FREAK OUT
OFFICIAL TITLE  Freak Out
COMMON TITLE  Freak Out
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLES-50310
REGION  PAL
GENRE / STYLE  Action.

DEVELOPER  Treasure.
PUBLISHER  Midas Interactive / Swing!.
DATE RELEASED  27 July 2001 / 15 November 2003 (Rerelease)
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER		 DISC 1

SLES-50310
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLES-50310
MEDIA CD
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )
From the back cover.
  •  4033756003762  - 
     

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English
Menus and gameplay are in English.

When cute little Linda was first attacked by the nasty demons, she didn't realize that the magic scarf that her father gave her would end up saving the day. It seems that the magic scarf caught the demon that was trying to catch Linda and now it's got a life of its own. The scarf responds to Linda's wishes and whims, stretching far across the screen to grab dangerous enemies or provide a helping hand over imposing obstacles.

Quite unlike anything that has come before it, Stretch Panic presents a game world in which just about everything can be grabbed, pulled, snapped, and otherwise stretched to serve the main character's needs. Linda will need all the help she can get, though, as she adventures through diverse levels designed to test the limits of imaginative puzzle solving.

Features:
* Explore the surreal worlds of Limbo and the Museum of Agony while trying to rescue your 12 possessed sisters
* Use your "demonic scarf" to bend, stretch, warp, and fling enemies across the screen
* Shape the environment itself to solve puzzles and to access new areas
* The most unique gameplay yet seen in a game
* The world's first 'elastic' 3D engine
* Hundreds of objects to interact with and deform
* Classic boss encounters requiring quick thinking and even quicker reflexes

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

Reach out and STRECH someone¡

From the award-winning developers Treasure (creators of Gunstar Heroes, Dynamite Heady, Mischief Makers, Bagai-O) comes Stretch Panic, a dark comic fantasy that takes you for a trip on an entirely new gaming experience! Join Linda as she journeys through Limbo and the Museum of Agony to save her 12 possessed sisters from the clutches of the demons of vanity! Armed with only a possessed scarf, it's up to you to rescue your siblings!

For the first time ever, players can stretch and degorm any and everything in the videogame enviroment¡

Grab and Stretch¡

- Immerse yourself in a dark, twisted cosmic fantasy filled with bizarre characters and warped enviroments.

- Use the demonscarf to navigate the enviroments and attack enemies - stretch and enemes face, pull up the ground and use it as a shield, use a tree as a catapult - the posibilities are limitless.

"A bizarre treasure - atrue gem - unique, addictive gameplay ... loads of fun" Official Playstation Magacine
!It's wackiness and originality will surprise games" PSM

"Awarded most innovative game of E3" IGN.COM

  FEATURES:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Fantasy theme.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1 Player
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  70 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 -  Left Analog Stick
 Lock on mode -  L1 Button
 Grab & Stretch -  R1 Button
 Look around -  L2 or L3 Button + Left Analog Stick


 CONTROLLING THE DEMON SCARF CONTROLS:
 Aim the demon scarf -  Right Analog Stick
 Extend the scarf -  R1 Button


 CONTROLLING THE DEMON SCARF AFTER IT GRABBED SOMETHING CONTROLS:
 Stretch object -  Right Analog Stick
 Scarf flip -  R3 Button (when environment is grabbed)
 Throw object -  R3 Button (with small object grabbed)
 Scarf bomb -  R3 + L3 Button

 

RAW CODES:

Always have 10 points -  
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 NTSC-J:
  • Hippa Linda [SLPM-62109]   
     
 NTSC-U:
  • Stretch Panic [SLUS-20182]   
     

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