Verified games: what runs and unlocks on a real PS2

[hacan359]

This is the list of games people have run with achievements through xeRAbora on a real console. A game gets a row after somebody unlocked at least one achievement on it.

Two numbers matter per game. The set size is what RetroAchievements lists. The trackable count is what the console can actually read:
achievements that go through pointer chains stay active but cannot unlock in this version, and the client reports how many of those a set has when you open the game. The table lists both, "trackable / total".

Game	Serial	Set on RA	Source	Format	Achievements (trackable / total)	Unlocked	Console	Version	Reported by
Need for Speed: Underground 2 (USA)	SLUS_210.65	5613	USB	.iso in DVD/	77 / 77	yes	SCPH-70008	alpha.4 and later	@hacan359
Shadow of the Colossus (USA)	SCUS_974.72	2992	original disc	disc	96 / 96	yes	SCPH-70008	alpha.3 and later	@hacan359
Resident Evil - Outbreak (USA) (En) (v2.00)	SLUS-20765	5761	USB	.iso in DVD	72/72	yes	SCPH-50001	Alpha 6	@Hunk4TH
Soulcalibur II (USA)	SLUS-20643	2982	HDD	.iso in DVD	115/115	yes	SCPH-50001	Alpha 7	@Hunk4TH
Woody Woodpecker: Escape from Buzz Buzzard Park (USA)	SLUS_203.41	25368	USB	.iso in CD/	24 / 24	yes	SCPH-70008	alpha.10	@hacan359
Bully (USA)	SLUS_212.69	3057	USB	.iso in DVD/	120 / 120	yes	SCPH-90006	alpha.5	@michotegames-brasil
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (USA)	SLUS_207.16	20618	USB	.iso in DVD/	65 / 65	yes	SCPH-70008	alpha.12	@hacan359
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (USA) (v1.03)	SLUS_209.46	2772	USB	.iso in DVD/	540 / 540	yes	SCPH-90006	alpha.13	@michotegames-brasil
Black (USA)	SLUS_213.76	19040	USB	.iso in DVD	56 / 56	yes (8)	SCPH-90006\SCPH-70008	alpha.17	@joaoarthurcarvalhodosreis-dot
Test Drive Unlimited (USA)	SLUS_214.90	21154	USB	.iso	239 / 239	yes	SCPH-90010	?	@hahsh2150-stack
Need for Speed: Underground (USA)	SLUS_208.11	3114	USB	.iso	113 / 113	yes	SCPH-90010	?	@hahsh2150-stack
Devil May Cry (USA)	SLUS_202.16	2791	USB	.iso in DVD	131 / 131	yes	SCPH-90001	alpha.17	@fede912lp
Sonic Unleashed (USA)	SLUS_218.46	19798	USB	.iso in DVD/	55 / 55	yes	SCPH-90001	alpha.17	@fede912lp
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition (USA)	SLUS_213.61	2936	USB	.iso in DVD/	114 / 114	yes	SCPH-90001	alpha.17	@fede912lp
God Hand (USA)	SLUS_215.03	2664	USB	.iso in DVD/	88 / 88	yes	SCPH-90001	alpha.17	@fede912lp
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (USA)	SLUS_208.14	19130	USB	.iso	137 / 137	yes	SCPH-90010	?	@hahsh2150-stack
Midnight Club II (USA)	SLUS_202.09	3112	USB	.iso	43 / 43	yes	SCPH-90010	?	@hahsh2150-stack
Tekken 5 (USA)	SLUS_210.59	9419	MX4SIO	.iso	66 / 66	yes	SCPH-77004	alpha.19	@danielfpferreira
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (USA)	SLUS_203.62	2999	USB	.iso	97 / 97	yes	SCPH-90010	?	@ruandersoft-alt

How to report

Reply with this block filled in. Copy it as is.

