Pete_LeGrant July 23, 2008 Entertainment, Features 4 views Comments Print This Post  Email This Post

Man, I miss the board game, “Operation.” Now that I think of it, I’m surprised that it hasn’t become a party game for “adults” in college. (Don’t get feisty. I’m an “adult” still in school–for now. But the end is near.) Anyway, Hasbro, Pogo.com, and EA are bringing the classic board game to you in video game form. Check it out:

Redwood City, Calif. – July 23, 2008 – What do you do when you are the doctor and someone comes into your
hospital with butterflies in their stomach, water on the knee, and a
frog in the throat? Operate of course! From EA’s casual games site
Pogo.com^TM comes OPERATION^TM Mania – a new twist on the classic OPERATION board game from Hasbro.
Become an expert surgeon as you admit, diagnose and treat patients with
the zaniest ailments in healthcare history. Play as Dr. Humerus who is
an up and coming surgeon as he builds his reputation and is called in
to save the day at five different hospitals in fun and wacky locations.

Race
against the clock to send a variety of patients including well-known
and beloved Cavity Sam through a series of treatment stations. Perform
surgery and become an expert surgeon by completing micro-games
reminiscent of the board game. Be quick and effective with treatment
before the patient’s nose starts flashing and time is up! OPERATION
Mania will be available online at Pogo.com in North America and the
U.K. in August and at retail in North America in September for $19.95.

Key features of OPERATION Mania include:
• Hospital management: Diagnose and treat both standard and emergency patients, and run them
through a gauntlet of medical procedures including admissions, x-ray
and of course operations!
• Unique hospital settings: Advance through 35 levels and five hospitals in different regions on a wacky continent.
• Two game modes: Rise
through the ranks in Story Mode or go for a challenge in Marathon Mode
to care for patients as long as possible and experiment with endless
upgrade combinations.
• Micro-games: Show surgical
finesse by completing micro-games with a steady hand. The bite sized
challenges are reminiscent of the board game that people have come to
know and love.
• Upgrade the hospital: Spend money
earned curing patients to buy upgrades for the hospital, including
better equipment, faster service and additional staff.
• Multiplayer: Overcrowded waiting rooms can be alleviated by referring patients to friends and family online.

Sweet. I wonder whether there will be Sleep Deprivation mode. Or maybe you can rock out multiplayer in Medical Malpractice mode! Enjoy.

-PLG