held under near-total secrecy. There, Derek meets Nozomi for the first time, who is now using her original name of "Dr. Kimishima" and granted amnesty in Europe, along with another doctor called Owen. Dr. Miller tells Derek about the Z-Cells, which are fruit of their research on GUILT in order to find a way to use it to help people.
After Derek eliminates a somewhat stronger strain of Tetarti, his heart becomes infected with a combination of Kyriaki and Paraskevi, which leaves Naomi to heal Derek. Angie volunteered to assist Dr. Kimishima, but at certain moments was unable to see Derek in the condition he was in, crying many times and jumping to severe conclusions. Nozomi succeeds, and time passes, during which, Angie described her true feelings to Derek. During the scheduled conference where Dr. Owen explains how a patient has recovered from a wound after a Z-Cell injection, Nozomi expresses her doubts, claiming that GUILT was created to kill people, and probably could never be used to save them. Soon after the patient suffers from an injury that causes his blood to spray all over the conference room, infecting all the attendees with various strains of GUILT.
After Derek and Nozomi deal with the infected attendees, Owen tries to escape and reveals that he was working all this time for Delphi. Dr. Miller orders him to be stripped of his rank and taken away, and is then told that there is a problem in the lab where Adam is kept. Meanwhile, at the lab, Derek learns that the Z-Cells are taken from Adam himself, and that Hoffman has become infected with a strain of GUILT that is revealed to be a stronger version of Savato. In the final mission of the game, Derek and Naomi work together to take down the upgraded Savato and save Hoffman's life.
Afterwards, Caduceus International proposes a treaty to deal with GUILT research which is quickly ratified. As for Derek and Angie, they are revealed to be assigned to northern Afghanistan, but not much else is revealed in the main game - though Tyler Chase, talking to Leslie Sears and Stephen Clarks, claims that both Derek and Angie deserve a long holiday because lately, they did not have much time to spend together alone... Naomi reveals that she cannot leave Europe without facing criminal charges for her work with Delphi, and parts ways with Derek.
A series of special levels can be played at this point where either, Derek or Naomi is operating on Adam, the leader of Delphi, to remove the last of the surviving GUILT strands within him, to destroy the virus once and for all.
Gameplay
The basic course of gameplay for Second Opinion is the same as the original DS game. But, there are a few added missions towards the end of the game. Refer to Trauma Center: Under the Knife for further details.Most of the tools are used with the Wii Remote while the Nunchuk allows players to quickly switch between instruments. As well as having all of the tools from the original, the player can also make use of a few situational tools. Some tools have added functionality from the previous game. Other than the new functionality, the main objective of the game remains the same as the DS version. The goal is to treat whatever is wrong with the patient in the allotted time limit without letting the patient's vitals reach zero. There is access to a wide variety of tools, including scalpel
Scalpel
A scalpel, or lancet, is a small and extremely sharp bladed instrument used for surgery, anatomical dissection, and various arts and crafts . Scalpels may be single-use disposable or re-usable. Re-usable scalpels can have attached, resharpenable blades or, more commonly, non-attached, replaceable...
, drainage hose, sutures, precision surgical laser, an ultrasound
Ultrasound
Ultrasound is cyclic sound pressure with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing. Ultrasound is thus not separated from "normal" sound based on differences in physical properties, only the fact that humans cannot hear it. Although this limit varies from person to person, it is...
machine, forceps
Forceps
Forceps or forcipes are a handheld, hinged instrument used for grasping and holding objects. Forceps are used when fingers are too large to grasp small objects or when many objects need to be held at one time while the hands are used to perform a task. The term 'forceps' is used almost exclusively...
, syringe
Syringe
A syringe is a simple pump consisting of a plunger that fits tightly in a tube. The plunger can be pulled and pushed along inside a cylindrical tube , allowing the syringe to take in and expel a liquid or gas through an orifice at the open end of the tube...
(which is used to inject stabilizer as well as other needed liquids) and antibiotic
Antibiotic
An antibacterial is a compound or substance that kills or slows down the growth of bacteria.The term is often used synonymously with the term antibiotic; today, however, with increased knowledge of the causative agents of various infectious diseases, antibiotic has come to denote a broader range of...
gel.
New tools
- Defibrillator: Used when a patient is suffering from ventricular fibrillationVentricular fibrillationVentricular fibrillation is a condition in which there is uncoordinated contraction of the cardiac muscle of the ventricles in the heart, making them quiver rather than contract properly. Ventricular fibrillation is a medical emergency and most commonly identified arrythmia in cardiac arrest...
. It replaces the process of applying antibiotic gel to the heart and then massaging it from Under the KnifeTrauma Center: Under the KnifeTrauma Center: Under the Knife, known in Japan as , is a surgical simulation game developed and published by Atlus for the Nintendo DS and is the first entry in the Trauma Center series...
. - Penlight: Used to illuminate dark areas, but covers little of the onscreen surface area. It appears with the Flash Camera in only one level.
- Flash Camera: Shows all of the onscreen surface area for a few seconds after a brief wait. It has to be reused when the light fades. Along with the Penlight, it only appears in one level.
Healing Touch
Both Derek and Naomi have the ability to use the Healing Touch, but what it does is different between them. While Derek uses superhuman concentration to operate so quickly that time appears to be slowing down, Naomi's Healing Touch allows her to increase the patient's vitals by ten whenever the player gets either an "OK", "GOOD", or "COOL" rating. Like the DS version, the Healing Touch is activated by drawing a star on the screen, and how well the star is drawn affects how much time the player is given.The Healing Touch can only be used once per operation, with two exceptions. During operations early in the story, the game automatically activates the Healing Touch. Also, during a certain point in operations with mature Savato, the game will activate the Healing Touch on its own. At this point, the player must create another Healing Touch in order to destroy the Savato (as even in standard healing touch, it's too fast to inject).
Game sequence
For the most part, Second Opinion's levels are the same as they were in Under the Knife; there is a story section before and after an operation, as well as the operation itself. However, completing each chapter in Dr. Stiles' game unlocks a chapter in Dr. Weaver's stage, which are referred to as Z-1, Z-2, and so on up to Z-5. The sixth chapter is only available after completing both Doctor Weaver and Doctor Stiles' storylines.After completing section six, mission X-1 is made available to both doctors. The X missions are akin to a "super hard" difficulty level
Difficulty level
In general usage, difficulty level refers to the relative difficulty of completing a task or objective.In computer and video games, the term specifically delineates the ease or difficulty with which an average user may complete a game or a part of a game. Arcade games as well as many early console...
. When mission X-1 is completed with either doctor, mission X-2 is unlocked, and so forth until mission X-7 is reached, the last level in the game. Each mission features an extremely hard version of a certain GUILT strain
Strain (biology)
In biology, a strain is a low-level taxonomic rank used in three related ways.-Microbiology and virology:A strain is a genetic variant or subtype of a micro-organism . For example, a "flu strain" is a certain biological form of the influenza or "flu" virus...
. Which strain is present in a particular X mission depends on what order the strains are introduced in the storyline. For example, Kyriaki appears in mission X-1, because it was the first strain to be revealed; likewise, X-2 features Deftera, X-3 features Triti, et cetera.
Reception
Reviews were mostly favorable. GameSpotGameSpot
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and IGN
IGN
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both awarded the game with an 8/10. Minor criticisms included the lack of a 16:9
Aspect ratio (image)
The aspect ratio of an image is the ratio of the width of the image to its height, expressed as two numbers separated by a colon. That is, for an x:y aspect ratio, no matter how big or small the image is, if the width is divided into x units of equal length and the height is measured using this...
aspect ratio.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Official website (English)
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