This is the first Trauma Center game I've played, and I spent 21 hours playing it through beginning to end -- I'm not a big gamer, so this is pretty unusual. Every gameplay mode has its details to learn and master, and it's amazing fun, even if the science is a little off.

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I never played any other Trauma Team game before, this is my first one. I enjoyed the game play and the storyline a lot. I liked almost everything except endoscopy. I hate it, I constantly crash into the wall for unknown reason, maybe I'm just stupid but I really hated it. Forensic is fun, I enjoyed it a lot, I like how they hint you if you need to look into the body one more time or look into the personal effect more. Surgery is fun, I don't like the "big guy" part that much, because I have problem holding my wii remote without slightly shaking my hand, so I have to put my arm on a table to stabilize it. Overall this game is fun, I hate the fact that I need to do endoscopy in order to finish the game.

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When I first heard about this game it was here on Amazon and watching gameplay videos on youtube. SIDE NOTE:For anyone buying their kids games for any system [especially Wii] and are not sure what games are suitable or good I would suggest doing this! I mention this because I look into all games before purchasing them to make sure I'm not wasting money. I'd have to say Trauma Team is worth every penny. This is the first game I bought for Wii [black version/motion plus] and it does utilize all the Wii controls to a very good extent. Although I would agree with other reviewers that the controls on the nun-chuck peripheral do tend to change between each story arc. It gets confusing but the game does guide you through how to use them. Also in defense of the change in peripherals on the nun-chuck you get Ranks in each of the six fields to improve on which help you become more acquainted with the different fields. I found that it gave the game much more replay value and made it a lot more fun.

In Trauma Team, players will encounter unprecedented depth across six distinct fields of medicine: play as a general surgeon, diagnostician, E.M.T., orthopedic surgeon, endoscope technician, and medical examiner. My personal favorites were general surgeon, orthopedic surgeon, E.M.T and medical examiner. I found the controls for the endoscopic technician to be a little confusing and the diagnostician game-play I would agree was rather boring at times. The diagnostician and the medical examiner are the two fields that are definitely designed for the casual aspects of gaming in Trauma Center. In medical examiner your helping the FBI solve murder mysteries so the game-play is more reasoned based and requires thinking rather than speed to accomplish your goals. The same goes for the diagnostician who interviews patients to find ailments and matches them up with whats known. I found the E.M.T missions to be very challenging but rewarding considering you have to shift between numerous patients. Orthopedic surgeon and general surgeon were incredibly fun and I'd say that all fields to a certain extent utilize the Wii controls and peripherals nicely.

I was expecting this game to be a lot of fun and it was. It also has a lot of replay value which I find incredibly important in any form of media entertainment. I haven't played the previous installments New Blood and Second Opinion but I will definitely check those out. I would also like to point out that the story/plot-line was amazing and I felt that the developers did a great job developing the characters. When the developers can make you feel for the characters and get personal with them then they're doing something right. I originally bought this game because I'm a huge fan of anime and comic books so to see characters rendered in anime style and backgrounds designed like a comic there would be no reason why I wouldn't fall in love with this game. Its good to get away from murdering countless people in RDR or setting off nukes in MW2 to sit down and save lives for a change. Wii needs to make more games like this! I hope to see sequels of this franchise soon Atlus.

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The controls are as tight as ever, and this game is still entertaining, but beware if you are looking for more of the high-pressure surgeries and challenging gameplay as you may be disappointed. To make the game more accessible (and also to keep it from becoming stale) this installment adds the possibility of working as six different doctors, not just the lead surgeon. There is a "doctor dash" which makes you treat 5 different injured patients at the same time, adding a very unique tension, although at times it can feel like half-baked minigames. The new Orthopedics and Endoscopy are more similar to the traditional "Trauma" series, but each adds new unique twists.

The two other new modes are a "diagnosis" and a "forensics." You have to analyze patient statements and survey a crime scene. They are very intriguing and some scenarios are quite engaging, though it feels fairly removed from the more traditional "Trauma" gameplay. These two modes also slow-down gameplay considerably.

It also has a coop mode, but if you decide to skip it you're not really missing a whole lot.

