The Gray Gamers

Grey’s Anatomy (Nintendo DS) was given to me.  Since I had some travel time for my volunteer meetings coming up it seemed like a mindless game to play away the hours on the train.  Living up north is fun – one cannot plan to be in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) at a certain time if you take the train.  While it is a three hour drive on a good day, it can take up to ten hours on the train – a delightful and pleasant experience at best.  Few passengers, awesome staff, dining car with electrical outlets and a movie, plenty of leg room – the joy is definitely in the journey, that is, if you are not in a hurry.
 
So Grey’s Anatomy was my choice this time.  I really am getting old.  Grey’s Anatomy has way too much kissing and stupid relationship stuff.  Not much medical play and what little there was lacked accuracy and intelligence – i.e. a throat swab.  If you have the entire back of your throat swabbed for testing you would be gagging for a week. 
 
The hospital is in lockdown because of a contagious disease. You have to solve challenges and make choices to get through the endless levels.  None of the choices or challenges have to do with medical issues, just relationship issues.
 
The game plays for hours, which is a good thing if you have nothing else to do.   If you are looking for a medically challenging game then I cannot recommend it.  If you are in love with Dr. McDreamy then enjoy – you will have enough of him and the rest of the cast to keep your heart fluttering for the duration of the game. 
 
Fortunately I can take it back to the store for a credit.  While I still haven’t completed the first version of Trauma Centre (stuck on one of the surgeries) it will go towards a credit for the second version of Trauma Centre.   Wish I could play it on the train but the trip is quick bumpy – freeze/thaw over the years of winters makes the tracks uneven. 
 
Oh – did I mention I have a shiny new red DS?  Thank goodness we can still get the plain ones – no camera or MP3 players attached, just a neat little game system that does what it should.
 
I know you guys don’t like posting, but I am curious.  Crossword, Brain Age, Scrabble – all fun.   What other DS games tickle you?