Maken Shao: Demon Sword

To do: Leftover debug menu routines such as 0x001434d8 nwCreatePopupMenu. Outtakes.

Maken Shao: Demon Sword is an updated re-release of Maken X, this time playable from a third-person perspective.

Debug Toggles#

Apply the following codes in the European version to enable a few debug options.

202DE424 00000001 Toggles GOD mode, which grants unlimited health.
202DE428 00000001 Toggles noclip mode. Hold X to clip through collision.
2034BCA8 00000001 Toggles Debug attack view, which enables debug markers over things that cause damage.
2034BCB0 00000001 Renders the player invisible, though enemies can still see you.

Unused Graphics#

The Options menu graphics include Sound Test and Museum options. Those modes are only accessible from the main menu after unlocking them, so these graphics go unused.

While the Info section remains the same as the original, Atlus did not update the illustration cards for Marguerite, the B.S. Reconstruction Soldiers, and Vienna to use the B.S. Reconstruction Soldiers' updated insignia. Instead, they disabled these three cards from appearing in the Info section, rendering them unused.

Unused Music#

In Maken X the song "RISKY" would play after entering the sewers in London, but for unknown reasons, this no longer occurs. The song itself remains in the game's files but goes unused.

Unused Sounds#

FIle:MakenShao IronMaidenCounter.ogg An Iron Maiden coughing. This was used in Maken X when they perform a counterattack, which they no longer do in Maken Shao.

Regional Differences#

In the European version, save points in Amsterdam will display the text, "I was going to do it on my own." instead of the usual "Save the game data now?" text that all other save points display. The Japanese version doesn't have this issue, as it displays the same text in Amsterdam as the others.