Trauma Center: New blood is a great game, but it just doesn't feel as right as the first one.
First off-
The surgeries are fun. I'll put them into 4 categories.
1. Normal Surgeries
These are fun surgeries that a beginner can probably beat on Normal-sometimes Easy. Many of these are different from Second Opinion, an are fun and new. Ex. Removing Appendix
2. Two player only/ Extreme Difficulty Surgeries
Some surgeries in this game are only meant for two people. It impossible to beat it on Hard by yourself. It is very hard to beat on Normal. (I can beat most Normal and Stigma Surgeries on Hard)Sometimes there is not enough time to finish the surgery alone. These will have you frustrated. Ex. Covering severe Burns in 5 minutes.
3. Stigma
Stigma is the new GUILT. Stigma is exactly the same as GUILT. Every single Stigma Surgery will be reminding you of GUILT. You'll be using the Laser A LOT, You'll use the Drain. And dont forget ultrasound/cutting people open to reveal GUILT/Stigma, and Using Serums. The boss Stigma is disappointing. IT is 10 times easier than Savato, and 10 times shorter and not as fun.
4. Challenge series/xtreme/3 people in one surgery.
The new Challenge series is 3 people in one surgery. It is challenging. It is fun.(Spoil) In one challenge series you tackle guilt. Xtreme difficulty is Very Challenging. Surgeries where you have to operate on person after person are very frustrating, especially when you mess up and you have to do it all again.
Features-
The voice acting and multiplayer are convenient, but nothing more. At many times in the game, the voice acting can get really annoying. Especially when the patient is at less than 10 vitals and the nurses are screaming things you already know. As for multiplayer, If youre a hardcore surgeon (lol) like me, youll probably find it easier playing by yourself. You wont have to worry about the other player messing up. The music is also Very disappointing, and the plot is Exact to second opinion. Wifi Rankings is a cool feature.
Misc. Doctors have 2 different healing touches.
If you've never played Trauma Center before, Second Opinion is for you. If you want a sequel and new surgeries, New Blood does a good job at replicating Second Opinion.
New Blood would be a TREMENDOUSLY GOOD game by itself, but Second Opinion was more new, exciting, inovative, when it came out, so new blood is nothing more than a sequel.