Game:        title and region, as RA names it
Serial:      the boot file, for example SLUS_210.65
Set on RA:   link to the game page
Source:      USB / original disc / SMB / HDD
Format:      .iso in DVD or CD / UL / ZSO / disc
Achievements: trackable / total, as the client shows them
Unlocked:    which one, and the profile link if you like
Console:     model from the sticker, SCPH-xxxxx
Version:     release name from the client or the OPL menu
Notes:       anything odd: false unlocks, a crash, a slow load

One reply per game. A second run of the same game on another console or another source is a new reply too; the table grows a column when it needs one.

Rules for a row

• one achievement unlocked on a real console, seen in your RA profile;
• a plain image or the disc, not a repack with a swapped boot file (RA will not recognize those anyway);
• the release version named, so the row still reads right after a later fix.

[Hunk4TH]

Game: Resident Evil - Outbreak (USA) (En) (v2.00)
Serial: SLUS-20765
Set on RA: https://retroachievements.org/game/5761
Source: USB
Format: .iso in DVD
Achievements: 72/72
Unlocked: The Hive - Hard https://retroachievements.org/achievement/384513
Console: SCPH-50001
Version: Alpha 6
Notes: It worked as I would expect! Flashed green when the achievement unlocked.

[Hunk4TH]

Game: Soulcalibur II (USA)
Serial: SLUS-20643
Set on RA: https://retroachievements.org/game/2982
Source: HDD
Format: .iso in DVD
Achievements: 115/115
Unlocked: Arcade - Nightmare
Console: SCPH-50001
Version: Alpha 7
Notes: The achievement unlocked just fine but I didn't noticed if the screen flashed green.

[michotegames-brasil]

Game: BULLY
Serial: SLUS-21269
Set on RA: https://retroachievements.org/game/3057
Source: USB
Format: .iso
Achievements: all 120/120
Unlocked: yes
Console: SCPH-90006
Version: 1.0
Notes: "All achievements seem to be working normally, with no blocks so far. However, when I unlock an achievement, my screen flashes yellow."

[hacan359]

However, when I unlock an achievement, my screen flashes yellow.

Its okay, this is signal for unlock achivments.

[ruan45k-afk]

Game: Midnight club 3 dub Edition remix
Serial: slus_21355
Set on RA: retroachievemnts
https://retroachievements.org/game/3113
Source: USB
Format: .iso
Achievements: 126/123 3 achievements are unachievable
Unlocked: I played a bit and I believe that all the other achievements except the ones I wrote are not obtainable. Slingshot,Next e In It to Win It
Console: SCPH-9004

[hacan359]

Unlocked: I played a bit and I believe that all the other achievements except the ones I wrote are not obtainable. Slingshot,Next e In It to Win It

Hi, sorry, I didn't quite catch that did you manage to unlock the achievements, and why do you think it's impossible to get the others?

[ruan45k-afk]

It was a bit difficult to understand, forget everything I mentioned, I tested Midnight Club 3 again last night, I got to Atlanta, the second city in the game, and no achievements unlocked. It's impossible to get any achievements in Midnight Club 3. I'm sorry to ask, but is there any way to make the achievements work in Midnight Club 3?

[joaoarthurcarvalhodosreis-dot]

Game: Black
Serial: SLUS_213.76
Source: USB
Format: .iso in DVD
Achievements: total, as the client shows them
Unlocked: 8
Console: Slim 90006
Version: alpha 10 OPL beta 2256
Notes: It's possible to unlock achievements up to mission 2 of the game. After the "Naszran Town" mission, snapshots in the client no longer upload, even while still connected; achievement unlocking is blocked and it's no longer possible to make progress (using a translator, sorry for the errors)

[hacan359]

I will check it!

[hacan359]

All work fine, maybe u need update opl on latest version.

[joaoarthurcarvalhodosreis-dot]

With the new "0.17" update, I noticed that mode 6 prevented achievements from being unlocked. Due to some crashes, I had enabled it and was unable to unlock any more achievements. I apologize for the false alarm.😞

[hacan359]

I play 2 days row with chivos all ok

Try this maybe #16

[hacan359]

Someone needs to double-check it.

