My SHOX PS2 game has missing text. Help

[jthornt181]

I just got done burning the game SHOX in cdrwin @ 4X. I popped it into my PS2 and it boots up fine. Only thing is, all the text is missing from the menus! Anyone else experience this problem? This is a backup from an original, and not an internet release. Thank you for any help

[amptor]

I have both the PAL (to ntsc, ps2chimps patched) and NTSC USA copies of this game and haven't experienced this problem. Might want to let us know which mod chip you are using to get more help.

[dooron]

Did you use good media? I usually get playable backup copies with missing audio and other stuff sometimes when using cheap media.

[jthornt181]

I tried on 3 different types of media, Imation, TDK, and Sony. All with the same results. I even downloaded another release of the game, and still, missing text! Is there an EA patch or something that needs to be applied?

[jthornt181]

ughhh :(

[Elucifer]

to be honest with you i wouldn't know what the problem is. To me it just seems more likely that a section of the game is not burning rather than not reading. Might be worth trying clonecd (http://www.elby.ch/english/products/clone_cd/index.html).

Hope it helps,
Issey :)

[jthornt181]

i forgot to mention that im using a no-solder mod with a swap magic cd to boot

[Elucifer]

no-solder mods should play EA backups, but it might be the swap method. Might also be worth a try using gameshark/action replay. The thing is that if it had something to do with it being an EA game i thought that the game just wouldn't load, rather then miss parts of the game. Which is why i'd say give burning the game with clone a shot.

hope it helps,
Issey :)

[dooron]

yep. try a diff proggy.

[jthornt181]

well the release i got was in bin and cue format. i chose cdrwin to burn the bin and cue. i guess clone cd is outta the question then. this has to be the most baffling problem yet lol. looks like a pretty cool game

[Elucifer]

i thought u ripped it urself from the original?

if i remember correctly nero does bin cue?

[jthornt181]

yes i did, but from a rental ;) i doubt using a different program is going to work. i tried the bin and cue release as well as the .cdi release. so now this makes 3 different versions. i patched with the EA patcher and still, no text. i think its safe to say, i give up hehe. out of 100+ games, this one is the only one ive had a problem with. i just dont know what it could be. its burned at 4x, on great media. the toc of the swap magic is larger than the game. weird.

[bseven]

I have a no-solder mod chip, and just burned a rental version of Shox (Australian release), with ConeCD 4.2.0.2. I used the PSXLibCrypt profile, and it is all sweet.
I use an AR2 to boot. Only prob I have is that the AR2 codes that I really want (max cash, turbo, all cars), don't seem to work.
Any ideas?

[Nu Child]

that's because you're using a no-solder mod. The only mods that work with codes are Messiah2/Magic3 class one's.