Ok, I am officially really, really happy that I got Trauma Center instead of Prince of Persia. This game is an absolute blast to play. It’s painfully difficult at times, but the process involved in performing operations is so enjoyable, that you can’t help but play the same episode over and over again until you finally save that patient.

The story — and it’s surprising that there IS one at all — is enormously entertaining. The over-the-top drama really drives the action forward, and it’s amazing how involved you can get in the story. The characters are perfect reinventions of classic ER TV drama stereotypical characters, only blown up to about 10 times the proportion you would imagine they should be.

It’s a truly phenomenal game. If you have a Wii, you might want to consider removing Super Paper Mario for a few minutes, and giving this title a try.