Today, everyone’s favorite Portuguese developer GameInvest announcedSarah’s Emergency Roomfor the Nintendo DS, Wii, XBLA, PSN, and PC.Emergency Roomis a simulation game, based around the experiences of a nurse caring for her patients in a frenzied hospital. The game is said to feature exciting tasks like talking to doctors and ushering patients through exam room doors.
Sarah’s Emergency Roomboasts over seven different hospitals, each with their own set of stairs. Players will also have the opportunity to change difficulty levels to make the game harder or easier. The game will even have 3D graphics and a map function.
Kidding aside, I really don’t know what to make of this game. I loveTrauma Centerfor the operations, so hopefullySarah’s Emergency Roomis willing to fulfill my dreams of being a nurse. Check out the new screens below to get your first taste of the game, and check out the full press release after the break.
GAMEINVEST Announces Sarah’s Emergency Room for Nintendo DS, Wii,XBLA, PSN and PC
Forget Bee Stings and Broken Bones – Head to the Hospital for Fun This Summer
LISBON – July 8, 2008Portugal’s leading video games investor and developer, GAMEINVEST, isbringing hospital drama to multiple platforms this summer with Sarah’sEmergency Room. Currently in development for Nintendo DS™, Wii™,PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and PC platforms, Sarah’sEmergency Room is a time management and hospital simulation game whereplayers take on the role of a young nurse, caring for patients infast-paced hospital environments. GAMEINVEST is currently looking forqualified distribution and publishing partners for Sarah’s EmergencyRoom on the various platforms.
“Sarah’s Emergency Room revives the time management genre with fun,challenging levels and a frenetic pace with simulation managementskills,” said GAMEINVEST founder and CEO Paulo Gomes. “Our commitmentto quality and accessibility shines with beautiful graphics and apick-up-and-play interface.”
Sarah’s Emergency Room casts players as Sarah, a young nurse who hasrecently graduated from college in California and is struggling tofind a job. In a twist of fate, Sarah is hired for a nursing positionat a small hospital in Arkansas, where she discovers that managing anemergency room is a bit harder than she expected. At the hospital, shetends to all patients who walk through the door, diagnosing, takingX-rays, filling prescriptions and assisting in the operating room.Play through the game’s narrative to the exciting conclusion – willSarah’s career as a nurse be a success?
Using a Wii remote, DS stylus, controller or mouse, players willdirect the nurse, Sarah, and the patients, rushing between doctors andexam rooms. When working at larger hospitals, players will seemultiple on-screen levels, enabling them to manage different floors,moving players with the elevator. The 3D graphics, seven hospitals,and increasing levels of difficult tasks will challenge timemanagement gamers of all ages.
About GAMEINVESTBased in Portugal, GAMEINVEST is an investor, developer and publisherdedicated to creating interactive entertainment for everyone. Foundedon the principle that games have popular reach across all age groups,GAMEINVEST is focused on producing original titles that engagewide-spread international markets and all types of players. Currentlysupported by €3MM in private investment funding, GAMEINVEST is aforward-looking company poised to expand the audience and acceptanceof the interactive entertainment medium as both an art form, and aleisure activity. With more than a dozen games in production for avariety of market segments, the company is pioneering new ways forgames to become popular, mainstream entertainment for all. For moreinformation please visit:www.gameinvest.net.
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