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ITT: Japanese version cover art for Western developed games

I'll start with my personal favorite.

>> No.4796783 [DELETED] 
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Halo: Combat Evolved

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>> No.4799251
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This one looks very. very cool but it really doesn't have anything to do with the game.

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I kinda like this version more than what we got. Maybe because it has more going on than the american version, maybe because i'm an ass man.

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An obvious one.
A Japanese friend was talking about playing this game when he was a kid, so I showed him the intro for the western version of the game. He thought it gave off a really tryhard vibe compared to the Jap version, which, I guess it does.

>> No.4799279

I mean when compared to this intro it makes perfect sense why he'd think that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CzX2JUqDuI

>> No.4799629

>>4799260
Fuck sakes I hate that "THIS GAME HAS DISTURBING AND GROTESQUE IMAGERY" shit they put on some PS1 covers over there. The Japanese Silent Hill cover would be 10/10 if it didn't have that shit too.

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>game doesn't have a japanese version
I always wondered why. Even mortal kombat was released in Japan.

>> No.4799646

>>4799251
Came in here to post this. This is probably the ultimate example.

>it really doesn't have anything to do with the game

It originally was going to be called "Red and Black" in Japan for some reason. After they reverted it to the western name they decided to keep the box art because it looked so cool.

>> No.4799651

>>4799646
>It originally was going to be called "Red and Black" in Japan for some reason. After they reverted it to the western name they decided to keep the box art because it looked so cool.
"Red and Black" is what inspired Treasure to change the name of their name game, Glass Soldier, to Sin and Punishment.