its there a way to tell the origional NA verson copy from the player's choice simply by looking at the game discs?
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Yes. Look at the bottom, around the center, for the words "DOL-GMBE-0-00 USA". If it says that, you have the original release. If those numbers say 0-02, then you have Player's Choice. 0-01, afaik, is no different from the original release.