Disaster Report
Developer(s): Irem
Genre: Action Adventure RPG
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Link
Game review score: 6.3/10 (IGN)
Game description: The first in a series of "disaster" games from the Japanese game development company Irem. Also referred to as "SOS: The Final Escape" in Europe and "Zettai Zetsumei Toshi" (絶体絶命都市) in Japan. Loosely translated, Zettai Zetsumei Toshi means "Desperate Cities". In this game, the player must attempt to survive long enough to be rescued. The player travels through a sinking city in order to find other survivors and to achieve rescue. The game was most notably criticized for its bad localization (notably Agetec's (the company which directed the localization) decision to change everyone's hair to a blonde color and the bad voice-acting). There were also prevalent grammar and spelling mistakes contained in the game, along with a disappointing linearity.
Test configurations on Windows:
Environment | Configurations | Comments | Tester | ||||
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Region | OS | CPU/GPU | Revision | Graphics | Sound/Pad | ||
NTSC-J | Windows |
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17 01 2013 1.1.0 r5517- | GSdx 5464 SSE41 |
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Runs above full speed. | |
NTSC-U | Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit |
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1.0.0 Stable Release | GSDX |
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USA v01.60(07/02/2002), MTVU (Multi-Threaded microVU1), Plays pretty well, did the entire game around 60 FPS with x2 Native. Slight lag problems though, when trying to record with FRAPS. FPS dropped down to 40 FPS, same when using the internal recorder., For some reason, the arrow icon doesn't appear when choosing something in the menu, or at a water fountain. Switching to software mode will fix this. | |
NTSC-U | ? |
(12M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB)
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PCSX2 0.9.8 r4600 | GSDX r4600 |
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BIOS: SCPH39001, HACKS: All speedhacks are safe except for high levels of VU Cycle Stealing, which typically causes slowdowns. INTC Spin Detection is safe, Wait Loop Detection is safe, mVU Flag Hack is safe, mVU Block Hack is safe, High levels of VU Cycle Stealing will cause slowdowns, as is typical, EE Cyclerate is safe., Mostly CPU-limited. Runs perfectly. | MyDreamName |
Trivia
- Also Known As SOS: The Final Escape (EU), Zettai Zetsumei Toshi (JP)
Known Issues
Choice Menu Cursor
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: The cursor is missing on dialog boxes in which you have the choice to select a certain action.
- Workaround: This is most likely caused by an incorrect Z Buffer. There is no fix currently. However, since the cursor starts at the top of the menu by default, it is easy to work around.