DEVIL'S DECEPTION - INVITATION TO DARKNESS
Official Title  Devil's Deception - Invitation to Darkness
Common Title  Devil's Deception - Invitation to Darkness
Serial Number(s)  SLES-00848
Region  PAL
Genre / Style  Action / Adventure / Strategy

Developer  Tecmo
Publisher  Sunsoft / Tecmo.
Date Released  20 November 1996
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLES-00848
Serial Number In Disc SLES-00848
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 3
( 1 Data Track &
2 Audio Tracks )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
440 MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
186 MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
  •  4907940130193  - 
     

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English

French

German
Menus and gameplay are in Multi-3 (English, French & German).

STORY:
The game opens with you (as the elder Prince) speaking with your father (the King) about your recent journey abroad with your fiance Fiana, when suddenly your father topples from his throne, dead...with your sword sticking out from his back! Your brother just happens to be in the kings chambers with you at the time and calls for the guards, claiming that you killed their father.

You are promptly sentenced to death in the town square. Your dying wish is that whomever framed you be brought to justice and that your life be spared...oh, you also yell out something to the fact that you would even sell your soul to Satan if your wish could be granted...Guess what, the devil just happened to be listening to you.

After your death, you are visited by one of his messengers, a woman named Astarte. She informs you that your life has been spared (in a way) but the catch is that you must spend the rest of your "life" as the master of a mansion. As part of the deal, you must lure people into the mansion and sacrifice their souls to Satan himself...

As you lay dying, you beg the powers that be to somehow spare your life. Your wish is granted, but by Satan himself, who forces you to become the new master of his castle...the Castle of the Damned. To fulfill your contract, you must ensure that Satan is resurrected so you can use his dark powers. The castle is not unknown to the world, however. Treasure seekers, nobles, bounty hunters, and knights will enter your castle and try to defeat you. You must not let this happen.

Satan requires the souls of the castle invaders, and you will have various traps at your disposal to capture them. Traps are divided into three types: capture, destroy, and confuse. Cages, spikes, lifts, poisonous gas, and more are at your disposal, and each trap can be upgraded. Once ensnared, the victims' souls can be used for money or magic points. Their empty bodies can even be harvested to create monsters. The action is divided into 26 chapters, each offering a certain number of heroes to vanquish.

Gameplay is structured into five distinct phases. The invasion phase has adventurers entering your castle. The strategy phase involves positioning your traps on an overhead map, or building new rooms. The 3D action phase, the heart of the game, consists of luring victims to your traps from a first-person viewpoint. The decision phase has you choosing the fate of your enemy, while the intermission phase lets you save progress, collect more souls, or advance to the next chapter. Six endings are possible based on your decisions and actions throughout the game.

  Manufacturer's description:

INVITATION TO DARKNESS

Should you accept Tecmo's invitation you should be warned!

You must decide who lives and who dies. As in life, Tecmo's Deception will hold you responsible for your actions. Everything you do, everyplace you go, everyone you meet has a reason. Are you seeking revenge, resurrection or redemption? It's you decision.

If you are strong enough and smart enough you will accept the Invitation to Darkness and play Tecmo's Deception

  Features:
  • First person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Medieval Fantasy theme.
Number Of Players  1 Player
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  9 Blocks
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller ( Digital Controller compatible only )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 None
Vibration Function Compatible  No
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v.2.0.5
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL2 GPU Core 2.0.0 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 63, Compatibility=2,3,2; Shader effects= 5 (GLSlang Files (gpuPeteOGL2-slv/slf))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.2.0.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe CDRom Plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  The game doesn't have it (Digital only).
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
  Move character / Move cursor:  D-Pad
  Confirm / Search / Pick up items / Talk / Open doors / Run -  X Button
  Superzapper -  Circle Button
  Pick up trap / Change active trap cursor -  Square Button
  Cancel / Map -  Triangle Button
  Shows first floor of castle map / Look up -  L2 Button
  Shows second floor of castle map / Sidestep -  L1 Button
  Scales map out / Sidestep -  R2 Button
  Scales map in / Sidestep -  R1 Button
  Brings up help or main manus -  Select Button
  Pause game -  Start Button

 

GAMEBUSTER CODES:
  Infinite HP -  
800A0242 6464
 
  Infinite Gold -  
800A02C0 FFFF
 
  All Prisoners -  
8009C084 0973
8009C088 0973
8009C08C 1111
8009C090 0668
8009C092 1096
8009C094 0973
8009C096 3100
8009C098 0600
8009C09A 0905
8009C09C 0006
 

 - Jewel Case Covers
FRONT BACK
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Dim. - 1453 x 1488 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 1'31 MB
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Dim. - 1937 x 1453 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 2'12 MB
 - Advert Covers
USA ADVERT
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Dim. - 1280 x 1705 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 692 KB
 - Disc Cover
DISC
CLICK THE IMAGE
Dim. - 1417 x 1417 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 788 KB

 NTSC-J:
  • Kokumeikan - Trap Simulation Game [SLPS-00249]   
     
  • Kokumeikan - Trap Simulation Game [Playstation the Best] [SLPS-91033]   
     
  • Kokumeikan - Trap Simulation Game [PSOne Books] [SLPS-91406]   
     
 NTSC-U:
  • Tecmo's Deception - Invitation to Darkness [SLUS-00340]   
     

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