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Life & Death

Life & Death is a game which casts you as a doctor in a hospital. Your job is to diagnose patients and administer appropriate therapies, or even perform surgery when necessary. To diagnose a patient, you have…

31 December 1988

Life & Death is a simulator developed by The Software Toolworks, released 31 December 1988 on Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE and DOS.

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What Life & Death is

Life & Death is a simulator game developed by The Software Toolworks and released in 1988. It was published by Mindscape, Inc.. It is available on Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE, DOS, FM Towns, Mac, PC-9800 Series and Sharp X68000.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Life & Death is a game which casts you as a doctor in a hospital. Your job is to diagnose patients and administer appropriate therapies, or even perform surgery when necessary. To diagnose a patient, you have to press on his or her abdomen, to see which portions of the stomach cause pain. Basing on this knowledge, you can choose a therapy for him (observation, medication or referring to another specialist) or administer a X-Ray or ultrasound scan to get more information about his illness. In some cases, surgery will be necessary. You're the surgeon and you have to perform the operation very carefully, adhering strictly to the procedures, preserving hygiene, and maintaining care when cutting…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Life & Death launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

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When did Life & Death come out?
Life & Death was released on 31 December 1988 for Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE, DOS, FM Towns, Mac, PC-9800 Series and Sharp X68000.

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