August 05, 2004 - One of Atlus' five DS games looks set to use Nintendo's portable system for a game experience unlike any other. The one mystery title in the lineup, Caduceus, was revealed today to be a game in which players use the system's stylus and microphone to perform surgery. The game's full name is Caduceus: Surgical Operation.
In Caduceus, players make use of the stylus to perform surgical incisions and to fight off parasites. The microphone is used for another form of interaction with patients, as players must urge patients on the brink of death.
Judging by the first screenshot of the game, released via Japanese website Game Site EG, Caduceus seems to be split into missions (hopefully ones that will feature proper English names in the final build). The screen shows a number of tools that are available to the player for performing the operation at hand.
You won't have to be a real doctor to play this game, of course. Atlus stresses that Caduceus is not a surgery simulation, nor does it attempt to realistically portray surgical operations. Beyond the surgery sequences, there's a story behind the game, which progresses as you clear operations.
Gamers in Japan will have to wait until early Spring 2005 to try Atlus' unique new game.
