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Atlus publishes Trauma Center: Under The Knife Soundtrack duology

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Atlus publishes Trauma Center: Under The Knife Soundtrack duology
Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Trauma Center game franchise, Atlus has published the soundtrack albums from all five series installments, available via streaming platforms.

Trauma Center: Under the Knife for Nintendo DS launched in June of 2005. Japanese label Sweeprecord published the soundtrack from the near-future surgical simulation game on compact disc in 2011. A six-minute crossfade video is streaming on the Atlus Game Music YouTube channel. Music for the game is by Kenichi Tsuchiya, Shoji Meguro, and Kenichi Kikkawa.

Nintendo Wii remake Second Opinion followed in 2006. Direct sequel Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 arrived in 2008 for Nintendo DS. Set three years after the events of the original, the drama. centers on returning protagonist Doctor Derek Stiles, a surgeon possessing a "Healing Touch."

Music for the game is by Manabu Namiki and Noriyuki Kamikura. The crossfade preview video is hosted on YouTube.


From the Nintendo product page:
Got an urge to perform some surgery? Now you can try your hand at a selection of complicated medical procedures in this brilliantly quirky hospital simulation! Take the role of a brilliant, unusually skilled young doctor working to save lives as a mysterious, deadly virus - rumoured to be the work of terrorists - hits your emergency ward. Put your finely honed medical skills into practice, using the touch screen and stylus to operate on patients and cure them of their maladies.

As you learn to make the most of your unique medical skills you'll become even more adept in the Operating Room.·Use scalpels, forceps and other medical tools to save the day· Apply antibiotic gels, laser complicated tumours, and carry out other daunting surgical procedures· Play against the clock - certain medical challenges must be completed within a time limit· Prove you’re the best - earn higher rankings by operating quickly and proficiently to save your patients·

Stay cool under pressure as you perform ever more complicated surgery· Every patient you operate on has a story - find yourself emotionally involved in the welfare of your patient· In between ops, follow the unlikely twists and turns of hospital life· Striking anime-style graphics.
Apple Music - Trauma Center: Under the Knife / Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2

YouTube Music - Trauma Center: Under the Knife / Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2