Case study

God of War II: an Android arm64 static recompilation build kit

God of War II is the target of an Android arm64 build kit that translates the PS2 game's Emotion Engine executable to C++ with PS2Recomp. The kit adds an Android host layer, an ISO importer and a raw Vulkan Graphics Synthesizer backend. The author reports that the APK builds, while boot, graphics, input and audio work on a physical device remains pending.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-09
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 8
Last commit: 2026-11-08
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: The user's own God of War II USA ISO, SCUS_974.81 version 1.01, is required.
Prerequisites: An arm64 Android 9 or newer device with adb is required for device work.
Prerequisites: Building requires JDK 17, Android SDK platform 35, NDK 27.3.13750724, CMake, Git and Python 3.10+; Windows uses Visual Studio C++ tools, while Linux uses Ninja or Make.
Limits: Device boot and pixel output remain pending; sensor, touch and audio code is untested.
License: GPL-3.0 License.

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BibTeX

@misc{god-of-war-ii-android-case,
  title = {{God of War II: an Android arm64 static recompilation build kit}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/EvilNathan/gow2-android-build-kit}},
  url = {https://github.com/EvilNathan/gow2-android-build-kit},
  urldate = {2026-11-09},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/god-of-war-ii-android-case/}}
}

Plain text

God of War II: an Android arm64 static recompilation build kit. https://github.com/EvilNathan/gow2-android-build-kit (accessed 2026-11-09). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/god-of-war-ii-android-case/

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README.md GitHub · EvilNathan/gow2-android-build-kit · Revision 0581165
LICENSE GitHub · EvilNathan/gow2-android-build-kit · Revision 0581165