Trauma Center (video game series)

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Trauma Center is a series of video games developed by Atlus, and published by Atlus (Japan, North America) and Nintendo (Europe, Australia). Beginning with Trauma Center: Under the Knife in 2005 for the Nintendo DS, four more entries were released on the DS and Wii between 2006 and 2010. The gameplay is split between a surgical gameplay simulation, and visual novel storytelling. The games follow different characters in a near-future Earth where advanced medical procedures have cured most diseases. A recurring organisation is Caduceus, a worldwide semi-covert medical research foundation. 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...

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