Case study

Forza Horizon 2 Recompiled: an experimental Xbox 360 static recompilation

Forza Horizon 2 Recompiled uses a vendored ReXGlue SDK to translate the Xbox 360 game's XEX code into C++ for a native Windows build. Game-specific hooks address two boot crashes; the author reports that the current build stalls at the loading screen while waiting on a kernel semaphore.

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: 19
Last commit: 2026-09-03
Language: C

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Windows AMD64, Git, CMake 3.25+, Ninja, Clang and an extracted Xbox 360 game copy are required.
Limits: The current build stalls at the loading screen; gameplay has not been reached.
License: The project's own source and vendored ReXGlue SDK are BSD 3-Clause licensed.

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BibTeX

@misc{forza-horizon-2-recompiled-case,
  title = {{Forza Horizon 2 Recompiled: an experimental Xbox 360 static recompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/fabioap-cpu/Forza-Horizon-2-Recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/fabioap-cpu/Forza-Horizon-2-Recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/forza-horizon-2-recompiled-case/}}
}

Plain text

Forza Horizon 2 Recompiled: an experimental Xbox 360 static recompilation. https://github.com/fabioap-cpu/Forza-Horizon-2-Recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/forza-horizon-2-recompiled-case/

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README.md GitHub · fabioap-cpu/Forza-Horizon-2-Recomp · Revision 00edb0b