Grey's Anatomy: The Video Game

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Grey's Anatomy: The Video Game
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Developer(s) Longtail Studios
Publisher(s) Ubisoft
Director(s) A. J. Morales
Producer(s) Jeff Lindsey, Kevin Simon
Programmer(s) Vincent Martineau
Writer(s) Sam Strachman
Platform(s) Nintendo DS, Wii, Windows
Release
  • NA: March 4, 2009
  • AU: March 12, 2009
  • EU: March 13, 2009 (DS & Wii)
Genre(s) Visual novel, puzzle
Mode(s)Single Player

Grey's Anatomy: The Video Game is a game developed by Longtail Studios [1] and published by Ubisoft in collaboration with ABC Studios. [2] It was released on March 4, 2009 for Nintendo DS, Wii, and Windows. [3] [4] The game is set during the fourth season of the medical drama Grey's Anatomy in an original storyline in which the doctors have to deal with a diphtheria outbreak. [5] The game takes the form of a visual novel interspersed with minigames.

Contents

Gameplay

The game is split into five episodes, each themselves split into smaller acts and scenes. The player switches character each scene and plays a different minigame, which are either a medical procedure (such as a surgery or changing dressing) or based on controlling emotions, such as "flicking away doubts" or controlling breathing with a rhythm game. [1]

Plot

The game's main plot revolves around an outbreak of diphtheria at Seattle Grace hospital, forcing the characters to remain in quarantine in the hospital. [5] Each of the main characters also have their own subplots, with Derek and Meredith's mostly focusing on their relationship, Cristina's attempting to secure a fellowship and having a new love interest created specifically for the game in Dr. Vince Bennet, and Bailey worrying about her new son. [1]

Reception

The game received an aggregate score of 36/100 for its Windows version from Metacritic, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews", [4] and a 65/100 for the Wii version, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [3]

IGN gave the game 6/10 points, stating that the storyline was "hilariously random much of the time" while the gameplay was "about as challenging as trying to run into a wall". [1] GamesRadar+ gave the game 1.5/5 stars, also citing the simplicity of the minigames and calling it "bizarre". [16]

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