Poorly implemented instrument control and in-surgery distractions make this game a lesson in frustration. The direction the developers tried to go with the stylus control was excellent. The implementation was not so excellent. In a timed game the very last thing that you want to have happen is a tool to work incorrectly or intermittently. Quite a few times in the game I found the surgical tools unresponsive, highly inaccurate, or simply broken like in the case of the magnifying glass. Also, during surgery I found it extremely irritating to be constantly interrupted in the middle of procedures by a nurse's rambling conversations.
This game is visually presented in beautifully done anime style but unfortunately voice acting is almost non-existent except for the redundant "Doctor!" outbursts shouted by the obviously Tourrete Syndrome afflicted nurses. Most disappointing is the game play which is broken due to poor tool implementation and execution.
Rent the game to experience what will probably be the groundwork for another, better game in the future.
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