V2000
Official Title  V2000
Common Title  V2000
Serial Number(s)  SLES-00545
Region  PAL
Genre / Style  Action  / Shooter

Developer  Frontier Developments.
Publisher  Grolier Interactive.
Date Released  15 October 1998
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number		 DISC 1

SLES-00545
Serial Number In Disc SLES-00545
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 9
( 1 Data Track &
8 Audio Tracks )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )		 455 MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )		 MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )
From the back cover.
  •  3500339700581  - 
     

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English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Menus and gameplay are in Multi-5 (English, French, German, Italian & Spanish).

Zarch (also known under its ported name of Virus) is a computer game written by David Braben (better known as the co-author of Elite) in three months in 1987, for the release of the Acorn Archimedes computer. Zarch started off as a demo called Lander which was bundled with almost all releases of the Acorn Archimedes.

Zarch was released as Virus and in 1988 ported to the Atari ST, Commodore Amiga (coded by Jez San and his Argonaut team), and IBM PC (coded by Chris Sawyer). It was later ported to the ZX Spectrum by Steven Dunn - an impressive feat considering the inferior processing power and poor graphics of the Spectrum when compared to the Archimedes, Amiga, Atari ST and PC. A few clones/games based on Zarch have also been created fairly recently, namely a version for Linux, also called Zarch, a remake for Windows (written in Blitz BASIC) called Z-Virus, and a version crossing Zarch with Pac-Man called ZarchMan (see External links below).

In 1998, ten years after Zarch was released, a sequel, V2000 (also known as Virus 2000), was released for the PC and PlayStation.

STORY:
Aliens are using a virus to corrupt and possess many creatures from different worlds by opening up links between the worlds they are trying to conquer. From many of these links emerged the hives.

GAMEPLAY:
The usual mission objectives in the game are to destroy the mutated creatures and the hives, rescue local inhabitants, while "beaming up" weapon upgrades along the way. Players are then awarded "trophies" for each world saved or if it is saved quickly. These trophies allow the player to receive new ships.

  Manufacturer's description:

The follow up to the classic '80's Hit "Virus".

Brought to you by Gaming Guru David Braben, V2000 plunges you into a series of surreal world where virus spitting alien creatures are part of everyday life...Rescue people and set them to work. Turn the alien possessed creatures against each other. Use your brains and your bombs to stop the virus from destroying your worlds.

Explore and save 30 massive worlds.
Over 50 different types of alien creatures.
Train people to make 24 new weapons and extra defences.
Trophies and secret exits improve your rank and give access to hidden worlds.
Master the flight controls against adverse weather conditions.
Marshal your robot forces againts the invasion.

  Features:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • SCI-FI & Futuristic themes.
Number Of Players  1 Player
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  2 Blocks
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
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  PCSX v.1.5
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= 53, Compatibility=1,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  Eternal Spu 1.41 (Direct sound, 100 ms buffer, spu async audio, smooth mode, reverb neillīs, update before accesing register)
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe Cdrom plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  Yes.
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 the ship -  Left analog stick
  Move camera near or far -  Right analog stick
  Fire weapon -  X Button
  Move forward -  Square Button
  Move backward -  Circle Button
  Land -  Triangle Button
  Rise -  R2 Button
  Descend -  R1 Button

 

MISC CODES:
  Enable cheat mode -  
Hold R1 and press Left(2), Square, Circle, R2, Right, Triangle, L2 
  Access all weapons - After entering the following code, pause the game and access the cheat menu to activate the cheat -  
While playing hold R1 and press Square, Square, Triangle, L1, L2, X, Circle, X 
  Complete level - After entering the following code, pause the game and access the cheat menu to activate the cheat -  
While playing hold R1 and press Square, Right, Triangle, Square, R2, L1, Triangle, Right 
  Level Skip - After entering the following code, pause the game and access the cheat menu to activate the cheat -  
While playing hold R1 and press X, Right, Triangle, Square, R2, Triangle, Right, Triangle 

GAMESHARK CODES:
  No Damage -  
8012DA38 55F0 
  Infinite Grenades -  
80124804 0004 
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