Asian & Japan Game Release Differences

At first glance they might look the same but there are quite a few differences between Asian and Japanese releases of the same game. Asian versions of import games are usually released around two days earlier, many times have an English mini manual, and usually cost around $5 less than their Japanese counterpart. For example, most recently Winning Eleven 9 Ubiquitous Evolution’s Asian version came with a whopping 154 page booklet which translated every players’ name and every teams’ name from Japanese to English. How crazy is that? Another example is for an older game named Dororo. This game came with a one page two sided color sheet with full menu and control explanations in English (Pictured Below).

So if you don’t know Japanese you’re better of going with the Asian release.