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PSP Game Review: God of War - Chains of Olympus

Performance Impact

1. Dubbed Voiceovers (Euro edition): The USA version retains English, but the rippers removed the French, German, Spanish, and Italian voice tracks found in the European release. This saves ~100 MB.
2. The "Making Of" Videos: The original UMD included a 20-minute "God of War: Unearthing the Legend" documentary. While interesting, video files are huge. This is almost always the first thing removed.
3. Duplicate FMVs: Some cutscenes were stored twice on the disc for faster UMD access. In a RIP, the duplicate is deleted.
4. Padding Files: Developers add dummy data (all zeros) to move game data to the edge of the UMD for faster load times. RIP groups delete this padding (called "null sectors").
5. Demos/Trailers: The original release often contained trailers for Syphon Filter or Patapon. These are removed.

• Original ISO size: ~1.6 GB
• Post-“RIP” ISO size: ~1.0 GB (after removing videos/voiceovers)
• Post-CSO compression (level 9): ~600–700 MB

Reception

Experienced users often re-compressed CSO at Level 1 (least compression) to prioritize speed over space.

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