It's Time to Diagnose!

In Elizabeth Find M.D.: Diagnosis Mystery, you play as the titular doctor. Dr. Find is an immunologist, which means that she deals with the immune system. This product mixes two genres that I never thought I would see together - medical mystery and hidden objects. It's an odd combination, but they make it work. You'll be required to search for objects in various locations, but you'll also perform diagnostic tests on patients, and the game expertly handles them in a hidden objects-type fashion.

A Great Cast

The characters in Elizabeth Find M.D.: Diagnosis Mystery are fleshed out and three dimensional, which is more than I can say for most of the games on the market today. So many products throw in a flat, two dimensional cast that it causes the story to suffer because you just can't bring yourself to care about the characters. That isn't the case here. Everyone in the hospital is relatable, human, and most important of all, flawed. They'll bicker back and forth and have little arguments. After a while, you'll realize how realistic these characters are and come to care for each one, and that goes a long way towards pulling you into the story.

Three Cases

There are a total of three cases to play and each one is relatively lengthy, so you'll get a good amount of gameplay for your buck. The first case is just like something you would see on TV - a mid-thirties Hispanic male is brought in; he's unresponsive and slipping into a comatose state. With no information on him at all, it's up to you and the other doctors to find out what's wrong with him and treat him before it's too late. I felt a little like Dr. House at times, when the game successfully replicated the urgency of a medical mystery.

Fortunately for you, you're operating in a disorganized, cluttered mess of a hospital, which makes medical work a lot more fun! Each stage will have you find all sorts of random objects throughout the hospital. Some of the items will consist of medical equipment - tweezers, syringes, and so forth. That makes a lot of sense. When you start searching for basketballs, dinnerware, and lizards, however, things take a little turn for the weird. That's alright though, because it makes the experience much more enjoyable and provides a few laughs along the way.

Mini-Games

Every so often, you get a break from searching for objects and you're tasked with completing a little mini-game. The first mini-game I came across was unlike anything I had played before. I was expecting something along the lines of a puzzle I would have to put back together, but that wasn't the case. Instead, I had to trace lines to inject dye into the proper organs. My patient was being put into an MRI, which is a machine that uses magnets to give you a detailed image of the body. By injecting dye into certain organs, those organs will show up bright and clear. Each time an organ lit up, I had to trace the tube that came out of it to see which syringe it was connected to. I have ten seconds to find and click the proper syringe.

Case Closed

Elizabeth Find M.D.: Diagnosis Mystery is a fun, smart game. The gameplay will challenge you and the mysteries will entertain you. All the while, you'll learn some neat things about doctors and medicine. If you're looking for something with a little brain power, I prescribe some Elizabeth Find.