History MarketBasedTitle / VideoGames

* The arcade version of ''Star Force'' was released again in North America as ''Mega Force''(no relation to the Atari game or ''VideoGame/SpaceMegaforce'').

* All of the sequels to ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'' have had their subtitles changed in Europe - ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankGoingCommando Going Commando]]'' became ''Locked And Loaded'' and ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal Up Your Arsenal]]'' was just called ''Ratchet & Clank 3''. Presumably by then changing the title was simply a tradition, as ''[[VideoGame/RatchetDeadlocked Deadlocked]]'' became ''Gladiator'' and all ''Ratchet and Clank [[StoryArc Future]]'' titles had the "Future" part removed.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series is known in Japanese as ''Ryu ga Gotoku'' (''Like a Dragon''). Starting with [[VideoGame/Yakuza4 the fourth entry]], the Japanese titled carried subtitles that were axed in Western releases (except for the [[VideoGame/Yakuza6 sixth game]], ''The Song of Life''). The seventh game in the series is numbered as such in Japanese, but internationally, the game is retitled ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon''. In addition, the zombie spin-off ''Ryu ga Gotoku: OF THE END'' is known in the West as ''VideoGame/YakuzaDeadSouls''. Beginning in 2022, going forward the series name now goes by ''Like a Dragon''.

* ''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}}'' is known by this title in all localizations except Japanese, where it's titled ''Onmyōji Honkaku Gensō RPG'' because of trademark issues.

* ''Glory of Heracles: Proof of the Soul'' was released in North America as ''VideoGame/GloryOfHeracles''.

** The ''[=WarioWare=]'' series are known as the ''Made in Wario'' series in Japanese. The first game in the ''VideoGame/WarioWare'' series went from the subtitle ''Mega Microgame$!'' to ''Minigame Mania'' in European languages. Justified in that most European countries don't use dollar signs, so the joke of replacing the s doesn't really work.

* The ''VideoGame/ExaPico'' series has had its [[LongTitle rather lengthy titles]] shortened for each installment. The first game, ''Ar tonelico: Sekai no Owari de Utaitsudzukeru Shoujo'' (''The Girl who Continues to Sing at the End of the World'') became ''VideoGame/ArTonelicoMelodyOfElemia''. Similarly, ''Ar tonelico II: Sekai ni Hibiku Shoujo-tachi no Metafalica'' (''The Girls' Metafalica that Resounds through the World'') became ''VideoGame/ArTonelicoIIMelodyOfMetafalica''. Lastly, ''Ar tonelico III: Sekai Shuuen no Hikigane wa Shoujo no Uta ga Hiku'' (''The Girl's Song that Pulls the Trigger of the World's Demise'') broke the pattern with ''VideoGame/ArTonelicoQogaKnellOfArCiel''.

* A really bizarre example was an UsefulNotes/Atari2600 game released in North America as ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_This_Game#cite_note-4 Name This Game and Win $10,000]]'', which in fact had a contest after release to name the game for a $10,000 reward, though the developer went bankrupt before the contest could even be completed. In Europe, it was simply titled ''Octopus'', as they had no intentions of holding a contest there.

* Because they were were preceded by an [[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles older platformer]], the three following beat-em-ups based on ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' varied a little in name depending on the localization. In European languages, Ninja was excised from the title in favor of "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles."

** Enix found that there was already an old RPG released in North America had used the title ''TabletopGame/DragonQuest'' and its publisher SPI still held the trademark to the name. Thus, when bringing ''VideoGame/DragonQuestI'' over, they were forced to use the name ''Dragon Warrior''. Technically it was the camelcase ''[=DragonQuest=]'', which, while not exactly the same, was still close enough to prevent Enix from calling its video game series ''VideoGame/DragonQuest''. This persisted until 2005, when Square-Enix reclaimed the trademark from the now-defunct tabletop game and released ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII'' internationally under that name. The series has used the ''Quest'' name ever since, with remakes of earlier games getting a PostReleaseRetitle.

** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestMonsters'': ''Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland'' and ''Dragon Quest Monsters 2: The Mysterious Key to Malta'', like the main series at the time, used the ''Warriors'' name and dropped the subtitles, becoming ''Dragon Warrior Monsters'' and ''Dragon Warrior Monsters 2''. ''2'' did have [[OneGameForThePriceOfTwo two versions]], though, and the version names reflected name changes for the protagonists: ''Iru's Adventure'' and ''Ruka's Journey'' were changed to ''Tara's Adventure'' and ''Cobi's Journey''.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':

* ''Bomber King'' was localized as ''VideoGame/RoboWarrior'' on the NES. ''Bomber King: Scenario 2'' on the Game Boy was localized as ''[[VideoGame/BlasterMaster Blaster Master Boy]]'' in America, and ''Blaster Master Jr.'' in Europe.
* For a while, ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' was known as ''Dynablaster'' in Europe. There were a few ''Bomberman'' games from this era (''Bomber Boy'' for the UsefulNotes/GameBoy and the Creator/{{Irem}} arcade games) that were retitled ''Atomic Punk'' for the U.S. market and retitled ''Dynablaster'' in Europe. The UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem game ''Bomberman II'' also used the ''Dynablaster'' name in Europe, but it used the original name in North America. This ended in 1993 with ''Super Bomberman'' using the same title worldwide.

* ''VideoGame/AnotherWorld'' was released in English as ''Out of This World'', and in Japanese as ''Outer World''. It has been renamed back to ''Another World'' for its 20th anniversary rerelease in English.

* The classic British DOS game ''UFO: Enemy Unknown'' was retitled ''VideoGame/XCOMUFODefense'' in North American English, and all the sequels followed suit. The Japanese version was titled ''X-COM: Unknown Invaders'', while the remake combined the two English titles.

* The classic British DOS game ''UFO: Enemy Unknown'' was retitled ''VideoGame/XCOMUFODefense'' in North American English, and all the sequels followed suit. The remake combined the two titles.

** The UsefulNotes/PC98 became the APC (Advanced Personal Computer) outside of Japan. Granted, it lost the ability to display Japanese text, but gained CGA compatibility to be more in line with western [=PCs=] and clones. Unfortunately, it still had issues with certain PC software, which eventually caused NEC to stop exporting the platform and creating proper PC clones for the western market.

** ''The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki'' and ''The Legend of Heroes: Ao no Kiseki'' were unreleased in English. ''The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki'', ''The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki II'' and ''The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki III'' became ''The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel'', ''The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II'' and ''The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III''.

** The UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem (NES) was originally released as the Family Computer (FC) or [[PortmanteauSeriesNickname Famicom]] for short, with the hardware itself being completely redesigned from the more toy-like top-loading design used by the Famicom with the permanently-wired controllers to the more VCR-looking front-loading design used by the NES with its detachable controllers. The differences are not just cosmetic. The different pin size of the cartridges themselves meant that certain Famicom games, most notably ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse'', would employ additional sound channels that cannot be heard on an actual NES console, even when played with a converter, without some modding. Moreover, the Famicom has a dedicated expansion port for additional peripherals, whereas the NES uses controller port#2 for the same purposes, rendering peripherals for both consoles mutually incompatible with each other as well (although, the Famicom AV would switch to using NES-style controller ports while still keeping dedicated ports for peripherals). Also notable is that the Famicom lacked any UsefulNotes/RegionCoding whatsoever while the NES has region coding in the form of the [=NES10=] chip. On the flipside, NES units has a hidden expansion slot on it's underside, while Famicoms lack that amenity.

** The UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem (NES) was originally released as the Family Computer (FC) or [[PortmanteauSeriesNickname Famicom]] for short, with the hardware itself being completely redesigned from the more toy-like top-loading design used by the Famicom with the permanently-wired controllers to the more VCR-looking front-loading design used by the NES with its detachable controllers. The differences are not just cosmetic. The different pin size of the cartridges themselves meant that certain Famicom games, most notably ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse'', would employ additional sound channels that cannot be heard on an actual NES console, even when played with a converter, without some modding. Moreover, the Famicom has a dedicated expansion port for additional peripherals, whereas the NES uses controller port#2 for the same purposes, rendering peripherals for both consoles mutually incompatible with each other as well (although, the Famicom AV would switch to using NES-style controller ports while still keeping dedicated ports for peripherals).

* ''Kage'' by Creator/{{Natsume}} was retitled to a more meaningful ''Shadow of the Ninja'' when it was released in the US, and to ''Blue Shadow'' for the European territories.

* ''Kage'' by Creator/{{Natsume}} was retitled to a more meaningful ''Shadow of the Ninja'' when it was released in the US.

** ''The Sacred Armour of Antiriad'' became ''Rad Warrior''.