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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Pac-Man World 3 cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Pac-Man World 3 cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts|Europe}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts|Europe}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|BlitzTech}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 8, 2005}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 8, 2005}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|pac-man-world-3|74}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|pac-man-world-3|rating}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Platform }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Pac-Man World }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = pac-man-world-3
 +
|igdb        = pac-man-world-3
 +
|hltb        = 6864
 
|wikipedia    = Pac-Man World 3
 
|wikipedia    = Pac-Man World 3
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Pac-Man}}
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 +
'''Key points'''
 +
{{--}} Missing graphical effects from the PS2 version (examples include depth of field absent, screen vibration when stomping).
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}} or {{DRM|StarForce|4}}, depending on region. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc, Key | {{DRM|StarForce|3.5}} US version. | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc, Key | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}} European version. | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Namco\Pac-Man World 3\config.ini|{{p|appdata}}\Electronic Arts\Pac-Man World 3\config.ini}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Namco\Pac-Man World 3\PMW3*|{{p|appdata}}\Electronic Arts\Pac-Man World 3\PMW3*}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|widescreen wsgf award      = true
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = false
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|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes= Single resolution, 640x480
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|widescreen resolution notes= Use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1915-pac-man-world-3-widescreen-exe/ killer-m's fixed executable].
|multimonitor              = false
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|multimonitor              = hackable
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|multimonitor notes        = Use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1915-pac-man-world-3-widescreen-exe/ killer-m's fixed executable].
|ultrawidescreen            = false
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|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = Use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1915-pac-man-world-3-widescreen-exe/ killer-m's fixed executable].
|4k ultra hd                = false
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|4k ultra hd                = hackable
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = Any resolution can be set manually in <code>config.ini</code>. See [[#Game data|config location]].
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
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|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
|120 fps notes              = 60 FPS cap.
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|120 fps notes              = Capped at 60 FPS.
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = false
|full controller notes    =  
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|full controller notes    = Configuration utility needs mouse or keyboard.
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = hackable
|xinput controllers notes  =  
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|xinput controllers notes  = XInput controllers are not fully supported according to the game's system requirements and have known issues. Use this [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/227534756923965441/817137219835789392/PMW3_XInputV3.7z XInput Plus patch] to fix these known issues.
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = false
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4              = true
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts        = false
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support        = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers        = true
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other controllers notes  =  
|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts      = Generic
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
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  |audio    = true
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
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|interface = true
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|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
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|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
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|subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} US versions only contain an English language option.
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 +
==Issues unresolved==
 +
===Configuration utility crashes upon opening on modern operating systems===
 +
{{--}} The configuration utility crashes upon opening on modern operating systems due to a buffer overrun being detected. This prevents the user from being able to create the configuration file necessary for running the game and the only workaround is to either manually copy and edit an existing configuration file from a previous installation or run the game on an older operating system. [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1sm8IEp_rYfgk7lBMDDSfCdXp_FU9-DcY Here] is a sample configuration file you can use to run the game.
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos 32-bit app      =
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|macos 64-bit app      =
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =
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}}
 +
 
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===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
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|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
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|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
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|input            =
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|input notes      =
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|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
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|multiplayer notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = ME
|minCPU  =  
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz
|minRAM  =  
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|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz
|minHD    =  
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|minRAM  = 256 MB
|minGPU  =  
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|minHD    = 1.8 GB
|minGPU2  =  
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|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce4 MX 420
|minVRAM  =  
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|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon 8500 LE
|minDX    =  
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|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 +
|minDX    = 9.0c
  
|recOS    =  
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|recOS    = 2000, XP
|recCPU  =  
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|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 1.4 GHz
|recRAM  =  
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|recCPU2  = AMD Athlon XP 1400+
|recHD    =  
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|recRAM  = 512 MB
|recGPU  =  
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|recHD    = 3 GB
|recGPU2  =  
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|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce4 Ti 4600
|recVRAM  =  
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|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon 9200
 +
|recVRAM  = 128 MB
 
|recDX    =  
 
|recDX    =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 16:33, 20 June 2021

Pac-Man World 3
Pac-Man World 3 cover
Developers
Namco
Blitz Games
Publishers
Namco
Europe Electronic Arts
Engines
BlitzTech
Release dates
Windows December 8, 2005
Reception
Metacritic 74
Taxonomy
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Platform
Series Pac-Man World
Pac-Man World 3 on HowLongToBeat
Pac-Man World 3 on IGDB
Pac-Man World 3 on MobyGames
Pac-Man World 3 on Wikipedia
Pac-Man World
Subseries of Pac-Man
Pac-Man World 2 2004
Pac-Man World 3 2005
Pac-Man World Rally 2006
Pac-Man World Re-Pac 2022

Warnings

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).

Key points

Missing graphical effects from the PS2 version (examples include depth of field absent, screen vibration when stomping).

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
StarForce 3.5 DRM[Note 1] US version.
Windows
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
SecuROM 7 DRM European version.
Windows
StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Namco\Pac-Man World 3\config.ini
%APPDATA%\Electronic Arts\Pac-Man World 3\config.ini

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Namco\Pac-Man World 3\PMW3*
%APPDATA%\Electronic Arts\Pac-Man World 3\PMW3*

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Use killer-m's fixed executable.
Multi-monitor
Use killer-m's fixed executable.
Ultra-widescreen
Use killer-m's fixed executable.
4K Ultra HD
Any resolution can be set manually in config.ini. See config location.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
US versions only contain an English language option.

Issues unresolved

Configuration utility crashes upon opening on modern operating systems

The configuration utility crashes upon opening on modern operating systems due to a buffer overrun being detected. This prevents the user from being able to create the configuration file necessary for running the game and the only workaround is to either manually copy and edit an existing configuration file from a previous installation or run the game on an older operating system. Here is a sample configuration file you can use to run the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) ME
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz
AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.8 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce4 MX 420
ATI Radeon 8500 LE
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  1. This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[1][2] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.

References