LifeSigns: Surgical Unit

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  • Summary: (Known as "LifeSigns: Hospital Affairs" in the UK/EU) Live the exciting life of a young, motivated doctor in this simulation game where you will find out what it is like to examine, diagnose and operate on patients. With the unique features of the DS, you will use authentic medical(Known as "LifeSigns: Hospital Affairs" in the UK/EU) Live the exciting life of a young, motivated doctor in this simulation game where you will find out what it is like to examine, diagnose and operate on patients. With the unique features of the DS, you will use authentic medical techniques and instruments to take pulse rates, make incisions and much more. [DreamCatcher Interactive]… Expand
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  • Developer: Spike
  • Genre(s): Simulation, Miscellaneous, Adventure, Puzzle, Puzzle, General, Puzzle, Virtual, Visual Novel, General, Career
  • # of players: 1 Player
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  • Rating: T
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 17
  3. Negative: 4 out of 17
  1. ZTGD
    85
    I'm having trouble typing this today, as my left hand is sore from playing Lifesigns so much yesterday. And when a game compels me to play to the point of arthritis, that my friends, is a good thing.
  2. GameBrink
    81
    Medical students, or those interested in the medical field, will be interested in this rendition of hospital life as opposed to the fictional storyline from Trauma Center. [JPN Import]
  3. Cheat Code Central
    70
    It's mostly successful, aside some bothersome repetition and a handful of other moments where the momentum lags. Fans of anime and hospital dramas will undoubtedly want to scrub-in to see what LifeSigns is all about. They'll be rewarded with an excellent story and some so-so surgical action.
  4. GameSpot
    65
    A mostly successful operation with a couple of unsightly scars.
  5. Thunderbolt
    60
    There is nothing inherently wrong with LifeSigns, but the ratio of hospital soap opera to actual gameplay is insanely high, making most of the experience a wordy one that will fail to draw in those who couldn’t care less about which bone is connected that bone.
  6. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    50
    Attractive set-up based on the atmosphere of a TV series unfortunately suffers by the unbalance of gameplay features and slips to boredom gibberish which kills the funnier parts. [Aug 2008]
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  7. Pocket Gamer UK
    40
    About as mind-numbing as brain surgery, Lifesigns: Hospital Affairs concerns itself too much with gossip rather than gameplay. It's an utterly dull game that's better left on the operating table.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. Sbuppy
    Aug 29, 2021
    10
    Phoenix Wright, except you are a doctor and you are horny
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  2. DanielV.
    Nov 20, 2007
    9
    LifeSigns is a fantastic game, and easily one of the most enjoyable text adventures I've ever played. Highly recommended.

Awards & Rankings

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#39 Most Shared DS Game of 2007