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dorikyasu

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"Kakuto Chojin recalled??" , posted Thu 6 Feb 08:49:

According to various Japanese reports (Famitsu, Impress Game Watch, Mainichi, etc.), Microsoft's Xbox fighting game Kakuto Chojin has been recalled as of Feb.6th.

The reason for the recall was due to the sensitive religious issues. While the Japanese release was changed to avoid such problem, Microsoft has decided to recall the game in all regions (namely US & Japan, since planned Euro release was recently cancelled). Microsoft has no plans to bring out "fixed" version of Kakuto Chojin in the future.

Now, is that a smart marketing ploy or what? Create a controversy for a crappy game and turn it into a collectible item (for some, at least...).

[this message was edited by dorikyasu on Thu 6 Feb 08:50]

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CrazyMax
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"Re(1):Kakuto Chojin recalled??" , posted Thu 6 Feb 09:01

quote:
According to various Japanese reports (Famitsu, Impress Game Watch, Mainichi, etc.), Microsoft's Xbox fighting game Kakuto Chojin has been recalled as of Feb.6th.

The reason for the recall was due to the sensitive religious issues. While the Japanese release was changed to avoid such problem, Microsoft has decided to recall the game in all regions (namely US & Japan, since planned Euro release was recently cancelled). Microsoft has no plans to bring out "fixed" version of Kakuto Chojin in the future.

Now, is that a smart marketing ploy or what? Create a controversy for a crappy game and turn it into a collectible item (for some, at least...).

Hee Hee. Good plan!

I was reading at Magic Box that MS was canning it for Europe and going with Tao Feng instead.

Drop the dead weight ( MS really needs to have them drop the price of the game, and milk the controvesy. I also have never seen the game for rental anywhere. I wonder why? ), and go with game that has some positive buzz. Then again, Kakuto had positve buzz like this, and look where that got it.

GekigangerV

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"Re(1):Kakuto Chojin recalled??" , posted Thu 6 Feb 11:21

What was thing game about? I really don't follow X-Box games.

pointystick

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"..." , posted Thu 6 Feb 15:20

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What was thing game about? I really don't follow X-Box games.

Yeah, what are these religious references?

Heh, MSs marketing ploy is working on me anyway. I played what was playable at TGS last year, and it seemed quite mediocre, and the characters were fugly as hell, as I have come to expect from American made fighting games.

CrazyMax
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"Re(1):..." , posted Thu 6 Feb 15:53

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What was thing game about? I really don't follow X-Box games.

Yeah, what are these religious references?

From: Somatoform Oblivion | Posted: 2/6/2003 214 PM | Message Detail
It's just in the music. I don't know how to read Arabic or whatever so I wouldn't know what words they used. The Koran are the exact words spoken by God to the prophet Mohammed(sp?), so you can see why it would be offensive even to just use the wordings on it for songs.

Taken from the Gamefaqs message board about the recall

Grave
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"Re(1):..." , posted Thu 6 Feb 18:01

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I played what was playable at TGS last year, and it seemed quite mediocre, and the characters were fugly as hell, as I have come to expect from American made fighting games.

Dream Factory developed, but I'm not sure who did the designs.. I don't care what country is responsbile for the fugliness, but fugly it is indeed.

It seems that any kind of controversy will get people talking... yeah, it seems like they might move a few more copies of this apparent dud with this talk.

Dash no Chris
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"Re(2):..." , posted Thu 6 Feb 18:46

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yeah, it seems like they might move a few more copies of this apparent dud with this talk.

Well, it worked on me -- ran out and picked up a copy of the U.S. version as soon as I left the office this afternoon. Now, to see if my buddy in Japan can get the Japanese version for me. I'd thought about picking it up while I was in Tokyo over the New Year's holiday, but forgot to buy it before I came back to Las Vegas. Even if this turns out to be a marketing gimmick and the game becomes available again at a later date, I need both versions for my fighting game library simply because the U.S. version (which I normally wouldn't buy) has the offending material, while the Japanese version (which I always prefer to collect) has that material excised. Unfortunately, the Kakutou Choujin Original Sound Tracks CD isn't scheduled to go on sale in Japan until 3/19/2003. Now I wonder if it'll be released at all.

--Chris

deoch
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"Re(3):..." , posted Thu 6 Feb 20:04

Isn't this game absolutely dreadful? (I'm talking about gameplay)

Ammadeau
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"Re(4):..." , posted Thu 6 Feb 21:17

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Isn't this game absolutely dreadful? (I'm talking about gameplay)

Yes, it is. I've played it and it's got to be the worst 3D fighter ever. I've played fanmade games that were better than this steaming turd. Heck, Steet Fighter EX is twice the game it is.

The gameplay, the visuals, the music, the animation... all suck. There is nothing good about this game. It's really embarrassing that it was released at all.

Sklathill
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"Re(5):..." , posted Fri 7 Feb 09:25

Worst 3d fighting game ever? How about Fighting Eyes? That was CRAPOLA. What a disgustingly wrought excuse for a fighting system. Terrible designs. Terrible sound. Almost uncontrollable.

And what about Battle Raper? :) Hrm...I think Battle Raper was better than Kakutou... ^^;; Maybe. It had funnier special moves, at least. ^^;;

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OYashiroForever
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"Re(5):..." , posted Fri 7 Feb 09:54

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Yes, it is. I've played it and it's got to be the worst 3D fighter ever. I've played fanmade games that were better than this steaming turd. Heck, Steet Fighter EX is twice the game it is.

The gameplay, the visuals, the music, the animation... all suck. There is nothing good about this game. It's really embarrassing that it was released at all.

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'Nuff said. Though Kakuto is pretty damn bad.

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Useff
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"Re(1):Kakuto Chojin recalled??" , posted Fri 7 Feb 09:57

Recall

oroch
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"Re(2):Kakuto Chojin recalled??" , posted Fri 7 Feb 11:12

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Recall

i cant believe that they actually thought of releasing that shit in the first place

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