Case study

Way of the Samurai 2: a native port from hand-decompiled PS2 code

Way of the Samurai 2 runs the PS2 game's hand-decompiled MIPS functions as native C++ with OpenGL and SDL2 host layers. It loads data from the user's NTSC-U disc and includes a reconstructed Sol script compiler and VM; the author reports play through to the ending with visual and timing limits.

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

Stars: 20
Last commit: 2026-10-16
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 personal NTSC-U disc image SLUS-208.93 is required.
Prerequisites: The documented Linux build needs CMake, Ninja, SDL2, OpenGL, libarchive and FFmpeg for movies.
Limits: The author reports about 2,000 of roughly 4,600 functions decompiled; rendering is an approximation.
Testing evidence: Windows builds were tested under Wine, while macOS support is unfinished.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{way-of-the-samurai-2-native-case,
  title = {{Way of the Samurai 2: a native port from hand-decompiled PS2 code}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/acklavidian/decomp_wots2}},
  url = {https://github.com/acklavidian/decomp_wots2},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/way-of-the-samurai-2-native-case/}}
}

Plain text

Way of the Samurai 2: a native port from hand-decompiled PS2 code. https://github.com/acklavidian/decomp_wots2 (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/way-of-the-samurai-2-native-case/

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README.md GitHub · acklavidian/decomp_wots2 · Revision 9b6545e
lib/sol/README.md GitHub · acklavidian/decomp_wots2 · Revision 9b6545e