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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
|cover        = YaibaNinjaGaidenZcover.jpg
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|cover        = Yaiba Ninja Gaiden Z cover.png
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Spark Unlimited}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Spark Unlimited}}
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 21, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 21, 2014}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|yaiba-ninja-gaiden-z|49}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|1421/yaiba-ninja-gaiden-z|42}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|yaiba-ninja-gaiden-z|46}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Brawler, Hack and slash }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cel-shaded, Comic book, Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Zombies }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Ninja Gaiden}}
 
|steam appid  = 252230
 
|steam appid  = 252230
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|hltb        = 13316
 +
|mobygames    = yaiba-ninja-gaiden-z
 
|wikipedia    = Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
 
|wikipedia    = Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/252230/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/252230/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
{{mm}} [http://www.yaibangz.com/ Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z official website]
 
{{mm}} [https://www.facebook.com/YaibaNinjaGaidenZ Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z official Facebook page]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability/row| GMG | yaiba-ninja-gaiden-z | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | yaiba-ninja-gaiden-z | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | yaiba-ninja-gaiden-z | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | yaiba-ninja-gaiden-z | Steam | | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 252230 | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 252230 | DRM-free | DRM-free when launching {{file|NRZGameLauncher.exe}} directly from {{p|game}}\Binaries\Win32.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AmethystViper|date=2021-07-15|comment=The game was able to play without prompting a Steam log-in by launching from this executable instead of the NRZGame.exe executable. }}</ref> | | Windows }}
 +
}}
 +
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
 +
 
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Skip intro videos===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Rename or delete the start-up video files|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1206606960|title=Skip Company Logos - Steam Community Guides|date=2021-07-15}}</ref>|fix=
 +
Go to <code>{{p|game}}\NRZGame\Movies</code>, then rename or delete {{file|SparkLogo.bik}}, {{file|SparkLogo_JPP.bik}}, and {{file|StartupNVidia.bik}}.
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.<ref>[http://www.yaibangz.com/index.php/blog/2014/03/18/tecmo-koei-america-unleashes-new-breed-ninja-yaiba-ninja-gaiden-z-playstation-3-xbox-360-steam-pc/ TECMO KOEI AMERICA UNLEASHES A NEW BREED OF NINJA - YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z FOR PLAYSTATION 3, XBOX 360 AND STEAM PC » YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z]</ref>
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
+
|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = false
+
|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes    =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                =
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                   =  
 +
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = false
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|YaibaNinjaGaidenZOptions.jpg|Graphics options.}}
 
{{Image|YaibaNinjaGaidenZOptions.jpg|Graphics options.}}
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
|widescreen wsgf award      = unknown
+
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unknown
+
|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = true
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Main menu and cutscenes are 16:9
|4k ultra hd                = false
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
|4k ultra hd notes          = higher resolution than 2560x1440 will crash the game when accessing upgrade menu.
+
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov notes                  = Use [https://www.flawlesswidescreen.org Flawless Widescreen].
 
|fov notes                  = Use [https://www.flawlesswidescreen.org Flawless Widescreen].
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|120 fps                    = hackable
 
|120 fps                    = hackable
 
|120 fps notes              = Capped at 62 FPS by default; see [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]].
 
|120 fps notes              = Capped at 62 FPS by default; see [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]].
|hdr                        = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
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{{Fixbox|description=High frame rate|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}|fix=
 
{{Fixbox|description=High frame rate|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}|fix=
{{ii}} Increasing the frame rate can cause game-breaking bugs. If you are unable to progress, try re-enabling smoothing or setting the max smoothing value back to 62.
 
 
{{ii}} Changes to NRZEngine.ini will only be effective if NRZEngine.ini is set to read-only.
 
{{ii}} Changes to NRZEngine.ini will only be effective if NRZEngine.ini is set to read-only.
 +
{{--}} Increasing the frame rate can cause game-breaking bugs. If you are unable to progress, try re-enabling smoothing or setting the max smoothing value back to 62.
 
# Edit <code>{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\NRZGame\NRZGame\Config\NRZEngine.ini</code>
 
# Edit <code>{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\NRZGame\NRZGame\Config\NRZEngine.ini</code>
 
# Change <code>MaxSmoothedFrameRate</code> to a higher cap; alternately, remove the frame rate cap entirely by setting <code>bSmoothFrameRate</code> to <code>false</code>.
 
