Decent gameplay but terrible story elements and total lack of real medical knowledge.

User Rating: 6 | Chou Shittou Caduceus DS
Trauma Center is a game that puts the player in the shoes of an up-and-coming young surgeon as he learns the ropes in a hospital and eventually performs some amazing surgeries.

The game itself plays well enough, using the touch screen effectively in a myriad of surgical procedures including suturing, excisions, cauterizing, and more.

However, the storyline is uninspired, featuring silly, repetitive dialogue and mostly one-dimensional characters. What's more, this game, which throws around medical terminology with bravado, actually contains almost no medical truth whatsoever. While forgivable because the game does not purport to be instructive in actual surgical techniques, the improper use of jargon and situations is completely idiotic to those with even marginal medical knowledge.

Those who might play this game would do well not to try to apply anything learned in the game to real life situations, as you will be in for a rude awakening.