Gaming USEFUL/UNDERSTANDABLE JAPANESE GAMES

[Leah]

Hey , I just wondered if there are any Japanese games out there that are worth giving a go that have an English option? Or even any that dont have the English option, but are playable without having to read the text. I just know that Japan seem to release some games that look real good and it really annoys me that I cant play them!! So, I just wondered if it's possible to try a few out, and if so, which ones are worth bothering with?!
Hope that doesn't seem like too much of a silly question lol

Help much appreciated.

Regards,

 

[lagman]

Nodame Cantabile.
Miru Chikara wo Jissen de Kitearu: DS Ganriki Training

 

[Mooney]

Jump Ultimate Stars doesn't have an English option, but there are plenty of guides online on how to play and whatnot. Definately worth playing.

 

[lblk32]

panel de pon.

 

[Tomobobo]

Rhythm Tengoku for GBA. Best game from the WarioWare team.

 

[Gene98]

Again: "Chou Shoujuu Mecha MG". It's GREAT mecha-game with tons of battle robots and FANTASIC control (just like wiibox (= )

 

[pikirika]

Densetsu no stafy 4

 

[Jax]

Ouendan 1 and 2

 

[smashing]

Super Robot Taisen W

 

[snesmaster40]

- Puyo Puyo Fever 15th Anniversary (menus are easy to figure out and I think a translation document exists)
- Daigasso Band Brothers (there's a translation document, apart from that the game isn't that text heavy)
- Tingles Balloon Fight DS (It's Balloon Fight!)
- Eyeshield 21 Max Devilpower (takes a while to figure out the commands)
- Puzzle Series Vol1 Jigsaw Puzzle (Jigsaw puzzles!)
- Puzzle Series - Jigsaw Puzzle - Koinu Mekuri Hen (Jigsaw puzzles with puppies!)
- Puzzle series - Jigsaw Puzzle - Koneko Mekuri Hen (Jigsaw puzzles with kittens!)
- Puzzle Series Jigsaw Puzzle Oden Kun (Jigsaw puzzles!)
- Puzzle Series Odenkun 2 (Jigsaw puzzles!)
- PikuPiku Toku to E Ninaru 3-tsu no Puzzle (there isn't much text, but the puzzles are kinda confusing, luckly there's some online sites that have tutorials)

 

[Darkforce]

The jigsaw puzzle games are pretty fun truth be told!

Ouendan 1 and 2 are definate must play games (Japanese versions of Elite Beat Agents).

Kaitou Rousseau was pretty good fun - you draw disguises on your character so he doesn't get caught and stuff, but it's not the easiest game to figure out.

 

[ryuujin2788]

Pokemon is really easy considering they only use hiragana and katakana.

So, if your interested in all those Japanese games, why not learn a little Japanese? I haven't been studying it that long and I am quite proficient in it, as well as Chinese at the same time.

All you need to do is learn the hiragana and katakana (at max a 2 week effort, I did it in two days), then get a simple dictionary for the computer and start translating! With Pokemon, you'll pick up simple grammar in no time.

 

[Leah]

yes i would love to start learning japanese, I just worry about it been a little complicated lol

so u reckon, it is worth doing?

 

[xiaobao]

er, Bleach Ds series, i reckon u staart with Bleach Ds the 2nd. It's a fighting game so duh...... u'll get it.