SPEC OPS - AIRBORNE COMMANDO
Official Title  Spec Ops - Airborne Commando
Common Title  Spec Ops - Airborne Commando
Serial Number(s)  SLUS-01447
Region  NTSC-U
Genre / Style  Action / Shooter

Developer  Big Grub
Publisher  Gotham Games (Take-Two Interactive).
Date Released  18 September 2002
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLUS-01447
Serial Number In Disc SLUS-01447
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 1
( 1 Data Track )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
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( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
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( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
  •  710425231667  - 
     

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English
Menus and gameplay are in English.

The first Spec Ops title on the PlayStation to feature a third-person 3D shooting style, Spec Ops: Airborne Commando literally drops you behind enemy lines as an elite U. S. Ranger paratrooper equipped with essential gear and a lethal arsenal. Weapons include a standard military knife, a Colt 1911A1 Semiautomatic pistol, silenced M4 rifle, sniper rifle (Barret M82A1), the M3 RAAW reusable launcher rifle, hand grenades, and C4 demolition packs. Binoculars, a laptop, and a handheld radio round out the inventory, with satellite imaging available for locating positions of rangers, checkpoints, helicopter extractions, and both real and decoy SAM launchers.

Players earn awards and promotions for successfully completing the 16 missions, with scores based on factors such as reconnaissance and intelligence recovered, rescue of hostages, enemies killed, and demolition. Ten ranks can be achieved, ranging from Private E1 to Sergeant Major and, depending on success, six decorations and medals can be earned, including The Purple Heart, Bronze or Silver Stars and the Congressional Medal of Honor. Airborne Commando features five difficulty settings, ranging from Super Easy (10 extra lives) to Super Hard (no extra lives).

During missions, Rangers pick up items found in the environments (forests, deserts, mountains and jungles), deactivate mines and trip wires, blow up barrels containing explosives, find supply crates with special pickup items, safeguard hostages, and utilize health packs. In addition to ratings in four categories during mission debriefings, players receive an After Action Report showing statistics like ammo, grenades, and rockets used, enemies killed, time elapsed, and mission accomplishments. Mission action meters track elements of combat such as sound, health, enemy health, stamina, and breath for underwater excursions.

  Manufacturer's description:

The never-ending battle against the enemies of life, liberty, and justice is about to gain a new hero. Spec Ops: Airborne Commando is a 3rd person action shooter sending YOU deep behind enemy lines to carry out top-secret covert operations. Rescue friendly forces, destroy strategic military structures, secure intelligence information, and eliminate high-profile targets. Remember your training soldier, and you will make it out alive!

Features:
Dive into hostile territory as an expertly trained and superbly equipped U.S. Airborne Ranger.
Execute precise maneuvers during 16 challenging missions to rescue hostages, destroy bridges, disable radar sites, and more.
Engage the enemy with weapons like the M4 Machine Gun, LAW Rockets, and Hand Grenades.
Gain the tactical advantage in dense jungles, barren deserts, rugged mountains, and snow-filled forests.
Rely upon superior equipment such as Laser Targeters, Mine Detectors, and advanced computers to accomplish mission goals!

  Features:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Counter-Terrorist theme.
Number Of Players  1 Player
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  1 Block
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  ePSXe v.2.0.5
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL2 GPU Core 2.0.0 ( 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= 5 (GLSlang Files (gpuPeteOGL2-slv/slf))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.2.0.0
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 character:  D-Pad
  Select item in inventory / Fire weapon / Punch / Stab -  X Button
  Aim, then throw grenade -  X Button (Twice)
  Jump -  Circle Button
  Action / Open door / Carry soldier -  Triangle Button
  Look ahead / Camera movement -  Square Button
  Aim lock -  R1 Button
  Run -  L1 Button
  Crawl / Prone -  L2 Button
  Quick weapon selection -  R2 Button
  Quick weapon selection reverse -  R2 + Triangle Button
  Fire sniper scope, binoculars -  Triangle + X Button
  Full inventory selection -  Select Button
  Pause game -  Start Button

 

MISC CODES:
  Shoot through walls -   In this glitch, you can use your sniper rifle to shoot through walls. Remember what happens when you put the crosshairs from your sniper rifle onto an enemy, it turns from green to red? You can do the same thing here. If you know an enemy is inside a building, just pull out your sniper rifle, take aim, and move the crosshairs around, and every once in a while, you will see your crosshairs go from green to red. That means there's an enemy there, and if you shoot it, you will take out that enemy, which makes any mission with buildings much easier. 

GAMESHARK CODES:
  Infinite Health -  
80087F54 0004
 
  Infinite run power -  
80087F62 0064
 

 - Jewel Case Covers
FRONT BACK INSIDE
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 - Disc Cover
DISC
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 PAL:
  • Spec Ops - Airborne Commando [SLES-03891]   
     

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