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Graafen ([personal profile] graafen) wrote2008-01-04 07:39 pm
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Japanese Games

I love Japanese video games, sometimes just because of the awesome names they have.

Like the SNES (pronounced "Snez" in Britain) Gourmet Sentai - Bara Yarou.

I have no idea what "Bara Yarou" means (if anyone can translate that, I would appreciate it. :) ), but "Sentai" is the japanese word for a military unit, but can be literally translated as "task force", "group" or "wing". Gourmet is the french word for someone with a sensitive and discriminating palate, who is knowledgeable in haute cuisine.

So essentially the title translates as "Good Food Squad"!

The game is a side-scrolling beat-em-up. When you kill an enemy it drops food. At the end of a stage a chef cooks you a meal using two of the food items that the player collected!

This is why I love Japanese games. XD

[identity profile] d-raven.livejournal.com 2008-01-04 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
The name for the Smackdown! vs. RAW video game brand in Japan is called "Exciting Pro Wrestling"