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Unused font

The games files contain an unused font, it's not known where it was intended to be used.

 

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Entrambi by Insomniac

The design for the "Stalker" was based on the "Landstalker" from Ratchet: Deadlocked, they share similar names and movements as well as both having machine guns and a secondary mortar attack.

 

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Copertina modificata:

Syphon Filter 3

The game's cover artwork originally featured the American flag and green gaseous fumes, and on the back the words "WANTED: Deadly Force Authorized", "deadly arsenal" and "terrorists". However, due to the then recent 9/11 terrorist attacks and the anthrax scare, the game had been recalled with these removed and the back text changed to make it more politically correct. This pushed back the game from its original September 25th, 2001 release to early November 2001. Some copies with the original box art had already shipped, making that version a collector's item and dubbed the "9/11 American Flag Cover". It also came in a dual case, despite the game only having a single disc.

 

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Ratto gigante

In Chapter 8, the player can perform a series of actions to make a giant rat appear and run down the road.

 

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Frecce esplosive:

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

If the player has the bow and the bomb equipped, and presses both the bow and bomb buttons at the same time, Link will shoot the arrow with a bomb attached. Bomb arrows in this game are thought by some to be a glitch; however, this has never been confirmed nor denied by the developers.

 

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Easter egg

A Nintendo 64 can be seen next to Kazooie's Xbox 360 in the opening cutscene.

 

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Oltre al danno la beffa

The game was to originally feature partners, with the only revealed partner being a Chain Chomp, but they were later removed to focus more on stickers.

 

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Legendary Starfy:

Super Princess Peach

The enemy "Starfish" is a reference to Starfy of the Legendary Starfy series. The enemy bio states that he is rumored to be a prince of a kingdom, which Starfy is, and all of the Starfish's sprites are Starfy's with sunglasses added on.

 

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Differenze

Although Sticks' boomerang fits the size of her palm, as shown in her artwork and in the TV Show, it appears much larger during gameplay.

 

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Tutto tagliato

There were originally supposed to be some additional scenarios in the campaigns of the first game.

 

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Qualcuno non si sente molto bene:

Metal Slug 2/X

In the boss area of the first stage of Metal Slug 2/X, There are three banners with Arabic writing in the background. The first banner reads "Supermarket", but the second and third banners read "I have diarrhea." and "I need medicine." There are several other Arabic signs in the stage.

 

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Suona!

On the Tanker mission, the cooking pans found in the kitchen area each play a different note when shot, and are arranged as a musical scale so that the player could play music on them.

 

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Falso:

Super Mario 3D Land

According to Kenta Motokura, the Tanooki-tailed Bowser is actually a Goomba using a Super Leaf. This was done as an homage to the original Super Mario Bros. game.

 

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Eppure, risulta easy.

The idea of not having "item boxes" in the game was based on "Sweet Home". The team wanted to remove it, so that it would feel a lot harder to play.

 

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Un simpatico orsetto:

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

Equipping a special obtainable item called the "Bear Ring" and activating the Pluto & Black Dog combo will change the main character, Nathan, into a cartoon bear known as BearTank from the game Rakugakids.

 

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RIpensamento

The developers approached Hideki Kamiya asking if they could have Bayonetta appear in the crossover title. Kamiya refused, stating he would like Dante, who was already a confirmed character, and Bayonetta to meet on his terms. He has since come out and said that he regrets this decision, and would like to see Bayonetta included in Project X Zone 3.

 

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Criminoso

The Japanese version has voices for every character with a portrait, including your family members, Kewne, the girlfriends, Ghosh, the priest, and Beldo. Other regional releases of the game have no dub, most likely to save costs.

 

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Questione di cover:

Rayman 2

Though the 3DS port’s North American boxart is nearly identical to the original Nintendo 64 box art, the PAL boxart instead features Rayman holding a Yellow Lum and smiling to the camera. This boxart is also mirrored in the German release, most likely to prevent the rating label from obscuring Raymans face.

 

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Da Spin off a serie di punta

Assassin's Creed originally started as a Prince of Persia Spin-Off, "Prince of Persia: Assassins". It was going to follow the events of a young Prince's female bodyguard as she escorts him through Jerusalem. The game was also going to feature co-op. However the game was cancelled when Ubisoft heard the game was about the bodyguards and not the Prince himself.

 

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Based on

The island was largely based on Tahiti. In order to recreate the look and feel of the island, members of the development team flew there and took pictures of the areas.