Happy Clinic Collector's Edition

Working in a hospital is obviously a lot of work, given the fact that everyone who comes in is usually in dire need of help. Doctors work long hours and deal with many difficult situations, but then again so do the nurses. In fact, their work is usually not as rewarding as stitching people back together, so it may be harder to make it through a shift when it looks like no one appreciates their efforts.

Happy Clinic is a time management game in which you play the role of a nurse as she tries to keep patients as comfortable as possible until the doctors take care of them. The gameplay mechanics are fast-paced but intuitive, so the only thing keeping you back is your ability to pay attention to many things at once. Thankfully, there’s a relaxed mode as well, just in case you do not want to fight a time limit.   Although the adventure starts in a fairly small hospital in Australia, the missions take you all over the world to all sorts of clinics, including in Mexico, Hawaii and Japan. Naturally, each part of the world has unique cases and special patients, so the variety is what keeps the experience feeling fresh. On the other hand, most of the changes are usually just cosmetic, because the mechanics stay the same.

Each clinic has certain pieces of equipment that must be used in order to treat patients, and these are usually operated by the nurse. The doctors require instruments and medicine, and you are in charge of bringing those too. After every patient leaves you must also change the sheets and put the next sick person in bed, so there’s never a dull moment to bore you.   A mouse is all you need to move around and interact with every object, which is great news in a time management flick. Even so, it takes quite a bit of practice in order to find your way around the environments, especially if you play with a time limit and you have to hurry. Lastly, the graphics are nothing to write home about either, but they are colorful enough not to be a burden on the eyes.

In the end, Happy Clinic is far from an original concept, but it does everything right in terms of gameplay mechanics. Hence, if you are a fan of time management flicks this should easily keep you busy for a few hours.

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