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The graphics used in this game arelike nothing I've seen in any other TIgame. Color is used to distinguish thelymphatic system, veins, arteriesand organs. The graphics include arepresentational display of the uppertorso of a human body. Each medication has its own shapeand color, as does each disease.Among the medical problems youwill encounter are tar deposits in thelungs, tumors, tapeworms, kidneystones, gallstones, cholesterol buildup,viruses and infections. ===Ease of Use: === While the joystick isused to control the robot probe (youmay also use the keyboard to do thisthough it is easier to use the joystick),commands to increase thespeed of the probe or turn the EKGmonitor or heart beat sound on or oftare entered via the keyboard. Selectionof medications is also donethrough the keyboard. Once you getaccustomed to which keys to hit. , thegame is easy to play. Of course, youmust have a steady hand to guide theprobe through the patient's veins,arteries and lymphatic system.Docunwntation: ===Documentation=== The manual thatcomes with Microsurgeon is comprehensiveand extremely welldesigned. Included is a full-colorreproduction of the body as itappears in the game. with coding toallow you to identify the body parts. ===Value: === I enjoyed playing this gamefor a number of reasons. It is multidimensionaland requires intelligenceon the part of the player to succeed.It is also educational insofar asa player must gain an awareness ofthe body and the location of its organsto do well. Though this is not a gamefor younger children, those in theirearly teens who tried it were fascinatedby it. Part of this may havebeen due to the fact that were studyingthe human body in school. TI has always had a reputation forproducing mediocre game softwarefor its home computer. Finally thecompany started corning out with thegood stuff. and now it's. out of business.Too bad. this is good stuff.-'''— JK'''