![]() ![]() ![]() To understand exactly what I was seeing through the emulator, with both games I made sure to plug in my old PS2 console and play a bit of them using their native resolutions. This plea may be a little premature I’ve actually only played through two games completely on PCSX2-“Forbidden Siren 2” and “Rule of Rose.” And I understand that not all games can be played on the emulator successfully-some run slow, and others are full of graphical glitches that impede progress. If you want exact minimum requirements, go visit the PCSX2 page at (and then go take out a second mortgage and build yourself a new rig if you need to-it’s worth it). What kind of computing power is needed? I’ve got a 6-core processor (which doesn’t matter, since PCSX2 only uses 2 cores anyway), running at 3.8 Ghz, with a GeForce GTX 460 video card, and I can boot just about any PS2 iso without a hitch or a glitch. low-res PS2 rendering–no contest.) It’s a serious wow factor. (See the pic here which is a side-by-side comparison of hi-res PCSX2 rendering vs. If you’ve got the computing power, you will not believe your eyes when you see that favorite low-rez, last-gen game of yours playing smoothly at a 2000×2000 resolution on your high definition screen. ![]() I’ll begin this discussion of “Rule of Rose” (2006, Japan) with an exhortation: If you are lucky or wealthy or finicky enough to own a PC rig built for serious gaming (and you care about more than what flashy title is arriving on shelves next Tuesday), do yourself a favor and dig out those old-timey PS2 faves of yours, rip an iso of them onto your desktop, download the free PS2 emulator called PCSX2, and revisit those games on your PC. Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green. ![]()
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