RULE OF ROSE
OFFICIAL TITLE  Rule of Rose
COMMON TITLE  Rule of Rose
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLES-54218
REGION  PAL
GENRE / STYLE  Adventure / Survival Horror.

DEVELOPER  Punchline CG.
PUBLISHER  505 Game Street.
DATE RELEASED  6 November 2006
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER
DISC 1

SLES-54218
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLES-54218
MEDIA DVD-5
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
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English

French

German

Italian

Spanish
Menus and gameplay are in Multi-5 (English, French, German, Italian & Spanish); Voices in English.

Shut the curtains and turn down the lights, Rule of Rose is coming to haunt your PlayStation 2. Featuring 50 minutes of spooky cut-scenes selected by the Annecy 2006 International Animated Film Festival, and musical score by Yutaka Minobe.

The events of the game take place in England in the 1930s, and its story crosses the borders between reality and imagination. Jennifer is a young girl who has lost her memory and now finds herself on a bus, holding a storybook given to her by an enigmatic little boy. Following the boy into the dark countryside, Jennifer discovers a strange orphanage. Soon she finds herself trapped in an area controlled by a group of twisted orphan children, who call themselves the Red Crayon Aristocrats. Unwillingly, Jennifer has to obey the rules of this society's hierarchy, re-discover her own past, and distinguish between reality and nightmare...

The Rose Garden Orphanage is pleasant in name only, and the Lord of the Flies-esque inhabitants turn Jennifer into their slave. Players must guide Jennifer and her faithful companion Brown the dog through the game while avoiding monsters and other unpleasantries to find precious items for the "Aristocracy of the Red Canyon," (also known as "the crazy kids"), or face punishment for her sedition.

Rule of Rose is an adventure game with survival horror elements. Jennifer is exceptionally weak even for a typical protagonist of this genre; though she can fight (sometimes with improvised melee weapons, such as pipes), often the alternative to fighting is running away. A unique gameplay feature is Brown, a Labrador retriever dog who accompanies Jennifer throughout the game. The player is able to issue commands to Brown. Though he cannot fight, his growl will deter many of the enemies Jennifer may encounter. Brown's ability to track items is also widely used in the game, whether for plot-related purposes or for finding health restoratives, raising Jennifer's chances of surviving.

Features:
* Features 50 minutes of award winning cut-scenes and musical score by Yutaka Minobe
* Fight monsters to locate valuable items and hidden extras
* Multiple endings mean you'll never know where you end up

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

A story too cruel - too beautiful - to go untold...

Set in 1930s England, the game follows the terrifying tale of a young girl, Jennifer, who wanders unknowingly into a bizarre world not governed by rational adults, but by misguided children. Innocence can give rise to absurd rules and cruel behaviors, as poor Jennifer soon discovers. The children's desire to preserve their secret society quickly leads them down the path to the unthinkable.

How did Jennifer end up in this surreal world?
Will the nightmare ever end? The unimaginable truth gradually comes to light as forgotten memories are violently awakened...

Assume the role of Jennifer, and with the help of her loyal dog Brown, escape the clutches of "The Aristocrats of the Red Crayon."

This game, packed with shocking mysteries waiting to be unraveled, will challenge your nerves and wits like never before!

  FEATURES:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Horror & Mystery themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1 Player
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  236 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 Sorround = No / Dolby Digital = No / Dolby Pro logic II = No
MULTI-TAP FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  No
LANGUAGE SELECTOR  Yes
NETWORK ADAPTOR (ETHERNET) COMPATIBLE  No
EMULATOR  PCSX 2 v.0.1.0.0 (Videos in Software mode only)
SPEED HACKS USED  EE Cyclerate = 1; VU Cycle Stealing = 0; Enable INTC Spin detection = Yes; Enable Wait Loop Detection = Yes; Enable fast CDVD = No; mVU Flag Hack = No; MTVU (Multi-Threaded Micro VU1) = Yes
SPECIAL GAME FIXES USED  None
VIDEO PLUGIN  GSDX r5559 ( Allow 8-bit textures = Yes; Alpha Hack = No; Offset Hack = No; Agressive CRC = 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 character -  Left Analog Stick
  Select item, move, run -  D-Pad
  Confirm, check, operate, talk -  X Button
  Cancel, command dog to come, close menu, map -  Circle Button
  Command dog to stay -  Square Button
  Command dog to go, command dog to find -  Triangle Button
  Attack -  X + R1 Button
  Reload -  L1 Button
  Attack stance -  R1 Button
  Change camera angle -  L2 or R2 Button
  Open or close map -  Select Button
  Pause game -  Start Button

 

RAW CODES:

Infinite Health -  
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Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 1'09 MB
 - ADVERT COVERS
USA ADVERT SPANISH ADVERT
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 - DISC COVER
DISC
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File Size - 230 KB

 NTSC-J:
  • Rule of Rose [SCPS-15093]  - 
     
 ASIA:
  • Rule of Rose [SCAJ-20168]  - 
     
 NTSC-U:
  • Rule of Rose [SLUS-21448]  - 
     

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