Case study

Yakuza: an in-progress PlayStation 2 decompilation

Ogre-Decomp is an in-progress decompilation of the PlayStation 2 game Yakuza. Its script runs splat splitting, assembly delinking and MWCC compilation, while configuration maps the game's main and game overlays and records target hashes.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C3 notes only

Stars: 33
Last commit: 2026-07-15
Language: C++

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code observed; no usable documentation found.
Scope: Notes
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: PS2 game input matching the configured Yakuza USA overlays.
Prerequisites: Python, splat and the MWCCPS2 toolchain used by the build pipeline.
Limits: The project describes itself as a work in progress.
License: No licence file in the repository.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{ogre-yakuza-decomp-case,
  title = {{Yakuza: an in-progress PlayStation 2 decompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Hamzaxx370/Ogre-Decomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/Hamzaxx370/Ogre-Decomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/ogre-yakuza-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Yakuza: an in-progress PlayStation 2 decompilation. https://github.com/Hamzaxx370/Ogre-Decomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/ogre-yakuza-decomp-case/

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Primary sources

build.py GitHub · Hamzaxx370/Ogre-Decomp · Revision 5c7b557
README.md GitHub · Hamzaxx370/Ogre-Decomp · Revision 5c7b557
configs/main.yaml GitHub · Hamzaxx370/Ogre-Decomp · Revision 5c7b557