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I really enjoyed the experience of learning.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 37 / 49
Date: November 19, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I work in a Dr's office and I saw this game in the store and I really wanted to try it out. I got the sample version, but I really want the regular version. From what I got from it, it was the best game on the computer to play. You can really see what the Dr's go through. It is tuff, but enjoyable. I hope you never stop making this kind of game. Thanks for the chance to see what goes on back stage.

Emergency Room 2: Real Life Experience

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 20
Date: February 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this software when it was fairly new on the market, and I must say that it gets better and better. You are the attending physician for patients that visit the ER. You begin as a med student, and as you successfully treat patients and their health level improves, you move up in rank. There are so many different possibilities for cases, that it would take an eternity to treat them all. The nurses and other staff members, even your boss, will give you praise and/or a promotion when you do will, or scold you when you do poorly. You can't kill anyone, because Dr. D. Boss will intervene before you get that bad.(thank goodness!) This is a great game, and the company even offers free downloads for new cases. You examine the patient, give x-rays and lab tests when needed, answer a few questions about the patient, choose a treatment method, and even treat the patient. This game is great!

Emergency Room 2 - Dead on Arrival

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 13 / 17
Date: February 06, 2000
Author: Amazon User

First of all, let me say that this is great in concept but no amount of electrical shock will save this puppy. The program itself is extremely frustrating to navigate through. The animation is truly amatuerish. Only the patients mouths move and the movement is grotesque in relation to the head. Even Taco Bell got it better with the dog. I especially liked the father with the kid on his lap. His mouth literally went up to his eyes. There are no navigation instructions, no read me file, no tutorial, and the program does not even support 32-bit color. You have to change (lower) your monitor settings to play it. A decent help file would greatly improve it. So unless you like hacking through a program to figure out how it works, stay away until Legacy Interactive learns that not all users think like their programmers.

Fun and educational too

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I think this was a great game.You're a doctor in the e.r. trying to cure your patients of anything from small cuts and abrasions to gun shot wounds to the head. Anyone looking for a challanging yet fun game that teaches you alot too must get this game. And for only $... it's a bargain.

Why do people seem to have such a hard time playing this !

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I must say I am perplexed by people having such a hard time playing this game.I have bought this game and the first one.I found them both quite easy.In fact the only 2 problems I ahve with this game is one it's to easy I made chief of staff and did all 100 cases in 2 weeks and second in the first Er game u actually had to stitch the person and put the needle in there arm.In this second one all u have to do is place the needle or sewing thread over the body part.I much preffered doing it myself.But all in all i do enjoy the game and look forward to getting the new ones

GREAT! VERY ACCURATE!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

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!!

Can only be played,if you are a real life doctor.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

When i bought this game i was excited to get it. The back of the CD made it look like it would be fun. But i was wrong. I like the way you could use all the things and even go to the food machine and get snacks. But the game play was terrible. Their was not any real good help hints to help you out ,it was hard to know what to do next and when you did fine out where to go the patiant would already be dead (i mean not everyone is going to know what to do when they first play this game) so they should have had more helpful hints.They did have a place where you could go and find out what it was your patiant had and what you could do for it.But you could not understand it one bit... unless you had a Med book to look up what they were talking about. They need to keep in mind that this is just a game,not the real thing,and that not everyone is going to take 8 years of Med school just so they can play it. Not worth the buy. save your money for a better game!

Great Game With A Few Minor Flaws

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

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.

Maybe a little too easy...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 16, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I thought this game was a lot of fun. In other words, I got completely addicted to it. However, I made Chief of Staff and treated all 100 patients in less than a week. Once you get to the top, the challenge is gone and it's not much fun anymore.

Horrible Game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

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.

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