GA-ROU-DEN BREAKBLOW
OFFICIAL TITLE  Ga-rou-den Breakblow
COMMON TITLE  Ga-rou-den Breakblow
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLPS-25530
REGION  NTSC-J
GENRE / STYLE  Fighting.

DEVELOPER  Opus Corp.
PUBLISHER  ESP - Entertainment Software Publishing Inc.
DATE RELEASED  17 November 2005
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER		 DISC 1

SLPS-25530
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLPS-25530
MEDIA DVD-5
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )
From the back cover.
  •  4520923020108  - 
     

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Japanese
Menus and gameplay are in Japanese.

Ga-rou-den is a series of Japanese martial arts novels by Baku Yumemakura. They have been adapted as a feature film, a manga by Keisuke Itagaki (of Baki the Grappler fame), and two video games. The film was released on January 25, 1995. The two video games are Ga-rou-den Breakblow, released November 17, 2005 and Ga-rou-den Breakblow Fist or Twist, released March 15, 2007, both for PlayStation 2.

Bunshichi Tanba is a man who loves to fight. He seeks out opponents wherever they might be found, but one day he stumbles upon an underground fighting league and is promptly humiliated by an opponent much stronger than himself, and he vows to become stronger and to return for a rematch.

Ga-rou-den Breakblow is a 3D fighting game based on the manga by Baku Yumemakura and Keisuke Itagaki. Choose from a variety of martial arts experts, each with their own special techniques and special moves. There is a focus on grappling and submission moves, and unlike most fighting games, the two combatants share a life bar which will move back and forth depending on performance, and granting the use of different special moves. The game offers a standard story mode where the the story can be experienced with different characters, as well as a versus mode, a training mode, and a survival mode.

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

Popular comic in which the novel "Garoden" to the original by Baku Yumemakura work appeared in the 3D fighting game. To reproduce the character that Itagaki Keisuke draw in realistic 3D, and express the overwhelming radical is with the original! We'll hot commitment to martial arts! The beaten kicking while, Punching while being kicked. Real fighting was not in a fighting game ever is here!

  FEATURES:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Martial Arts & Anime themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1-2 Players
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  106 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.0.1.2.1 (Video in 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.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
 Move character -  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
Guard -  X Button
Right punch -  Circle Button
Left punch -  Square Button
Kick -  Triangle Button
Grab opponent -  L1 Button
Pause game -  Start Button

 



 
 
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 KOREAN:
  • Ga-rou-den Breakblow [SLKA-25371]   
     

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