Lifesigns producer dissects the game

by David Hinkle { Apr 27th 2007 at 11:00AM }

While the comparisons between it and Trauma Center: Under the Knife are unavoidable, they are kind of inappropriate. See, in Lifesigns: Surgical Unit, the action is a bit more realistic, as the game has you playing a doctor who doesn't have magical powers. That's not to say the omission of such character characteristics will make it any less of a game, but for those looking for a more authentic experience on the virtual operating table, Lifesigns: Surgical Unit is going to be a game to watch.

Jay Podilchuk, the game's producer, recently conducted a small Q & A with Siliconera, pointing out the reality-grounded story and gameplay of his title compared to others available on the market. Jay explains that the gameplay will include more than just the need to diagnose patients. Players will also need to exercise some bedside manner, allowing the doctor to extract information from the patient before diving into the diagnosis stage. Once diagnosed, the surgery portion will begin.

Other than that, Jay doesn't really have much more to say. He does manage to tease us, however, with the idea of localizing the sequel. This is only if the first game sells enough, obviously.

Tags: ds, dslite, lifesigns, lite, nintendo, nintendods, nintendodslite

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

HaloBreaker @ Apr 27th 2007 11:03AM

Ummm... does anybody else think that looks- you know what never mind...

Kiero @ Apr 27th 2007 11:23AM

Ooooiii, close off your italics.. I had thought DS Fanboy had undergone a layout change ;P

Back to the topic, this looks quite interesting and deep. The whole satanic-healing/time-altering-magical-powers thing in that other trauma centre game kinda threw me off a bit.. but I think people enjoy the chance to cut up people and explore their innards whenever they get the chance.. Anyway, looking forward to picking this up (and a new screen protector) whenever it's available :D

hvnlysoldr @ Apr 27th 2007 11:25AM

I'm usually late to the party for these things but the italics tag is broken. Where Trauma Center is anime inspired story and gameplay, Lifesigns is more ER inspired.

honeyboy @ Apr 27th 2007 12:16PM

from looking at the screenshots I am guessing that you play as a gynocologist

David Hinkle @ Apr 27th 2007 11:29AM

Sorry about the italics guys, they just updated our software last night and some of the new features conflict with the post tags. All is fixed now though, so thanks!

Thanks for reading!
Dave

James @ Apr 28th 2007 7:20AM

HaloBreaker, I was thinking the same thing. The only reason I checked this post was to see if anyone else thought the same.

Kefka @ Apr 27th 2007 12:17PM

HaloBreaker - Yeah, it totally looks like a twat.

What?

HaloBreaker @ Apr 27th 2007 3:15PM

I was gonna say a venus fly trap.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/VFT_ne1.JPG/548px-VFT_ne1.JPG

G-T3K @ Apr 27th 2007 5:41PM

Who'dathunk virtual surgeries would become the latest craze? I have no idea about the actual game, but the screenshot resembles an online educational flash exhibit a former classmate of mine made back in 2003 or 4 (I helped on artwork).

If anyone's interested, it can be found at Edheads Virtual Knee Surgery:
http://www.edheads.org/activities/knee/index.htm