Lumines II Japanese version lost some licensed titles |
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Q Entertainment's Lumines II was finally released in Japan last Thursday. Not a big deal if you don't dig music, but a big deal for fans of the very popular Lumines franchise.
The Japanese version is missing some of the licensed titles included in the U.S. version. The songs that didn't make it include New Order's "Lose Control" and Beck's "Black Tambourine." Music from Mondo Grosso and BoA are also missing.
Is this a case of classic licensing issues? We don't know for certain, but that is likely the case. Some have also pointed out that the song "Everything is Love" that was present during the E3 build is nowhere to be found.
In other words, Japanese consumers waited an additional four more months just to have a version of Lumines II that is missing some tracks. We assume Namco Bandai, the game's publisher in Japan, has something else up its sleeves to make up for the loss - we'll update you when we know more.
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WITHOUT THOSE 4 SONGS, THIS GAME IS GOING TO SUCK!!! ...lol, who cares really...it is just a couple of songs...the game play is the same ...
Some licensed songs fit in with the game so nicely, that their absence would indeed harm the experience. I know I would miss "Black Tambourine"...
The New Order track is called "Regret" not "Lose Control"
They should have taken out Hollaback Girl and Pump It... then I'd pay for the import version.
this game is made by Q entertainment/Buena Vista Games, not Namco Bandai.
I remember reading months ago that the Japanese version was going to be missing several of the songs the U.S. version had. But, that they were being replaced with J-Pop or something more appealing the Japanese crowd... I've been waiting for the Japanese release since the U.S. came just for this reason... It really shouldn't be a surprise to anyone...
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