Case study

Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction: a PS3 static recompilation

Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction Recompiled translates the European PS3 game’s PPU and SPU code to C/C++ ahead of time with ps3recomp. The Windows port replaces PS3 system libraries and RSX graphics with native implementations and Direct3D 12, while building game data from the user’s disc.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 140
Last commit: 2026-11-08
Language: C++

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A user-owned decrypted disc dump of the European PS3 release BCES00052.
Prerequisites: Windows 10 or 11 x64 and Direct3D 12 graphics.
Limits: The author reports playability from the first planet onward, with the port still unfinished.
License: MIT license for the project’s own code.

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BibTeX

@misc{ratchet-tools-of-destruction-recomp-case,
  title = {{Ratchet \& Clank: Tools of Destruction: a PS3 static recompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Re-TeRo17/ratchet-tod-recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/Re-TeRo17/ratchet-tod-recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/ratchet-tools-of-destruction-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction: a PS3 static recompilation. https://github.com/Re-TeRo17/ratchet-tod-recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/ratchet-tools-of-destruction-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · Re-TeRo17/ratchet-tod-recomp · Revision c345494
CMakeLists.txt GitHub · Re-TeRo17/ratchet-tod-recomp · Revision c345494
docs/CAMERA.md GitHub · Re-TeRo17/ratchet-tod-recomp · Revision c345494