Case study

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One: reconstructing Xbox game code in C++

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One reconstructs the original Xbox game's code as C++ toward a native Linux and Windows build. Ghidra analysis and function naming support the work; a comparison harness checks rewritten functions against the originals, primarily during gameplay and, for some functions, offline. The author reports 7,067 rewritten functions, while most mission-script functions remain unfinished.

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

Stars: 12
Last commit: 2026-11-09
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-2.0

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Requires the user's own Call of Duty 2: Big Red One Xbox game files.
Limits: The author reports 7,067 rewritten functions; most mission-script functions remain to be rewritten.
License: Project-authored code is licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later; third-party licenses are listed in LICENSES/README.md.

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BibTeX

@misc{cod2-big-red-one-decomp-case,
  title = {{Call of Duty 2: Big Red One: reconstructing Xbox game code in C++}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/SmokeDoggy044/CoD2-BRO-Decomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/SmokeDoggy044/CoD2-BRO-Decomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/cod2-big-red-one-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One: reconstructing Xbox game code in C++. https://github.com/SmokeDoggy044/CoD2-BRO-Decomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/cod2-big-red-one-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · SmokeDoggy044/CoD2-BRO-Decomp · Revision e9dab1c
assets/README.md GitHub · SmokeDoggy044/CoD2-BRO-Decomp · Revision e9dab1c