HEADHUNTER
OFFICIAL TITLE  Headhunter
COMMON TITLE  Headhunter
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLUS-20416
REGION  NTSC-U
GENRE / STYLE  Action / Adventure / Shooter.

DEVELOPER  Amuze.
PUBLISHER  Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
DATE RELEASED  15 May 2002
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER
DISC 1

SLUS-20416
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLUS-20416
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.

Enter a dark future where bounty hunters rule the streets and human organs are the preferred currency. Take the role of Jack Wade, a man whose memory has been stolen. Follow a story of violence and mystery in a quest to bring heartless killers to justice. The action takes place from both first- and third-person perspectives, in 3D locations ranging from seedy biker bars to futuristic laboratories. Headhunter is one of two Dreamcast games ported to the PS2 by Acclaim in 2002. Along with Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future, this title has been optimized in its move to the Sony console.

Welcome to the future. In the early 21st century, gang warfare and crime have lead to the creation of privatised law enforcement. The Anti-Crime Network (ACN) employs bounty hunters known as ‘Headhunters’ to track down the most wanted criminals, using combat skills and high-tech weaponry.

You are Jack Wade, an ex-cop turned Headhunter. At the beginning of the game you find yourself strapped to an operating table and manage to escape. After passing out in an alley, you awake in hospital from a coma. With your license revoked and few memories, you are hired by Angela Stern, to find her fathers murderer. Maybe you’ll even find out what happened to yourself if you can stay alive long enough…

Headhunter is an action adventure viewed from over the shoulder. In the top right of the screen you have a radar which will track your movements and those of the enemy. Jack has a few moves at his disposal. He can duck and roll, push, pull and climb objects as well as flatten himself up against a wall. Using this technique he can peek around corners for a better view of the action, and then attack from this position, using the wall as protection.

Between levels, Jack has a motorcycle that he uses to transport himself between various locations in the city according to the clues he receives. You will need to earn skill points however before you can arrive at a destination. Certain parts of the city are unavailable until you have gained the appropriate Headhunter license.

As you have no recollection of your past, you have to take a series of licenses that will grant you access to greater parts of the city, weaponry and gadgets. These are taken in a VR simulator known as the Law Enforcement Intelligence and Licence Approval (LEILA). At various times in the game you will need to go to the LEILA building and upgrade your licence by practising your combat, stealth and driving skills.

Jack will need to pass LEILA tests in order to grant him access to the equipment dispensers. He starts the game with a standard issue Stimulator Automatic, but can acquire grenades, proximity mines, neurostunners, decoy shells, shotguns and automatic weapons as he progresses. The weapons in the game fire Electric Neural Projectiles (ENP’s) instead of bullets. These cause brain death so as to preserve the internal organs of the person being shot.

Jack also uses a CASIO Visual Manager to keep in touch with Angela and his former chief at the ACN. This is a wristwatch with video capabilities and a direct link to the LEILA database.

Features:
Take the role of Jack Wade and work through several missions to uncover the truth about his past
Defeat your opponents by using a variety of weapons including proximity mines, decoy shells, and neurostunners
Track down and apprehend Christopher Stern to cure the criminal disease

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

Waking from a coma, Jack Wade's past is about to catch up with him

That's if he lives long enough...

IN A WORLD OF CORRUPTION, THE ONLY GUARDIANS OF PEACE AND JUSTICE ARE THE ANTI-CRIME NETWORK (ACN) - MADE UP OF ELITE LAW ENFORCERS KNOWN AS "HEADHUNTERS".

USING A BREATH-TAKING ARRAY OF WEAPONS, RENEGADE HEADHUNTER JACK WADE IS A MAN ON A MISSION - TO REDISCOVER HIS IDENTITY, TRACK DOWN THE KILLERS OF ACN LEADER CHRISTOPHER STERN AND CURE THE CRIMINAL DISEASE.

  FEATURES:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • SCIFI & Futuristic themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1 Player
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  320 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 = No / 60 Hz = Yes / 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
 Reload weapon -  Right Analog Stick
 Shoot; action; accelerate (in bike mode) -  X Button
 Roll -  Circle Button
 Switch target; manual aim; decelerate (in bike mode) -  Square Button
 Wall mode -  Triangle Button
 Crouch -  L1 Button
 Weapon select -  L2 or R2 Button
 Gun mode -  R1 Button
 Quick equip -  L3 Button
 Pause game -  Select Button
 Access subscreen -  Start Button

 

MISC CODES:

Debug Mode -   Press and Hold R1 + SQUARE, Then Press START during gameplay 


RAW CODES:

Infinite Health -  
2055CA6C 42C80000
 
Infinite Adrenaline -  
2055CA70 42480000
 
Unlimited Ammo -  
20589B14 00000001
 
Never Reload All Weapons -  
20203140 00000000
 
Access All VR Missions -  
1056E170 0000FFFF
 
Have All VR Missions Completed (Record) -  
2056E170 FFFFFFFF
1056E174 0000FFFF
 
Max Skill Points -  
2058991C 437A0000
 
Always Low Time (VR Missions) -  
201DFD1C AE000000
 

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Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 1'04 MB
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USA ADVERT
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Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 1'88 MB
 - DISC COVER
DISC
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Dim. - 800 x 800 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 98 KB

 PAL:
  • Headhunter [SCES-50500]   
     

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