Sonic & the Secret Rings (Wii, Japanese, Trial?)

[BiohazardSEGA]

Sorry if I post this in the wrong forum, I'm not really that experienced on this forum.

I recently received a japanese version of Sonic and the Secret Ring for Nintendo Wii. It's still sealed, but I think it's not the normal retail version. First of all, the game is in a see-through case, and Wii games normally come in a white box. Second, I can see the manual, and it seems to be only a few pages, like a brochure of some kind. I have been doing some research, but I can't seem to find any decent information on the net. I have read something about a trial of Sonic & the Secret Rings, available only in Japan. I also think the serial number on this game is different from the serial number of the retail Sonic game.

Does anybody know anything about this game, or the trial I was talking about? I'll try to post some pictures too, maybe someone here know anything. And, sorry again if I posted this on the wrong forum, please move it if so :-)

[TisLord]

I would guess bootleg

[Kitsune Sniper]

That looks pretty legit to me. There's no JAN code, it's replaced by a ton of Japanese text.

Maybe it's a demo version?

[BiohazardSEGA]

The serial number on this copy is: RVL-D-DRSJ (JPN)
If I'm not mistaken, the serial number on the "normal" retail version is different.

I think it's possible it's some kind of demo/trail version, it looks pretty legit indeed. Opening the box would be the answer, but I cannot do that, as the game is still sealed :-)

[eskobar]

The label on front might be the clue, the orange square says : TaiKenHan ... i do not know how to translate it because my japanese is very basic ...

TaiKen: Personal Experience
Han : Edition

[BiohazardSEGA]

Okay, thanks for your help! I think that answers the question. I already thought that it would be some kind of demo, and the answers here have pretty much confirmed that.

[The 1 2 P]

You know, you could always just open it up to play it. Thats a pretty easy way to find out. Or ask one of our Japanese speaking members to translate it for you.

[BiohazardSEGA]

You know, you could always just open it up to play it. Thats a pretty easy way to find out. Or ask one of our Japanese speaking members to translate it for you.

I suppose I could do that, but I'd rather not rip off the sealing, the information isn't worth that much to me ;-)

[MathUser]

If you ever open it, a pic of the disc would be nice. Screen cap of the title screen would be good too.

[FoxNtd]

体験版 means trial edition.

You have a demo copy of the game.