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Porting Over: Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, or, "Who screwed up with the name translations?!"

Jun 12, 2009
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For me, one of the big games to get a US release happens to be Tatsunoko vs. Capcom. I love the Japanese version for everything that it is, and everything it should be. Sadly, whenever any game gets a release in North America, it happens to come with its own set of changes. I'll run down the list for this game:

The name.
In Japan, the game is known as Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes, and frankly that name has a certain ring to it that just sticks. The American version keeps most of the original name, but changes the part at the end; instead of saying 'Cross Generation of Heroes', it has been switched with 'Ultimate All-Stars', somewhat conveying the fact these characters have been in previous games of the same title. They have not.

The logo.
Let me show you the the logos for both the JP and NA versions; you'll see what I mean once you look upon them.

Here is the JP version(which in all honesty should have stayed the same):

Tatsunoko_vs._Capcom_-_Cross_Generation_of_Heroes_Logo

....and this is the US version:

TvC US logo_1

Since the second picture was pulled from the trailer shown during E3, part of me wants to believe that logo is only a temporary placeholder, and will be changed/made better before the game makes it onto store shelves. My plea to Capcom: please don't keep this sad excuse of a logo.

The name translations.
While the majority of the characters have kept their names intact, that is not the case for a select few.
Soki, Megaman, and Casshern apparently got a full translation of their names from the JP version of the game: they are now know as Kaijin no Soki, Megaman Volnutt, and Casshan. Obviously, these are not the names they go by in the States.

Aside from those noticeable atrocities, the other main changes that are welcomed include the addition of five characters (which have not been revealed yet, but are most likely going to be all Capcom fighters), the loss of one Tatsunoko character(Hakusho Daimo, only because they could not work through the licensing issues with him), and the still unconfirmed addition of an online mode).

Seeing as how the release date is set for Winter 2009, there is still plenty of time for the items noted to be fixed. Hopefully Capcom notices where they have screwed up in the game and fix it before they begin to start printing discs. This doesn't mean I won't go out and purchase a copy, oh no; I am still set on getting the game....I just might not love it as much.