PCSX2

PCSX2
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Free (GPL)
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Nick Mead

“PC emulator for Playstation 2”

by Nick Mead about PCSX2

PCSX2 is a Playstation 2 emulator for PC.

The PCSX2 project has been running for a little over four years now, and its popularity has grown steadily since its release. From initially just being able to run a few public domain demos, PCSX2's current state enables many games to boot and actually go in-game, such as the famous Final Fantasy X or Devil May Cry 3.

PS2 Emulation is a complex task, far worse than emulating previous generation consoles like the PlayStation 1, N64 or Saturn, simply due to the CPU power required to get 'playable' speeds from a PS2 game under emulation. PCSX2 does the job remarkably well, but don't throw your Playstation 2 away quite yet. It struggles with high-speed action and is prone to freezing or crashing at the most annoying moments.

PCSX2 comes in 2 versions, the TLB and the VM (virtual memory) one. The TLB version is pcsx2t.exe while the VM version is pcsx2.exe. First try running the VM version, following the instructions given (type your account user name, log off/on and restart). If PCSX2 still fails to allocate the memory, simply use the TLB version. Don't worry - the speed difference is not that great. After that, the PCSX2 setup procedure is quite lengthy, although if your Playstation 2 is broken, you'll find this a more than adequate replacement.

PCSX2 is an adequate PS2 emulator. Just don't expect miracles!

Pros
  • Emulates PS2 games with remarkable accuracy
  • You can toggle between Windows and the Emulator
Cons
  • Setup process can be complicated
  • Crashes when dealing with complex graphics
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Developer's description

Ever wanted to play Playstation games on your PC? PCSX2 is a PlayStation 2 emulator for Windows and Linux.

The PCSX2 project attempts to allow PS2 code to be executed on your computer, thus meaning you can put a PS2 DVD or CD into your computers drive, and boot it up.

PCSX2 (4) User reviews

  • Not bad
  • 7/10
  • mrbruc3l33 mrbruc3l33
    User reviews
    1

    One you dump your bois and get the plug in's, works really good. Emulation is very good. Just need to do a lot of work on set up and settings to get it work. Like any emulator not all games... More

    • Review of PCSX2 - 30 Aug 2011
      This review is liked by 22 of 26
  • sreeramanil30 sreeramanil30
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    1

    not at all yser friendly :(

    good aatempt anyways............!!!!!!... More

    • Review of PCSX2 - 11 Apr 2011
      This review is liked by 1 of 6
  • mythman mythman
    User reviews
    1

    it is ok it could be a whole lot better So i took it out of my computer it is a waste of time for me having to download and buy all the crap it wants to be able to work properly it is basically a... More

    • Review of PCSX2 - 16 Feb 2009
      This review is liked by 29 of 48
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