Code Breaker

For other uses, see Code Breakers (disambiguation). For the manga series, see Code: Breaker.

Code Breaker is a cheat device developed by Pelican Accessories, currently available for PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS. Along with competing product Action Replay, it is one of the few currently supported video game cheat devices.

History

Originally developed by the Fire International Group and distributed by Pelican Accessories as the NTSC/UC (North American) counterpart to the PAL (European) Xploder cheat device, the CodeBreaker first appeared on the Dreamcast relatively late in the console's lifecycle. Soon after the Dreamcast version was released, development began on a PlayStation 2 version.

After version six hit the market, Fire International abruptly broke off their partnership with Pelican to develop the newly Mad Catz-acquired GameShark. It was also at this time that the Game Boy Advance Code Breaker was discontinued. Pelican Accessories put together an internal development team and proceeded with future versions of CodeBreaker. Their original site was www.codebreaker.com, but Codetwink bought it and had a new site. Day1 is a feature that allows you to get codes from online and import them into Codebreaker with a USB Flash drive, and the codes were removed, but CodeTwink brought them back a while after.

Features

Though previous versions of the PlayStation 2 Code Breaker were plagued by limited functionality,^[1] later versions were lauded for features such as a simple, uncluttered menu and "typing" systems.^[2] Version 9 added support for USB keyboards.^[3]

Unlike other cheat devices which store cheat codes on proprietary storage devices, the PlayStation 2 Code Breaker stores codes on memory cards, thus cutting down on manufacturing costs. Saves can also be copied from USB flash drives. The device's official web site, Codetwink, provides codes posted by the former Game Shark Code Creators Club.^[3] Codes can be downloaded from the official web site using the device's "Day1" feature. Later versions include support for the PlayStation 2's Broadband Adapter and internet chat.^[3]

Current Events

You can not purchase Codebreaker from game stores such as GameStop But you can buy it from stores like [ebay.com] and [amazon.com] and access it's features such as Day1 and importing/exporting Saves, but Pelican Accessories no longer supports it. Since the latest version of Codebreaker, Codebreaker 10.1, has www.codebreaker.com set as the Codebreaker site, you cannot connect to the internet with it to get codes. You also cannot use Codebreaker chat because of this site change. CodeBreaker is effectively discontinued.

References

1. ^ "Code Breaker Version 7x Review". IGN. 2004-01-20. http://gear.ign.com/articles/464/464040p1.html. Retrieved 2007-01-15. 
2. ^ "Pelican Codebreaker 8.0". 2004-09-15. http://gear.ign.com/articles/548/548249p1.html. Retrieved 2007-01-15. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Pelican Codebreaker Version 9". 2004-12-14. http://gear.ign.com/articles/548/548249p1.html. Retrieved 2007-01-15. 

External links

• codetwink.com Official Code Breaker Web Site.