List of Enhanced Definition compatibility in PAL PlayStation 2 games
Last updated: 16 November 2013
480p Enhanced Definition versus 640x480 VGA
In theory, the 480p Enhanced Definition and 640x480 VGA video modes have the same properties (save for the resolution), and should have the same compatibility. However, in practice, 640x480 VGA has a slightly different timing than 480p Enhanced Definition, causing video and audio to get out of synchronisation. This is particularly noticeable during pre-rendered videos where the audio is stored as one long stream. Games that are sensitive to the timing of the video mode will exhibit other problems, like skipping videos in the middle of playing them, or not booting at all.
It is for that reason that it is preferrable to use 480p Enhanced Definition. Only use 640x480 VGA when you have no other option.
Glossary
- Perfect
- Runs the same as in regular video modes.
- Playable
- Has one or more small issues that are easily ignored or worked around.
- Compromised
- Playable, but there are one or more issues that compromise the experience, sometimes significantly.
- Unplayable
- Boots, but eventually hangs or freezes.
- Broken
- Doesn't boot.
Using GS Mode Selector 0.23x
| Title | 480p |
|---|---|
| 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker | Unplayable: Freezes at the Akklaim logo video. |
| Alien Hominid | Playable: The image is partially shifted down, resulting in part of it being cut off. |
| Alpine Racer 3 | Compromised: The intro video's audio is out of synchronisation. Lots of graphical glitches in the upper part of the image during gameplay. |
| Ape Escape 2 | Unplayable: Hangs during the SCEE logo video without showing it. |
| Ape Escape 3 | Compromised: Part of the image at the bottom is cut off, and videos don't show an image past the first half second. |
| Arc: Twilight of the Spirits | Compromised: Videos's audio gets increasingly out of synchronisation. |
| Armored Core 3 | Unplayable: Freezes at the Metro3D logo video. |
| Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II | Unplayable: Freezes at the Black Isle Studio logo video. |
| Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter | Unplayable: Freezes at the intro video. |
| Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2 | Compromised: Image is wrongly tiled. Activating progressive scan results in a double image. |
| Castle Shikigami II: War of the Worlds | Broken |
| Contra: Shattered Soldier | Unplayable: Freezes at the intro video. |
| Dark Cloud | Compromised: Runs too fast. |
| Dead or Alive 2 | Perfect |
| Devil May Cry 2 | Broken |
| Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening | Perfect |
| Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition | Perfect |
| Drakengard | Unplayable: Freezes at the intro video. |
| Eternal Ring | Broken |
| Final Fantasy X | Perfect |
| God Hand | Perfect |
| God of War | Compromised: Videos's audio have a synchronisation problem. |
| God of War II | Compromised: Videos's audio have a synchronisation problem. |
| Gunbird - Special Edition | Playable: Language, video mode selection and screen position screens aren't visible. |
| Headhunter | Unplayabe: Freezes after the "Presented by Sega" screen. |
| Headhunter: Redemption | Playable: Part of the image at the bottom is cut off. |
| Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy | Perfect |
| Jak X | Unplayable: Freezes after the intro video. |
| Killer7 | Perfect |
| King of Fighters 2000-2001, The | Compromised: The compilation is 240p, so it appears squished vertically. |
| Kingdom Hearts | Compromised: Audio is out of synchronisation. |
| Legaia 2: Duel Saga | Unplayable: Freezes at the intro video. |
| Maximo | Unplayable: Freezes at the New Game intro video. |
| Maximo vs. Army of Zin | Unplayable: Freezes at the New Game intro video. |
| Mobile Light Force 2 | Perfect |
| Musashi: Samurai Legend | Unplayable: Hangs during the intro video. |
| Neo Contra | Unplayable: Freezes at the intro video. |
| Nightshade | Perfect |
| Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams | Perfect |
| Onimusha 3 | Perfect |
