PS2 Games That Never Left Japan #2 

I remember seeing the Gantz game trailer in the bonus features of the Gantz DVD volumes I bought. I hated that it never got localized because I was so hyped to play it.

I had no idea there was a 3D Metal Slug game, neat!

2:56 It's been years since watching the anime and reading the manga but I never knew this Gantz game existed. 🤯 What an educational channel!

There are many patches to the English in recent years, SNES is one of them very benefited, it is as if new games are coming out now ! (sorry for my English)

Never knew there was a Gantz game. That's cool.

This series is great! I'd love to see a 3rd episode, especially with games involving little to no English barrier.

I personally love Metal Slug series, never knew they made 3d game of it, I would definitely love to play it looks fun, thanks again TVGS for another great list ✌️

Pls put the PS2 Berserk Game on one of these, it's a awesome hack and slash

PS2 has so much hidden gems !

Perfect timing, legit bought a japanese PS2 yesterday

Steam Boy movie is lit af. i wish the game would hav fan translation.

I remember playing Metal Slug 3D when I was kid and almost finished it without understanding anything

Code age seems like it's built on the Kingdom Hearts 2 engine

Just ordered myself a Japanese PS2 Looking forward to checking out some Japanese only games

the aura gauges in Fist of the northstar is just super attacks, not fatal instant kill moves in guilty gear. To do a fatal kill attack, you must first deplete all 7 blue blocks under opponents health gauge before gaining access to the fatal kill move. And of course you must land it. If you miss or it gets blocked then the opponent gains 3 blocks and you will have to deplete them again. Hitting with certain moves depletes these blue blocks. Counter hits with these moves depletes 2.

Excellent content, I might end up getting Ibara, looks really good!! Another two games worth mentioning are: 1) Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Space shooter developed by none other than Sega AM2. Awesome, awesome game. And there's a walkthrough by IGN that includes most of the plot translated to English. 2) The Typing Of The Dead 2 - Zombie Panic: A PS2 port of the arcade game with some additional content. Trouble is, the conversion is bad, with lots of slowdown. Very decent, but definitely not the best port. And there's an option to type the kanjis with western letters, which makes the game playable. A great collector's item, nonetheless. Specially if combined with a fancy Logitech Netplay keyboard. It works really well.

just another chickbait video hope you start showing what's actually in the thumbnail

Interesting list thanks for sharing🤔🌜

Steamboy looks very unique. The visuals are really good though.

Where tf is that thumbnail from? Is it just me or did i see nothing about that in the actual video?

I am so glad you put in Dance Summit! Love the Bust A Move series

Metal Slug was a discovery as some other games too, great video. And man, PS2 library can't stop surprising me so many years later. it's immense. By the way some games for the same subject - Pop'n Music series on PS2, also Guitar Freaks , and as usual it was again idiot Konami which was sitting on a gold mine since PS1 era with those series, and never thought about exporting those great games, so all the fame went to Rock Band and Guitar Heroes etc other western games which used the concept of those Konami games popular in arcades as well in Japan. Also there's COWBOY BEBOP: TSUIOKU NO SERENADE which never left Japan, and Front Mission 5 ( which in the end got a decent fan translation) which never left Japan.

Read King of Fighters 2020 and got really confused that they released a new KOF game last year for the PS2. ;)

Metal Slug 3D exists! Damn I wouldn't mind to play on ps4 with those graphics but wish now for a remake of this ! Thanks for sharing the news of the series that i played on arcade machines back day , wasted hundreds of coins just to ressurect myself and keep going haha xD

THERE'S BUST A GROOVE ON PS2! How did I not know this?

I'm a tried and true die hard gamer since the 80s and have never taken a break from it in my 40 years on Earth. But I was today years old when I first heard of Metal Slug 3D!!! Wtf??? How has this slipped by me all these years?

as always,nice thumbnail choice

There are several great anime games on the Ps2, that´s why I love it so much. Like the Blood+ or Jojo series, even Cowboy Bebop has its game, Rurouni Kenshin, F. M. Alchemist, the list is endless.

Where's that thumbnail from... For research.

