Getting Japanese games

[dmk1198]

Hi, great site, got me right back into shmups
Seems afew classics in top 25 are only available in Japan
I'm happy to buy digital if easier route than discs
Got UK PS4 360 Xbox one switch PS3 (not into pc gaming)
Got my switch linked to Japanese eshop
Is it possible to do the same on the other consoles? Any advice appreciated
Don't want to buy import console or mod
Guess I'm after dodonpachi,mushihimesama,ketsui,battle garegga ,fever sos, espgaluda ll, raiden fighters etc, and any other exclusives I cant get easily in UK, thnx in advance

[Ddshot]

You can get ketsui,esprade from play Asia for ps4 you can’t get the other m2 shot trigger releases as there digital and not available on ps store eu


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[Jonpachi]

It's quite easy to get your PS4 on the Japanese shop. Just google it and you'll find easy instructions readily available. There's a few great exclusives there like Dangun Feveron, Sorcer Striker and the ones already mentioned that also have physical copies. All the consoles of this gen are region-free, so you can simply import physical copies of any games from play-asia.com or amazon.co.jp and they'll work no problem.

[dmk1198]

thnx, how about xbox one and 360? I thought 360 japan digital games wouldn't play on a uk 360

[heli]

You can get ketsui,esprade from play Asia

Please dont buy at play-asia, use cd-japan.
play-asia are not honest shop, weird things going on.

[Ddshot]

You can get ketsui,esprade from play Asia

Please dont buy at play-asia, use cd-japan.
play-asia are not honest shop, weird things going on.

Can you elaborate?


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[heli]

They change prices in your shopping-cart.
Just go CD-Japan, you dont have to order at play-asia.

[Jonpachi]

thnx, how about xbox one and 360? I thought 360 japan digital games wouldn't play on a uk 360

Xbone should be good to go, but you're right that the 360 was region-locked for Japanese titles so you'd need an import console or a mod. PS4/Switch/Xbone are all good to go though, and there's a pretty damn good collection of shmups from this generation to explore if you haven't already.

[dmk1198]

thnx guys yes looking at play Asia and cd Japan now, is a xbox one account easy enough to open for Japan?
do any other countries have good deals or exclusive chumps?
America for instance
thnx in advance

[Jonpachi]

I don't have an Xbone personally, but I do know the selection is more limited than PS4. PS4 is probably the king this generation for shmups, though the Switch isn't too far behind it. PS4 will likely have better performance (less input lag) than a comparable Switch version, so if you're going to start searching I'd say to start with PS4 first.

[dmk1198]

cool ill set up a Japanese psn and start looking cheers

[dmk1198]

im on jap psn, wow they not cheap lol, can't find sorcer striker but found ginga force £25 (any good?)and the other all at £40
maybe mame best way to sample these..

[dmk1198]

no shmup demos to try..

[Ddshot]

Sorcer striker is called mahou diasakusen.yeah not a fan of digital


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[drunkninja24]

Ginga Force is great although there is an English version coming out before too long that you might want to wait on as it's probably one of the few shmups that you actually want to be able to understand menus and such in due to its weapon/upgrade system.

And yes, Mahou Daisakusen is the Japanese title for Sorcer Striker, which sadly isn't (yet?) available in physical form, good game though.

[dmk1198]

cheers chaps very informative

[Kiken]

While it's mentioned elsewhere on the forum, since nobody in this thread clarified, I'll post it again here.

There are three releases of ESPGaluda II on XBox 360. The limited edition, the regular edition and the platinum hits edition. The limited edition is region locked (this release includes the custom face plate) but the regular and platinum editions are region free. Those last two will run just fine on your UK 360.

[dmk1198]

That's helpful thnx
I'd love to know about any other games in top 100 I can get that might have slipped thru the net

[neon guide]

Battle Garegga is pretty straightforward to buy on a UK Xbox one by changing your location to Germany. Dangun Feveron is available in Germany as well. No Sorcer Striker sadly.

Natsuki chronicles is also available on UK Xbox One but I've not tried that yet.

[dmk1198]

That's very helpful thnx

[FRO]

There's a physical Korean print of Battle Garegga that has a disc. Not sure how available it is at this point, but it's well worth seeking out, since it's the M2 ShotTriggers port on PS4. No English language support, I believe (unless someone can correct me), but it's not that difficult to get around the menus.

[Jonpachi]

There's a physical Korean print of Battle Garegga that has a disc. Not sure how available it is at this point, but it's well worth seeking out, since it's the M2 ShotTriggers port on PS4. No English language support, I believe (unless someone can correct me), but it's not that difficult to get around the menus.

Cheap right now on Play-Asia! https://www.play-asia.com/battle-garegg ... /13/70bsdd

[davyK]

these 360 games will run on a PAL 360. Not cheap though.

Espgaluda 2 (platinum)
Mushi Futari (platinum)
DDP SDOJ (platinum)
Muchi Muchi Pork and Pink Sweets

these got PAL releases
Akai Katana
Deathsmiles
Under Defeat
DDP Resurrection

digital PAL
Shooting Love Collection
Guwange
Caladrius

[Ddshot]

Battle Garegga is pretty straightforward to buy on a UK Xbox one by changing your location to Germany. Dangun Feveron is available in Germany as well. No Sorcer Striker sadly.

Natsuki chronicles is also available on UK Xbox One but I've not tried that yet.

Wait!dangun feveron is on Xbox one in the uk,but not on PS4!wtf


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