[hacan359]

@ruander45k-debug
Game: Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
Serial: SLUS-20946
Set on RA:
Source: USB
Format: ISO
Achievements: It doesn't even show up in the client.
Unlocked: none
Console: SCPH 9004
Version:
Notes: For some reason, when you try to verify the ISO, it runs the check but displays an error stating that the image could not be verified and asks you to try again. However, the game does appear in the "Live" tab on the PC, though it is impossible to unlock achievements, and the snapshots stop working when you enter the game.

[hacan359]

I'll test the big games separately there are issues there. Thanks for checking.

[hacan359]

@ruan45k-afk find error. In 13 release this game will be work!

[ruander45k-debug]

Perfect

[ruander45k-debug]

Try checking out Midnight Club 3 as well. I tested Test Drive Unlimited 1 and it's working.

[hacan359]

MC3 in #4 (comment). This Done

[hahsh2150-stack]

Game: Test drive unlimited
Serial: SLUS_214.90
Set on RA:
Source: USB
Format: ISO
Achievements: 239/239:
Console: SCPH-90010
Notes: The game is working perfectly with xeRAbora; telemetry and achievements are both functioning. The only odd thing happened when I unlocked an achievement: during the "golden flash" effect, there was a visual glitch in the game. However, the game didn't crash, and telemetry didn't stop, so it's something that can be ignored.

[hacan359]

Thx added in main post

[hahsh2150-stack]

Game: Juiced
Serial: SLUS_20872
Set on RA: l
Source: USB
Format: ISO
Achievements: 121/121
Console: SCPH-90010
Notes: I tested this game and noticed that telemetry doesn't work when I launch it.

[hacan359]

Today I check and all work fine. Check it on the new build; everything works for me.

[hahsh2150-stack]

I just saw the IGR update. I think I tested it on version 10; I'm going to test it on version 17 now. I had tested it before but forgot to comment here—plus, I had IGR enabled in OPL, so that was probably why.

[hahsh2150-stack]

Game: Midnight club 3 dub Edition remix
Serial: SLUS_213_55
Set on RA:
Source: USB
Format: ISO
Achievements: 126/126
Console: SCPH-90010
Notes: I noticed that this game has the same problem as Juiced: the telemetry doesn't work when I launch it.

[hahsh2150-stack]

Game: Need for speed underground
Serial: SLUS_208.11
Set on RA:
Source: USB
Format: ISO
Achievements: 113/113
Console: SCPH-90010
Notes: This game works perfectly on xeRAbora; there is nothing to note or fix, and it can be mastered perfectly

[hacan359]

Thx added in main post

[fede912lp]

Game: Devil May Cry (USA)
Serial: SLUS_202.16
Set on RA: https://retroachievements.org/game/2791
Source: USB
Format: .iso in DVD
Achievements: 131/131
Unlocked: Thunder sword strikes again https://retroachievements.org/achievement/296377
Console: SCPH-90001
Version: Alpha 17
Notes: The screen turns completely orange for a few seconds when an achievement is unlocked.

[hacan359]

Thx added in main post

[fede912lp]

Game: Sonic Unleashed (USA)
Serial: SLUS_218.46
Set on RA: https://retroachievements.org/game/19798
Source: USB
Format: .iso in DVD
Achievements: 55/55
Unlocked: Bettle Robot https://retroachievements.org/achievement/327745
Console: SCPH-90001
Version: Alpha 17
Notes: The orange border shows correctly

[fede912lp]

Game: Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition (USA)
Serial: SLUS_213.61
Set on RA: https://retroachievements.org/game/2936
Source: USB
Format: .iso in DVD
Achievements: 114/114
Unlocked: The Hell is Coming https://retroachievements.org/achievement/250486
Console: SCPH-90001
Version: Alpha 17
Notes: For some reason, it unlocks the achievement before defeating the boss; I’m not sure if it was an issue with RetroAchievements or the application itself.

