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Victor Vance (18100) on 2/18/2020 1:30 PM · Permalink · Report

Is "The Action Game" really a part of the title? I couldn´t find it anywhere on our documented covers or media´s. Where does it come from?

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Deleted (13945) on 2/18/2020 2:44 PM · Permalink · Report

Looking through the approval comments, and researching the game online, I really cannot tell. The contributor provided no source regarding the subtitle, and it seems to be used online randomly. Personally I think it should be changed but we'll see what the other approvers/admins say...

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firefang9212 (81827) on 2/18/2020 3:46 PM · Permalink · Report

"The Action Game" is taking from the game's back cover.

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Deleted (13945) on 2/18/2020 8:49 PM · Permalink · Report

Didn't notice it was on the back cover. But that's still not really a part of the game's name as far as I'm concerned.

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Victor Vance (18100) on 2/18/2020 9:41 PM · Permalink · Report

[Q --start firefang9212 wrote--]"The Action Game" is taking from the game's back cover. [/Q --end firefang9212 wrote--]

I didn't realize that. But since it seems to be only found there i think it is a subtitle at best.

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Edwin Drost (9479) on 2/18/2020 5:25 PM · edited · Permalink · Report

Interestingly enough, I only found this one who actually says "The Godfather: The Action Game"; http://amr.abime.net/review_38420

It says indeed on the back cover "The Action Game"; https://www.mobygames.com/game/godfather-the-action-game/cover-art/gameCoverId,67133/

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Rwolf (22827) on 2/18/2020 10:37 PM · Permalink · Report

The european floppies and the US CGW advert (on file) is also using 'The Action Game', though not in direct conjunction with 'The Godfather' - maybe it's used to separate the game from the film title, since the front cover graphics used looks very similar to the movie posters.

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Victor Vance (18100) on 3/13/2020 12:33 PM · Permalink · Report

Do we have a solution here?

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Alaka (106123) on 3/13/2020 3:25 PM · Permalink · Report

Changed title to The Godfather as that's how its presented on the US front covers as and that's what we go with as per standards. Added the Action Game title as an alt title.

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Victor Vance (18100) on 3/13/2020 8:00 PM · Permalink · Report

Sounds good!