# 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.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/tmcleroy/soulcalibur2-recomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/tmcleroy/soulcalibur2-recomp/blob/8a914a85efe929b3a43f74265ccdd5b4583940be/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/soulcalibur-ii-recomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/soulcalibur-ii-recomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/soulcalibur-ii-recomp-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/tmcleroy/soulcalibur2-recomp/blob/8a914a85efe929b3a43f74265ccdd5b4583940be/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/tmcleroy/soulcalibur2-recomp/blob/8a914a85efe929b3a43f74265ccdd5b4583940be/docs/README.md>
3. <https://github.com/tmcleroy/soulcalibur2-recomp/blob/8a914a85efe929b3a43f74265ccdd5b4583940be/private/README.md>

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