GUNPARADE ORCHESTRA - SHIRO NO SHOU [LIMITED EDITION]
OFFICIAL TITLE  Gunparade Orchestra - Shiro no Shou [Limited Edition]
COMMON TITLE  Gunparade Orchestra - Shiro no Shou [Limited Edition]
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SCPS-15103
REGION  NTSC-J
GENRE / STYLE  Action / Adventure / Simulation.

DEVELOPER  Alfa System.
PUBLISHER  Sony Computer Entertainment.
DATE RELEASED  12 January 2006
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER
DISC 1

SCPS-15103
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SCPS-15103
MEDIA DVD-5
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
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Japanese
Menus and gameplay are in Japanese.

Gunparade Orchestra is a sequel of Gunparade March. It’s a sequel in the sense that they are (supposedly) set in the same universe, but there is no real continuity from the first series. In fact, the GPO has quite a different feel in terms of character and mecha designs that give it a lighter atmosphere.

Just like in the original series, GPO is about a world that has been plagued by monsters called genjuu for fifty years and Japan is one of the few places on the planet still holding out. A Diet act was passed to conscript children to be pilots for HWT (Humanoid Walking Tanks), a new weapon developed by the Shibamura Group in 1978. Each high school has a company of HWT pilots and areas designated for military use. The pilots are drafted from the school population based on compatibility tests and have a seperate class of their own. In the original series, there was also a special genetically modified child who was responsible for activating PBE bombs which generate mini-blackholes that are used to destroy genjuu brain units.

The main character is Sara Ishida, a graduate of an elite officer-training school called Shinbudai in Tokyo. She has been assigned as company commander in a remote division located somewhere in Tohoko (northeast of Japan), where the scenery won’t be out of place in Siberia.

Shiro no Shou is the first part of a PS2 trilogy in the Gun Parade series. Gun Parade Orchestra expands on the mech-based battle events of the previous title, utilizing a unique fighting system, AI-controlled characters and freedom to explore your options. Players make use of mechs in battle as they interact with the members of the 108th Security Unit working in Japan's snowy Hokkaido region. You'll have to communicate with your students, making use of a "view" command to check up on their status. Outside of the classroom, the game features a battle system in which you make use of a variety of weapons as you lead the students against a mysterious group of beasts that have invaded the Earth.

The first salvo in the new Gun Parade Orchestra trilogy is subtitled "Aomori Penguin Densetsu." The Aomori Penguin reference is fairly evident within the first hour of game play when the player meets a trench coat wearing penguin that waddles around campus. The timeline is December 1999 in an alternate reality where World War II was followed by something even more ominous. Alien creatures known as Genju mount an attack on mankind and decimate the populate. With massive casualties, the defense forces have to rely on teenage soldiers as soon as they're of age to go into battle. With attacks mounted by the Genju in impromptu fashion, air raid sirens still sound the alarm whenever invaders breach the defense perimeters of the town where the protagonist lives.

In the case of Gun Parade Orchestra, the Genju consist of wiry humanoid creatures, massive scorpion-like beasts, and other exotic monsters dreamt up by the team at Alfa System. As a recruit of the 108 Security Division which protects the peace in a town located in Hokkaido, players lead a team of armor-suited warriors to beat back threats whenever the sirens ring out their clarion call. At other times, the player/protagonist is a normal student who goes to high school, interacts with fellow students, and lives a relatively normal life.

The limited edition of Gun Parade Orchestra includes the following bonus items which are packaged in a large and heavy 10 x 12.25 x 2.25" cardboard container:
1) DVD-Video OVA (same as the one in the reg. edition)
2) Soundtrack Music CD
3) 108 GDP Insignia Metal Tag
4) 100-page location and character art book

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

In the sequel specific work of "High Mobility fantasy gun parade march", in Chapter 1, "Gunparade Orchestra" series trilogy. It consists in the battle part Gakuen part, appeared in the character of the player character other than to act on its own is controlled by the AI. Set in Aomori Prefecture, deep snow, the battle of boys and girls 108th Division guarding the name of "heroine heaven platoon" begins.

  FEATURES:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • SCIFI, Futuristic & Fantasy themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1 Player
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  482 KB Minimum
COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS TESTED
( OFFICIAL GAMEPADS ONLY )
 Standard Controller / Analog Controller ( Dual Shock 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  Yes
VIDEO MODES  50 Hz = No / 60 Hz = Yes / Progressive Scan = No / 16:9 Option = No
AUDIO MODES  Stereo = Yes / Mono = No / Dolby Surround = No / Dolby Digital = Yes; 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 (Software)
SPEED HACKS USED  EE Cyclerate = 1; VU Cycle Stealing = 0; 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  Yes.

  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.
 

 ADVENTURE CONTROLS:
 Move character -  Left Analog Stick
Move cursor in menus -  D-Pad
Cancel action -  X Button
Select action or answer -  Circle Button
Walk -  X Button (Hold)
Character status -  Triangle Button
Map -  Select Button
Display exits names -  L2 Button
Options menu -  Start Button


 BATTLE CONTROLS:
 Move character -  Left Analog Stick
Move gunsight -  Right Analog Stick
Cancel action -  X Button
Select action -  Circle Button
Order attack -  Square Button
Choose weapon -  Triangle Button
Fire weapon -  R1 Button
Change radar display -  L1 Button
Map -  Select Button

 



 
 

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