VANDAL HEARTS
Official Title  Vandal Hearts
Common Title  Vandal Hearts
Serial Number(s)  SLES-00204
Region  PAL
Genre / Style  Tactical RPG

Developer  Konami.
Publisher  Konami.
Date Released  1 June 1997
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLES-00204
Serial Number In Disc SLES-00204
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 1
( 1 Data Track )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
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( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
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( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
  •  4988602036206  - 
     

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English

French

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

You assume the role of Ash Lambert, a hero torn between saving his country and restoring honor to the disgraced Lambert dynasty. As he struggles with his inner demons and personal problems, he will meet various companions throughout his journey. They will help your character fight to overthrow the oppressive regime and ward off an ancient being that threatens the world.

Vandal-Hearts is a 3D turn-based strategy game. Unlike many games of the genre, the various battlefields have sloped surfaces that will either work to your advantage or against you. It will be up to you to accommodate your strategy and amount an appropriate offensive assault against your foes as well as set up defensive measures.

Each character raises experience the more he or she moves and kills. Experience points result in your character becoming stronger and increases his or her overall level. Level increases usually allow your characters to move greater distances on the battlefield, wield new weapons and use new magical spells. When a character reaches a specific level, they can visit a town's Dojo -- an area of training and class upgrading.

Class upgrading is an important aspect of Vandal-Hearts -- it allows your characters to become more advanced and stronger. For example, a hero can upgrade to a champion and eventually a paragon. A soldier can turn into a swordsman (a sword fighter) or a guardsman (a strong person with great armor). He can then choose to become a duelist or a dragoon depending on what you chose previous. Except for your hero (Ash), each character is given a wide variety of upgrades and classes.

Towns and map movement consists of hand-drawn and rendered images. When entering a town, you are presented with a menu which allows you to visit the Dojo, weapons/armor shop and the tavern. The tavern allows you to gossip with non-player characters about what's going on in the world. The map movement screen is where you actually go from point A to point B. It outlines your journey and places visited.

Features:
- 12 playable characters, each offering distinct skills in combat
- Engage in turn-based combat on a 3D view of the battlefield
- Fulfill each battle's win conditions to earn experience points and advance to the next mission

  Manufacturer's description:

Journey into a universal world of good versus evil. Raise your sword or magic to conquer an empire torn with vengeance.

The 3D battlefields with their many views will place you in life or death situations.
Prepare your wit and strength to battle foes from unknown forces, Gallant victories lead to the magnificent Vandal-Heart.

  Features:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Medieval Fantasy theme.
Number Of Players  1 Player
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  2 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.1.9.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 53, Compatibility=2,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.9.0
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 cursor:  D-Pad
  Cancel / Use to go back to previous command windows or cancel a selection -  X Button
  Action / Use to open command windows and execute a command -  Circle Button
  Select character on Battle Map screens -  Square Button
  View strategic overhead map on Battle Map screens -  Triangle Button
  Rotate view left or right -  L1 or R1 Button
  Tilt camera down or up -  L2 or R2 Button

 


   
 

 - Jewel Case Covers
FRONT BACK
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Dim. - 1453 x 1488 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 1'11 MB
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Dim. - 1937 x 1453 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 1'92 MB
 - Advert Covers
USA ADVERT
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Dim. - 1640 x 2148 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 660 KB
 - Disc Cover
DISC
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Dim. - 1417 x 1417 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 1'24 MB

 NTSC-J:
  • Vandal Hearts - Ushinawareta Kodai Bunmei [SCPS-45183]  - 
     
  • Vandal Hearts - Ushinawareta Kodai Bunmei [SLPM-86007]  - 
     
  • Vandal Hearts - Ushinawareta Kodai Bunmei [Playstation the Best] [SLPM-86067]  - 
     
  • Vandal Hearts - Ushinawareta Kodai Bunmei [PSOne Books] [SLPM-87278]  - 
     
 NTSC-U:
  • Vandal Hearts [SLUS-00447]  - 
     

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