Trauma Centre: Second Opinion (Hands-On) (Wii) Preview

Sadly Nintendo does not have a firm date in 2007, but I wouldn't be surprised if it turns up Q2 since the translation is complete and they've already started to show it to journalists (me being one of the first it would seem...if not THE first ).

Playing this English version has spurred me on to try my hand again at the Japanese copy I picked up last year...

It's such a fun game, but the gay overtones are very strong indeed! Amusingly so, though (no offense meant by that). Nintendo has really camped-up the game. After you unlock the second area to wander round in, for example, there's what can only be described as someone from the Village People gone wrong who builds a bridge back to the first stage...but when he completes it, to show how happy he is he starts girating his hips and then thrusts them forwards several times, making strange grunting noises! :eek: :lol:

jesusraz: "but when he completes it, to show how happy he is he starts girating his hips and then thrusts them forwards several times, making strange grunting noises!"

Was it 'Hard Gay'?

Would appear so - but in a comical way. I very much doubt Nintendo is aiming for another sector of the *ahem*gaming*ahem* community... :sarcy: :roll: (sorry, bad and distasteful pun!)

Anyway, like I say, it's a cracking game and a definite worthy entry into the Zelda world.

Surely now you don't need both the English and Japanese copies....:roll::roll::roll:

I wouldn't mind er.... looking after one for you:D

This game certainly sounds weird....i'm really interested now i've read this.

Ahh, but the English one isn't owned by him, so...no.

Good work Adam. I'll be more likely to consider this now...

It was a case of getting the Japanese one last year and then being totally baffled and ignoring it until now. The English version was locked into the DS I was given to play when I went down to London on Monday (expect coverage of Excite Truck and Trauma Centre Wii soon as well... :

I'm now chugging my way through the second main area in the Japanese version and loving it more than ever!

So what the heck? I just finished watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show again and I am not gay (although I have more and mor doubts considering the fun I had with the movie(s) and reading this review.
*watches his Avatar, his art in the profile* Ahem...

I dispise the brave normal way MTV censors every word harsher than 'bottom' oder skin being more bumpier than a nose and considering the great humour Rocky Horror and this game delivers - you got to buy this, because it's something totally new and above all made by a major company! Get it when it comes out. I hope I have money again when the time comes!

*goes checking if he became gay just now*

I wonder if they're going to keep the overly bright and camp box art that came with the Japanese version? You'd hope so, purely because it's so eye-catching!

I didn't notice any censorship or anything like that, so I presume it's a faithful translation...

I hope so. Nintendo tends to remain true to the spirit of the games they create...

But beneath the weirdness of the title I see a true bit of game mechanics there. Look at the balance between life-energy, bribing, giving rupees to the ...rupeeman, asking for them, hiring mercs. Hell, I think that's a good game beneath the green spandex. If it's un-boring too, it may be worth it - beside the weirdness only!

Oh definitely. Just pure weirdness doesn't carry a game - the same is true with the WarioWare games. They're wacky, but have a central core of great gameplay.

Tingle appears to be the same at the moment. In order to progress to the second area I had to throw at least 1,000 Rupees into the main spring, so I see how the progression of the game works now. There are the side-quests, main dungeons and level-based targets to achieve. Seems like a good mixture to avoid boredom.

Cant wait!

this...is wrong ...in, oh so many ways.

Wrong, but it feels so right...!

:lol:

I wish Nintendo would release some English screens! Really hope this does indeed make Q2 2007...

Adam Riley accepted Nintendo’s invite to try it out and his thoughts are inside…

Hey, please tell us about the gameplay as such: can it carry the whole game till the end? If so, then this is a green-spandexed jewel to be picked up!

Well that's what I'd love to know. Playing through the Japanese version without a guide is almost impossible and was taking too long...especially since I need to review Children of Mana in the next couple of days.

I'll go back to Tingle at the weekend and try again. I think it'll be the variety of the island areas, the dungeons and boss battles that will prevent this from growing too boring, though...

And yes, thanks for the (sarcastic) praise, Laurelin! :tongue: I could have said NO and just let other websites get the scoop instead... Some other cheeky UK websites are trying to claim they got the news of Tingle's UK release before us, but it's all BS. They must be sad that such a 'small' website as C3 got an exclusive from under their noses :lol:

I actually want this and i don't particulary want many DS games.

I have a bone to pick with Nintendo Yoshi, Peach, Wario, Kirby, Tingle, MArio all get there own games were is a New DK Country (not King of Swing)

Bring back the Kong nintendo.

It's true how strange it is nobody is doing a straight-up DK platform game...other than DK World for Wii, of course :

The DS has so many great games for Europe this year - Hotel Dusk, Wario Master of Disguise, Kirby Mouse Attack, Final Fantasy III, Children of Mana, DQH Rocket Slime, Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales, Jet Impulse...and now Tingle!

And that's just to name a few off the top of my head! :eek:

Just all those good games came out in japan/america ages ago....

especially since I need to review Children of Mana in the next couple of days.

I could review it for you! :D
I've got the japanese version

Raz DK World????????

What i need info on this NOW!!!!

Apparently Hotel Dusk is amazing some 8's lots of 9' and even a couple of 10's.

Simon, I'll have Children of Mana reviewed in the next day or so, but thanks for the offer :

And Hulk, DK World has been confirmed as in development at the Tokyo studio that worked on DK Jungle Beat. But it's on the back-burner until Super Mario Galaxy is completed, apparently.

I feel slightly bad saying this, but I played it a while back and didn't enjoy it much. My hands are just too shaky (darn Piano playing), so I won't be getting this.

I like the art style though. It doesn't try too hard to be SuperMangaAnime2007 v2.1 (tm).

The issue arises when you move the piece of glass away from the open body and try to place it in the side tray, ready to move onto the next shard. Unfortunately, unless you are extremely precise, it will not land on the tray and just magically jumps back into the body where it originally was. This can be highly frustrating, especially when the patient's heart rate is rapidly falling

I could see how shaky hands would be a problem. Have you played the DS game and had similar trouble?

I also like the graphical style and really feel that between this and the brilliant 2D cut-scenes in WarioWare, a Paper Mario game would be amazing!

The graphics are juicy, but I cant help felling that this wont feel as good as the DS game. By that I mean you arent actually touching any thing when you use the scalpel you are just wving a wand through the air whereas in the DS version you are physically touching the area you are cutting which just feels more natural.

I don't know - I thought that would be the case, but the controller vibrates at the correct time and because things are moving in correspondence with your movements, it does become surprisingly intense. Everything became second nature after just a short while... :

I'm gonna have to get this, just incase they decided to make the last level possible ;_;

Stupid DS version <.<