| Psyvariar - Complete Edition | Broken |
| R-Type Final | Unplayable: Freezes at the Metro3D logo video. |
| Ratchet & Clank 3 | Unplayable: Freezes at the Insomniac Games logo video. |
| Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc | Compromised: A big part of the right side of the image is cut off, and videos stutter. |
| Rayman Revolution | Playable: Part of the image at the bottom is cut off. |
| Resident Evil: Outbreak | Unplayable: Freezes at the language selection screen. |
| Resident Evil: Outbreak File #2 | Broken |
| Shark Tale | Unplayable: Hangs while playing the video after the first mission while others are skipped after a couple seconds. |
| Shinobi | Broken |
| Simpsons Game, The | Unplayable: Freezes at the Electronic Arts logo video. |
| Soulcalibur III | Compromised: Runs too fast. |
| Spider-Man 3 | Perfect |
| Spyro: A Hero's Tail | Broken |
| Star Ocean: Till the End of Time | Compromised: Only a small part of the image is visible, and the game runs too fast. |
| Super Monkey Ball Deluxe | Broken |
| Taito Legends 2 | Broken |
| Tekken 5 | Perfect |
| Viewtiful Joe | Broken |
| Viewtiful Joe 2 | Broken |
| Virtua Fighter 4 | Perfect |
| Volleyball Challenge | Perfect |
| Way of the Samurai 2 | Unplayable: Freezes at the Spike logo. |
| Wild Arms 3 | Perfect |
| Yakuza | Perfect |
| Yakuza 2 | Perfect |
| Ys: The Ark of Napishtim | Unplayable: Freezes at the intro video. |
| Zone of the Enders | Compromised: Videos stutter and their audio gets out of synchronisation. |
Using Xploder HDTV Player
| Title | 480p | 576p |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker | Perfect | Untested |
| Alien Hominid | Perfect | Untested |
| Alpine Racer 3 | Playable: The intro video's audio is out of synchronisation. Skipping the intro video often freezes the game. | Playable: Skipping the intro video often freezes the game. |
| Ape Escape 2 | Compromised: Videos flicker, their audio gets out of synchronisation, and the gameplay speed has spikes where it runs too fast. | Compromised: The gameplay speed has spikes where it runs too fast. |
| Ape Escape 3 | Compromised: Videos stutter and their audio gets out of synchronisation. | Perfect (Runs at an optimised 50Hz speed.) |
| Arc: Twilight of the Spirits | Compromised: Videos's audio gets increasingly out of synchronisation. | Perfect (Runs at an optimised 50Hz speed.) |
| Armored Core 3 | Perfect | Untested |
| Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter | Perfect | Untested |
| Castle Shikigami II: War of the Worlds | Unplayable: Hangs while playing the Play It logo video. | Perfect |
| Contra: Shattered Soldier | Perfect (Does not apply to VGA mode, where videos's audio gets increasingly out of synchronisation. Also, the game doesn't always boot, but that could be my copy.) | Untested |
| Dark Cloud | Compromised: Runs too fast. | Compromised: The music plays too fast. |
| Dead or Alive 2 | Perfect | Untested |
| Devil May Cry 2 | Perfect (Does not apply to VGA mode, where videos's audio gets increasingly out of synchronisation.) | Untested |
| Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening | Compromised: Part of the viewport at the bottom is cut off, shifting the image up, resulting in part of the top of the image being cut off. | Untested |
| Drakengard | Compromised: Part of the image at the top is cut off, videos are skipped as soon as they begin playing, and voice acted lines have a synchronisation problem. | Compromised: Videos are skipped after two thirds of their length have been played. |
| Eternal Ring | Playable: The Crave Entertainment logo and intro video stutter and their audio gets out of synchronisation. | Perfect |
| Final Fantasy X | Perfect (Runs at the intended 60Hz speed.) | Untested |
| God Hand | Unplayable: Freezes after the video mode selection menu. In VGA mode, it doesn't even boot. | Untested |
| Gunbird - Special Edition | Perfect | Untested |
| Headhunter | Broken | Untested |
| Headhunter: Redemption | Unplayable: Freezes while loading. | Unplayable: Freezes while loading. |
| Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy | Unplayable: Freezes at the Naughty Dog logo video. | Untested |
