first of all, i apologize if a thread like this already exists but the search function did not bring up any viable results. what i am trying to do here is to compile a list of games, that are not available in certain countries [not including games that just haven't come out yet due to time zones] i will not be able to test this for every appstore there is but i will personally compare: United States / Canada / Australia / UK / Germany help and suggestions are very much appreciated .......................... Appname / Publisher / not available in [as of 18-12-2009] American Idol: The Game by Electronic Arts not available in Australia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom [i guess pretty much everywhere except for the US] Anytime Pool by Electronic Arts not available in Canada Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies by Activision Publishing Inc. not available in Germany Deal or No Deal: Around the World by I-play not available in Australia, Germany, United Kingdom Deal or No Deal: Do we have a Deal? by Viximo not available in Australia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom Deal or No Deal: Million Dollar Mission by I-play not available in Australia, Germany, United Kingdom Doom Classic by id Software not available in Germany Duke Nukem 3D by MachineWorks Northwest not available in Germany DS Double Sys by ZM2 Dev not available in United States EDGE by Mobigame not available in United Kingdom, United States Family Feud™ by Ludia not available in Australia, Germany, United Kingdom Flight of the Hamsters by Cartoon Network not available in Australia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom Harvest Moon Frantic Farming by Natsume Inc. not available in Australia, Germany, United Kingdom Hello Kitty Parachute Paradise by ZIO Interactive, Inc. not available in Australia, Canada, India iZombieland by Sony Pictures Television not available in Germany Million Dollar Password 2009 Edition by RealArcade not available in Australia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom Pandemonium by Electronic Arts not available in Canada Rock Band by Electronic Arts not available in Netherlands, Singapore Silent Scope by Konami Digital Entertainment not available in Germany SpongeBob Diner Dash by Nickelodeon not available in Australia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom The Adventures of Khaki Pants Pete by Blockdot, Inc. not available in Australia, Canada, Germany Tomena Sanner by Konami Digital Entertainment not available in Australia, Germany, United Kingdom Voltron by Sony Pictures Television not available in Australia, Germany, United Kingdom Where's Waldo? The Fantastic Journey by Ludia not available in Australia, Germany, United Kingdom Wolfenstein 3D Classic by id Software not available in Germany Wolfenstein RPG by Electronic Arts not available in Germany YAHTZEE™ Adventures by Electronic Arts is not available in Denmark, Norway, Sweden comments: took Q*Bert Deluxe off of the list, don't know why i didn't find it before...
what the hells everyone got against germany ? i can understand and know about the wolfenstein problem but where waldo ?????? or Q*Bert !
Germany is not missing much with the Non Availability of Wolfenstein RPG. They just took old GFX and Sound Effects from Wolfenstein3D and mixed em up in a weird cocktail called "Wolfenstein RPG". This Game is just lame. Wolfenstein 3D Classic on the other hand really shines on the iPhone/iPod Touch.
Sorry, Tabula Rasa, but I have to disagree with you on the Wolfenstein RPG...it is quite funny, and I actually like the mixture of FPS and turn combat. But to each his/her own I guess.
Sure, the game may have been better with new gfx and sound effects, the old ones just dont fit in my opinion.
Lot's of games being made against germans, Call of Duty is all about shooting them. I don't think they would enjoy playing that.
+ 1 I had a created a thread.. not sure if any devs. changed the availability. I am missing Hello Kitty in India
i am german and i can assure you it has nothing to do with that. 1) you don't shoot germans in general. you shoot nazis. there is a biiiiig difference... 2) there are different laws in germany that prohibit the release of games if they for example are especially cruel against humans or human like beings (e.g. manhunt), if you get points for killing people (e.g. cod4's arcade mode was cut), there is nazi propaganda to be seen (e.g. wolfenstein) and other reasons. 3) if any release of a game ever landed on such a list (there are also different lists ) any release of that game - even in other form - is prohibited too (e.g. Wolfenstein 3D Classic, Doom Classic, etc. those two for example were banned when they originally came out back in the days...) 4) there is a list with titles that mature gamers are allowed to buy, but games on that list are not allowed to be advertised. that means retailers can not present them in the store, magazines cannot print articles, etc. these games are not allowed to be sold over the internet either, because it would be considered an advertisment if a shop (e.g. iTunes) would sell them. EDIT: oh and about the 'non violent games'... most of those just haven't been released due to copyright reasons. EDIT 2: - added Yahtzee. - what about tamagotchi? do you mean tamagotchi: 'round the world? where is it not available? - which hello kitty game?