[hahsh2150-stack]

Something similar happened to me in GTA San Andreas. There’s an achievement called "Guerrilla Warfare," which requires you to kill a guy during the "House Invasion" mission without picking up any crates. I had planned to first complete the achievement for collecting all 6 crates, and then go back to get the one for killing the guy—but the achievement for killing him popped the moment I came down with the very first crate.

[hacan359]

I’ve encountered this too, in NFS U2. I’m going to look into this phenomenon; I haven’t been able to figure it out yet it’s either something in the memory or a bug in the reading process.

[fede912lp]

Game: God Hand (USA)
Serial: SLUS_215.03
Set on RA: https://retroachievements.org/game/2664
Source: USB
Format: .iso in DVD
Achievements: 88/88
Unlocked: Don't Act Like You Don't Like the Ball Buster (Ball Buster!) https://retroachievements.org/achievement/272764
Console: SCPH-90001
Version: Alpha 17
Notes:

[hahsh2150-stack]

Game: Max Payne 2: The fall of Max Payne
Serial: SLUS_20814
Set on RA:https://retroachievements.org/game/19130
Source: USB
Format: ISO
Achievements: 137/137
Console: SCPH-90010
Notes: This game works perfectly on xeRAbora; there is nothing to note or fix, and it can be mastered perfectly

[hahsh2150-stack]

Game: Midnight club 2
Serial: SLUS_20209
Set on RA:https://retroachievements.org/game/3112
Source: USB
Format: ISO
Achievements: 43/43
Console: SCPH-90010
Notes: This game works perfectly on xeRAbora; there is nothing to note or fix, and it can be mastered perfectly

[danielfpferreira]

Game: Tekken 5 (USA)
Serial: SLUS_210.59
Set on RA: https://retroachievements.org/game/9419
Source: MSX4IO
Format: .iso
Achievements: 66 / 66
Unlocked: multiple characters story mode ex: https://retroachievements.org/achievement/346544
Console: SCPH-77004
Version: v0.1.0-alpha.19

[ruandersoft-alt]

Game: Need For Speed Hot pursuit 2
Serial:SLUS-20362
Set on RA:https://retroachievements.org/game/2999
Source: USB
Format: ISO
Unlocked:Across the Line!
https://retroachievements.org/achievement/376133
Achievements: 97/97
Console: SCPH-90010
Notes: This game works perfectly on xeRAbora; there is nothing to note or fix, and it can be mastered perfectly

[igorven]

Game: Metal Gear Solid 2 - Substance (USA)
Serial: SLUS_205.54
Set on RA: link to the game page
Source: USB / SMB
Format: .iso in DVD
Achievements: 40/170
Unlocked: I didn't unlock any achievement on a real PS2
Console: SCPH-90006
Version: 1.01
Notes: I tested on a USB and via SMB; USB doesn't run in any case, even with modes 1, 3, 4 and 6 activated. SMB runs with no modes activated, but, in a case of watching too much of a cutscene, specially after Snake's call to Otacon, the game stops running and it becomes impossible to watch the cutscenes; tested with these same modes, but no solution, 'cause on gameplay it still happens, giving me the ?/disc symbols on the corner

[hacan359]

Ok I will check, but from smb achievements not work.

[igorven]

Game: Sly 3 - Honor Among Thieves
Serial: SCUS_974.64
Set on RA: link to the game page
Source: USB / SMB
Format: .iso in DVD
Achievements: 132/132
Unlocked: unlocked some, but I give my recent one: "Stick and Move", https://retroachievements.org/achievement/455050
Console: SCPH-90006
Version: 1.01
Notes: Game runs perfectly on USB and SMB with no modes activated, and Sly 3 has all achievements obtainable, and I play this game with pleasure because I don't a PC with a good CPU, so I can say no more than "thank you"; you solved a problem of mine by just making this project possible.
Hooray to xeRAbora!

[hacan359]

That’s cool) enjoy! Also, tell me—did you get any achievements via SMB?