Arsenic 17 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 (edited) You can now download and play games from anywhere in the world as long as you have a Windows Phone 8 and a Paypal account to earn achievements. The games listed below have STACKABLE achievement lists. This trick will also work for any game that may not be available in your country for some reason. Just go into your Settings>Language+Region and change your region to the country where the game is listed in. Then push the button below to soft reset your phone (it will auto turn off and on). When it boots back up you will have access to the marketplace of the region you entered, allowing you search/buy the game you wanted The next trick is paying for the game. You need to have a PayPal account. It will tell you that "You have no payment methods for this region" and you will have to click to add a payment method to that region. You will have to add your PayPal account, even if you have it already added in your native marketplace. The first thing it asks is to put your name and address and such. Make sure you use the format for the zip code of the region you are set to (it gives you an example, for UK it is AA#-#AA). In some cases you may even need to go online and look up a real city and postal code for that region if you cannot get it to work. Then it will redirect you to the PayPal site where you input your normal PayPal username and password. Then confirm everything to return to the marketplace. Then it is all set up and you can pay as normal with your Paypal now appearing as a payment option. Only issue I see is that you will have to pay at the exchange rate, which could actually increase the price or decrease the price of the normal WP price point. Your region can be reset and the game played on your phone normally after it has finished downloading. GAMES THIS WORKS FOR (All have separate achievement lists): Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? (English) - UK MARKETPLACE *DELISTED* Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? (French) - France MARKETPLACE (Search "Qui Veut Gagner") *DELISTED* Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? (German) - Germany MARKETPLACE (Search "Wer Wird") *DELISTED* Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? (Italian) - Italy MARKETPLACE (Search "Chi vuol essere") *DELISTED* Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? (Spanish) - Spain MARKETPLACE (Search "Quiere ser millonario") *DELISTED* Real Soccer - USA MARKETPLACE Real Football - EU MARKETPLACE (Any EU country) Real Soccer 2013 - USA MARKETPLACE *WP8 ONLY* Real Football 2013 - EU MARKETPLACE (Any EU country) *WP8 ONLY* THINGS TO NOTE: No HARD RESETTING of your phone is necessary You will not lose any data, apps, or media content Windows Phone Store credit (bought through Bing rewards) does not work, unless you are purchasing a game in the USA marketplace Credit cards do not work 90% of the time, but there is a small chance. PayPal payment can either come directly from a balance within your PayPal account or from a credit card or bank account linked to the PayPal. Specifically for the WWTBAM? games, the entire game is in the language native to the marketplace where you purchased it, you may have a rough time completing the games. Translating the questions and such. Specifically for Real Soccer 2013/Real Football 2013, because these games are free, you do not even need a Paypal account to download the other version. You just need to switch your region and then click buy and it will automatically work. UPDATES: 12/27/12 - Created. 3/13/13 - Added Real Soccer 2013 and Real Football 2013 to the list of games. 1/31/14 - Made a note that all the Millionaire games have been delisted from the Marketplace. If you dont have them already, it is too late. Edited January 31, 2014 by Arsenic 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedijaxpavan Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Guess you tried with wp7 that's great news for those with wp8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVargink Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Awesome trick there definitely going to use this hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jappe XBA Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I'm in Finland (Europe) and can't download Ghostscape or Feed Me Oil at the moment because of my region. I've tried changing to USA my location but there's no difference... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic 17 Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 I'm in Finland (Europe) and can't download Ghostscape or Feed Me Oil at the moment because of my region. I've tried changing to USA my location but there's no difference... Those particular games are not available on Windows Phone 8, so you wont be able to see them on any WP8, regardless of region. Unless case you have a WP7, then this trick does not work at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jappe XBA Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I thought every Windows Phone 7 app will work on Windows Phone 8 Well there goes another easy completion for the competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic 17 Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 I thought every Windows Phone 7 app will work on Windows Phone 8 Well there goes another easy completion for the competition Nope see THIS thread for games you wont find on WP8 that work on WP7, among other tidbits of information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic 17 Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 Added Real Soccer 2013 and Real Football 2013 to the list of games this trick works for. WP8 ONLY HOWEVER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 For the German version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? you have to search vor "Wer wird" not "Wer wind" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic 17 Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 For the German version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? you have to search vor "Wer wird" not "Wer wind" Thanks. I thnk that may be a typo. Fixed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda12320 