Cold Winter

Cold Winter
Game general and emulation properties: Languages supported: Region NTSC-U: Serial numbers: SLUS-20845 Release date: May 11, 2005 CRCs: D6D704BB Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region PAL: Serial numbers: SLES-52963 SLES-53093 SLED-53327 (Demo) Release date: June 3, 2005 Windows Status: ? Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Swordfish Studios
Publisher(s): Vivendi Universal Games
Genre: Action, Shooter, Arcade
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 73/100
Game description: Captured, conveniently forgotten, tortured, and left for dead, MI6 agent Andrew Sterling awaits execution in a Chinese prison. The story begins when a mysterious friend from his past rescues him, setting off a chain of events that threaten global security. Now, throughout a variety of dark environments, you'll have use to more than 30 weapons and spy gadgets to stay alive. Create your own weapons, traps, and tools by collecting and combining objects.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.4Ghz Nvidia GTX 285 768MB	13 11 2012 1.1.0 r5452-	GSdx 5442 SSE41 [29 10 2012]	SPU2-X 2.0.0 [21 11 2012] LilyPad 0.11.0 [09 10 2012]	Actual speeds are much lower than reported FPS. Graphics are jittery and lagged. This game is theoretically playable, but certainly not enjoyable.	General-Plot
NTSC-U	Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-bit	Intel Core i7 6700K @4.0 GHz Nvidia GTX 980 Ti 6144 MB GDDR5 (368.39)	1.5.0-20160720115610 (git) Jul 20 2016	GSdx 1.1.0-20160720115610 (MSVC 19.00, AVX)	SPU2-X 2.0.0-20160720115610 LilyPad 0.11.0-20160720115610	Played for one hour. Runs at full speed in OpenGL software and hardware mode, up to 4x internal resolution. Occasional hiccups and jittering in software mode. The lagginess mentioned in the previous test entry is not a problem with emulation - it is consistent with how the game performs on real PS2 hardware.	Flang

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.	?

Known Issues

FMV stutter

• Status: Active
• Type: Major
• Description: FMVs do not play smoothly. They suffer from frequent pausing and stuttering in both hardware and software mode, especialy during moments with fast camera movement or a lot of activity. The opening Sierra logo also has flickering issues.
• Workaround: Set EE cycle rate to +1 to fix the FMV's and the framerate because it ran sluggish on real hardware.

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  Sierra logo flickering

Incorrect shadows

• Status: Active
• Type: Major
• Description: In-game shadows appear on the wrong surfaces (e.g. a ceiling light shining down at a table will display a shadow on the wall) and will also flicker or disappear at certain camera distances. This problem happens in both hardware and software mode.
• Workaround: None

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  Incorrect shadows (hardware 2x IR)

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  Incorrect shadows (software)

Game looks unlit

• Status: Active
• Type: Major
• Description: Game doesn't look like on original hardware. It can only be fixed with OpenGL and setting Blending accuracy to High but it will require a strong machine, doing so will make the game look like how it supposed to look like.
• Workaround: Use OpenGL and Set Blending accuracy to High.

	Cold Winter (SLUS 20845) (U)