Trauma Center 2 scan suggests August release for Japan

by Chris Greenhough { Apr 2nd 2008 at 2:15PM }

Trauma Center, in case you hadn't already heard, is making a return to Nintendo's handheld to make ham-fisted would-be surgeons feel inadequate all over again, and Famitsu has just delivered an array of details and shots of the new game.

According to this, we'll be getting a sprinkling of old and new characters, a slightly more Wii-like user interface, and a number of operations that will be familiar with us all, including the really cringeworthy ones where you have to yank excruciatingly long shards of glass from your patients (well, they made us cringe, anyway).

Perhaps the most interesting tidbit to take from this scan, however, is the mention of a Japanese release date -- it's a little hard to make out, but the magazine seems to suggest the game will be released there on August 7th. That's by no means an official date, obviously, but if true it means we could be seeing a western release in 2008.

Tags: atlus, famitsu, scan, sequel, trauma-center, traumacenter, under-the-knife

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

GSR @ Apr 2nd 2008 4:52PM

My poor touchscreen.

MarioTGP @ Apr 2nd 2008 5:15PM

It seems to be a new must have title for the DS. But i dont understand what's up with de dificulty level, i dont have any problems with the original title. o__O

Ken @ Apr 2nd 2008 5:43PM

Looks like it's too late for them to change it to hold like a book DS style... dang...

Joshua @ Apr 2nd 2008 8:32PM

I have to say I preferred the art style of the original Trauma Center, before it moved to Wii. The new coloring makes characters look pale in the face...or the forehead, and I just prefer the general character designs of the first game (though the new ones are certainly more unique, compared to other anime styles).

Arche @ Apr 4th 2008 9:08PM

People may hate me for this, but due to how much I played Second Opinion before buying UtK, the game was easy for me!...I kinda wish for new, harder missions