Game name changes between Genesis & Mega Drive

When trying to find games, I've been confused before by thinking a game only exists in the Mega Drive version and not in the U.S. . A good example is when I played "Story of Thor" and liked it a lot, but thought it wasn't available in the U.S. until I realized it was called "Beyond Oasis".

Does anyone have a list of name changes such as these? The main reason I'm asking is that I'm looking for the game known as "Hurricanes", which I believe was only on the Mega Drive. But in this same manner, I'm wondering if it went by another name in the U.S.

Does anyone know? Thanks for any help ! :)

"High Seas Havoc" is called "Captain Lang" in Europe
"Shadow Squadron" is called "Stellar Assault" in Europe

I can't think of other things right now...

Thunder Force 4 = Lightening Force in the US
Bare Knuckle = Streets of Rage in the West
Ragnacenty (J) = Soleil (EU) = Crusader of Centy (US)
Battle Mania (J) = Trouble Shooter (US)
Koutetsu Teikoku (J) = Empire of Steel (EU) / Steel Empire (US)
Ex-Ranza (J) = Ranger X in the West
Magical Hat no Buttobi Tabo! Daibōken (J) = Decap Attack in the West (actually a totally redesigned game)
Crying (J) = Bio-Hazard Battle in the West
Darius II (J) = Sagaia in the US

way too many to list.

I can't find much info on that game and since it was a soccer platforming game of an obscure sport (To us American's anyways.) I highly doubt it was released here. But I oculd be wrong.

I didn't know that Ranger-X was called Ex-Ranza in Japan. Weird....:confused:

Also whats the deal with "Bare Knuckle" - Streets of rage is such a better name for the franchise.

Battle Frenzy (US) = Bloodshot (EU)

It's been said before, but it must be done again: Thunder Force IV (EU/JP) = Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar (US) :lol::rofl:

Thunder Force II MD in Japan is simply Thunder Force II everywhere else(it's a very minor name change, but I think it should be listed).

Bare Knuckle in Japan is Streets of Rage elsewhere.

That's all I know that hasn't already been mentioned.

Dai Makaimura = Ghouls and Ghosts
ESWAT Cyber Police = ESWAT City Under Siege
Gynoug = Wings of Wor
Kujaku-Ou 2 (Peacock King 2) = Mystic Defender
Same! Same! Same! = Fire Shark
Senjou no Ookami II (Wolf of the Battlefield II) = MERCS
Devil Crash MD = Dragon's Fury

Aero Blasters (J) = Air Buster (U)
Super Shinobi II (J) = Shinobi III
Daisenpu (J) = Twin Hawk
Musha Aleste (J) = M.U.S.H.A. (U)
Bad Omen (J) = Devilish - The Next Possession
Chelnov (J) = Atomic Runner
Crude Buster (J) = Two Crude Dudes
Fever Pitch Soccer (E) = Head-on Soccer (U)
J. League Champion Soccer (J) = European Club Soccer (E) = World Trophy Soccer (U)
Runark (J) = Growl (U)
Hokuto No Ken (J) = Last Battle
JuJu Densetsu (J) = Toki - Going Ape Spit
Garou Densetsu (J) = Fatal Fury
Langrisser (J) = Warsong (U)
Maou Renjishi (J) = Mystical Fighter (U)
Another World (E) = Out of this World (U)
Sokoban (J) = Shove it! The Warehouse Game (U)
Shiten Myooh (J) = Shadow Blasters (U)
Chaos Engine (E) = Soldiers of Fortune (U)
Marvel Land (J) = Talmit's Adventure (E) = ??? (U)
Hyper Dunk (J) = Double Dribble (U)
Rolo to the Rescue (U) = Zou! Zou! Zou! Rescue Daisenryaku (J)
Contra (J) = Mega Probotector (E)
Puyo Puyo (J) = Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Rockman Megaworld (J) = Megaman - The Wily Wars (E)
Minnie's Magical Adventure 2 (J) = Circus Mystery (U)
Volfied (J) = Ultimate Qix (U)
Twin Cobra (U) = Kyuukyou Tiger (J)
Kuuga (J) = Vapor Trail (U)
Return of Shredder (J) = Hyperstone Heist
Vampire Killer (J) = Bloodlines (U) = The New Generation (E)
Time Dominator 1st (J) = Socket (U)

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Originally Posted by Christuserloeser

J. League Champion Soccer (J) = European Club Soccer (E) = World Trophy

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What a game that was :D

Damn you guys know your stuff. Hopefully this will help some other gamers out :) Thanks! Looks like I may be out of luck with that Hurricanes game. Oh well there's always the possibility of a modded Genesis.

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Originally Posted by Christuserloeser

Puyo Puyo (J) = Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

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Technically speaking, those are not the same game.

As much as Decap Attack and Magical Hat or Streets of Rage 3 and Bare Knuckle III.


- I did some checking on Hurricanes, and it's a European exclusive (by Arc Developments for US Gold), and it is a totally different and superior game in comarision to the SNES version (by Probe). It's often compared to Marko's Magic Football which was released in Europe and the US. Even a SegaCD prototype (of Marko's Magic Football) exists which recently was released for SegaCD.

i have a mensasor and the only other game that works is t2 arcade

outside the us there was a game called bodycount but i couldn't find it was it named anything else?