BRAVO MUSIC - CHRISTMAS EDITION
OFFICIAL TITLE  Bravo Music - Christmas Edition
COMMON TITLE  Bravo Music - Christmas Edition
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SCPS-11017
REGION  NTSC-J
GENRE / STYLE  Music.

DEVELOPER  Desert Productions, Inc.
PUBLISHER  Sony Computer Entertaiment.
DATE RELEASED  22 November 2001
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER		 DISC 1

SCPS-11017
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SCPS-11017
MEDIA CD
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )
From the back cover.
  •  4948872110174  - 
     

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Japanese
Menus and gameplay are in Japanese.

Mad Maestro!, known in Japan as Bravo Music , is a classical music rhythm game for the PlayStation 2 (PS2). It was developed by Desert Productions and released in Japan by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEI) and abroad by Eidos Interactive under their "Fresh Games" label. The game features classical songs, such as Swan Lake, Hungarian Dance No. 5 & 6, and Night on Bald Mountain.

Mad Maestro! was followed by three Japan-exclusive sequels, all for the PS2: Bravo Music Christmas Edition on November 22, 2001; Bravo Music: Chou-Meikyokuba on January 17, 2002; and Let's Bravo Music on December 12, 2002

Typically rhythm games rely on timed input according to on screen cues and tempo. Mad Maestro features this style of gameplay, with the additional layer of pressure sensitivity. Utilizing the pressure sensitivity with the DualShock 2, the player must conduct an orchestra by tapping correlating buttons with varying degrees of pressure. There are three levels of pressure; light, medium and hard. The Japanese release featured an optional Baton peripheral.

Bravo Music Christmas Edition is a special holiday-themed edition of the musical adventure game starring a brave conductor of an orchestra fighting off the town's worries with his music.

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

Christmas version comes to popular music simulation "Bravo Music" series. Story on the stage of town Bravo town of music, conductor-tact of boy band aims to hold a Christmas concert deployment. Songs you can play, all 12 songs of familiar Christmas. Let's play the famous tune of Christmas becomes a conductor of an orchestra.

  FEATURES:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Christmas, Fantasy, Music & Humour themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1 Player
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  174 KB Minimum
COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS TESTED
( OFFICIAL GAMEPADS ONLY )		  Standard Controller ( Analog Controller compatible )
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
VIDEO MODES  50 Hz = No / 60 Hz = Yes / Progressive Scan = No / 16:9 Option = No
AUDIO MODES  Stereo = Yes / Mono = Yes / Dolby Sorround = No / Dolby Digital = No; Dolby Pro logic II = No
MULTI-TAP FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  No
LANGUAGE SELECTOR  No
NETWORK ADAPTOR (ETHERNET) COMPATIBLE  No
EMULATOR  PCSX 2 v.0.1.2.1
SPEED HACKS USED  EE Cyclerate = 1; VU Cycle Stealing = 3; Enable INTC Spin detection = Yes; Enable Wait Loop Detection = Yes; Enable fast CDVD = Yes; mVU Flag Hack = Yes; MTVU (Multi-Threaded Micro VU1) = Yes
SPECIAL GAME FIXES USED  None
VIDEO PLUGIN  GSDX r5864 ( Allow 8-bit textures = Yes; Alpha Hack = No; Offset Hack = No; Skipdraw Hack = 0 )
AUDIO PLUGIN  SPU2-X r5830 ( Interpolation = 4; Disable Effects Processing = No; Use the de-alias filter = No; Enable Dubug options = No; Module = 1; Synchronizing Mode = TimeStretch Mix; Audio Expansion Mode = Stereo )
CD-ROM PLUGIN  CDVDolio Cdrom plugin v.0.1.0
GAME PAD PLUGIN  LilyPad svn (r3993) 0.10.0
VIBRATION COMPATIBLE  The game doesn't have it.

  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 / Part Buttons -  D-Pad
Baton -  Square, X, Circle or Triangle Button
Scroll forward throught pages in the extra fun options -  R1 Button
Scroll backward through pages in the extra fun options -  L1 Button
Stop performance -  Select Button
Skip -  Start Button

 



 
 
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