| Killer7 | Perfect | Untested |
| King of Fighters 2000-2001, The | Unplayable: Freezes before reaching either game's title screen. | Untested |
| Kingdom Hearts | Compromised: Audio is out of synchronisation. | Perfect |
| Kingdom Hearts II | Compromised: Videos's audio gets increasingly out of synchronisation, and voice acted lines have a synchronisation problem. | Perfect |
| Legaia 2: Duel Saga | Perfect (Runs at the intended 60Hz speed.) | Perfect (Runs at an unoptimised 50Hz speed.) |
| Maximo | Compromised: Videos's audio gets increasingly out of synchronisation. | Perfect |
| Maximo vs. Army of Zin | Perfect (Does not apply to VGA mode, where it freezes while playing the New Game intro video and shows the following message: "Debug: file: playpss.c, line: 997, error: 0.") | Untested |
| Mobile Light Force 2 | Perfect (Runs at the intended 60Hz speed.) | Untested |
| Mr Moskeeto | Perfect | Untested |
| Musashi: Samurai Legend | Unplayable: Hangs during the intro video. | Unplayable: Hangs during the intro video. |
| Neo Contra | Perfect (Does not apply to VGA mode, where videos are skipped after about one minute, and their audio gets increasingly out of synchronisation.) | Untested |
| Nightshade | Perfect (The Sega logo splash screen has a flicker problem, but everything else is fine.) | Untested |
| Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams | Broken | Untested |
| Onimusha 3 | Unplayable: Freezes after choosing to start a New Game. | Untested |
| Psyvariar - Complete Edition | Perfect | Untested |
| R-Type Final | Unplayable: Freezes after the Irem logo splash screen. Yet the very first time the game was tested it worked perfectly. | Untested |
| Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc | Compromised: There is a line of pink squares at the top and bottom of the image, and videos stutter. | Untested |
| Rayman Revolution | Perfect | Untested |
| Resident Evil: Outbreak | Unplayable: Freezes at the intro video. In VGA mode, it already freezes at the violence and gore warning screen. | Untested |
| Resident Evil: Outbreak File #2 | Unplayable: Freezes after character selections screen. | Untested |
| Samurai Warriors 2 Xtreme Legends | Compromised: Videos's audio gets out of synchronisation. In Enhanced Definition, it freezes at the Koei logo video. | Unplayable: Freezes at intro video. |
| Shark Tale | Unplayable: Hangs during the New Game intro video. | Perfect |
| Shinobi | Perfect | Untested |
| Simpsons Game, The | Unplayable: Hangs at the start of the New Game intro video. In VGA mode, it already hangs while playing the 20th Century Fox logo video. | Perfect |
| Soulcalibur III | Compromised: Runs too fast. | Untested |
| Spider-Man 3 | Perfect | Untested |
| Star Ocean: Till the End of Time | Compromised: Only the top half of the image is visible, and the game runs too fast. | Untested |
| Super Monkey Ball Deluxe | Perfect | Untested |
| Taito Legends 2 | Perfect | Untested |
| Tekken 5 | Perfect | Untested |
| Viewtiful Joe | Perfect (Does not apply to VGA mode, where it freezes at the Clover Studios logo video. Sometimes it works fine, but videos have an audio synchronisation problem.) | Untested |
| Viewtiful Joe 2 | Unplayable: Freezes at the intro video. | Untested |
| Virtua Fighter 4 | Perfect | Untested |
| Volleyball Challenge | Perfect | Untested |
| Way of the Samurai 2 | Unplayable: Freezes after selecting 60Hz from the menu. In VGA mode, it doesn't even boot. | Untested |
| Wild Arms 3 | Perfect | Untested |
| Yakuza | Perfect | Untested |
| Yakuza 2 | Perfect | Untested |
| Ys: The Ark of Napishtim | Unplayable: Freezes at the intro video. On the off chance that it doesn't freeze at that point, it will after playing it. Trying to skip the video before it's done playing has the same effect. | Unplayable: Freezes at the intro video. On the off chance that it doesn't freeze at that point, it will after playing it. Trying to skip the video before it's done playing has the same effect. |
| Zone of the Enders | Compromised: Videos stutter and their audio gets out of synchronisation. | Untested |