Japanese Games Released in Europe, but not America

Geo Mantle · Joined: 03 Jan 2012 Location: Saint Louis, Misery

I'm looking to compile a list of Japanese developed games released in English in Europe but never in America. This includes games that had a digital only release in America but got the physical treatment in Europe.

The ones I can think of are for PS3:
One Piece Pirate Warriors
One Piece Pirate Warriors 2
Way of the Samurai 4
Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers
Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Battle

Anything else? Other systems?

Isfet · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Location: A New York

Tenchi Souzou as "Terranigma"
that one always killed me, so much, as a kid.

Ys Strategy (for..DS…?)

others i can't think of right now

Felix · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 7:43 pm

EDF 2

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Drem · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: The Planet Bookshelves

Ikusugami for PS2.
Inazuma Eleven for Nintendo DS.
Siren 2 for PS2.
That one DS Sailor Moon game from a year or two ago that only got released in France.

I think recent Dynasty Warriros games are digital only for PS3 in the US but get physical releases in EU.

Loki Laufeyson · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:38 pm

super fantasy zone (mega drive)
a fucking ton of ps2 games (mostly, but not exclusively simple 2000 series games)
there were a bunch of japan-developed master system games that were released in europe and brazil, but not japan or america
dragonball z legends (saturn)
possibly dragonball z super butoden 3 for snes, but i'm not sure
maybe also one of the snes ranma 1/2 games? and the names got changed to be more british? am i making this up?
shenmue 2
psychic force 2 (playstation)
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Terranigma and Pop'n'Twinbee on SNES.

Edit: sorry Isfet, totally missed that

dementia · Joined: 05 Dec 2006

Gunner's Heaven (as Rapid Reload)

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EDF 1
EDF Tactics

also some Wii stuff:
Another Code R
Disaster Day of Crisis
One Piece Unlimited Cruise 1-2
Inazuma Eleven

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Shinobido 1

Jigsaw · Joined: 11 Sep 2008 Location: Eskilstuna, Sweden

Loki, there were one or a couple of DBZ games released on SNES in Europe, but as far as I'm aware none in English. The same might apply to other anime license games. As for Ranma I don't think you're making it up exactly, it sounds like you have it confused with Street Combat.

-Alien Soldier
-Gimmick! was famously released in limited quantities in Scandinavia (as Mr. Gimmick!), but not anywhere else outside Japan making that version exceedingly rare and sought after by collectors.
-Hyper Street Fighter II had a standalone release on PS2 in Europe just as it did in Japan, but it was not released in the US until a year later as part of the SF Anniversary Collection, on PS2 and Xbox. Due to the previous release of HSF2, SFAC (and subsequently 3rd Strike) ended up Xbox-only in Europe.
-Arcana Heart 3 had a disc release on both Xbox 360 and PS3 in Europe, it was only released digitally on PSN in the US.
-I THINK the same may have been the case with Battle Fantasia and/or some other b-tier fighting game in the last couple of years.

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Project Altered Beast

Felix · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 12:46 am

oh duh how did I forget alien soldier

Loki Laufeyson · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 1:27 am

zombieman000 · Joined: 03 Nov 2007 Location: A.D. 2219

The first Kuru Kuru Kururin, GBA
Gunbird 1 and 2 pack on PS2 (released separately in NA on other systems, Mobile Light Force 1 on PS1 stripped of plot, Gunbird 2 on DC with nothing changed afaik)
Bomberman 2, DS
Deep Fear, Saturn (an NTSC English version got unofficially released but can probably only be obtained in ISO form nowadays)
Napoleon, GBA, French/Japanese
Fighting Vipers 2, DC

Renfrew · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 2:00 am

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Tsukiyo ni Saraba (10,000 Bullets)
Michigan
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There were a bunch of Dreamcast games that came out in America on other platforms, but were JP/Euro only on the DC, off the top of my head these include:
Headhunter
Shenmue 2
Rez
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Kitten ClanClan · Joined: 15 Dec 2011

over horizon for the nes

it's a real coo shmup, i recommend it. worth playing well beyond the novelty of it not being particularly well known.
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dementia · Joined: 05 Dec 2006

Speaking of Gimmick!, wouldn't Sunsoft's Trip World for Game Boy be another candidate?