Ok so my question is : Can you actually read Japanese? :o

KOF Unlimited match is now on PS4 😁

I'll say this much, as someone who has lived in Japan before and used to buy random Japanese games for many consoles, a lot of these didn't leave Japan because they are kusoge aka shit games. Everything is pretty much trash aka kusoge. There's so many games on PS2 that many Americans don't know about, but god damn do so many of them suck. However, I did notice the video creator used a song from ChainDive, which I think it probably one of the dopest PS2 games that never got localized.

Loving the content keep it up 💪 would you do a video about obscure PS4 hidden gems?

Tenchu is a lost tilted for the last 90,s and earlier 2000"s

I definitely want to try out Brokeuto no Ken Have you ever dribbled a man?

Came for mai, stay for the content

Yesss! Needed more of this! You've been helping me accumulate a heck of an import collection, keep it up!

Japan still got all the good stuff 😤 sweet list man 👍

Dance Summit dropped the ball by not having Eddie Gordo/Tiger as an unlockable or even cameo dancer

I can't even play Gantz on the OPL! It always gets stuck on the Gantz loading screen!

These are my favorite Japanese imports on the Xbox original at the moment: Thousand Land is a FromSoftware RTS that is unlike anything I've ever played before, easily one of the coolest games I've ever played. The only negative aspect is the fact that it only supported online play, not system link or multiplayer -_- check my page for footage, it's too unique to put into words Drihoo is (from what I've played so far) an open world exploration game where you dig underground in a massive map and find new locations/items as you dig. There was is also an overworld that interconnects to parts of the underworld, allowing more easy movement as you dig. I haven't explorex the overworld much, but I have a feeling it's going to be massive as well. Also, you drink what appears to be a pint of beer to restore your energy, party hard broski. Double S.T.E.A.L. The Second Clash is the sequel to a game released in the United States as Wreckless The Yakuva Missions. I remember not being a fan of the first game, but the second game is a jaw-dropping example of the graphical and processing power the Xbox original has. It's flat-out jaw-dropping to look at, amazing shadow work, dence traffic, a vast open world with massive buildings, all the while the physics lets you push around traffic and create chaos without any reduction in frame rate. The story is quite fun and provides many unlockables, the free roam has collectables that unlock cars for the story, and the miniature police car is a joy to drive recklessly. If you're looking to have your mind blown, pick this one up ASAP. Exa Skeleton it's a third person shooter mech based arena combat game. While it takes a moment to get to grips with the controls and mechanics at play, it opens up to me very rewarding experience. Still personally need to play more of this one to get a grander perspective, but from what I've played I've been very impressed. Bonus: Die Hard Vendetta is a pretty solid FPS for the Xbox original, but the North American version only released on the GameCube. The only version available for the Xbox is the European version, but it is well worth picking up. I know it's not Japanese, but it's definitely worth playing!

Why did you almost always putting so provocative and vulgar characters on your video thumbnail lately? It's not appropriate for kids. Because everything about games is mostly targetet for them.

I had to correct the tittle of your video. because, I got copy of Metal Slug 3D in Indonesia. pirated version indeed, but, its 'left Japan'. and so with the King of Fighters.

Your channel is a source of amazing content and really cool games, one example is Vib-ribbon, i never heard this game, i watch your video about this game, and my mind blow... LOL,three hours before, i buy this game for my Japanese PS1, other game is Wipeout 3!! Thank you for share your knowledge! About this video, Metal Slug 3d exist!!!! Wow

setsuna ost? that good taste here

Still no Berserk Millennium Empire Arc: Chapter of the Holy Demon War? I'm kinda disapointed but i hope for part 3 :)

A great PS2 JPN game to check out is D.N.A which is a hybrid of Silent Bomber and MGS

Oh I love the Steambot movie and I am glad to know a game about it exist :)

Great video TVGS I never knew there was a 3D metal slug until now, will try it

I still play Hokuto no ken. Game needs a remaster a patch and online. I'm undefeated with Toki.

In my opinion I would love another 3D metal slug because i found it more fun than the others because it was different all the mission where really fun and great,for me it's like the two 3D games of advance wars more fun than the original

Please add list game in every your videos in description

The entire super robot wars franchise pre international and OG era

I was literally waiting for Gantz 😔

The console that keeps giving and kicking butt!

WOOOHHH!!! GANTZ LOOKING FINE FOR A PS2 TITLE.

