World Collection is a series ofJapanese releases for originalXboxgames published byMicrosoft, featuring select overseas (North American andEuropean) titles, released at a reduced price compared to normal releases. Titles in this series retain their original overseas cover artwork with a "World Collection" border, and are left entirely inEnglish, with a Japanese-language manual. The series was launched in October 2003, with regular releases every 2-3 months until August 2005.[1][2]