Trauma Center (video game series)

Trauma Center
Recurring Western logo for the series.
Genre(s)Simulation
Visual novel
Developer(s)Atlus[a]
Publisher(s)
Creator(s)Katsura Hashino
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
Wii
First releaseTrauma Center: Under the Knife
June 16, 2005
Latest releaseTrauma Team
May 18, 2010

Trauma Center[b] is a series of video games developed by Atlus and published by Atlus (Japan, North America) and Nintendo (Europe). Beginning with Trauma Center: Under the Knife in 2005 for the Nintendo DS, the series released four more entries on the DS and Wii. The gameplay is split between a surgical gameplay simulation, and visual novel storytelling. While the main characters of the games vary, the games share a common setting of a near-future Earth where advanced medical procedures have cured most diseases, including cancer, AIDS, and influenza. A recurring organisation is Caduceus, a worldwide, semi-covert medical research foundation that is a branch of the World Health Organization. The games commonly feature outbreaks of various man-made diseases that pose a significant threat to humanity, as well as themes of bioterrorism.

The series was created by Katsura Hashino, who wanted to use the DS's controls to explore a simulation type only previously possible on PCs. Following the first game, a dedicated production team dubbed "CaduceTeam" was created to handle future games. Beginning with the Wii remake Second Opinion, the series was directed by Daisuke Kanada.

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