FORBIDDEN SIREN
OFFICIAL TITLE  Forbidden Siren
COMMON TITLE  Forbidden Siren
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SCES-51920
REGION  PAL
GENRE / STYLE  Survival Horror.

DEVELOPER  Sony.
PUBLISHER  Sony.
DATE RELEASED  12 May 2004
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER
DISC 1

SCES-51920
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SCES-51920
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.

Players tune in to a vision of the living dead in this PS2-exclusive survival-horror game. Siren is set apart from similar macabre adventures by its heroes' ability to "sightjack" the first-person perspectives of other characters in the game. Using the analog stick like a fine-tuning dial on an old TV set, players can pick up and hone in on the energy of nearby zombie-like men and women, which are common enemies in the game, and see the world from their points of view. Once found and fine-tuned, up to four such out-of-body perspectives can be stored and selected with a button press, allowing wily survivalists to survey an entire area without stepping into danger themselves.

The game is designed to generate fear through the unknown. The players' vision is often obscured by fog and darkness. The over-map displays the surrounding area in detail, but does not show the characters' current location in it, forcing them to orienteer their position based on compass readings and visual clues. Only by studying their surroundings from different perspectives, learning the behavior patterns of nearby enemies, and combining these discrete pieces of information to imagine the larger picture, can players hope to understand their current circumstance well enough to devise a plan to safely escape. Siren's storyline involves ten playable characters, each with a different background, all desperate to flee before they meet the same fate as their undead pursuers.

Siren is set in a Japanese village that has recently suffered an inexplicable, unholy disaster. Soon after a strange red rain fell from the sky, and the river turned the color of blood, the villagers began to lose their humanity, becoming undead "shibito." While it seems impossible to kill a shibito opponent, they do show the results of a good attempt -- in the form of blood and wounds. Unlike these frightening undead, however, the game's heroes are quite mortal and can be killed with just a few hits. The best hope is to avoid the shibito wherever possible, using the sightjacking ability to see impending attacks, find the most secure routes, and discover hidden bonuses from a relatively safe distance.

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

Resist the Call

0:00. Midnight. A siren calls and a sea of red water mysteriously surrounds the mountain village Hanuda. Slowly, a terrible force transforms the inhabitants into shibito, undead husks of their old selves, fueled by evil and hate.

Play as one of ten characters caught in a living nightmare. You have three days to learn how their paths intersect as they try to stay alive. Survival depends on your ability to "sightjack" or the power to see through the eyes of friends and foes. There is no one hero. There is little hope.

Will you resist the call of the Siren?

  FEATURES:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Horror & Mystery themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1 Player
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  77 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 = Yes / 60 Hz = No / 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.0.1.2.1 (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 / Shake off attacking enemies / Move the rifle crosshairs -  Left Analog Stick
Examine surroundings, select action from triangle menu, open door -  X Button
Crouch, jump off ladders -  Circle Button
Flashlight on/off -  Square Button
Interact -  Triangle Button
Strafe -  L1 Button + Left analogue stick left or right
Combat stance (melee weapon)/aim (handgun or rifle) -  R1 Button
Attack/shoot -  R1 + X Button
Sight-jack mode -  L2 Button
Search for Shibito -  Press L2 then rotate left analogue stick
Look mode; press hard to zoom in -  R2 Button
View map -  Select Button
Menu options -  Start Button

 

RAW CODES:

Invincible (main Character) -  
2019908C 10000168
 
Infinite Ammo -  
20162590 00000000
 
Disable AI -  
201550D4 10000016
 
Invincible NPCs -  
201599BC 080567A2
 
Enemies 1 Hit KO -  
201599A8 24030000
 

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 NTSC-J:
  • Siren [SCPS-15053]   
     
  • Siren [PlayStation 2 the Best] [SCPS-19305]   
     
  • Siren [PlayStation 2 the Best] [Reprint] [SCPS-19312]   
     
 ASIA:
  • Siren [SCAJ-20046]   
     
  • Siren [SCAJ-30003]   
     
 KOREAN:
  • Siren [SCKA-20019]   
     
 NTSC-U:
  • Siren [SCUS-97355]   
     
 PAL:
  • Forbidden Siren [SCES-52327]   
     
  • Forbidden Siren [SCES-52328]   
     
  • Forbidden Siren [SCES-52329]   
     
  • Forbidden Siren [SCES-52330]   
     

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