Now, don't get me wrong. I love Sonic R. I think it's a fun game, and it's a good party game as well. This was a time before Sonic traded his feet for karts like Mario.
But here at Japanese Game Corner, we're trying to get as much Japanese out of our games as possible. And here lies the problem with the Japanese release of Sonic R. There's no Japanese!
See this? The most Japanese you'll get from this game.
I purchased this with Sonic Jam off eBay a long time ago, and imagine my disappointment, especially with the US version being cheaper at the time. Granted, I should have looked for game play footage, but to err is human.
But hindsight is 20/20 and even then:
-The game was created by Traveller's Tales, a British based company. It would be unlikely they would create a Japanese text game.
-The Japanese Saturn cases are much more shelf convenient than the overly large EU and US ones.
-Now a days, you can find this and Sonic Jam on the cheap, cheaper than the US counterparts. If you can get them both bundled, that's the best option. Sonic 3D Flickies Island, however, is going to cost an arm and a leg in regards to the Japanese version.
So that's the Japanese version of Sonic R. It's essentially a copy and paste version of every other release. The only real reason to recommend it is if you already have a Saturn collection built up of Japanese games, or if it's cheaper than the US version.
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