Any similarity to organisations, persons… or cutting-edge medical techniques is merely coincidental.” That disclaimer can only mean one thing — months after its release as a launch title for the Wii in the United States, Trauma Centre: Second Opinion is making a disgracefully delayed appearance in the UK.

In this wonderful surgical simulator, adapted from the DS but making exquisite use of the Wii’s controls, you play Derek Stiles, a hotshot doctor learning his trade in an American hospital. However, this being a Japanese game, it’s not just about sutures and scalpels: a few missions in, a stunned Derek realises he has Magical Doctor Powers, chiefly the ability to save his patients by freezing time, and must use them to thwart a sinister medical conspiracy. The plot and dialogue are agreeably ludicrous, the gameplay is tight and increasingly challenging, and the whole experience makes for one of the Wii’s best titles.

The Daily Telegraph

Monster Madness: The Battle for Suburbia

Four teenagers take on the rampaging zombie hordes in this cartoon-horror take on the monster movie. Choose from familiar household weapons, such as plungers, hockey sticks or saws, to tackle a variety of villains — mostly the undead, with the odd Bigfoot and occasional werewolf thrown in for anyone bored with zombies.

The initial team-up mode suffers badly from camera issues, but once you’ve made it out on to the suburban streets things are much improved, and you can get on with killing ghouls, collecting jewels and scavenging parts to improve your arsenal. Imbued with an obvious sense of humour — the end-of-level bad guys include a green-skinned granny determined to smother you with kisses — and hilarious dialogue, Monster Madness brings a new levity to a genre too often covered in blood and gore, without sacrificing any monster ass-kicking fun.