Trauma Center: Under the Knife

Trauma Center: Under the Knife (Caduceus: Surgical Operation in Japan) is a surgical simulation game developed for the Nintendo DS. Suited exceptionally well for the handheld's touchscreen, the user makes incisions, removes diseased areas, and sutures the patients back up. The game has been discontinued in North America. The player assumes the role of Derek Stiles, a young doctor who must perform surgeries and other medical operations. Derek is a descendent of the Greek god of medicine, Asclepius, and is gifted with ...

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• Trauma Center: Under the Knife - Characters
• Trauma Center: Under the Knife - Hope Hospital staff
• Trauma Center: Under the Knife - Caduceus USA staff
• Trauma Center: Under the Knife - The Healing Touch
• Trauma Center: Under the Knife - GUILT
• Trauma Center: Under the Knife - Other GUILT

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Derek Stiles (age 26) - The main character and a surgeon at Hope Hospital. He is just beginning to realize his potiential. Interesting to note, his initials are DS, obviously a reference to the system this game is for. Stiles might also be referring to the stylus that is mainly used by the player in the game. Angie Thompson (age 21) - A young nurse that works as Derek's assistant. She is part German and was raised by a very well-educated family. She starts to fall for Derek later in the game.

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Trauma Center: Under the Knife, Trauma Center: Under the Knife - Characters, Trauma Center: Under the Knife - Hope Hospital staff, Trauma Center: Under the Knife - Caduceus USA staff, Trauma Center: Under the Knife - The Healing Touch, Trauma Center: Under the Knife - GUILT, Trauma Center: Under the Knife - Other GUILT

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Atlus is a Japanese computer and video game developer and publisher. It is known for publishing the tactical role-playing game Tactics Ogre and the role-playing game Shin Megami Tensei. It purchased the rights to the Nekketsu Kouha: Kunio-Kun and Double Dragon franchises, which were started by the now-defunct Technos Japan Corporation. Atlus has recently published the tactical RPG Disgaea: Hour of Darkness in North America, which became a cult classic. The company also published Snowboard Kids and ...

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A simulation game, or sim game, (also known as a game of status or mixed game) is a mixture of a game of skill, a game of chance and a game of strategy, which results in a simulation of a complex structure (like a stock exchange, or civilization flux). These games are quite current through their mirror of modern society. Its benefit is the representation of complex situations of communal life, interconnections in society, and partial aspects of the economy (fo ...

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In computer and video games, these are frequently called sim games. Many of the most notable have been released by one company, Maxis. Simulation game - Examples. SimAnt SimCity, a game written by Will Wright where the player can create and develop a city. Three sequels followed: SimCity 2000, SimCity 3000 and SimCity 4. SimEarth SimFarm SimIsle SimLife SimParkSee also:

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Some simulation games are intended to simulate the real world; others are intended to simulate a fictional world; still others are designed to be able to do both. Simulation games also operate on different scales. Role-playing games and skirmish war games are played on an individual scale; each player controls one character. Tactical war games and operational war games simulate small-scale battles, typically involving a few hundred or at most a few thousand soldiers. Strategic war games simulate large-scale battles, campaigns, and entire war ...

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In computer and video games, these are frequently called sim games. Simulation game - Examples. Odell Lake, a fish life simulator 1603 A.D., a city builder game set in the New World. Thomas M. Disch's Amnesia (1986), Text adventure from EA that simulates each block and street corner in Manhattan. Angelique, a series of ren'ai games that started in 1994. Animal Crossing, a life simulator for GameCube Harvest Moon ...

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