ARCOBALENO! [LIMITED EDITION]
OFFICIAL TITLE  Arcobaleno! [Limited Edition]
COMMON TITLE  Arcobaleno! [Limited Edition]
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLPM-55168
REGION  NTSC-J
GENRE / STYLE  Adventure / Simulation.

DEVELOPER  Design Factory.
PUBLISHER  Idea Factory.
DATE RELEASED  14 May 2009
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER
DISC 1

SLPM-55168
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLPM-55168
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.

Kaya Yuno is an 18-year old student who attends the Murota Culinary School which trains aspiring chefs on the ins and outs of the kitchen and proper Italian cooking. While at the school, Kaya exercises diligence in learning (with gainful employment in mind) but also interacts with the mostly male students in a romance simulation which is aimed at Japanese girl gamers.

There are two things that Yuna cherishes most, the taste of Pescatore and the memory of the boy who made it. The boy and his food saved her from hunger when she ran away from home at the age of 8, and being inspired by him, she set off to become a professional Italian chef.

One day, Yuna visited the restaurant Arcobaleno which her temporary lecturer Haruto worked for, and discovered that his pescatore tastes exactly the same as the dish she has eaten 10 years ago.

Realizing that this is the place where she can be close to her inspiration and sharpen her cooking skills, she applied for an internship there. But before she get the position, she has to pass a cooking test with two other aspiring participants.

Haruto may have been her saviour, but who is the one who will win her heart?

Reverse-harem seems to be the name of the game in Arcobaleno!. Like all visual novels, the emphasis seems to be on character development. As Yuuna, you can interact with the mostly male student population at the academy by moving around the map. Daily conversation with the boys is an important part of building your relationships with them. If you manage to get close enough to one, you’ll receive an e-mail from them that signals the opportunity for you to pursue a more intimate relationship.

The player can also obtain recipes from the guys. This is important because a cooking test based around a particular theme is held every two weeks and you’ll need to answer enough questions correctly to pass.

Yuuna has three ingame stats that the player can level up: heart, body and skill. Three other stats (tension, title (or designation) and trait) also exist, and these are interconnected with the aforementioned three. For example; tension seems influence how effective your daily studies and training are. They also seem to tie in to the tests in some way.

The limited edition includes an art booklet and extra CD.

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

A girl whose dream is to become a chef is women love adventure game hero! While raising as cook a hero to clear the mini-game, Let's deepen ties with men attractive! Hero of Chino Yuna was supposed to be training Italian restaurant that give a taste of pasta memories of the "Arcobaleno", sweet love story and a dream of becoming a cook will kick off!

  FEATURES:
  • First person perspective.
  • 2D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Restaurant, Romance & Anime themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1 Player
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  187 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 = 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 = 0; Enable INTC Spin detection = Yes; Enable Wait Loop Detection = Yes; Enable fast CDVD = No; mVU Flag Hack = No; MTVU (Multi-Threaded Micro VU1) = No
SPECIAL GAME FIXES USED  None
VIDEO PLUGIN  GSDX r5681 ( 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 between actions or answers -  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
  Select action or answer -  Circle Button
  Show / Hide text -  X Button
  Auto -  Square or Start Button
  Menu options -  Triangle Button
  Show previous dialogues -  L1 Button

 



 
 

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