Case study

Summoner 2: matching PlayStation 2 decompilation

Reconstructs the PlayStation 2 version of Summoner 2 as C++ source that is compared with the original executable. Splat separates executable units, objdiff checks functions, and the build links matched units from source while rejecting byte differences.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 1
Last commit: 2026-10-14
Language: C++

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Requires a user-owned copy of Summoner 2, Python 3.11+, and either an Apple Silicon Mac or x86-64 Linux machine; Macs also need Rosetta 2.
Prerequisites: PS2 binutils, the compiler, wibo, and objdiff-cli are fetched by the build setup.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{summoner-2-ps2-decomp-case,
  title = {{Summoner 2: matching PlayStation 2 decompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/mikegoforth/summoner-2-decomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/mikegoforth/summoner-2-decomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/summoner-2-ps2-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Summoner 2: matching PlayStation 2 decompilation. https://github.com/mikegoforth/summoner-2-decomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/summoner-2-ps2-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · mikegoforth/summoner-2-decomp · Revision 0c2edc3
CONTRIBUTING.md GitHub · mikegoforth/summoner-2-decomp · Revision 0c2edc3