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) You can now download and play games from anywhere in the world as long as you have a Windows Phone 8 and a Paypal account to earn achievements. The games listed below have STACKABLE achievement lists. WTF why the f isn't this on wp 7 lol. Edited March 15, 2013 by yoda12320 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic 17 Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) WTF why the f isn't this on wp 7 lol. Not sure why it does work. The menus are different, but you can change your region and restart your phone on WP7. The marketplace just doesnt ever change to your new region. You may be able to hard reset you phone and set the region initially, or it is based off your location or IP address. Not sure. But it just doesnt work the same as on WP8 Edited March 15, 2013 by Arsenic 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorax Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 (edited) Anyone run into an issue doing this? I can log into paypal.com just fine on my phone from a web browser, but it says there is an issue when trying to log on to add a payment option. I'm curious if it has to do with the address I put in, but I can't find a way to change it now that it is set. Edited April 18, 2013 by jorax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorax Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Hmm... not an address issue. It won't let me add PayPal when the region is set to US and my proper address is entered either. I've got a bank account and debit card verified on my paypal, so not really sure what the issue is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic 17 Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Hmm... not an address issue. It won't let me add PayPal when the region is set to US and my proper address is entered either. I've got a bank account and debit card verified on my paypal, so not really sure what the issue is. So you cant add Paypal or at all, or it will le you add it but not select as the payment method? What step does it fail on if the issue is when adding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorax Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 (edited) It fails after putting in my PayPal login info as a payment method, so I can't even add it. I of course verified my login info multiple times. The error message was a bit vague: We are unable to process payment using PayPal ar this time. Please return to the recipient's website and complete the transaction using the regular checkout flow. Edited April 18, 2013 by jorax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalerror Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 worked great thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Hawk D Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Downloaded the one from Spain. If anyone needs an address that would work: Street: Mimbreras 4 City: Elche State: Alicante Zip: 03201 Or UK... Street: 16 Westbourne Avenue City: Wales Zip: LL18 1UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcoey1 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Nice one thanks for the guide! More achievement hunting for the bus ride to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoOnY31 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Thank you it's help me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limprobobo Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 (edited) Tried doing this and it didn't even change the marketplace let alone let me find WWTBAM. I figure I'm probably doing something wrong and it does work. Any help? Thanks Edit: Nevermind figured it out. Edited September 19, 2013 by limprobobo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspira Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 THINGS TO NOTE: You will not lose any data, apps, or media content Windows Phone Store credit (bought through Bing rewards) does not work, unless you are purchasing a game in the USA marketplace Specifically for Real Soccer 2013/Real Football 2013, because these games are free, you do not even need a Paypal account to download the other version. You just need to switch your region and then click buy and it will automatically work. - Is there a risk of being banned for downloading these games, even the paid ones? - The WPS credit for USA bought by a friend can be sent to my account as a gift, so I can buy Final Fantasy using the credit? - Free games like Jetpack Joyride, I change my region, install it, go back to Brazil and so I can play and earn the achievements with no risk of being banned? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic 17 Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 - Is there a risk of being banned for downloading these games, even the paid ones? - The WPS credit for USA bought by a friend can be sent to my account as a gift, so I can buy Final Fantasy using the credit? - Free games like Jetpack Joyride, I change my region, install it, go back to Brazil and so I can play and earn the achievements with no risk of being banned? Thanks! I don't think I have heard of anyone getting their account banned for downloading paid or always free games from another region. Although if enough people do it who knows with Microsoft. I am unsure about windows phone store credit. That is only a new thing to buy. Before you had to be USA because they were only from Bing rewards. If you try it, let me know.if it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dany1981Mtl Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 is the WWTBAM games (5 different ones from 5 different regions) are removed from the store, because I can't find them, using WP8 of course. i changed the region to UK, searched for Who Wants to Be, found some results but they are not the XBL versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic 17 Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Updated: All the Millionaire games were delisted without warning a month or two ago. There goes 5 relatively easily completions from Windows Phone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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