PERSONA 3
OFFICIAL TITLE  Persona 3
COMMON TITLE  Persona 3
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLPM-66445
REGION  NTSC-J
GENRE / STYLE  RPG

DEVELOPER  Atlus Co., Ltd.
PUBLISHER  Atlus Co., Ltd.
DATE RELEASED  13 July 2006
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER
DISC 1

SLPM-66445
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLPM-66445
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.

The occult-themed Persona series makes its PlayStation 2 debut with a distinctive visual style that closely mirrors Japanese anime. Once again the setting is high school, where a group of special teenagers band together to fight enemies after hours by tapping into the demon personas lurking within. Parties of up to four characters can freely explore their 3D environment, but only one, the lead protagonist, is controllable during combat. Battles are initiated by approaching the onscreen enemies, with turn-based attacks involving swords, bows, and personas available to eliminate the opposition.

Each enemy type has a particular weakness against certain elements, and players will be able to outfit their character with more powerful weapons and persona types by collecting cards at the end of each battle. Persona 3 features a day-night cycle that has players focusing on building relationships with fellow classmates and tending to schedules or hobbies during the day, while exploring an alternate dimension at night.

Each visit to this dimensional portal offers hundreds of randomly generated floors, but players have a limited amount of time to explore them before having to return to their academic studies. "FES" is meant to indicate "Festival," according to translations of comments made by director Katsura Hashino. Released in North America about eight months after the original, the "FES" edition of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 includes an enhanced version of the original game along with expansion pack material that adds a new episode, boasting 30 more hours of role-playing adventure complete with its own story, cut-scenes, and musical score.

PLOT:
In Persona 3, the player takes the role of a male high-school student who joins the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES), a group of students investigating the Dark Hour, a time period between one day and the next that few people are aware of. During the Dark Hour, the player enters Tartarus, a large tower containing Shadows, creatures that feed on the minds of humans. To fight the Shadows, each member of SEES is able to summon a Persona, a manifestation of a person's inner self. The game's most iconic feature is the method by which the members of SEES release their Personas: by firing a gun-like object called an Evoker at their head.

Features:
* Includes the original Persona 3 with added content
* Features new Personas, events, and a hard play mode
* Experience an all-new chapter entitled "The Answer," offering an estimated 30+ hours of play

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

Lead a group of high school students with a dangerous extracurricular activity: exploring the mysterious tower Tartarus and fighting the sinister Shadows during the Dark Hour, a frozen span of time imperceptible to all but a select few. However, the end of their quest is no longer the end of the story-witness for the first time the aftermath of the final battle and the students' struggle to find meaning in their new lives.

* More than just an expansion - Persona 3 FES contains an enhanced version of the original game, loaded with new Personas and cutscenes, a weapon synthesis system, additional quests and events, a hard difficulty mode, and the ability to change your characters' clothes.
* 30 additional hours of gameplay - Take the role of Aigis in a brand new Persona 3 episode that plays as a full game with an original story, extra cutscenes and objectives, and seventeen new music tracks.
* Incredible value - The enhanced version of the acclaimed Persona 3 game and the brand new episode make for 120-plus hours of gameplay

  FEATURES:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • SCIFI, Futuristic, Mystery, Demons, Fantasy & Anime themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1 Player
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  78 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 = 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.0.1.0.0
SPEED HACKS USED  EE Cyclerate = 1; VU Cycle Stealing = 0; Enable INTC Spin detection = Yes; Enable Wait Loop Detection = Yes; Enable fast CDVD = Yes; 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; 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.
 

 FIELD/TARTARUS CONTROLS:
  Move character -  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
  Rotate camera -  Right Analog Stick
  Examine, talk, confirm, use weapon -  X Button
  Move camera behind character -  Circle Button
  Give a command -  Square Button
  Open the command menu -  Triangle Button
  Rotate camera left -  L1 or L2 Button
  Rotate camera right -  R1 or R2 Button


 BATTLE/COMMAND MENU CONTROLS:
  Move cursor, change commands -  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
  Confirm -  X Button
  Cancel selection, cancel auto battle -  Circle Button
  Standby -  Square Button
  Toggle rush on or off (auto battle) -  Triangle Button
  Analyze an enemy -  L1 Button
  Confirm order of action -  R1 Button

 



 
 

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 NTSC-J:
  • Persona 3 [Konamistyle Special Edition] [PERSONA-01]  - 
     
  • Persona 3 FES [SLPM-66690]  - 
     
  • Persona 3 FES [Independent Starting Version] [Konamistyle Special Edition] [PERSONA-02]  - 
     
  • Persona 3 FES [Append Edition] [SLPM-66689]  - 
     
  • Persona 3 FES [PlayStation 2 the Best] [SLPM-74277]  - 
     
 KOREAN:
  • Persona 3 [SCKA-20099]  - 
     
  • Persona 3 FES [Independent Starting Version] [SCKA-20109]  - 
     
 NTSC-U:
  • Shin Megami Tensei - Persona 3 [SLUS-21569]  - 
     
  • Shin Megami Tensei - Persona 3 FES [SLUS-21621]  - 
     
 PAL:
  • Shin Megami Tensei - Persona 3 [SLES-55018]  - 
     
  • Shin Megami Tensei - Persona 3 FES [SLES-55354]  - 
     

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