AFRAID GEAR
Official Title  Afraid Gear
Common Title  Afraid Gear
Serial Number(s)  SLPS-00995
Region  NTSC-J
Genre / Style  Simulation / Strategy

Developer  Office Create.
Publisher  Asmik Ace Entertainment, Inc.
Date Released  29 October 1998
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLPS-00995
Serial Number In Disc SLPS-00995
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 11
( 1 Data Track &
10 Audio Tracks )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
644 MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc 560 MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
217 MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
  •  4988126510169  - 
     

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Japanese
Menus and gameplay are in Japanese.

Afraid Gear is a strategy/simulation game by Asmik Ace, the game got a sequel called Afraid Gear Another that was also released for the Playstation One console. The premise of the game is that the player builds a mecha and fight in tournaments against other mecha in order to win money. With his winnings, he may purchase better parts and weapons so that you can destroy more difficult opponents. It sounds a bit like Armored Core, but there are many differences that separate the two.

First, the battle system is almost totally automatic. If you decide to switch over to manual mode, you get a limited number of choices. You can choose which weapons to fire, what power level to go to, and what part of your opponent's mecha to aim for. Leaving it on auto-pilot is easier, since the AI is fairly good. As for your opponents, they're either dumb as rocks or very smart. It depends on what level you're fighting at.

  Manufacturer's description:

To tune the robot simulation robot development "Mech" fighting for the competition, aiming to win the battle S1 race. Swapping the dozens of weapons parts, to make their own 'Mechs only tuned over the detail is possible. You can also equipped with "beginner mode" as I remember the development of drama in the anime, easy to play for beginners.

  Features:
  • First & Third person perspectives.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • SCI-FI, Futuristic & Fantasy themes.
Number Of Players  1-2 Players
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  2-12 Blocks
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller ( Digital Controller compatible only )
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  No
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v.1.7.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 63, Compatibility=2,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.7.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe Cdrom plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  The game doesn't have it (Digital only).
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  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 -  D-Pad
  Cancel action -  X Button
  Select action -  Circle Button
  Battle Menu -  Square Button

 

ACTION REPLAY CODES:
  Infinite Money -  
80080B44 C9FF
80080B46 3B9A
 
  Infinite Bonus For Tunning -  
800D5224 270F
 

 - Jewel Case Covers
FRONT BACK INSIDE
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Dim. - 504 x 512 pix.
Res. - 72 dpi
File Size - 44 KB
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Dim. - 683 x 512 pix.
Res. - 72 dpi
File Size - 90 KB
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 NTSC-J:
  • Afraid Gear [Reprint] [SLPM-86876]  - 
     

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