NCS Game Synopsis
«©NCSX» An isolated island kingdom located at the end of the world has resisted outside influence for 2000 years. Content to look inward instead of interacting with the world around them, the ruling family of Emunit has created a sheltered paradise for its denizens. That's about to change.

A military nation on the warpath has begun a campaign to usurp the power of its neighbors and rule the world under one crest. The warmongers encounter unexpected resistance when they reach the shores of Emunit. To repel the impending invasion, Prince Kain and a loyal warrior named Enjyu marshal a party of adventurers to travel outside of Emunit and conquer the kingdoms around them.

Spectral Gene fits into the strategy-rpg genre where movement and attacks are handled through a simple menu-based system. For example, the first battle in the game pits Enjyu against two slime creatures. Move her to the side or behind a slime and gain a tactical advantage by blind-siding the beast. Special attacks are also available where multiple strikes are ignited against an enemy to destroy it within one turn.

Jan Code: 499585707111

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» The title screen features the game logo pasted on top of a blue tinted screen which features a slow rotating disc in the background that spans the entire sky. The selections on the title screen are:

NEW GAME
CONTINUE
OPTION

» Start a new game and clanging sounds may be heard above the din of a crowd. A helmeted warrior in red appears followed by a helmeted warrior wearing blue. They're fighting for the crowd which roars in approval. The blue-haired Prince Kain appears followed by Enjyu. In the next scene, the sky turns red and a shaft of light pierces through the heavens. Things are about to change for the land of Emunit.

» Voice acting accompanies the dialogue in the game.

» If you wish to fast forward through the dialogue sequences, press the "TRIANGLE" button and you'll breeze through them. To simply automate the forwarding of the interaction sequences, press the "SQUARE" button and you wont have to press the "O" button when prompted.

» After the lengthy introductory sequence, players take control of a silver-haired lassie named Enjyu and her mission is to defeat two purple slime-type creatures. Use either the D-pad or L-Analog pad to move the cursor and press the "O" button when its over the heroine. A menu containing six options will appear. They translate to:

1) Move
2) Attack and Special Attack
3) Special Skill
4) Use Item
5) View Stats
6) Change the order of battle

» To adjust the camera, move the R-Analog pad to zoom in/out and rotate the game world to your liking. Pressing the R2-Trigger changes the camera angle. Pressing L2 overlays a grid over the battlefield and pressing either L1 or L2 targets the next enemy.

» After each move, you'll select the direction that the character faces. Battles are fought in the same fashion as FFTactics and its ilk where movement and attacks are coordinated in turn-based fashion. Attacking an enemy from the side (+15% advantage) or the back (+30% advantage) increases the amount of damage. The purple slimes attack by throwing energy spheres and jumping on top of their targets.

» In our first battle, it started raining in the game world which doesn't seem to affect the attack strength of our heroine although rain does appear to limit mobility and range of movement. An umbrella will also appear on the status circle located in the upper right corner of the screen.

» The date at the outset of the game is January 1, 1023 and the hero starts off with 10,000G and earns another 1730 which is added to the coffers.

» The 29 other kingdoms and principalities on the world map are indicated by red discs, three of which are linked to the player's island by way of reddish ley lines of sorts. The player's own nation is on a blue disc to distinguish it from the others. The island sits to the leftmost portion of the world, isolated from the others

» The next battle pits five of your party members against three land goldfish, three green canine-like creatures, and two purple orcs of some kind. This battle demonstrates the combo attacks that the monsters can perform to triple the amount of damage impacted in each strike.

» To conquer the kingdom immediately to the right of Emunit, send the party of five and take them out. The force isn't strong and are easily beaten.

» The order of movement is shown on the top of the screen where character and monster portraits are queued up.

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