{
  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "additional_evidence_urls": [
    "https://github.com/sethlikepie/Gow2HD-Windows/blob/2da08f3ccda5b7437d32db316171b75adba8a22c/LICENSE"
  ],
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "game",
  "description_en": "Gow2HD-Windows translates the PPU and SPU code of the PS3 release of God of War II HD into C/C++ for a Windows x64 build. A PS3 library reimplementation supplies Direct3D 12 rendering, WASAPI audio and XInput or keyboard input, while the launcher builds from the user's game files.",
  "description_zh": "Gow2HD-Windows 将 PS3 版 God of War II HD 的 PPU 和 SPU 代码预先转换为 C/C++，构建 Windows x64 程序。其 PS3 系统库替代实现提供 Direct3D 12 画面、WASAPI 音频及 XInput 或键盘输入；启动器使用用户自己的游戏文件构建。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/gow2hd-windows-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/gow2hd-windows-case/",
  "evidence_class": 2,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/sethlikepie/Gow2HD-Windows/blob/2da08f3ccda5b7437d32db316171b75adba8a22c/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "gow2hd-windows-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/gow2hd-windows-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/gow2hd-windows-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/gow2hd-windows-case/index.md",
  "name": "Gow2HD-Windows: a Windows static recompilation of God of War II HD",
  "name_zh": "Gow2HD-Windows：God of War II HD 的 Windows 静态重编译",
  "reconstruction_method": "static-recompilation",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "Windows 10/11 x64, an AVX2 CPU and a Direct3D 12 GPU are required.",
    "A user-supplied NPUA80491 v01.00 game folder or full PSN package, plus its licence file or a decrypted EBOOT.ELF, is required.",
    "Only the US PSN v01.00 release is supported; several checkpoint and display modes have limited testing.",
    "MIT License."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需要 Windows 10/11 x64、支持 AVX2 的 CPU 和 Direct3D 12 显卡。",
    "需要用户提供 NPUA80491 v01.00 游戏目录或完整 PSN 安装包，以及许可证文件或自行解密的 EBOOT.ELF。",
    "仅支持美国 PSN v01.00 版本；部分检查点和显示模式的测试范围有限。",
    "采用 MIT 许可证。"
  ],
  "scope": "unknown",
  "targets": [
    "game"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/sethlikepie/Gow2HD-Windows",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}