# Change <code>MaxSmoothedFrameRate</code> to a higher cap; alternately, remove the frame rate cap entirely by setting <code>bSmoothFrameRate</code> to <code>false</code>.
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|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        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity        = false
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|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = true
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|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap          = false
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = false
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|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|xinput controllers        = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
|xbox prompts              = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4              = false
 
|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
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|light bar support        = false
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers= false
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|button prompts            = Xbox
 
|button prompts notes      =
 
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback          = true
 
|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          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    = Sound FX, dialogue, music, movie.
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|separate volume notes    = Sound FX, Dialogue, Music, Movie
 
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound          = true
|surround sound notes    = Up to 7.0 output.<ref>[http://satsun.org/audio/ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up]</ref>
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|surround sound notes    = Up to 7.0 output.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://satsun.org/audio/|title=PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Italian
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  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = German
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  |language  = Italian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Spanish
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  |language  = Japanese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = false
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  |audio    = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Japanese
+
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = true
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  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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|native 3d notes            =  
 
|native 3d notes            =  
 
|nvidia 3d vision            = hackable
 
|nvidia 3d vision            = hackable
|nvidia 3d vision notes      = Use [http://helixmod.blogspot.com/2014/03/yaiba-ninja-gaiden-z.html Helix Mod: Yaiba : Ninja Gaiden Z].
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|nvidia 3d vision notes      = Use [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2014/03/yaiba-ninja-gaiden-z.html Helix Mod: Yaiba : Ninja Gaiden Z].
 
|tridef 3d                  = unknown
 
|tridef 3d                  = unknown
 
|tridef 3d notes            =  
 
|tridef 3d notes            =  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 9
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = false
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          = PhysX
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
|anticheat        =
 +
|anticheat notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = XP
 
|minOS    = XP
|minCPU  = 2.5 GHz dual core
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|minCPU  = 2.5 GHz Dual Core
 
|minRAM  = 3 GB
 
|minRAM  = 3 GB
 
|minHD    = 7 GB
 
|minHD    = 7 GB
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|recOS    = 7
 
|recOS    = 7
|recCPU  = 2.7 GHz quad core
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|recCPU  = 2.7 GHz Quad Core
 
|recRAM  = 8 GB
 
|recRAM  = 8 GB
 
|recHD    = 8 GB
 
|recHD    = 8 GB

Latest revision as of 13:42, 3 October 2023

Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z cover
Developers
Spark Unlimited
Comcept
Team Ninja
Publishers
Koei Tecmo
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows March 21, 2014
Reception
Metacritic 49
OpenCritic 42
IGDB 46
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Brawler, Hack and slash
Art styles Cel-shaded, Comic book, Realistic
Themes Zombies
Series Ninja Gaiden
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z on HowLongToBeat
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z on IGDB
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z on MobyGames
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z on Wikipedia
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden 1990
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos 1991
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z 2014
Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection (series)

Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is a singleplayer third-person action, brawler and hack and slash game in the Ninja Gaiden series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launching NRZGameLauncher.exe directly from <path-to-game>\Binaries\Win32.[1]
Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Rename or delete the start-up video files[2]

Go to <path-to-game>\NRZGame\Movies, then rename or delete SparkLogo.bik, SparkLogo_JPP.bik, and StartupNVidia.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\NRZGame\NRZGame\Config\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/252230/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\NRZGame\NRZGame\SaveData\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/252230/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics options.
Graphics options.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Main menu and cutscenes are 16:9
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Use Flawless Widescreen.
Windowed
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)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Capped at 62 FPS by default; see High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

High frame rate

Frame rate is capped to 62 FPS by default.
High frame rate[citation needed]
Changes to NRZEngine.ini will only be effective if NRZEngine.ini is set to read-only.
Increasing the frame rate can cause game-breaking bugs. If you are unable to progress, try re-enabling smoothing or setting the max smoothing value back to 62.
  1. Edit %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\NRZGame\NRZGame\Config\NRZEngine.ini
  2. Change MaxSmoothedFrameRate to a higher cap; alternately, remove the frame rate cap entirely by setting bSmoothFrameRate to false.
  3. Set NRZEngine.ini to read-only by right-clicking on NRZEngine.ini, selecting Properties, checking the read-only box and clicking Apply/OK.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound FX, Dialogue, Music, Movie
Surround sound
Up to 7.0 output.[3]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish

VR support

Other information

API

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

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 2.5 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 7 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9800


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2021-07-15
    The game was able to play without prompting a Steam log-in by launching from this executable instead of the NRZGame.exe executable.
  2. Skip Company Logos - Steam Community Guides - last accessed on 2021-07-15
  3. PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023