Great controls and an innovative concept do a great job of showing what the wii can do.

User Rating: 7.8 | Trauma Center: Second Opinion WII
How can a motion controller innovate video games? Trauma Centre does a an excellent job of showing us how. Trauma Center Second Oppinion is essentially an enhanced remake of the original DS title. You play as Derek Styles, a rookie doctor who has shown potential to be a great medical prodigy. He starts with little knowlege, but learns quickly. You must perform all sorts of operations on people, ranging from removing tumours to performing open heart surgery.

Control is all done using the Wii Remote. The analog stick is used to select which tool you need to use, and the remote is used to perform the actions. Tweasers use both the A and B butotns, making it feel like you're using a real pair of tweasers. It is extremely precise, and a better system couldn't be thought of.

There are some new additions to the game. Some side missions have ben added. In these, you play as Dr. Nozomi Weaver, a Japanese doctor who recently transfered to America. Rumble as also been added, adding another layer of immersion to the game.

The graphics look really nice. All the characters have bene redrawn, and the art is nothing short of beautiful. It's far from a technical marvel, but it is still very noce to lok at.

The sound is good too. The music is good for the missions, creating a nice atmosphere, eith just enough tension. If there's anything wrong, it's that there is no voice acting. The entire story must be read, making for some long string of text. The only speech you her is simple phrases suring operatios like "Let's begin."

Traumacenter plays very wel, but it is short. If you are commited, it can be completed in 1 or 2 afternoons. After you finish it, there's isn't much reason to play again. You get a few bonus missions, but no real unlockables.

This is an easy game to recocmend. The remote does a great job of mimicking you movements, it looks good and has an interesting story. You should deffinately check this out if you have even a slight interest in it.