In short, the game offers more gameplay options, the overall difficulty is lower, the game feels shorter than previous installments (owing to the adventure-style diagnosis and forensics modes). Overall still entertaining.

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All I can say is that if you liked Trauma: New Blood, you'll LOVE Trauma Team! Too many time game developers rush to make a sequel and it ends up a sorry re-hashed version of the first game. Not the case here. The game developers really did their homework.

The concept is pretty unique. You perform operations in 5 different areas and as you progress through the game an intricate story unfolds for each character. It's told through motion comic in an anime style and is extremely cheesy. It's like watching a bad soap opera. But trust me, the awfulness really draws you in.

You can play in any one of 5 areas:

General Surgery: Similar to the previous games in the series. This time the storyline is you play as a mysterious surgeon serving a 250yr prison sentence for a crime he may or may not have committed. HUH??!?!!

Orthopedics: Similar to surgery but you get to use special ortho tools. It makes the gameplay less redundant. Here you play as this big lumbering orthopedic doc who's also a superhero on his off hours.

ER: Here the focus is on stabilizing multiple patients as soon as possible. And again, some of the tools and tasks are different. Here you're this super-hot type A latina ER doc.

Endoscopy: I don't really like this part of the game. You basically push a scope down an orifice (mouth, GI tract, etc.) and burn things, clamp bleeds, etc. The controls are complicated and it can make you really dizzy but anyone who's pushed a scope in real life would say the same thing. So I appreciate the game designers trying to branch out and try something different. The character is pretty lame too.

Diagnosis: Here you work as this brash Internal Med doc (ie House) and have to find clues from history, physical exam, labs, and imaging to make a diagnosis. As someone who's about to graduate from medical school i love this part of the game because i pick up on what the game developers were going for with the clues. But for non-medical ppl I could see this part of the game being really boring and tedious.

Forensics: You work as this ghost-whispereresque forensics person who has to find clues after a patient has died to figure out what happened. This is my least favorite part of the game. but other ppl, especially CSI fans, may find it to be a lot of fun.

Basically the game has something for everyone in terms of gameplay and a progressive storyline that makes you feel like you are getting you're money's worth.

GET THIS GAME! It's a MUST OWN for the wii.

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Trauma Team is the fifth game of the Trauma Center series but it's a very different sort of game. Unlike the previous games which focus primarily on emergency procedures and surgery, Trauma Team has six different characters each with his or her own specialty in the fields of surgery, forensics, first response, diagnosis, endoscopy, and orthopedics. Each character has a completely unique personality and the game has nearly full voice acting. Character designs are pretty much in the same style, but the animation is cleaner and edgier because it incorporates comic book-like cutscenes. What really sets the game apart from the rest of the series is the incorporation of the different specialties. Although the surgery component is still more or less the same as in previous games, the other types of specialties add an interesting twist to the game. For instance, the forensics cases could very much be a game on their own. The cases are extremely immersive and they feel more like part of an episode of your favorite crime drama. Similarly diagnosis presents you with a patient and requires you to determine what the underlying illness is by running examinations and questioning the patient. Overall, the experience is deeper and allows for more interaction with the game environment. This is a great new entry to the series and definitely worth a try if you enjoyed the prior Trauma Center games but were getting tired of the repetitive gameplay.

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My daughter and I have played all the Trauma Center versions (both for DS and Wii) and they are some of our favorite games. Trauma Team was a Day One purchase for us this time and we are not disappointed!

Atlus has done the same thing with the Wii as it did with the DS versions of Trauma Center to adjust the difficulty level and make it a little less throw-the-wii-mote-against-the-wall. Trauma Team is not as difficult as its predeccesors. That's a good thing in some ways - but there is something to be said for the feeling of accomplishment you get in the older games when you beat one or complete one.

My daughter really liked the forensic parts of this game.

The variety in this game is quite nice but it does lead to a sort of disjointed overall offering. It doesn't feel as much like the others in terms of story continuation. For us this was fine because the story was not the primary - we liked the gameplay!

Given what is really out there for the Wii my family always recommends Trauma Center games as a priority for purchase and Trauma Team is going to the top of our list!

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I never really considered myself a fan of the Trauma Center series - I played the first one on the DS and was mildly amused, but not enough to pick up the sequels for myself.

