Case study

Burnout 2: a matching PlayStation 2 decompilation

Burnout 2 reconstructs the PlayStation 2 game from an August 2002 debug build into C and C++ for a byte-matching CodeWarrior build. The repository includes compiler-behavior probes and models for matching generated instructions. The author reports full implementation of the beta and about 70% matching; retail builds remain future work.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06

Stars: 9
Last commit: 2026-09-07
Language: C++

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Metrowerks CodeWarrior 3.0.1 and PlayStation 2 SDK versions 2.4.2, partial 2.5.4, and a newer SDK are required for the matching build.
Prerequisites: On Linux, wibo must be on PATH to run the compiler.
Limits: The author reports about 70% matching for the August 2002 beta; the retail build is not yet functional.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{burnout-2-decomp-case,
  title = {{Burnout 2: a matching PlayStation 2 decompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/b3dllc/burnout2}},
  url = {https://github.com/b3dllc/burnout2},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/burnout-2-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Burnout 2: a matching PlayStation 2 decompilation. https://github.com/b3dllc/burnout2 (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/burnout-2-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · b3dllc/burnout2 · Revision 61e466e
Makefile GitHub · b3dllc/burnout2 · Revision 61e466e
re/README.md GitHub · b3dllc/burnout2 · Revision 61e466e