I thought it would be a good idea to start a list of all the Region Free games (mostly that are good) that didn't come to America. Also those that prefer to have an import disc than a US digital copy of a game. ZxT Vendetta is going to help me out, but also anyone who posts can help out, that's the point!

If the game is from Japan or Asia, please verify in your post whether or not it is easy for an English player with little/no Japanese reading ability to play!

Where to buy?

PAL (Europe) Games:
www.thehut.com
www.hmv.com
www.amazon.co.uk
www.amazon.fr
www.amazon.de

JP/Asia games:
www.playasia.com
www.yesasia.com
www.cdjapan.co.jp/
www.solarisjapan.com
http://www.nippon-yasan.com/

Digital only in the US, Import Physical Copies:

PS3

Siren Blood Curse (Europe, Asia, JP)
Ape Escape On The Move (Europe, Asia, JP)
Arcana Heart 3 (Europe, Asia, JP)
Pain (Europe)
Dr. Who The Eternity Clock (Europe)
Monkey Island Special Edition (Europe)
Resident Evil Archives Collection HD (4 and CVX) (Asia, JP)
Resident Evil Chronicles HD (Asia, JP)
One Piece: Pirate Warriors (EU)
Agarest: Generations of War (Europe/Asia)
Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty (Europe)
Tokyo Jungle (Asia, JP)*
Of Orcs and Men (EU)
Alien Breed Trilogy (EU)
Worms Collection (EU)

XBox 360

Monkey Island Special Edition (Europe)



Import Games Not Available in US:

PS3

Yakuza: Kenzan! (JP)*
Mobile Suite Gundam Extreme Vs (JP)
Mobile Suit Gundam Senki Record U.C. 0081 (JP)
Okami HD (JP)
Miku Hatsune: Project DIVA F (JP)
Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle (EU)
Gal*Gun (JP, on-rails shooter)
Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta! (JP, SHUMP)

*The Gundam games are very, very playable without speaking Japanese. Yakuza, on the other hand, will have you chained to a guide for most of the game, so buyer beware with that one.

XBox 360

WRC 2 (EU)
WRC 3 (EU)


Shumps
Mushihimesama Futari Ver. 1.5 (JP) (Also an LE version)
Espgaluda 2 Black Label (All versions of this are region free EXCEPT the LE with the faceplate) (JP)
Muchi Muchi Pork and Pink Sweets (JP) (Also an LE version)
Bullet Soul (JP) (Also a first print with soundtrack)
Eschatos (JP) (Also a first print with soundtrack)
Dodonpachi Resurrection (EU) (I think that all of these come with the soundtrack)

Wii (Not Region Free)

Another Code R (Europe, Asia, JP)
Disaster: Day of Crisis (Europe, Asia, JP)
Project Zero 2 (Europe, Asia, JP)
Captain Rainbow (JP)*
Zero: Mask Of The Lunar Eclipse, Fatal Frame IV (JP)*

DS/3DS

Last Window: The Secret of Cape West (Europe, Asia, JP)
Sailor Moon: La Luna Splende (Italy)
Ouendan and Ouendan 2 (JP)

PSP/Vita

White Knight Chronicles Origins (EU)
Tales Of Eternia (PS1 Port) (EU)
Breath Of Fire III (PS1 Port) (EU)
Miku Hatsune: Project DIVA (JP)
Miku Hatsune: Project DIVA 2nd (JP)
Miku Hatsune: Project DIVA extend (JP)
Miku Hatsune: Project DIVA f (PS Vita)


* Indicates may need to read a walkthrough as game may be difficult for those who don't know Japanese/Chinese etc.

There are lots and lots of others, this is just a test right now. I will also include links where to buy. Also any feedback would be great, Thanks! Oh, and thanks to those who contributed so far.

PS3:
Yakuza: Kenzan! (JP)
Mobile Suite Gundam Extreme Vs (JP)
Mobile Suit Gundam Senki Record U.C. 0081 (JP)
One Piece: Pirate Warriors (EU) (Disc version)
Okami HD (JP) (I know that at least one of the Asian versions actually has the full English game on it. I just can't remember if it's a specific one, or if it's all of them.)

The Gundam games are very, very playable without speaking Japanese. Yakuza, on the other hand, will have you chained to a guide for most of the game, so buyer beware with that one.

