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The progressive scan is completely useless. "Select the Progressive scan mode to get it, and a TV that support it". Huh, obvious, no?
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'''Primal''' is an Action Adventure fantasy video game released in 2003 for the Playstation 2.
'''Primal''' is an Action Adventure fantasy video game released in 2003 for the Playstation 2 system, and re released digitally for the Playstation 3 as part of the ''PS2 Classics'' program on February 28, 2012.
The game has been re released on the Playstation 3 as part of the PS2 Classics program on Feb 28, 2012.


The battle to save the outside world starts within as [[Jennifer Tate]], a young woman of our world, faces the demons of alternate planes and discovers her own supernatural origin. In Oblivion, there are four distinct realms, each occupied by a demon race. Two are aligned with order and two with chaos. But the scales of balance are overthrown, and chaos is engulfing Oblivion.
The battle to save the outside world starts within as [[Jennifer Tate]], a young woman who faces the demons of alternate planes and discovers her own supernatural origin. In Oblivion, there are four distinct realms, each occupied by a demon race. Two are aligned with order and two with chaos. But the scales of balance are overthrown, and chaos is engulfing Oblivion.


==Description==
==Description==
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Through the long path, Jen and her gargoyle companion [[Scree]] will fight through four elemental realms in order to restore balance between Order and Chaos. Along the way Jen gains the ability to transform into four demonic forms.
Through the long path, Jen and her gargoyle companion [[Scree]] will fight through four elemental realms in order to restore balance between Order and Chaos. Along the way Jen gains the ability to transform into four demonic forms.


===Controllable Characters===
===Gameplay===
* [[Jennifer Tate]], a snarky Goth girl.
* [[Jennifer Tate]], a snarky Goth girl.
** Slim enough to enter spaces too narrow for Scree.
** Slim enough to enter spaces too narrow for Scree.
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Jen's Elemental forms are healed by drawing elemental energy from Scree that only he can collect. Her human form is weakest, but regenerates naturally after a short time of not being hit.
Jen's Elemental forms are healed by drawing elemental energy from Scree that only he can collect. Her human form is weakest, but regenerates naturally after a short time of not being hit.
=== Progressive Scan ===
Primal is one of the relatively few [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_2_games_with_HD_support PS2 games that supports HDTV ]. It's a limited form known as 480p. There is no menu option. Progressive Scan can only be set when '''Primal''' is booted up.
What you need:
* Component Cables to connect the PS2 to the TV.
** '''Required''' for Progressive Scan.
* TV that supports Progressive Scan (most LCD TVs do).
When starting up '''Primal''' hold both the '''Triangle''' and '''X''' keys.
* Before it gets to the New/Load Game screen it will give the option to enter Progressive Scan mode.
* Click right one and press '''X'''.
* If the TV successfully makes the switch with no visual problems, press '''Square''' to confirm.
** Otherwise the game will switch back to NTSC (or PAL) mode.
** This is failsafe in case Progressive Scan doesn't work with your TV.
If you have a widescreen TV, or don't mind playing in a letterbox, switch to widescreen mode. Somewhere under the '''Display''' menu switch to widescreen mode. Be sure your TV is set to handle widescreen to display this properly. On my LCD widescreen TV the proper setting is simply "'''FullScreen'''".
* It's been reported that SCART RGB cables are the equivalent of component cables for PAL (European) TVs. The same source claims they look better with SDTVs than component cables with HDTVs. Be that as it may, they should permit progressive scan on TVs that support it.


== Development ==
== Development ==
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[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362047/ Voiceovers] were also done, by different actors, for French, German, Italian and Spanish. Like Ico, Primal was attempting to reach the broadest possible language base.
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362047/ Voiceovers] were also done, by different actors, for French, German, Italian and Spanish. Like Ico, Primal was attempting to reach the broadest possible language base.
===Re Release===
The game was released to the PlayStation 3 system the february 28, 2012, for north american users as part of ps2 classics. However, this PS3 release is only digital.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
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