However, when I found the Trauma Team website ([...]), this became a must-buy. The videos do a good job of showcasing the various modes, and the developer commentary assuaged a lot of the misgivings I had about the series. The hypernormal aspects, while still present, have been toned down compared to the use-your-zappy-gun "surgery" of the previous installments.

This is an easy game to get addicted to because of the aspect of having six different games modes. After a protracted menu-driven Diagnosis, you don't feel like doing another - but while in most games this would have you turning off your console, in Trauma Team you can just hop over to do a fast First Response mission.

The story is decent with a few moments of genuine emotion and a few eye-rolls. The controls are surprisingly smooth for Wiimote and Nunchuck, the co-op is well done, and the difficulties are very well tuned. Easily the best Trauma Center game to date, and to be quite frank, if the next game in the series is anything but "Trauma Team Two" I'll be disappointed. This is a huge step beyond the surgery-only of the previous games, and I for one am very glad they took the risk and shook it up. Here's hoping they don't step back.

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Some sequels deliver infinitely more than you expect: Soul Caliber on the Dreamcast, Burnout Takedown on the Xbox, and now Trauma Team.

The production values are vastly improved. Trauma Team is packed with high quality voice acting, cut-scenes before and after every level, and as if that wasn't enough Trauma Team comes with 5 new medical specialties other than surgery. None of these feel like filler, they all add an incredible level of variety to the series. I was really excited for Endoscopy but all the specialties are awesome. I thoroughly enjoyed using the stethoscope and matching up the clue cards. (Thankfully they got rid of that drawing a star to slow down patient vitals-I hated doing that!)

I flew through the game in 30 hours on easy mode and I plan on playing through again on harder difficulties. The story doesn't have any aliens but it does have ghosts, ninjas, robots, and superheroes. That may sound wacky but the story really kept me going. It was always extremely entertaining, at times emotional, and ultimately satisfying.

I also love the way this game sets up the level select interface. You can play any doctor's story all the way to their end but if you look closely you'll notice all the levels are on a time-line. The ones near the top of the screen by the opening cinema always come first in the story. I also like that the game doesn't make you strictly follow the time-line if you don't want to. You play what you want next. After you finish every doctor's story line you'll unlock the final chapter with more missions for everyone.

I rarely buy games at full price but this one's worth every dollar. Whether you're a core or casual gamer, I couldn't imagine owning a Wii and not owning Trauma Team.

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This game is really a lot of fun! I have played all of the games in the series and this is by far the best. Atlus made a very good decision to branch out and try to incorporate new experiences into this game. Some of the modes will remind you of previous Trauma titles, but others, like the crime scene investigation game, are a major departure from previous games in this series. I have been so impressed with the crime scene game, I am hoping that Atlus will make a new game based solely on this concept. If you have enjoyed any of the other Trauma titles, this one will blow you away.

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I purchased this game for my girlfriend who is in the medical field. Ironically she hasn't played it once (she likes to watch... :o), and I have logged about 30+ hours on it (I know this because the game logs playtime in your profile).

First off I need to say I have never played the previous versions of this game and had no idea what to expect. The characters are likeable and all have a different background story that you learn in the first few episodes with them. I started off playing first response because it was fast paced and the tools you have in the field are limited. Found it to be fun and the situations are pretty interesting. Moved onto surgery and orthopedics which become the most fun once you've had your first response kick. Endoscopy is what I am least good at and can be a little frustrating, but then I can only imagine how fun jamming a scope up someones intestines is in real life. Besides it being challenging though it is still interesting. Forensics and Diagnosis take the longest to complete the episodes but once you understand what the game is expecting you to do they move pretty smoothly and the episodes are fun to follow. They will challenge you to think. You can save your progress in Diagnosis and Forensics and come back at a later time to complete them, something you cant do in the other fields.

All of the episodes play off of eachother. For instance you will find that the person you diagnosed is now on the table the next time you play orthopedics, etc. Once you get 7 episodes deep in each field a new locked story line plays out that you are forced to play the character needed to progress the case. The story line is pretty educated for a video game. You will learn some things too!

