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Revision as of 15:37, 17 January 2016

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner

North American cover art.
Game general and emulation properties:
CERO rating: B
ESRB rating: M (Blood and Gore, Violence)
PEGI rating: 12+
GRB rating: 18
CPU intensive game
Supports up to two local players
Languages supported:
English: SLES-51113 & SLUS-20545
Japanese: SLPM-65500 & SLPM-65236
German: SLES-51113
French: SLES-51113
Spanish: SLES-51113
Italian: SLES-51113
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
SLPM-65500
VW173-J1
SLPM-84075 (Konami Dendou Selection)
SLPM-65991 (Konami Dendou Collection)
SLPM-65361 (Special Edition LE)
SLPM-61035 (Trial)
Release date: February 13, 2003
July 17, 2003
January 15, 2004
May 26, 2005 (Konami Dendou Selection)
April 29, 2010 (BigHit Series)
Windows Status: ?
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): KCEJ
Publisher(s): Konami
Genre: Action
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic82/100
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 are: Internal Resolution , 8-Bit Textures , Blending Unit Accuracy , FXAA so play around until it runs at a stable Framerate. Pr0meth3us


Trivia

  • Original names: ANUBIS ZONE OF THE ENDERS (SLPM-65236), アヌビス ゾーン オブ エンダーズ (SLPM-65236) & (SLPM-65500)
  • 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

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: Use software mode or OGL HW with Hardware Depth enabled. .If you come across any missing effects/shadows set Blending Unit Accuracy at high.

Note: Keep in mind that the game is VERY heavy when changing Internal Resolution & OGL has worse performance for AMD GPU users. It runs a lot faster on NVIDIA cards because OGL is just better supported there for the time being.

Ram and Vram Spikes

  • Status: Active
  • Type: Major
  • 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: Allow 8-bit textures in GSdx hardware mode can help, unavoidable in DX9 hardware modes (shows "Out of memory" error after a bit).

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