
However, the unlock condition is often placing the patient's old organs on the scanner, resulting in a frantic dash between rooms to replace organs before poor Bob bleeds out. Usually, an essential item lies behind these locked doors, such as a fresh set of intestines required for a transplant.

This includes passing through inexplicably locked doors that won't open unless a button is pushed or a specific item is placed on a nearby scanner. It's all highly ridiculous, but in a way that complements the equally bizarre gameplay.Įach level challenges you to not only fix what ails the patient but also to solve various problems en route to providing treatment. What begins as solely performing surgery quickly escalates to uncovering mysteries and conspiracies facing the shady medical facility in which you find yourself. Surgeon Simulator 2's story is communicated through voiceover while you encounter increasingly outlandish situations.

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This takes place over a series of levels, beginning with a tutorial, after which you'll be attempting your first heart transplant-a completely natural progression for medical practitioners, surely. Surgeon Simulator 2 features a story mode, playable solo or cooperatively with up to four players, where you're learning on the job using allegedly state-of-the-art simulation technology instead of bothering with stuffy medical school. In addition to performing surgery, you'll be navigating hospital labyrinths, solving conditional logic puzzles to access medical supplies, and generally trying to prevent the surgical dummy affectionately known as Bob from dying. Played from a first-person perspective, Surgeon Simulator 2 is far closer to a wobbly puzzle game than a proper simulation-albeit one with tongue firmly planted in cheek. However, the laughs eventually die down, replaced by exasperated sighs as surgeries become more complex and picking up a scalpel doesn't get any less cumbersome.

Much like other absurdist "simulation" games such as Goat Simulator and the original Surgeon Simulator, Surgeon Simulator 2's best moments come from facing a ridiculous scenario while being woefully ill-equipped to deal with it. On one hand, unreliable physics and purposefully clunky controls can yield hilarious results, as the struggle to perform basic actions is delightfully silly. There's a fine line when playing a deliberately awkward game.
