BUST-A-BLOC
OFFICIAL TITLE  Bust-A-Bloc
COMMON TITLE  Bust-A-Bloc
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLES-51713
REGION  PAL
GENRE / STYLE  Breakout

DEVELOPER  Tamsoft.
PUBLISHER  Midas Interactive Entertainment.
DATE RELEASED  31 October 2003
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER
DISC 1

SLES-51713
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLES-51713
MEDIA CD
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )

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

Ever since video games were first published Super Breakout aka Arkanoid has been one of the most popular. The combination of challenging gameplay, huge variety of engaging levels and the feel-good factor of completing a stage has kept gamers coming back for more and more. And finally on Playstation 2 Super Breakout gets a 21st Century update--Bust-A-Bloc is the name and keeping the masses happy is the game!

GAME MODES:
- Attack: Sort of a story mode in which the player (or players since the games allows a 2 player cooperative mode) advance through different places clearing all the block in each stages.
- Vs: Split screen against another human player.
- Endless: Destroy all the blocks until you can resist.

Features:
Old-school, pick-up-and-play gameplay
Over 150 stages
Level completion bonuses include different paddles
Numerous power-ups and features

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

BUST-A-BLOC is a compelling recreation of old-school game play given a 21st century boost by some amazing next-gen presentation.

Destroy all the blocks in all three-dimensions across the game’s many challenging stages. Use many different power-ups and shake the walls to make the entire stage work for you. If you’re up to a real challenge, try playing with a friend in the great co-operative and match modes.

BUST-A-BLOC brings you classic arcade action with a superb modern twist!

2 Player Co-op and match modes: Work together to clear each challenging stage or go head-to-head.
150 stages to challenge: Different background themes and various new paddles to unlock as you progress.
Using ‘squash hits’ and ‘wall nudges’ racks up higher scores. You must be master of you environment to clear later levels.
Many helpful power-ups to use, including ‘Blast’, ‘Colorbomb’, ‘Magnet’, ‘Split’ and many more!

  FEATURES:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • SCIFI & Fantasy themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1-2 Players
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  41 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 = Yes / 60 Hz = No / Progressive Scan = No / 16:9 Option = No
AUDIO MODES  Stereo = Yes / Mono = Yes / Dolby Surround = 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.0.1.0.0
SPEED HACKS USED  EE Cyclerate = 1; VU Cycle Stealing = 2; Enable INTC Spin detection = Yes; Enable Wait Loop Detection = Yes; Enable fast CDVD = Yes; mVU Flag Hack = No; MTVU (Multi-Threaded Micro VU1) = Yes
SPECIAL GAME FIXES USED  None
VIDEO PLUGIN  GSDX r5681 ( Allow 8-bit textures = Yes; Alpha Hack = No; Offset Hack = No; Skipdraw Hack = No )
AUDIO PLUGIN  SPU2-X r5545 ( 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.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
  Move paddle -  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
  Start ball / Fire / Select action -  X Button
  Tilt -  Triangle, L1, R1, L2 or R2 Button
  Another ball -  Select Button
  Pause game -  Start Button

 

RAW CODES:

Unlimited Balls -  
2011C170 00402820
 
Stop Time -  
2011D020 24013634
 

 - JEWEL CASE COVERS
FRONT BACK
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Dim. - 500 x 718 pix.
Res. - 100 dpi
File Size - 111 KB
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Dim. - 381 x 537 pix.
Res. - 72 dpi
File Size - 90 KB
 - JEWEL CASE COVERS
FRONT
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Dim. - 3500 x 2368 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 2'39 MB
 - JEWEL CASE COVERS
FRONT
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Dim. - 1596 x 1060 pix.
Res. - 96 dpi
File Size - 246 KB
 - DISC COVER
DISC
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Dim. - 1500 x 1500 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 544 KB

 NTSC-J:
  • Simple 2000 Series Vol.5 - The Block Kuzushi Hyper [SLPM-62171]   
     
 KOREAN:
  • Simple 2000 Series Vol.5 - The Block Kuzushi Hyper [SLKA-15030]   
     

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