Man, that FotNS fighter is gorgeous.

Song at 8:55? The song that plays during bust a groove

The PS2 is the gift that keeps on giving and is hard to estimate how many games the system actually got, especially the ones left in Japan. Stuff like Future GPX Cyber Formula, Generation of Chaos, Blood+, several Super Robot Wars games, Summon Night, Garo, Ikkitousen, Battlestadium DON, Tales of Rebirth, Battle Gear 3, Heavy Metal Thunder (the title alone is too awesome), Remote Control Dandy, Sengoku Basara, etc etc etc. (Yeah, we got the first Sengoku Basara renamed "Devil Kings", also the only one we got on the PS2. BUT that one is a disgrace since its heavily censored. Just play the japanese version of the first game)

What’s the song song at 5:46 for vib ripple

Super Robot Taisen PS2 exclusives from Impact till Z. Those were my personal pick Japanese exclusive PS2 games.

I remember actually playing Metal Slug 3D on our old PS2 :0 I dont remember if it was translated or not tho altho there was this game battle stadium D.O.N which we actually played untranslated so we never actually got to unlock the other characters in it cuz we couldnt read japanese xD

Do any of these games have multiplayer? (Coop or versus?)

great to see Ibara on your list

Am I the only one who noticed a pun in the occasional frame-drops when the action *heats up* in Steamboy? XD Code Age Commanders looks interesting to me, though. I hope there will eventually be a translation for it.

There was a Gantz videogame!

I played Kamen rider on ps2 and you don't need to learn Japanese for playing it because it's just a fighting game

I don't think Metal Slug 3D didn't leave Japan. I played it in Indonesia very long ago. LOL.

some awesome dude ripped the hokuto no ken characters , stages, etc and made them all available for everyone to make their own mugen version of that game.those were the first ever HD characters in any mugen.

Love your video😄

I might replay Metal Slug 3D being more experienced than last time. The only thing that I remember about the game was cheesing the final boss by jumping in and out of the Super Vehicle to avoid death

Name of music used at 10:15 ?

Never knew there was a Gantz video game!! Japan🇯🇵 has all the fun!!

I played that Gantz game! PS2 was so good for anime games. I also remember having played a Rurouni Kenshin game, a Saikyou No Deshi Kenichi game and the best Hajime no Ippo game ever. The good old times when you could just download the games burn them to a disc and play.

Kamiwaza is getting a remaster on Switch and PS4 later this year. Pretty deep cut to get a localization so many years later.

The Manga for gantz was nanas

the only problem with these game is it's in japanese but some of them were translated in english and available in our country

10:16 Music sound *ERETZVAJU Game* for PlayStation (Decision - Setsuna)(Soundtrack) *;-D Yipiiiiiiiiiiii.... :)*

10:20 name song please

Lol i think RU-vid is broken i watch this video before 4 hours and before minute he send me a notification for it 🤣

good games i played all of them except Kamiwaza gonna buy that soon. Glad someone knew Ibara.... Yeah the game is a kind of built on the "war of the roses" premise hence why all the women are different rose types.

Very nice and informative... thanks for making this video. But it would be nice if you were to list all the games... and with time stamps... in the description!

Gantz...of course, now I recognize the thumbnail ^^

What is the name of the song during the dancing game? My goodness i wanred ro groove

The gantz anime had me thinking about life for a long time.

are you from cwmbran or Newport? that accent is quite recognisable

Who dat in the thumbnail? Asking for a friend.

Well done with the the thumbnail, sir.. Well done.

And we didn't release Metal slug 3D because?

Why including KoF 02 UM if it arrived even in Europe

The SNK games here are cool! I don't understand why don't release The King of Fighters 2002 UM and Metal Slug 3D overseas also. The mark of the hit in they is guaranteed.

i need a song list

Pretty sure I would never leave Japan if the woman in the thumb nail was there. Why does Japan always keep the best games for them selves?!

..nice Hermie Hopperhead bgm 11:29

i like this series find more keep it up bro

Japanese game would you suggest? I would suggest Esp Galuda. I really enjoyed the slow down system.

thanks for doing these

This brother starving

They look cool!

Hmmm the intro changed. I will watch this later but it will probably be great list as usual😆