Battle Arena Toshinden (PlayStation)

Battle Arena Toshinden
Developer: Tamsoft Publishers: Takara (JP), SCEA (US), SCEE (EU) Platform: PlayStation Released in JP: January 1, 1995 Released in US: September 9, 1995 Released in EU: September 29, 1995 This game has regional differences.

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Battle Arena Toshinden is the first 3D fighting game where every character totes a weapon of some sort. It's also a PlayStation launch title game in both US and Europe.

Regional Differences

The English text present in the Japanese version was tweaked and improved for the international versions.

Intro Text

Japan	US
EIGHT TRAVELLING FIGHTERS, BROUGHT TOGETHER BY A COMMON DESTINY, NOW MEET AT THE TECHNO-RAGE!	EIGHT TRAVELING FIGHTERS, BROUGHT TOGETHER BY A COMMON DESTINY, NOW MEET AT THE BATTLE ARENA TOSHINDEN!
KNOWN ONLY TO THOSE IN THE UNDERWORLD, MANY YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE THIS TOURNAMENT WAS LAST HELD.	MANY YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE THIS TOURNAMENT, KNOWN ONLY TO THOSE IN THE UNDERWORLD, WAS LAST HELD.
SOME OF THE FIGHTERS HAVE COME FOR PERSONAL GLORY.	SOME FIGHTERS HAVE COME FOR PERSONAL GLORY.
SOME HAVE COME TO FIGHT FOR THOSE THEY LOVE.	OTHERS HAVE COME TO FIGHT FOR THOSE THEY LOVE,
ALL WILL DO THEIR UTMOST TO GAIN VICTORY IN THE TOURNAMENT WHICH WILL DECIDE THEIR DESTINY.	BUT ALL WILL DO THEIR BEST TO BE VICTORIOUS IN THIS TOURNAMENT WHICH WILL DECIDE THEIR FORTUNES.

The European version has the same intro text as the US version, with the exception of changing "TRAVELING" to its British spelling "TRAVELLING".

Character Name Change

Player Select

Japan	US/Europe
RUN GO	RUNGO

During Battle

Japan	US/Europe
RUN-GO	RUNGO