ORPHEN - SCION OF SORCERY
OFFICIAL TITLE  Orphen - Scion of Sorcery
COMMON TITLE  Orphen - Scion of Sorcery
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLES-50062
REGION  PAL
GENRE / STYLE  Action / Platform / RPG.

DEVELOPER  Kadokawa.
PUBLISHER  Activision.
DATE RELEASED  24 November 2000
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER		 DISC 1

SLES-50062
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLES-50062
MEDIA DVD-5
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )
From the back cover.
  •  5030917012556  - 
     

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English
Menus and gameplay are in English.

Oprhen is a young but powerful sorcerer still in the process of learning his craft. Unlike many mages his age, he seeks to discover the deeper knowledge of magic for personal profit rather than love of the art. This rather unscrupulous facet of his personality has often landed Orphen in some sticky situations, but nothing like the journey he is about to embark upon. With his students Magnus and Cleo, he'll end up on Chaos Island, where they'll have to shift through time to find the various pieces of the shattered Crystal Egg in order to return the stream of time to its proper flow.

Orphen: Scion of Sorcery is an anime-inspired role-playing game for the PlayStation 2. You play the cocky titular character or one of the five companions he acquires at one point or another, exploring the land of Chaos Island, using your power to shift from the past to present to future in the hope of completing your quest. Along the way you will defeat bosses, discover treasures, find items, and the like. Often you'll journey and fight as a party, while occasionally one of the other characters will fight or travel alone.

There are two distinct engines in Orphen, the exploration engine and the battle engine. Between these two gameplay modes, the game will present cut-scenes featuring cel animation to help move the plot along. The battle engine is done in real-time, and is timing based, focusing on the characters' abilities with magic. Each of the four buttons is linked to a different magical attack, and these spells can be linked in battle if you time your button pressing correctly. As you advance through the game, you will learn different, more powerful combos with which to slay the enemy. The exploration has action elements, as well, featuring limited platform gameplay.

Features:
* Control the lazy sorcerer Orphen or one of five other characters
* Over 50 event-based encounters through three storylines
* Cast over 30 spells to defeat mysterious and magical enemies

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

SORCERER BY CALLING. HERO BY ACCIDENT.

As Orphen. the powerful but lazy sorcerer. you've always thought being a hero was too much work. But now you don't have a choice. Harnessed into a risky adventure, you must use your dark powers to help your desperate companions resolve their unique quests.

Play as Orphen or as any of 5 of his companions in this epic, action-RPG adventure.

Take on 3 immersive storylines and 51 action-packed, event-based encounters.

COnquer puzzels, Battle monsters and complete quests on the mysterious Chaos Island

Cast over 30 spells, collect items and use hidden weapons to defeat your enemies.

Enjoy cinematic Anime' cut-scenes and stunning Playstaion 2 computer entertainment system graphics.

  FEATURES:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Magic, Fantasy & Anime themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1 Player
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  30 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 = Yes
AUDIO MODES  Stereo = Yes / Mono = No / 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 (Software)
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.
 

 BATTLE MODE CONTROLS:
 Select target -  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
 Sword attack -  X Button
 Elemental attack -  Circle Button
 Defensive shield -  Square Button
 Projectile attack -  Triangle Button
 Reset menu -  Start Button


 STORY MODE CONTROLS:
 Move character -  Left Analog Stick
 First person viewing controls -  Right Analog Stick
 Menu mode -  D-Pad Up or down
 Map mode -  D-Pad Left or Right
 Select item, talk, open chests -  X Button
 Elemental attack -  Circle Button
 Jump -  Square Button
 Projectile attack -  Triangle Button
 Rotate camera to the right -  L1 Button
 Rotate camera to the left -  R1 Button
 Pause -  Start Button

 

MISC CODES:

Restart Battle -   Pause game play if you are losing during a battle. Select ''Equip'' and resume the game. You will be at the start of the battle, with all energy restored. 


RAW CODES:

Infinite Health -  
1058BC5A 00000032 
Infinite Herbs -  
1034340C 00000300 
 - JEWEL CASE COVERS
FRONT
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Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 1'24 MB
 - JEWEL CASE COVERS
FRONT
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Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 408 KB
 - ADVERT COVERS
EUROPEAN ADVERT JAPANESE ADVERT PAGE 1 JAPANESE ADVERT PAGE 2
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Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 2'16 MB		 CLICK THE IMAGE
Dim. - 618 x 875 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
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File Size - 304 KB
 - DISC COVER
DISC
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Dim. - 922 x 922 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 100 KB

 NTSC-J:
  • Sorcerous Stabber Orphen [SLPS-25008]   
     
  • Sorcerous Stabber Orphen [Kadokawa the Best] [SLPM-65065]   
     
 NTSC-U:
  • Orphen - Scion of Sorcery [SLUS-20011]   
     

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