The update has also caused a price spike for the original Japanese UMD on eBay, as collectors scramble to get legal copies before the patch becomes even more mainstream. For those looking ahead: Kenka Bancho 5 (PSP) and Kenka Bancho 6 (PS Vita/PS4) remain untranslated. However, the success of the Kenka Bancho 4 new English patch has motivated a small group of translators to begin preliminary work on KB5. If you want to show your support, play the KB4 patch and donate to the translators via their Patreon (linked in the patch notes). Final Verdict: Is It Playable Now? Yes, absolutely.
Furthermore, older machine translations would break the game's unique "Dialogue Tree" fights. In KB4 , you often win a fight by choosing the right insult before throwing a punch. A machine translation will mistranslate the options; the gets the nuance right. The Community Reaction Since the release of the new patch, the Kenka Bancho subreddit has exploded with "Thank you" posts. Long-time fans who imported the UMD in 2010 are finally finishing the game a decade later. kenka bancho 4 english patch new
The "new" Kenka Bancho 4 English patch has moved beyond beta. It is a stable, 99% complete localisation. You can play from the opening cutscene to the post-credits boss fight without ever seeing a line of garbled Japanese text. The update has also caused a price spike