who worked on Under the Knife, Second Opinion and New Blood. Under the Knife was directed by Kazuya Niinou, who was later lead designer on the original Etrian Odyssey for Atlus; and would later work on titles for Imageepoch and Square Enix. MediaVision helped with production on New Blood, while Vanguard developed Under the Knife 2 under Atlus's supervision. Trauma Team began development in 2007, beginning as being close to a mainline entry before expanding into its current form, covering multiple medical professions. Reception In a series retrospective, Peter Davison of USGamer noted both the series' notable position in Atlus's gaming library, and how the titles made use of the Nintendo console mechanics. References Citations Notes External links Sega Games franchises Video game franchises introduced in 2005