PSP
White Knight Chronicles Origins
Tales Of Eternia (PS1 Port)
Breath Of Fire III (PS1 Port)

360 Shmups:
Mushihimesama Futari Ver. 1.5 (JP) (Also an LE version)
Espgaluda 2 Black Label (All versions of this are region free EXCEPT the LE with the faceplate) (JP)
Muchi Muchi Pork and Pink Sweets (JP) (Also an LE version)
Bullet Soul (JP) (Also a first print with soundtrack)
Eschatos (JP) (Also a first print with soundtrack)
Dodonpachi Resurrection (EU) (I think that all of these come with the soundtrack)

A good place to buy is solarisjapan.com. Playasia can be alright, but they always run out of stock, and if you buy any of these games it will be the platinum hits version, which some people, myself included, do not want. Ebay is actually a fairly solid bet.

I'm loving this list already! Thanks!

Hmm, the only import I own is A.C.E. Another Century's Episode R (JPN) for the PS3. Haha

Originally Posted by Zaku77 Okami HD (JP) (I know that at least one of the Asian versions actually has the full English game on it. I just can't remember if it's a specific one, or if it's all of them.)

Wait, wait, wait... what!? Which one?! I must know!

Nice thread. Only thing I can add off the top of my head is

PS3
Red Seeds Profile (US Xbox Exclusive Deadly Premonition)

Originally Posted by Vinny Wait, wait, wait... what!? Which one?! I must know!

I can't remember. Take a look at the gamefaqs board and report back, so we can all know. :P lol

Agarest: Generations of War (Europe/Asia)
Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty (Europe)

Word to the wise on Agarest--and the reason I left it off--that was released before Aksys released the US PSN version. The EU disc release of Agarest: Generations Of War is translated by Ghostlight, and it is not a good translation. I have the EU CE of it for collection purposes, but to play I will still double dip on the US PSN release. Don't play that version of the game! lol

You might want to include Japanese games. I assume you're lumping them under "Asia", when they should be separate. It's somewhat confusing otherwise

Also, surprised no one's mentioned Ouendan and Ouendan 2 (both JP, DS) yet.

Originally Posted by blueshinra You might want to include Japanese games. I assume you're lumping them under "Asia", when they should be separate. It's somewhat confusing otherwise Also, surprised no one's mentioned Ouendan and Ouendan 2 (both JP, DS) yet.

Yeah I did, I'm going to change it. I'm going to update the thread tonight with the games everyone has posted so far and make it color coded, etc.

Originally Posted by Zaku77 I can't remember. Take a look at the gamefaqs board and report back, so we can all know. :P lol

Apparently, all Japanese retail copies have full English subs, as do all Asian retail releases. Gravy.

Ok, I updated with all the games people said so far, and made it easier to read with all the logos, colors, etc. Probably going to alphabetize next.

tagging this thread...those 2 PS3 gundam games flew way under my radar

Originally Posted by breakingcustoms tagging this thread...those 2 PS3 gundam games flew way under my radar

I can't recommend Extreme Vs enough. There is a bit of a learning curve, but there is so much to do and so many suits! Any Gundam fan will be giddy to play that game! lol :3

I'll pick up Extreme Vs someday.

Any word of Yakuza 1/2 HD is coming to the US? If not ill add it to the list.

E.X. Troopers for the PS3 has been pretty fun. Got it about a week ago since it sounded like it wasn't coming to the US. While it kind of sucks not being able to fully understand the story, the gameplay is still quite fun.

Also, if you have a translation guide for the missions, Jump Ultimate Stars for the DS is great fun.

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For PS3, not available in the U.S.:

Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle (U.K., point-and-click adventure)
Gal*Gun (Japan, bizarre hentai on-rails shooter)
Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta! (Japan, shoot-em-up)

Those are the ones I've imported.

One helpful addition to the list might be an icon to indicate how English-friendly the Japanese games are. The two above have Japanese language and text, but are easy enough for non-speakers to figure out, gameplay-wise. Others like RPGs, probably not.

@morrodox: Believe it or not, G. Rev has confirmed that Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta! is coming to the US. http://www.siliconera.com/2013/01/24...ng-to-the-west

Also, there's a demo of Gal*Gun on both the JPN PSN & Xbox Live Marketplace, both of which are free if you make a JPN account. Though as mentioned, PS3 version is region free, plus there was some additional content added.

I think a good addition to this list would be some sort of marker or notation on each game to say if it has English menus/subtitles/audio.

I only ever import games from the UK, but I'd probably try some other titles if I knew I would be able to figure out what the hell was going on in the game.