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* When creating a new game page please ensure that you name it exactly after the original PS2 title. This will help to avoid any confusion in the future.
* When creating a new game page please ensure that you name it exactly after the original PS2 title. This will help to avoid any confusion in the future.


* For the sake of consistency and more efficient editing each game page contains an infobox template. It looks something like this: <br />
* For the sake of consistency and more efficient editing each game page may contain a number of predefined templates. The general article flow goes like this:<br />
** '''Template infobox''' -- used to show region information, box-art picture as well as some general info about the game. See usage info [[Template:Infobox|here]].
** Test tables (separated for Windows, Linux and Macintosh), each table use three templates: '''TestingHeader''','''TestingEntry''' and '''TestingFooter'''. See usage info [[Template:TestingEntry|here]].
** Any additional sections like picture gallery, PCSX2 configuration examples, etc...
** Any number of '''Issue''' templates. See usage info [[Template:Issue|here]].
** Any additional links or page references.
 
It looks something like this: <br />
<code><pre>
<code><pre>
{{infobox game
{{infobox game
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...
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It's easy to update such pages as you only have to enter each variable's values after the equals ('''=''') sign. However, when you create a new page it will be empty so you will need to copy a sample infobox from any existing page and then correctly edit the values. For variables to which you do not know what to enter, leave them blank. Copy the Mac and Linux infoboxes as well but if you did not test them, leave their values blank and put a note saying 'untested' so players who tested on those platforms can fill up the variables later.<br />
It's easy to update such pages as you only have to enter each variable's values after the equals ('''=''') sign. However, when you create a new page it will be empty so you will need to copy a sample infobox from any existing page and then correctly edit the values. For variables to which you do not know what to enter, leave them blank. Copy the Mac and Linux infoboxes as well but if you did not test them, leave their values blank and put a note saying 'untested' so players who tested on those platforms can fill up the variables later.<br />
* Values like serials, CRCs, release dates, and statuses are distinguished by '''region''' type. Find your region (be it PAL, NTSC-U or NTSC-J) and update the value accordingly. So for instance if you want to set the game as playable on Windows and your region is NTSC-U, assign '2' to 'statusNTSCU' variable.
* Values like serials, CRCs, release dates, and statuses are distinguished by '''region''' type. Find your region (be it PAL, NTSC-U or NTSC-J) and update the value accordingly. So for instance if you want to set the game as playable on Windows and your region is NTSC-U, assign '2' to 'statusNTSCU' variable.
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CRC is not particularly important but for the sake of completeness it can be provided (PCSX2 will identify your game and apply [[Game cheats|patches or cheats]] using it).
CRC is not particularly important but for the sake of completeness it can be provided (PCSX2 will identify your game and apply [[Game cheats|patches or cheats]] using it).


== I found the page, but I only want to say it works better/worse on my specs ==
== I found the page and I want to add my specs to the test table ==
 
Let's say you found the game's page here on the wiki and it already has some information that you don't feel needs updating, but you'd like to mention that it plays better/worse on your computer. For this kind of information, find (or add) your platform and append '''Template:TestingEntry''' right before '''<nowiki>{{TestingFooter}}</nowiki>'''. It will look like this:
 
<code><pre>
{{TestingHeader Windows}}
{{TestingEntry
|Status=2
|Region=NTSC-U
|OS=Windows 8.1
|CPU=AMD FX-6350
|GPU=Radeon R9 270x
|Revision=1.3.0 2014-07-14
|Graphics=*GDSX 2014-07-14
*Mode: HW DX11
|Sound=SPU2-X 2014-07-14
|Comments=Speedhacks:
*EEC: 2
*VUCS: 1
Mostly playable with solid performance.
|Tester=UserName
}}


Let's say you found the game's page here on the wiki and it already has some information that you don't feel needs updating, but you'd like to mention that it plays better/worse on your computer. For this kind of information, please use the game's Talk Page.
Here is the place to insert another {{TestingEntry}} lines


However, if the original information was of an older emulator version but the game plays better now on a newer version, feel free to update the information directly on the game's page. For example, on the page it says with PCSX2 version 123 the person got 30fps using a Core2Duo 2.00 GHz, but you have a newer version, 456, and you got full 60 fps using a Core-i5 2.66 GHz. In this case your information is '''more recent and your results better''', so update the game's page. However, please copy and paste the old information into the game's Talk Page so that people can still refer to the lower spec. Make sure to copy their settings like speed hacks if they had notes on that as well.
{{TestingFooter}}
</pre></code>


== The page doesn't exist, how do I create it? ==
== The page doesn't exist, how do I create it? ==
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