Lollipop Chainsaw

Lollipop Chainsaw
Developer(s)	Grasshopper Manufacture
Publisher(s)	JP Kadokawa Games NA/EU/AU Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Release date(s)	NA June 12, 2012 AU June 13, 2012 JP June 14, 2012 EU June 15, 2012
Release type	Console exclusive
Genre(s)	Action, Hack and slash
Mode(s)	Single-player
GameID(s)	BLES01525 (IRD), BLUS30917 (IRD), BLJS10125 (IRD), NPJB00273, BLJS10125, NPJB00273
Quick links	Check Compatibility Open Issues Search Google Wikipedia Page

Lollipop Chainsaw is a comedy horror video game that features a collaboration between game designer Suda51 and filmmaker James Gunn. The game follows Juliet Starling (voiced by Tara Strong), a cheerleader zombie hunter fighting hordes of zombies in a fictional California high school. Juliet can use melee attack, dodges and high and low attacks with her chainsaw. Zombies can be beaten into a groggy state, during which they can instantly be killed with a chainsaw attack. Gold medals can be earned by defeating zombies, smashing objects and rescuing classmates. These medals can be spent at Chop2Shop.zom stores found throughout each level where Juliet can purchase new moves and combos, as well as items that can increase her stats. Throughout the game, Juliet can also collect lollipops which allow her to recover health.

Configuration

Options that deviate from RPCS3's default settings and provide the best experience with this title are listed below.

CPU configuration

Setting	Option	Notes
TSX instructions	Disabled	Enabling TSX can cause the audio to cut out after a random period of time.

GPU configuration

Setting	Option	Notes
Anisotropic filter	Auto	Changing to anything other than Auto causes graphical issues.
Resolution scale threshold	256 x 256	To be set if resolution scaling is used. Fixes red artifacting in shadows.
Write color buffers	On	To be enabled if resolution scaling is used. Fixes discoloration in certain scenes.

Advanced configuration

Setting	Option	Notes
Vblank rate	120	120 for 60FPS or 240 for 120FPS. To be enabled along with the FPS patch.

Debug configuration

This tab is hidden by default. For instructions on how to enable the Debug tab in the settings window, click here.

Setting	Option	Notes
Force CPU blit emulation	On	To be enabled if resolution scaling is used. Fixes discoloration in certain scenes.

Known Issues

There are no reported issues with this title.

Special Notes

Netplay testing

For the complete list of games tested with RPCN, please check the RPCN Compatibility List.

Game Version	RPCS3 Version	Connects?	Create/Join lobbies?	Match with others?	Online features working?	Requires custom servers?	Notes
1.00		Yes	N/A	N/A	No		Leaderboards don't work

Patches

Anchors:
  LC_FPS: &LC_FPS
    - [ be32, 0x00932f2c, 0x60000000 ]
    - [ be32, 0x00932f8c, 0x60000000 ]
    - [ be32, 0x00932f90, 0x60000000 ]

  LC_PPX: &LC_PPX
    - [ be32, 0x006F6E2C, 0x38800000 ]
    - [ be32, 0x006F9244, 0x60000000 ]
    - [ be32, 0x006FBBDC, 0x38A00000 ]
    - [ be32, 0x006F9784, 0x38A00000 ]

PPU-df6f6701742921b9cbb2554983bb4568aae8d659:
  Unlock FPS:
    Games:
      "Lollipop Chainsaw":
        BLUS30917: [ All ]
    Author: Whatcookie
    Notes: Maximum framerate with the patch is half the Vblank frequency. Without the patch, adjusting Vblank frequency increases the maximum framerate up to about 57FPS.
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ load, *LC_FPS ]
  Disable Image Grain:
    Games:
      "Lollipop Chainsaw":
        BLUS30917: [ All ]
    Author: boma
    Notes: Prevents post-processing render pass from loading EnginePostProcessVolume class properties. This cleans up the image, reducing overall noise by disabling film grain, DoF, and vignette. Other post-processing is unaffected.
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ load, *LC_PPX ]

PPU-6f69ee207208d55faacb75a3aac6a9ce2aa290b7:
  Unlock FPS:
    Games:
      "Lollipop Chainsaw":
        BLES01525: [ All ]
    Author: Whatcookie
    Notes: Maximum framerate with the patch is half the Vblank frequency. Without the patch, adjusting Vblank frequency increases the maximum framerate up to about 57FPS.
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ load, *LC_FPS ]
  Disable Image Grain:
    Games:
      "Lollipop Chainsaw":
        BLES01525: [ All ]
    Author: boma
    Notes: Prevents post-processing render pass from loading EnginePostProcessVolume class properties. This cleans up the image, reducing overall noise by disabling film grain, DoF, and vignette. Other post-processing is unaffected.
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ load, *LC_PPX ]