Trauma Center: Second Opinion Confirmed as Wii Launch Title

August 8, 2006

Trauma Center: Second Opinion Confirmed as Wii
Launch Title

Under the Knife for Nintendo DS Receiving
Second Re-Release

Atlus U.S.A., Inc., a leading publisher of
interactive entertainment, today issued a prescription of good news for fans of
the company’s best-selling and critically acclaimed Trauma Center series of
medical drama simulations. First, Trauma Center: Second Opinion was confirmed as
a launch title for Nintendo’s new, highly anticipated console—Wii, which is
poised to take the video game world by storm in the fourth quarter of 2006. This
robust “Wii-make” of Under the Knife features new graphics and animation, new
surgical implements and operation types, a second playable character with
all-new missions, multiple difficulty modes for gamers of all skill levels, and
a revised control system that takes full advantage of the revolutionary Wii
Remote and Nunchuk-style controller.

In addition, thanks to a wave of demand triggered
by the launch of the Nintendo DS Lite, Trauma Center: Under the Knife will
receive a second re-release, to arrive at retail in mid-August. Under the Knife
has been hailed by critics as “arguably the most compelling use of the touch
screen yet [Modojo]…One of the most creative and entertaining experiences the DS
has offered [GotNext].”

Trauma Center: Under the Knife is rated T (Teen)
by the ESRB for Blood, Mild Language, Mild Violence, and Partial Nudity. Trauma
Center: Second Opinion has not yet been rated by the ESRB.

About Trauma Center

Heart surgery and tumor removal might look easy
from the morphine end, but how do you think the doctor feels? Well, you’re going
to find out! In Trauma Center, the patients’ lives are in your hands! You’ll
experience all the drama we’ve come to expect from the medical field. So go
ahead, toss on some scrubs and step into the O.R.—it’s time to play doctor.

 

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