Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner

North American cover art. Game general and emulation properties: Languages supported: Region NTSC-U: Serial numbers: SLUS-20545 Release date: March 10, 2003 CRCs: FD12A397 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region PAL: Serial numbers: SLES-51113 Release date: September 26, 2003 CRCs: 3E0BEB3A Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region NTSC-J/C/K: Serial numbers: SLPM-65236 VW119-J1 SLPM-65500 (Special Edition) VW173-J1 (Special Edition) SLPM-65361 (Special Edition Limited Set) VW200-J1 (Special Edition Limited Set) SLPM-84075 (SE, Konami Dendou Selection) SLPM-65991 (SE, Konami Dendou Selection) VW173-J4 (SE, Konami Dendou Selection) SLPM-61035 (Trial) VW119-J5 (Trial, alt. to 61035) SLKA-25066 Release date: February 13, 2003 July 17, 2003 (Korea) January 15, 2004 (Special Edition) May 26, 2005 (SE, Konami Dendou Selection) April 29, 2010 (BigHit Series, Korea) Windows Status: ? Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): KCEJ
Publisher(s): Konami
Genre: Action
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 82/100
Game description: Inspired by the anime TV series, Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner gives you control over a lightning-fast mechanized robot. The sequel to Zone of the Enders features new weapons, maneuvers, and tactics to fight an evil militaristic force. You'll travel to expansive cityscapes, enemy fortresses, and even to the depths of space. Now that you have the power to target and destroy hundreds of enemies at the same time, quieting conflict should not be a problem.
Throughout Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner, the player controls Jehuty, the Orbital Frame piloted by Dingo, from a normally behind-the-back third-person viewpoint that centers itself between the player and enemy when locked on. The gameplay is linear, eschewing the "world map" of Zone of the Enders in favor of consecutive stages in which the player must defeat large amounts of robotic enemies, as well as other Orbital Frames and combat vehicles. The player can fully repair Jehuty by collecting Metatron, and save their progress at the beginning of each stage.
The game’s protagonist is Dingo Egret, a former BAHRAM pilot who, at the beginning of the game, works as an ice miner on the moons of Jupiter. After he finds the orbital frame Jehuty, he is attacked by Nohman and his BAHRAM troops. After his capture, he is mortally wounded, but is saved after Ken Marinaris, a disgruntled member of BAHRAM, has Dingo wired into Jehuty’s life-support system. As the game progresses, Dingo and Ken get to be close friends.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
NTSC-U	?	Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.4 Ghz GeForce GTX 285	0.9.8	GSDX r4600	SPU2-X r4600 Lilypad r4510	BIOS: USA v02.00, There is a graphical glitch, invisible beams, in hardware mode. These problems still exist in r5492. Varying speeds, down to 30FPS in boss battles. Software mode (F9) in older GSdx revisions (r3693) can actually be faster. Native resolution in hardware mode is the key. In smaller areas 2-3 enemies its fine with 3x upscale, but other than that, it will be painfully slow.	Machina
PAL	Windows 10	Intel Core i7 5820k @ 3.6 Ghz Nvidia GeForce 970GTX SLI	1.4.0	GSDX 1.0.0	SPU2-X 2.0.0 Lilypad 0.11.0	BIOS: EUv2.20, The game is VERY GPU heavy if you upscale above the native resolution. Performance varies between gameplay and cutscenes due to the heavy use of effects if you upscale to a high Resolution (like 6xNative). Settings that affect performance using OGL HW are: Internal Resolution , 8-Bit Textures , Blending Unit Accuracy , FXAA so play around until it runs at a stable Framerate. The issue with light sources seen through solid objects is fixed by using OGL HW with Hardware Depth enabled.	Pr0meth3us
NTSC-U	Windows 10	Intel i5-2500k @ 4,2 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070	1.5.0-dev-2382 (May 21. 2018)	GSdx32 SSE4.1/AVX	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.12.1	Constant 60 FPS in entire Game aswell as Boss-Battles with Direct3D 11 @ 4x native Res & 16x AF & 4x AA, no HW Hacks. US-Version + US Bios v2.3 (Pcsx2 Default-Preset #2)	Nebujin
PAL	Windows 10	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6Ghz Nvidia GeForce Titan X	1.5.0-dev-2639	GSDX OpenGL	SPU2-X 2.0.0	Plays well at 5x resolution with little slowdown. The first few levels haven't shown any major issues that I can tell.	Durandal

Test configurations on Linux:

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Test configurations on macOS:

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Trivia

• Original names: アヌビス ゾーン オブ エンダーズ (SLPM-65236) & (SLPM-65500), 존 오브 엔더즈: 세컨드 런너 (SLKA-25066)
• Also known as Anubis: Zone of the Enders Special Edition (JP), Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner Special Edition (EU), Anubis: Zone of the Enders (JP)

Known Issues

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Fixed Issues

Lights seen through walls

• Status: Fixed
• Type: Minor
• Description: Happens in hardware mode, you can see enemy lights or just any lights through solid objects.
• Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.

Ram and Vram Spikes

• Status: Fixed
• Type: Severe
• Description: Can use a ton of RAM and VRam resources.
  Out of memory comes up also when you use save states somewhat frequently (DX11 mode). Corrupts your current savestate file. Previous state can be restore from backup. Also PCSX2 needs to be restarted before you can use states again.
• Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.

Gallery

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  Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner (SLUS 20545)

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  Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner (SLES 51113)

	Zone of the Enders - The 2nd Runner (SLUS 20545) (U) Zone of the Enders - The 2nd Runner (SLES 51113) (E)