Pilot Down: Behind Enemy Lines

Developer(s): Wide Games
Publisher(s): Oxygen Interactive
Genre: Action, Adventure
Game review links: GameSpot (user ratings)6.4/10
Game description: It's winter 1944 and your plane has just been shot down over Germany. The manhunt is now on! Pursued by the Germans, incapable of speaking without giving yourself away, all you have is your army pack and your only hope of survival is to reach Switzerland on foot. Based on the experiences of American pilots during WWII, this unique survival game combines elements of infiltration, action and strategy.

Pilot Down: Behind Enemy Lines

PAL cover
Game general and emulation properties:
PEGI rating: 16+ (Violence)
OFLC rating: M (Moderate Violence, Moderate Themes)
Languages supported:
English: SLES-53099
German: SLES-53099
French: SLES-53099
Spanish: SLES-53099
Italian: SLES-53099
Region PAL:
Serial numbers: SLES-53099
Release date: September 9, 2005
July 25, 2012 (PS2 Classics)
CRCs: 53BB63A0
Windows Status: Playable
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?


Test configurations on Windows:

Environment Configurations Comments Tester
Region OS CPU/GPU Revision Graphics Sound/Pad
PAL Windows 8
  • Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU @ 3.00GHz
  • NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 @ 2 GB
05 05 2020 v1.5.0-dev-3417 GSdx 20200505200719 (MSVC 19.21 SSE4.1/SSE41) 1.2.0
  • SPU2-X 2.0.0 [21 11 2012]
  • LilyPad (20200505200719) 0.12.1
I have exactly the same problem with the game, cut-scenes appear and after them there is a download and a black screen appears. Chern40+7
PAL Windows 10
  • i7 6700k @ 4.00 GHz
  • RTX 2080 Super
1.6.0 GDSX 1.2.0 SPU-2X 2.0.0

LilyPad 0.12.1

The game starts into the menue without problems but after starting a new game, the cutscene will shown and after that I got a blackscreen but the sound is hearable Wulfrik
PAL-M5 Windows 10 Home, x64
  • Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G2030 @ 3.00GHz
  • PALIT GeForce GT 1030 @ 2 GB
Nightly - v1.7.2133 GSdx build-in A special patch for freezing, does a great job with the game! The game runs at 1080p 60 FPS without brakes and bugs.



Fixed Issues

Black screen after loading a new game

  • Status: Fixed
  • Type: Major
  • Description: The game freezes at the beginning of a level right after cut-scenes.
  • Workaround: For PCSX2 1.7.0 and higher use "Fixes for games", Handle DMAC writes when it is busy.

Gameplay Screeshots