Champions: Return to Arms

Champions: Return to Arms
Game general and emulation properties: Languages supported: Region NTSC-U: Serial numbers: SLUS-20973 SLUS-29126 (Demo) Release date: February 7, 2005 CRCs: 4028A55F Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region PAL: Serial numbers: SLES-53039 Release date: March 18, 2005 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Snowblind Studios
Publisher(s): Sony Online Entertainment
Genre: Action, RPG
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 77/100
Game description: Champions: Return to Arms brings all the hack-and-slash gameplay from Champions of Norrath back to the PlayStation 2. This sequel offers unlimited battles, dangerous missions and the ability to import characters from the original game. Experience more than 50 levels solo or with three other players, either offline or online. The more medals you earn, the more secret gameplay modes you unlock. Return to Arms offers a host of new monsters, races, items and artifacts to keep you busy.
Sequel to Champions of Norrath, the story picks up after Innoruuk, the Prince of Hate has been defeated, his essence shattered into the Shards of Hatred and were strewn across the Planes of Power. Within the game story, players have the choice of serving either the forces of Good by destroying the shards to rid the world of Innoruuk or the legions of Evil gathering the shards to resurrect the fallen god. The paths of Good and Evil travel to the same locations with variations in mission objectives.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.40 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 @ 768 MB	1.1.0 (r5576)	GSdx SSE4 (r5570)	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.11.0	Status goes from ingame to playable. Runs near full speed. Right half of screen is blank if GSdx is in Hardware mode. Looks fine, apart from occasional texture corruption in Software mode.	General-Plot
PAL	Windows 7 x64	AMD Athlon II X2 240 @ 2.80 GHz AMD Radeon HD 7770 @ 1 GB	1.2.1 (r5873)	GSdx (r5875)	SPU2-X 2.0.0 (r5830) LilyPad 0.11.0	BIOS: Europe v2.00, Needs strong CPU when using software mode. Multiplayer not tested. See Known Issues.	Pyr0
PAL	Windows 10 Pro x64	AMD Ryzen R7 1700X @ 3.40 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 @ 4 GB	1.4.0	GSdx	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.11.0	BIOS: Europe v2.00, At the very beginning of the actual game, the game will run slow. Give it a few seconds and it will start to run smooth.	WonderingDane
NTSC-U	Windows 11	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X @ 4.05 GHz , 16GB RAM AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 @ 8GB	1.6.0	GSdx 1.2.0 AVX2	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.12.1	BIOS USA v1.60, Game runs smoothly at 58-60fps. Framerate drops to 30fps or lower when in the Lake of Fire levels (upper level when killing lava golems, lower level in general)	Darthbinks

Test configurations on Linux:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
?	?	? ?	?	?	?	There are no test results for this game on Linux. You can help by playing and submitting your test results here.	?

Test configurations on macOS:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
?	?	? ?	?	?	?	There are no test results for this game on macOS. You can help by playing and submitting your test results here.	?

Trivia

Additional Patches
. Deinterlace Patch for 4028A55F - SLUS-20973 - NTSC-U: patch=1,EE,2019D9D4,extended,ACA00008 Deinterlace Patch for 5C64E73A - SLES-53039 - PAL-M4: patch=1,EE,0019e2e8,word,aca00008 // aca60008 (by ElHecht)

Fixed Issues

Half-Screen issue

• Status: Fixed
• Type: Major
• Description: Only half of the screen is displayed.
• Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.

Game crash

• Status: Fixed
• Type: Major
• Description: Game might crash after a certain amount of time.
• Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.

Gameplay Screenshots

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	Champions - Return to Arms (SLUS 20973) (U)