SPYRO A HERO'S TAIL
OFFICIAL TITLE  Spyro a hero's tail
COMMON TITLE  Spyro a hero's tail
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLUS-20884
REGION  NTSC-U
GENRE / STYLE  Action / Platformer.

DEVELOPER  Eurocom Developments Ltd.
PUBLISHER  Vivendi Universal Games.
DATE RELEASED  2 November 2004
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER
DISC 1

SLUS-20884
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLUS-20884
MEDIA DVD-5
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
  •  020626721868  - 
     

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English
Menus and gameplay are in English.

Fans rejoin the continuing adventures of gaming's favorite friendly dragon in this 128-bit cross-console adventure. It seems that a rival dragon has hidden a great number of sinister magical objects throughout the Dragon Realms. These "Dark Gems" cast an aura of evil across otherwise safe and sunny areas. In order to set things right once again, players can take the role of Spryo himself, as well as four other distinctively able characters.

Hunter the cheetah is a master of weapons, while the penguin Sergeant Byrd employs a useful dive-bombing technique. Sparx the dragonfly returns to offer support in this adventure, as does Blink the mole, both sporting new powers and abilities. Spyro also has a few new tricks to help him out of tight spots, including platform talents -- like "wall jump," "tail swing," and "ledge grab" -- and breath attacks, such as Flame, Freeze, Electric, and Water.

The original Spyro the Dragon was created by Insomniac Games, but Hero's Tail was developed by Eurocom Entertainment and its creative direction carries its own pedigree of successful fantasy comedy. The game's storyline was written by J. Stewart Burns, whose television credits include scripts for Futurama, the Simpsons, and the stuffed bunny sitcom Unhappily Ever After.



  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

Five heroes have risen against the darkness ...

Spyro's band of five explosive allies must track down and destroy the deadly dark gems, created by the evil and mysterious dragon Red to corrupt the once mighty Dragon Realms.The fearsome five must return the magnificence to their homeland or risk losing their world to darkness.

- Take control of five heroes to battle enormous and powerful bosses.

- Awesome new Spyro attacks: Including blazing Fire Bombs and freezing Ice Missiles.

- Watch as poisoned sections of the Dragon Realms come back to life as you vanquish evil.



  FEATURES:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Fantasy theme.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1 Player
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  250 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.0.1.4.0 (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) = No
SPECIAL GAME FIXES USED  Delay Vif 1 Stalls
VIDEO PLUGIN  GSDX v.1.1.1 ( 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.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:

SPYRO THE DRAGON
X Button jump
X Button (twice) double jump
X Button (twice and hold) glide
X + X + Circle Button horn dive
Square Button breath attack
R1 Button secondary breath
D-Pad breath selection
Triangle Button wing shield
Circle Button dive underwater, swim
X Button (hold) paddle underwater
THE BALL GADGET
Circle Button turbo
Square Button brake
X Button jump
HUNTER THE CHEETAH
X Button jump
X Button (twice) double jump
X + X + Circle Button pounce stomp
Circle Button punch
X + Square Button bow swipe
Square Button shoot arrow
R1 Button shoot fire arrow
L1 Button 1st person targeting
Triangle Button bow spin defense
X + Circle Button slide attack
SGT. BYRD THE PENGUIN
X Button fly
Square + X Button (hold) turbo boost
R1 Button fire missiles
L1 Button drop bombs
SPARX THE DRAGONFLY
Left Analog Stick move reticule
X Button shoot
Circle Button fire missiles
Square Button smart bomb
R1 Button turbo
L1 Button brake
BLINK THE MOLE
X Button jump
X Button (twice) double jump
X + Circle Button butt bounce
Circle Button claw attack, dig
Square Button shoot lasers
R1 Button throw bomb
L1 Button 1st person targeting
Triangle Button crouch



 

RAW CODES:

Infinite Health
20502004 000000A0

Infinite Gems
10502008 0000FFFF

Infinite Aqua Bomb Ammo
0050201C 00000064

Infinite Ball Lightning Amm
00502020 00000064

Infinite Fire Bomb Ammo
00502014 00000064

Have All Dark Gems
00502058 00000028

Have All Light Gems
00502056 00000064

Have All Light/Dark Gems
10502056 00002864

Have All Power-Ups
20502028 FFFFFFFFF

View Status To Have All Dragon Eggs
200C0220 AC410030
200C0224 03E00008
200C0228 24020001
20106CFC 08030088
20106D00 24010001
20502058 00000050



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FRONT
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Dim. - 3209 x 2152 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 2'18 MB
 - DISC COVER
DISC
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Dim. - 1376 x 1386 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 710 KB

 PAL:
  • Spyro a hero's tail [SLES-52569]   
     

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