BenoitRen · I bought RAM Joined: 05 Jan 2007

Elminage Original (PSP) (digital only in North America)
Mega Man: The Wily Wars (Mega Drive) (Sega Channel exclusive in North America)
Mega Man X3 (PlayStation/Saturn) (SNES version released in all three regions, PlayStation version available later in North America through Mega Man X Collection)
Record of Agarest War (PS3) (digital only in North America)
Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (Mega Drive) (available on PC Engine in North America)

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Greng · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 4:18 pm

Doshin the Giant : Gamecube.

America got Cubivore exclusively instead. Why they didn't just release both in both regions I will never know.
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Greng · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 4:18 pm

Doshin the Giant : Gamecube.

America got Cubivore exclusively instead. Why they didn't just release both in both regions I will never know.
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Jigsaw · Joined: 11 Sep 2008 Location: Eskilstuna, Sweden

Happened to just bump into this piece of information by complete happenstance, but apparently Toshinden Subaru on the PS1 did not come out in the US, but was released in Europe as Toshinden 4.

Ketamine Kazoo · Joined: 03 Feb 2013 Location: 6060-842

Keio Flying Squadron 2 (Saturn)

Felix · Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 1:13 am

geinou · Joined: 07 Apr 2010

Mario & Wario (SNES)

Disaster: Day of Crisis (Wii)

Another Code R (Wii)

Those 3 in addition to a few that already got named come to my head.

Just for a little excursion, because hell, when will I ever mention that.

The Project Diva F game that came out this year only got a digital release in Europe while America got both a physical as well as a digital version.

Loki Laufeyson · Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 1:13 am

dodonpachi ressurection/dai-fukkatsu
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Mega Man: Battle and Chase and Terranigma are two I can think of that I owned or played. Probably put in more time to Battle and Chase than was sane.
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John Mc. · Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 1:59 pm

Over Zenith and 10000 Bullets (whatever it was called in Japan).

Never trust a man named Judas.

Tepid Snake · Joined: 16 Feb 2009

Whirlo/Xandra no Daibouken (SNES)
Hungry Dinosaurs/Harapeko Bakka (SNES)
Crisis Beat (PS1)
Ghoul Panic/Oh! Bakyuuun (PS1)
Virtua Cop: Elite Edition/Virtua Cop: ReBirth (PS2)
Magical Drop III + Wonderful! (PS1) - A double-pack of Magical Drop +I & III
Pop n' Pop (PS1) - The GBC port was released in the US as Yogi Bear's Great Balloon Blast
Psikyo Shooting Collections (PS2) - Gunbird 1 & 2 and Strikers 1945 1 & 2 were released as single packs in Europe, like in Japan (renamed Gunbird: Special Edition and 1945 I & II: The Arcade Games, and with memory card support removed) while the Sengoku Ace/Blade and Sol Divide/Dragon Blaze packs were split up into separate games (with memory card support intact, I think).

Metal Slug 3 and SVC: SNK Vs. Capcom Chaos were released as PS2 and Xbox games in Europe and Japan, but only as Xbox games in the US.
The King of Fighters Neowave was released only on PS2 in Europe, only on Xbox in the US, and on both in Japan.
Metal Slug 4 and 5 got individual releases on the PS2 in Europe (and 4 on the Xbox too), but were bundled together for the US on both PS2 and Xbox.

As for the Simple 2000 Series games released in Europe, here's a (possibly incomplete?) list.

Loki Laufeyson · Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 5:20 pm

there are also a bunch of non-simple series budget ps2 titles that fit in this thread and are harder to track down unless you just know.
realm of the dead, battle construction vehicles and raging blades are three of them.
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just popping in to say, what the heck, we got Battle Fantasia as a retail release, on the 360 at the very least
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Loki Laufeyson · Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 11:18 pm

i was right about ranma 1/2, some of the characters have their french names in the pal version: http://lunaticobscurity.tumblr.com/post/70618760842
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luvcraft · Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 12:38 am

Gungage (PS1)

Go play Gungage right now.
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Hotel Dusk's sequel Last Window (DS).

BotageL · Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 5:25 pm

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Psyvariar
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