At its core, the 2010 2.0-r1 update was designed to maximize the potential of multi-core processing. As developers moved away from single-threaded logic, Havok optimized its Physics and Animation modules to distribute workloads across the Cell processor of the PlayStation 3 and the multi-core architecture of the Xbox 360 and PC.

It is a stable, mature build of the engine that balances raw performance with the multithreading constraints of the "7th Generation" of consoles.

Now, the LSF was in safe mode. And the only clean, untainted source of the correct physics engine was this disc.

The SDK usually ships with a massive set of CHM (Compiled HTML Help) files and a "Demo Browser." The demo browser is an executable that lets you run small scenes (like "Bouncing Balls," "Ragdoll Pile," or "Cloth Simulation") to see exactly how the C++ API is implemented.

The build is often remembered for its stability . It was the engine of choice for developers who needed a reliable pipeline before the major architectural changes that came in later versions (such as Havok Vision Engine integration and eventually the Havok 2011/2012 updates).