Trauma Center : Under the Knife 2

About This Game
The fast-paced medical action that made the handheld original a classic is back, along with all of your favorite Trauma Center characters. Dr. Derek Stiles and Nurse Angie Thompson faced humanity's greatest threat and triumphed. Now, in the aftermath, they find themselves in unknown territory, forced to deal with the disastrous consequences of the killer virus. Join them as they scramble to address questions left unanswered and put an end to the mystery behind the disease. With numerous enhancements, including new difficulty modes and new operations, handheld surgeons have a lot to be excited about.

General Features
The true sequel to Under the Knife - Scrub back in to Nintendo DS for the next chapter of the award-winning Trauma Center: Under the Knife that returns to the tactile stylus-based experience that made the original a smash hit.

Derek and Angie are back - Caduceus' preeminent surgical team returns to confront the aftermath of the devastating GUILT epidemic in a brand new story.

Just what the doctor ordered - With a new easy-play mode, improved tool utility, and clearer directions, playing doctor has never been so much fun.

Character Profiles

DEREK STILES

Derek Stiles is a surgeon with the Healing Touch who finished his residency and worked in Hope Hospital in Angeles Bay where he was supervised by Dr. Kasal and superiored over by Dr. Robert Hoffman, he currently works at Caduceus USA. is voiced by Yuri Lowenthal in both Second Opinion, Under the Knife 2, and New Blood.

Derek grew up in Northridge, a suburb just outside Angeles Bay. He decided to become a doctor after losing his father to an incurable illness. He completes his residency at the begining of Under the Knife, and he's eager to start operating as a full time surgeon.

BACKGROUND

In Under The Knife 2, since ending the threat posed by a virus called GUILT three years ago, Derek has become a world renowned doctor. He is dedicated to his employer, Caduceus, and his job: saving patients. During surgery he is intense and collected, not one to crack under pressure, or to ever give up.

PERSONALITY

Derek Stiles is a hard working surgeon at Caduceus willing to do anything for his patients. He wasn't always willing though, in the first game, he shows a lack of focus and lack of attention to his patients which almost causes one of them to die, when a unnoticed tumor behind their lungs ruptures. Following the resulting berating he believes he is useless as a doctor and goes downtown where he hears about a car crash. He realizes that although the paitents need medical attention their are no surgeons at Hope at that point in time. Following this operation he is focused and concenrated. It has also been seen that Derek is a bit of a sweet talker when it comes to older women, to the point where he's been called "very smooth." Unfortunately, when he is caught off guard and asked about who he truly loves, he becomes embarrassed and shy. (At the end of Trauma Center : Under the Knife 2, a relatonship between Angie and Derek is implied, even though Angie seemed not too keen of Derek at times in the first game)







ANGIE THOMPSON

Angie Thompson is a nurse from Hope Hospital who (along with Derek Stiles) transferred to Caduceus USA. She is Derek's assistant. She may seem a bit critical at times, but only to help Derek work at his full potential. Angie is very knowledgeable and can usually take control of the situation, but occasionally gets rather childish and emotional. At the end of Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2, a relationship between Angie and Derek is implied, even though she seemed to be not so keen of him at times during the first game.

BACKGROUND

At 8 years old, Angie's father, Kenneth Blackwell, abandoned his family without providing a reason why. His absence has always greatly affected her. Her interest in his work inspired her to work in the field of medicine. She holds an International Nursing License.