Case study

Army of Two: The 40th Day — an Xbox 360 recompilation

Army of Two: The 40th Day Recomp translates the Xbox 360 game's PowerPC default.xex into C++ with ReXGlue for a Windows x64 port. Game-specific patches and configuration support the proof of concept. The author reports early menus and Shanghai gameplay, while later engine functions, boss scripts and saves remain unfinished.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 9
Last commit: 2026-10-15
Language: C++

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a demo observed; no download method found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Windows 10/11 x64 with Direct3D 12 and the user's extracted Xbox 360 disc.
Prerequisites: Visual Studio C++ development tools, Clang tools for Windows and CMake.
Limits: The full game cannot yet be completed; unrecompiled functions may cause crashes.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{army-of-two-40th-day-rexglue-case,
  title = {{Army of Two: The 40th Day — an Xbox 360 recompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/crabinacrabic/ArmyOfTwo40thDayRecomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/crabinacrabic/ArmyOfTwo40thDayRecomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/army-of-two-40th-day-rexglue-case/}}
}

Plain text

Army of Two: The 40th Day — an Xbox 360 recompilation. https://github.com/crabinacrabic/ArmyOfTwo40thDayRecomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/army-of-two-40th-day-rexglue-case/

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README.md GitHub · crabinacrabic/ArmyOfTwo40thDayRecomp · Revision fbeb016