Case study

Champions: Return to Arms: byte-matched PS2 function reconstruction

Champions: Return to Arms reconstructs independently authored C++ for the US v2.00 PlayStation 2 game, checking complete functions against the original executable byte by byte. The author reports eight matching functions covering 64 bytes; the repository includes a function ledger, verifier and sanitized comparison receipt.

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

Stars: 2
Last commit: 2026-10-10
Language: Python
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Python 3.10+ is required for metadata checks and the synthetic test suite.
Prerequisites: A user-owned SLUS_209.73 executable and MIPS-capable Clang are required for a fresh byte comparison.
Limits: The reconstruction covers eight complete functions and has no complete linked PS2 executable or playable game.
License: MIT license applies to the authored code and documentation.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{champions-return-to-arms-ps2-case,
  title = {{Champions: Return to Arms: byte-matched PS2 function reconstruction}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Open-Champions/champions-return-to-arms}},
  url = {https://github.com/Open-Champions/champions-return-to-arms},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/champions-return-to-arms-ps2-case/}}
}

Plain text

Champions: Return to Arms: byte-matched PS2 function reconstruction. https://github.com/Open-Champions/champions-return-to-arms (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/champions-return-to-arms-ps2-case/

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README.md GitHub · Open-Champions/champions-return-to-arms · Revision adb1e7c
LICENSE GitHub · Open-Champions/champions-return-to-arms · Revision adb1e7c