Torrente 3: The Protector

Torrente 3: The Protector
Also known as: Torrente 3: El protector (ES) Developer: Virtual Toys Publisher: Virgin Play Platforms: Windows, PlayStation 2 Released in EU: October 15, 2005 (Windows), February 1, 2006 (PS2) This game has unused music. This game has regional differences.

Torrente 3: The Protector is a low-budget open-world game based on the third entry of the popular Spanish movie franchise Torrente. The PS2 version is not only one of the very few games developed in Spain for the console but is one of the filthiest games on the system, featuring multiple "Hot Coffee"-esque minigames and passing gas contests. An Xbox version was advertised but it got cancelled.

Unused Music

A Rocky training montage-esque song, titled TRAINING.MIB. Likely intended for the Vicente Calderón Stadium minigames, which are eerily quiet in-game.

Regional Differences

Despite the fact Torrente is virtually unknown outside of most Spanish-speaking countries (most didn't get any of the movies at all) and its humor heavily relies on Spanish culture, this game got a release in the rest of Europe, complete with an English translation and dub. This English version also makes some minor changes and improvements to the game.

Menu

English	Spanish

• Slight title change aside, the English version's menu background was resized to cover the whole screen as opposed to being letterboxed, which lead to resizing artifacts. This was likely done to make the transition between the main menu and the save select menu smoother, as that takes up the whole screen in both versions. The credits background video, which is also letterboxed, is the same in both versions.
• The English release makes the video 10% darker than the original, making some details nearly impossible to notice or completely disappear.
• The "Outtakes" ("Tomas Falsas") option was removed from the main menu in the English version. The video is still present in the game's files (completely unchanged from the Spanish version), but it goes unused.

Save Icon

English	Spanish

• The original save icon's texture at Torrente's house depicting a Memory Card was replaced with plain white text reading Save.

Bars

• Because the bar names are based on wordplay, they differ between the Spanish and English versions. For example, the bar "Jusechu Leton" becomes "Normus Gonads".
• In the farting contests, Torrente's animation when you get 90 points or more was extended and the sound effect plays at a lower pitch in the English version. Presumably this was done to make the animations and sounds match each other better, as in the Spanish version the fart sound keeps playing well after Torrente stops his animation. This change appears to have been rushed however, as it only applies to the second and third rounds, with the first round behaving the same as the Spanish version.
• The progress bar in the farting contests is much slower in the English version, making it easier to time it correctly and get on first place.