Case study
Perfect Dark XBLA PC Recomp: statically recompiling the Xbox 360 remaster
This recompiles the 2010 Xbox 360 remaster of Perfect Dark to Windows with ReXGlue. The launcher imports title ID 584109C2. Supported packages begin with 4287CC74 or 8292DB97. The README lists play up to 4K and 60 fps, with keyboard, mouse, and LAN or virtual-LAN multiplayer for up to 8 players.
- Targets
- Game
- Category
- Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship
- Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed
- Evidence class
- C1 partial scope or analysis entry
- Stars
- 44
- Last commit
- 2026-11-06
- Language
- C++
GitHub data as of 2026-11-10
Evidence

- Observed
- Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
- Scope
- Partial
- Checked
- 2026-11-09
Requirements & limits
- Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit, an AVX2 processor, and a DirectX 12 or Vulkan graphics card. Extract the release and run Perfect Dark.exe.
- License: The Unlicense for this project's own code. The README says the launcher is distributed under GPL-3.0 because it includes the Velocity STFS reader, ReXGlue is BSD-3-Clause, and Plume and XenosRecomp are MIT.
Cite
BibTeX
@misc{perfect-dark-xbla-recomp,
title = {{Perfect Dark XBLA PC Recomp: statically recompiling the Xbox 360 remaster}},
howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/CaiusCodes/Perfect-Dark-XBLA-PC-Recomp}},
url = {https://github.com/CaiusCodes/Perfect-Dark-XBLA-PC-Recomp},
urldate = {2026-11-07},
note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/perfect-dark-xbla-recomp/}}
}Plain text
Perfect Dark XBLA PC Recomp: statically recompiling the Xbox 360 remaster. https://github.com/CaiusCodes/Perfect-Dark-XBLA-PC-Recomp (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/perfect-dark-xbla-recomp/
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About this entry
The description was reviewed against primary sources.
Primary sources
- README.md GitHub · CaiusCodes/Perfect-Dark-XBLA-PC-Recomp · Revision ee7961a
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