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Madden & Tiger 09 on Play Asia

  • 27-08-2008 1:19pm
    #1
    rcs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭


    Hey....

    I'm thinking of buying these two games from Play Asia. Just wondering what the story is with the price difference between the US Region free version & the Asia Region free version is.....

    Tiger 09:

    US Version - €41

    Asia Version - €32

    Madden 09:

    US Version - €41

    Asia Version - €32


    I thought all the region free games on Play Asia were in English so why is there a tenner in the price difference ???


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  • #2
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    I'd check around to see if they are region free tbh. EA's games are usually region locked afaik.


  • #3
    Adamcp898
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭Adamcp898


    Says they're all region free on Play-Asia, as for the price difference all the Asian region free games seem to be cheaper than the American version for whatever reason


  • #4
    franman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 260 ✭✭franman


    Adamcp898 wrote: »
    Says they're all region free on Play-Asia, as for the price difference all the Asian region free games seem to be cheaper than the American version for whatever reason

    Ye they said Medal of Honor Airbourne was region free aswell. But it turned out it wasnt. I doubt many EA games are.


  • #5
    Adamcp898
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭Adamcp898


    franman wrote: »
    Ye they said Medal of Honor Airbourne was region free aswell. But it turned out it wasnt. I doubt many EA games are.

    Really?:eek:

    I've never ordered from them before so I don't know....


  • #6
    FreeOSCAR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,416 ✭✭✭FreeOSCAR


    Yeh most if not all of EAs games on the 360 are region locked. Id be wary if I was you.


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  • #7
    NunianVonFuch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 615 ✭✭✭NunianVonFuch


    I've ordered pretty much all my games from play-asia (10+), so I can vouch for their reliability. Mass Effect was EA and that's region-free but that's the only one over the last few years afaik.

    Oh and as for the price difference that's just price fixing on behalf of the distributors for the regions of sale themselves. Buy the cheapest if possible!

    You can shoot play-asia an email to confirm that it's region free before you buy, they're usually pretty quick to respond, once you take the time difference into account.


  • #8
    FreeOSCAR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,416 ✭✭✭FreeOSCAR


    Mass Effect was Microsoft Game Studios published not EA. For the 360 version anyways.


  • #9
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    Ye I knew it was too good to be true! Fùcking EA!!!!:mad:


  • #10
    franman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 260 ✭✭franman


    Adamcp898 wrote: »
    Really?:eek:

    I've never ordered from them before so I don't know....

    Ye bought it from them as they said it was region free. Just didn't get around to playing it for months as I had a slew of games piled up. So when I finally went to play it I got the wrong region message. They have updated the site since to say its not region free.


  • #11
    Darwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭Darwin


    Making me nervous now - I've ordered TW 09 from play-asia on the basis that it was region free. There seem to be copies of the game for sale on ebay that are also advertised as region free, e.g. here
    Is it possible that some editions are region free, while others are not?


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  • #12
    rcs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭rcs


    Darwin wrote: »
    Making me nervous now - I've ordered TW 09 from play-asia on the basis that it was region free. There seem to be copies of the game for sale on ebay that are also advertised as region free, e.g. here
    Is it possible that some editions are region free, while others are not?

    I emailed them & got this reply.....

    Dear Sir,

    Thank you for contacting Play-Asia.com.

    Actually, we have posted all the information that we know about the game
    in our website. The 3 mentioned items are region free and shall be
    compatible with your console. Normally, for Asian and US version, the
    manual are in English but there is no such information provided by the
    publisher for these items.

    If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

    Best regards,

    Kasel
    Play-Asia.com

    Think ill give it a go & hope for the best!


  • #13
    Darwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭Darwin


    Good on you thanks! Hopefully things will work out as expected...


  • #14
    kensutz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,197 ✭✭✭kensutz


    REGION FREE TEST TIGER WOODS 09 XB360

    We have tested Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 - 360 (Region Free) on our PAL XBOX 360 and can confirm IT IS REGION FREE!! WOW, first a touchdown with madden and now a hole-in-one with Tiger Woods. EA is on a region free roll!!!

    From VG+


  • #15
    Darwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭Darwin


    Well after waiting for ages my play asia copy of Tiger Woods 09 arrived this morning. They sent me the NTSC-J version - wonderful :mad:


  • #16
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,986 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    NTSC/J Madden 09 definitly works on a European PAL console

    Got it off a UK based ebay seller. Nearly had a heartattack with I saw I got a NTSC/J version but it works perfectly. English manual too

    Great game btw!


  • #17
    Darwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭Darwin


    I take it all back - it does indeed work, thanks!


  • #18
    doyler442
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 325 ✭✭doyler442


    Darwin wrote: »
    I take it all back - it does indeed work, thanks!

    You don't get hit with income tax or anything do you when you get it off PlayAsia?

    Could you also just mention how long it took to deliver.


    Cheers


  • #19
    rcs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭rcs


    doyler442 wrote: »
    You don't get hit with income tax or anything do you when you get it off PlayAsia?

    Could you also just mention how long it took to deliver.


    Cheers

    Got my NTSC/J of Tiger Woods 09 aswell.... works fine

    You don't get hit by customs as long as you only order one game at a time...

    Takes about 9/10 working days to deliver, if you select the cheapest option


  • #20
    kc66
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭kc66


    I bought TW09 from pro_gamer_shop88 on ebay. Took max 1 week to deliver from Hong Kong. Great value at €30.


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