Regional Differences
From The World Ends With You
Note: wiki about the Japanese version of the game: http://subarashiki.gkwiki2.com/index.html.
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[edit] Changes from the Japanese version to the NA/EU version
[edit] Marketing
- In Japan, a "Wonderful World Edition" Nintendo DS Lite was produced, marked with the Reapers' skull symbol and the name of the game.
[edit] Voices & Text
- The game is titled It's a Wonderful World (Subarashiki Kono Sekai) in Japanese.
- Tin Pin Slammer is called Marble Slash in Japanese.
- Most text translated from Japanese to English.
- The large sign on the 104 building at the start of the game reads "YOU HAVE 7 DAYS" in the English version, but "TIME LIMIT WITHIN 7 DAYS" (sic) in the Japanese version.
- The names of some of the days are slightly changed:
| Day | English Name | Japanese (translated) name |
| 1:1 | Reaper's Game | Reaper's Game |
| 1:2 | Don't Kill Me | Don't Kill Me |
| 1:3 | Who 2 Trust | Trustworthy people |
| 1:4 | Erased | Erasure |
| 1:5 | Empty Urban Legends | Empty Urban Legends |
| 1:6 | Superiority/Inferiority | Pride/Inferiority Complex |
| 1:7 | Wakeless Dream | Wakeless Dream |
| 2:1 | Rulez | Rules |
| 2:2 | Reapers | Reapers |
| 2:3 | Roamin' the Streets | Drifting the Streets |
| 2:4 | Pinned | Badge |
| 2:5 | Turf | Territory |
| 2:6 | Beast on the Prowl | Dashing Beast |
| 2:7 | Clash of Desires | Clash of Desires |
| 3:1 | Sensible Senseless | Common Sense, No Common Sense |
| 3:2 | Style | Style |
| 3:3 | The Composer | Composer |
| 3:4 | Indelible Guilt | Guilt not vanishing |
| 3:5 | Vanishing Point | VANISHING POINT |
| 3:6 | Stride | STRIDE |
| 3:7 | Game | GAME |
| Secret | Another Day: This Day Ends With You | Another Day: It's A Wonderful Day |
[edit] Sound
Soundtrack changed as follows (- means removed, + means added):
- - Satisfy
- - Fighting For Freedom
- - Make or Break
- - NOISY NOISE
- + Deja Vu
- + Twister-Gang-Mix
- + Three Minutes Clapping
- + The One Star
- + Transformation
- Owari-Hajimari, and Lullaby For You lyrics changed from Japanese to English
[edit] Graphics
- The Udagawa mural, Towa Records sign, and the Brainy Cat pin have changed slightly.
- Japanese version had four pins (Polytan, Gemaga, Nindori-kun, and Famitsu) which were references to Japanese gaming magazines (Dengeki, Gemaga, Nintendo Dream, and Famitsu respectively). Their icons and descriptions were changed to Fuji Yama, Daruma, Sushi, Shinobi in the NA/EU version. The stats of the pins did not change.
[edit] Game Mechanics
- (Uncomfirmed) Character or Noise attack/defense may have changed slightly.
- Mingle PP rewards have increased in the US/EU version.
- Espers from 20 to 50 MPP each
- Ordinary People (AKA Civvies) from 3 to 20 MPP each
- Aliens from 20 to 100 MPP each
- Many items' stats improved; below is just one example.
- Angel Feather: from ATK -24, HP +600 in the Japanese version to ATK +30, DEF +30, HP +2000 in the US/EU version
- Eden's Door evolved into 1 Yen in the Japanese version - a devastating punishment for evolving the Holy Field pins incorrectly. In the US/EU version it evolves back into One Jump From Eden.
- The Japanese version had one more ESP'er Rank after "Demon", the "God" rank. While the NA/EU version is glitched, going above 10,000 reverts back to "Demon."