Have not played in "coop" (two players at once) mode or past the "intern" level. But I look forward to increased challenge after I complete the intern levels. Any game that can hold my interest for 30+ in the first couple weeks I have it gets a thumbs up from me, pretty satisfied with the purchase.

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I've always been a huge fan of the Trauma Center simluation games for the Wii, and I've been anticipating this game for a long time. I picked up my copy from GameStop on the day it came out and I have one thing to say;

Atlus has outdone themselves once again.

Trauma Team is incredible! I've played all of the other Wii Trauma Center games, but this game really blows the doors off their henges! Six different doctors, six different specialties.

Trauma Team has six different modes of gameplay:

First Response - Where you play as Maria Torres, a paramedic who treats patients at the scene of the crime/accident/etc.

Diagnosis - Where you play as Gabriel Cunningham, a diagnostician who interviews the ill paitients and must find out what kind of sickness they have.

Forensics - Where you play as Naomi Kimishima, a forensic scientist who must solve murder mysteries to catch the culprit while recieving a call from the dead!

Surgery - Where you play as CR-S01, a former death-row prison inmate who has amnesia, and preforms surgeries to reduce his 250-year prison sentence

Endosopy - Where you play as Tomoe Tachibana, a young and shy girl who grew up in a wealthy Japanese family, and is an expert in endoscopic surgery.

Orthopedics - Where you play as Hank Freebird, a former US Military soldier who became an orthopedics surgeon beause he wanted to save lives, rather than taking them in the battlefield.

Each and every aspect of the game is amazing;

The animated cut-scenes are very nicely made.

The gameplay is very time consuming and is a lot of fun.

The voice acting is perfect

The story is very entertaining and suspensful

The only negativity I have for this game is that the Diagnosis and Forensics gameplays can be VERY long and can be incredibly difficult at times.

Overall, this game is amazing! A must-have for any Wii owner!

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this game is great the scenes are a little long but the gameplay was good the story interesting until the end .

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The game is fun and all but WAY too short and easy. Too much time is spent going through the tutorials for each character that the main story line is only 13 chapters. After playing New Blood I found this game was a little disappointing.

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Trauma Team is a pseudo continuation of the Trauma Center style of games. Apart from just being a surgeon, they now include emergency triage, endoscopy, orthopedics, forensics and diagnostics. Only a surprisingly small portion is the bread and butter surgery that most people are used to. The stages are cut as expected, predominantly in cel-shaded stills and voice overlays, with very little motion images. This made me think that the game would be far longer, as the only visuals were in the surgeries themselves. Sadly, this is not the case, and assuming you don't have the urge to get an S ranking on every stage, you can blast through this in a little over 10 hours.

The story itself is subtle very well done. I was expecting more synthetic viruses, but the story interweaves several doctors and a ME, during normal work routines, encountering bizarre episodes of psychotic behavior and malignant tumors. The characters themselves have some back stories that are beyond ridiculous, and include a doctor moonlighting as a superhero and an endoscopic surgeon who is a ninja princess. But despite the best efforts of these characters to run the story into the ground, it still manages to persevere in the other plot threads.

Graphics and gameplay are surprisingly similar to prior incarnations. While I wasn't expecting completely different setups, this was almost similar to the original DS version that launched the series, and a lack of any real changes was rather disappointing. The gameplay itself was rather frustrating, as the characters would repeat instruction constantly in loud, obnoxious voices. This wasn't when you made a mistake, but a constant ramble that you had to tune out to be able to focus. Thankfully absent is the time slow power, which was rather annoying to try to shoehorn in, and means that every stage has to be feasible to complete without it. The forensics portion was the only real let down, as it introduced a play style that can only be described as tedious. Rather than perform autopsies, you examine a body for maybe 50 seconds, then go play an episode of CSI. For any who've played those games, you know full well what I mean by tedious.

Audio is barely tolerable, and the actors try very hard to make their voice to the character setup, but unfortunately, too much of the dialogue is sloppy and childish, reminiscent of school children struggling through social anxieties than trained doctors.

Overall, the game is fun, but is far too brief. Maybe double the current number of stages to include at least a few that weren't part and parcel copied from the original game, and a revamp of the dialogue would've significantly helped. As it is, this is a rental you can chug through in a little less than a week.

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