Life & Death

Life & Death is a computer game published in 1988 by The Software Toolworks. It is one of the few realistic medical computer games ever released. In the role of a resident abdominal surgeon at fictional hospital Toolworks General, the player must diagnose and treat a variety of maladies including kidney stones, arthritis, appendicitis, and aneuritic aorta. The last two require the player to perform surgery (see screenshot).

A sequel, Life & Death II: The Brain, was published in 1990. In this game, the player is a neurosurgeon.

Trivia

 * The original game included a surgeon's mask and two latex gloves.
 * The four "surgeons" pictured on the box cover are Software Toolworks programmers who worked on the game.

Awards
Life & Death was nominated for Software Publishers Association (SPA) awards in the following categories:
 * Best Game
 * Best Simulation
 * Best Use of Technology