Amazon.com Product Description: Life or death in the ER ... it's up to you! Emergency Room 2 captures the excitement and the challenge of being an ER doctor. You are the attending physician, and it's up to you to save lives. You examine patients, request lab tests and x-rays, then perform treatment. Listen to patient complaints, note their symptoms, and make use of the online medical databases at your fingertips. Put together a string of successful cases, and you could be promoted to Chief of Staff!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Great Game With A Few Minor Flaws
I'm a 16 year-old aspiring nurse, and I got this game because I wanted to learn more about medicine. As other people have stated, this is *not* a game that you can just start playing and be good at, unless you work in healthcare or know a good deal about it.
Some problems that I have with the game: - Occasionally a "patient" will come in with an injury in one of their extremities, let's say a badly scraped knee. When you get into the exam room, you can't immediately tell which knee it is, and sometimes they don't tell you. Because you lose points for performing unnecessary procedures, you are occasionally robbed of points because you check a normal body part first. -Sometimes the CME (Continuing Medical Education) computer gives you bad advice. They tell you that most doctors will perform a certain kind of test, but if YOU perform that test, the game tells you that it was unnecessary.
Other than that, it's a pretty good game. When you do well in the exam room, the nurse flirts with you, which irritates me a bit because it means that the maker is assuming that all the players are guys, but other than that, it's fun.
There are plenty of resources in the game to help you, so you don't need to be a medical expert to play - just be prepared to put a little time and effort into learning. This is an excellent game for people who are thinking about going into healthcare. Because you can select patients either randomly or by ailment, it's also a good way to study.
Rating: - Very Different
A very different game, it's pretty entertaning but it can get quite boring when you've already treated the baby that hit her head on a sprinkler a million times. Dr. D. Boss seems like a normal boss, a little nicer than some.
I don't know what her name is, but there is this nurse that flirts with you every chance she gets...which is quite comical. Don't order unessacary procedures and tests, or else it will come back to bite you in the end. The graphics leave something to be desired, and it's kind of annoying when you treat this one brunette, 16 year old and once you get done treating her, you go back to the waiting room to select a new patient and she's there again!
The same use of charecters makes you feel like you never treated that person at all.
It can get a little boring and the patients can get rude, but if you play it in moderation, it will be okay. Good luck to the new Dr. Carter's!
Rating: - Pretty good...for the price...
I bought this program in a pack with 2 other games, "Life or Death" and "Disaster Strikes", two specialized versions of the game. All were similar. I came to know about this product after going on the TLC website and playing the online version, which was much slower. I, personally, loved this game at first...but that was over a year ago. We have trained our minds to think newer is better, and it may be, but our medical knowledge rarely changes on subjects presented in this program. Yes, it gets repetetive, and I have had the same patients dozens of times. I think it allows for to much leniancy, that you can choose what patient you want before you enter the waiting room...BUT overall, it is a fairly good game and will satiate your medical hunger!!
Rating: - GREAT! VERY ACCURATE!
This is not for people without patience or willingness to learn. This game is very good at producing the environment and pressures that REAL doctors face. I think it's very educational for kids and teens. If you like to always win, or want action, this is not for you! Helps teach basics of typical treatment and has a cool replication of the Hospital scene (and staff!). Great for those who like Reality Software. For real doctors, this stuff is way too basic. For non-doctors, it may be too hard at first, but game provides the text and school (that you can jump to) to learn what you need to provide the best care! Good Luck!!
Rating: - Horrible Game
Don't ever buy this game! If you ever want to buy an Emergency Room game, the best one is ER- When Disaster Strikes. Better graphics, and you can actually perform the procedures rather than watch.
- Great Game With A Few Minor Flaws
- GREAT! VERY ACCURATE!
- Horrible Game
