Case study

Soulcalibur II Recomp: a native Xbox game port by static recompilation

Soulcalibur II Recomp translates the Xbox release's program ahead of time into C and runs it on a native runtime for macOS, Linux, Windows and Android. It builds from the user's Xbox disc and can convert optional Link and Heihachi content from the user's GameCube and PlayStation 2 discs. Documentation covers the executable lift, runtime and guest-content conversion.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 148
Last commit: 2026-11-10
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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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

How evidence classes are assigned

Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Requires the user's own supported Soulcalibur II Xbox disc image or extracted disc files containing Default.xbe; optional Link and Heihachi content requires the user's GameCube or PlayStation 2 discs.
Prerequisites: Android requires a 64-bit device with Android 10 or newer and Vulkan.
Testing evidence: The author reports most testing on macOS. Windows builds, but the port is untested there.
License: GPL-3.0-or-later License.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{soulcalibur-ii-recomp-case,
  title = {{Soulcalibur II Recomp: a native Xbox game port by static recompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/tmcleroy/soulcalibur2-recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/tmcleroy/soulcalibur2-recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/soulcalibur-ii-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Soulcalibur II Recomp: a native Xbox game port by static recompilation. https://github.com/tmcleroy/soulcalibur2-recomp (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/soulcalibur-ii-recomp-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · tmcleroy/soulcalibur2-recomp · Revision 8a914a8
docs/README.md GitHub · tmcleroy/soulcalibur2-recomp · Revision 8a914a8
private/README.md GitHub · tmcleroy/soulcalibur2-recomp · Revision 8a914a8