# 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.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/b3dllc/burnout2>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/b3dllc/burnout2/blob/61e466e295e34abf3de7816c220e4b09ba95022d/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/burnout-2-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/burnout-2-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/burnout-2-decomp-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/b3dllc/burnout2/blob/61e466e295e34abf3de7816c220e4b09ba95022d/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/b3dllc/burnout2/blob/61e466e295e34abf3de7816c220e4b09ba95022d/Makefile>
3. <https://github.com/b3dllc/burnout2/blob/61e466e295e34abf3de7816c220e4b09ba95022d/re/README.md>

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