Game Jackal 2: The Second Coming

Slysoft GameJackal Pro detail information

Posted by	Womble
Posted on	15/03/05 14:54
Number of views	15279
Manufacturer	Slysoft
Product	Slysoft GameJackal Pro
Description	Using your game's original CD or DVD, create a Game Jackal profile that enables you to play without the CD in the drive.

Conclusion

Introduction

Software Requirements And Setup

Program Run Through

Gardian Control

Results

Positives And Negatives

Final Word

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Results

Results:

Below are a summary of the games I tested along with the copy protection versions they used.

Working

The Sims - SafeDisc 1
The Sims Patched To 1.1 - SafeDisc 1
Command And Conquer: Tiberian Sun - SafeDisc 1.11.000
The Sims: Livin It Up - SafeDisc 1.50.020
Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault 'ï¿½ SafeDisc 2.51.021
Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault: Spearhead - SafeDisc 2.80.010
Total Club Manager 2003 - SafeDisc 2.80.010
Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault: Breakthrough 'ï¿½ SafeDisc 2.90.040
Football Manager 2005 - SafeDisc 3.20
The Sims 2 'ï¿½ SafeDisc 3.20.020
FarCry (DVD) - SafeDisc 3.20.022
Medal Of Honor: Pacific Assault 'ï¿½ SafeDisc 3.20.024
The Sims 2: University 'ï¿½ SafeDisc 4.00.001

Desperados - LaserLock

Beach Life - SecuROM 4.82.01.0005
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 - SecuROM 4.83.11.0048
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - SecuROM 4.84.69.0071
Space Colony - SecuROM 4.85.00.0005
Championship Manager 03/04 - SecuROM 4.87.02.0017
Sid Meier's Pirates - SecuROM 5.03.06.0042
Evil Genius - SecuROM 5.03.06.0051
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 - SecuROM 5.03.11.0047

Not Working

TrackMania + Power Up Expansion Pack - StarForce 3.3.35.04

Problems

I didn't have any major windows related problems with Game Jackal on my computer. In version 1 my main problem was that my drives stopped refreshing and I had to reboot everytime to get them to work again. Not this time. One problem fixed.

In essence the only problem I had was creating profiles for SecuROM games. For some reason my computer just would not do it. It would play the game through Game Jackal but then would come up with a message saying 'Please insert original disk" as soon as I removed the disk and tried to play without it. I removed software, I reinstalled and in the end I formatted the machine and tried it again. Low and behold it worked first time and everytime. So unfortunately there seems to be an issue with some programs stopping the creation of SecuROM profiles.

Now lets take a quick look at the Positives And Negatives...

Gardian Control

Positives And Negatives

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Posted by cerberus on Tuesday 15 March 2005 15:22

nice work Womble!

Posted by adam.mt on Thursday 17 March 2005 20:00

On page 7 you have 2 contradictory pieces of info:

first - "It has also been stated by the developers that they are working on Tages and StarForce"

then the answer to your first developers' question indicates otherwise - "We do not target specific copy protections..."

So, which is the case?

Otherwise good work, certainly looks like an interesting program.

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