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Arkanian · Guest

I don't know whether my story is atypical of most people who found this game, but I first heard of it on a TV review, then had a heck of a time remembering the name when I went looking for it stores (took a long time to find a store that carried it too, btw.) It's a great game -- and I'm all for preserving the fact that it is a port of a game released in Japan. But if a name is hard to remember, how many people are going to go to the trouble to look for it?

I kept at it because I thought it sounded interesting (and was well rewarded), but niche market or not, I think not having some kind of English name at the beginning is a barrier (even if in the ideal world, we paid more attention, remembered better, and were more multiculturally fluent) Very Happy

I remembered the name by the time I found it, so at least I was spared the embarassment of asking a clerk for 'Dai somethingorother'

DeviousPENGUIN · Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Posts: 54 Location: Pittsburgh PA

thats what I did and he knew what I was talking about.
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Adoug · Posted: Apr Thu 21, 2005 10:07 am Post subject:

I definetly hear you guys on this. It is an interesting point and one that may come up again. Names are important in games for several reasons, and if someone cant pronounce or remember the name, it makes it hard to buy (and hard for it to be successful!). I am just glad to see the enthusiasm for the game that we have at the forums, it is great to see. Keep the thoughts coming guys and gals, I read all I can. Twisted Evil

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tyrannical · Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Posts: 51

If they just called it "Modern Millitary Tactics: Dai Senryaku VII" by just reversing the names around it would make all the difference.

You could go into a store and ask for Modern Millitary Tactics.
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SemperFi2382 · Posted: Apr Sun 24, 2005 7:33 am Post subject:

MidnightGreen · Guest

I have to agree I completly stumbled upon this game. I own a PS2 and Xbox and I played Iron Storm for a couple days years back but never bought the Saturn and missed the game. Then just by dumb luck I found this game on the web and when I went to EB games I didnt know how to pronounce it and called it Modern Military Tactics. They looked at me like I was a retard (no offense) then I said it had a picture of a tank on it, still clueless. After 20 minutes I finally found it. The lady at the counter said she couldnt find it in the system and when I said it started with a "D" it pulled all games up. It would be easier if it was titles Modern Military Tactics because I want the game to do well in the US as I would love to see them bring a WW2 TBS game like Iron Storm to the Xbox or PS2

bryon Springer · Guest

bryon springer · Guest

correction. i was close but quite off. the name actually tanslates "GRand strategy" not great as i had said. however even more fittin as it is very grand strategy

DanielRuoss · Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 103 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL

For your hard-core strategy gamers the name doesn't seem to matter much. We'll play anything that plays well regardless of title. I would like to see them keep the Dai Senryaku name somewhere in the title to acknowledge it's origins and relation to the larger series. However as a marketing issue for the US the name could be better in order to grab those A.D.D. web and shelf browsers. Nothing cheesy I would hope. I liked the suggestion of emphasizing 'Modern Military Tactics' over the 'Dai Sen' title. I bought the game at a GameStop while replacing a well used controller. What jumped out at me was both the Japanese language characters and the battle tanks. More so the battle tanks. I flipped the box over and bought it on the spot! It was a great price and was exactly the kind of game I'd been looking for for years on a console.

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MADHATTER · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 7 Location: Chicago

Caught MY eye

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Adoug · Posted: Oct Tue 11, 2005 9:15 am Post subject:

Having visited Game Informer with Dai Sen, they were kind enough to give us the review, but getting reviews is really quite easy to do. It is positive reviews that can be a challenge. Twisted Evil

I also personally like Game Informer, one of my favs... Twisted Evil

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SemperFi2382 · Posted: Oct Tue 11, 2005 11:00 am Post subject:

Adoug · Posted: Oct Tue 11, 2005 11:12 am Post subject:

The review set up is strictly (I believe) up to the editor. We just went to visit them as a PR/Marketing trip, along with several other magazines at the time. How much space they deligate is up to them. Twisted Evil

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