ARCANA HEART
OFFICIAL TITLE  Arcana Heart
COMMON TITLE  Arcana Heart
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLUS-21720
REGION  NTSC-U
GENRE / STYLE  Fighting.

DEVELOPER  Examu Inc.
PUBLISHER  Atlus.
DATE RELEASED  8 April 2008
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER
DISC 1

SLUS-21720
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLUS-21720
MEDIA DVD-5
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.

Long ago two planes of existence split, leaving humans to tend to their world and the immensely powerful Arcana to live in the Elemental World. The only means of communication between the two worlds comes from Maidens, young girls whose special relationships also afford them great physical abilities.

Eleven such Maidens have come together in Arcana Heart, in hopes of preventing the mysterious Mildred Avalon from harnessing the power of the Arcana and destroying humanity in the process. Gamers choose from 11 fighters and then select from 11 accompanying Arcana, each with different skills that improve the Maidens' attack and defense, for a total of 121 different fighting styles. Fighting fans can battle in arcade, story, versus, and training modes, and the gallery mode is full of unlockable extras.

The game includes standard story, arcade, and versus modes, along with a training mode and an unlockable illustration gallery. Players can choose between the original version of the characters or the rebalanced versions from the arcade update Arcana Heart FULL!

STORY:
Beyond our world lies that of the Elemental beings, the Arcana. These mighty spirits offer their abilities to the Maidens, those rare humans who are able to communicate with them. Long ago, our worlds were connected. However, the two worlds unexpectedly split apart, and a dimensional boundary was formed between them, separating our world from the Arcana. Seeking to harness their energy, the mysterious Mildred Avalon is trying to form a rift in the boundary and merge the worlds once more. Should her plan succeed, life on our world will never be the same again. Only the Maidens, with the help of their Arcana, can prevent her from bringing an end to all humanity.

Features:
* An all-girl fighting spectacular. Battles heat up with 11 beautiful female fighters to choose from.

* Customize your fighter's skills. Arcana add new attack and defense skills. Build your combat strategy by selecting from 11 different Arcana to pair with your fighter.

* Supreme vertical action. Take your fighting skyward! Huge battle maps let you rain down punishment on your opponent with air dashes and homing techniques to create devastating aerial combos.

* Exceptional replay value. Includes the original Arcana Heart and the remixed Arcana Heart FULL, and offers four different modes: arcade, story, versus, and training, as well as a gallery mode filled with unlockable extras.

* Fight through four different game modes

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

HUMANITY'S LAST HOPE IS ONE BIG CATFIGHT!

Fighting games have never been hotter than this all-girl arcade hit from Japan. These beautiful but deadly girls will rock you with insane combos, homing techniques, and astounding vertical fighting power.

FRANTIC AERIAL ACTION

Rain down punishment from the skies on some of the largest battle maps in 2-D fighting history.

121 FIGHTER COMBINATIONS

Select from 11 Maidens and 11 Arcana to create a fighter that suits your play style.

TONS OF GAMEPLAY

It's all here: Arcana Heart, the remixed Arcana Heart FULL. 4 play modes, and unlockable Gallery content.

  FEATURES:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 2D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Martial Arts & Anime themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1-2 Players
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  50 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 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.0.1.4.0
SPEED HACKS USED  EE Cyclerate = 0; VU Cycle Stealing = 0; Enable INTC Spin detection = Yes; Enable Wait Loop Detection = Yes; Enable fast CDVD = No; mVU Flag Hack = Yes; MTVU (Multi-Threaded Micro VU1) = Yes
SPECIAL GAME FIXES USED  None
VIDEO PLUGIN  GSDX v.1.1.0 ( Allow 8-bit textures = Yes; Alpha Hack = No; Offset Hack = No; Skipdraw Hack = 0 )
AUDIO PLUGIN  SPU2-X v.2.0.0 ( 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
 S attack (special) -  X Button
 A attack (weak) -  Square Button
 C attack (strong) -  Circle Button
 B attack (medium) -  Triangle Button
 Arcana force (weak + medium + strong) -  L1 Button
 Weak + medium -  R1 Button
 Throw (weak + special) -  R2 Button
 Pause game -  Start Button

 

RAW CODES:

Infinite HP Player 1 -  
20469FA8 00006510
20469FAC 00006510
 
No Health P2 Press SELECT Player 1 -  
D0493C5C 0000FFFE
2046B094 00000000
 
Player 1 Infinite Homing -  
20469DC4 000011F8
20469DC8 000011F8
20469DCC 000011F8
 
Player 1 Infinite Super -  
20469DC0 00026000
 
Unlock Extras (*Graphics Unlockers) -  
40323E70 000B0001
00000001 00000000
 

 - JEWEL CASE COVERS
FRONT
CLICK THE IMAGE
Dim. - 3225 x 2156 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 2'90 MB
 - DISC COVER
DISC
CLICK THE IMAGE
Dim. - 970 x 960 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 290 KB

 NTSC-J:
  • Arcana Heart [SLPM-66850]   
     
  • Arcana Heart [AQ the Best] [SLPM-55106]   
     

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