Pelea de arte de caja: Duelo – chico astro: factor omega
We are back, back, back for another edition of Pelea de arte de caja!
Last week, we took a look at a trio of Contra: Hard Corps covers for the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive. Despite three rather sweet designs (by our eye), the vote wasn’t even close. You lovely lot crowned the North American variant the clear winner with 64% del voto, leaving Japan and Europe to pick up the remaining 29% y 7%.
This time we are rocketing into the future as we match up two different covers for chico astro: factor omega en el GBA. This side-scrolling beat/shoot-em-up was released by SEGA (THQ in Europe) en 2003, 2004 y 2005 en Japon, North America and Europe respectively, staggered to match the premiere of the TV anime in the States. It’s a treat for fans of Astro Boy and Osamu Tezuka’s wider work, with high-octane action and gorgeous pixel art to boot.
Europe and North America opted for the same design on this one, so we’ve got a good old-fashioned duel on our hands, with the shared design facing off against Japan’s variant. entremos en ello…
Asegúrese de emitir sus votos en la siguiente encuesta; pero primero, echemos un vistazo a los propios diseños de box art.
Europa / América del norte
The European and North American cover is all about action. There’s no denying who this game is about as Astro Boy flies directly at us, frente y centro. It’s a somewhat simple take, sin lugar a duda, but we respect the ‘no-nonsense’-ness of it all. You might not know what the game is about, but you certainly know its star.
Japan
Now here’s something different! Making use of its wider regional box design, the Japanese cover still puts Astro Boy at the forefront, but it saves some space for the villains too with Blue Knight, Atlas and Pluto standing menacingly above the title. With the animated TV series already popular in Japan, it makes sense that the design would show a little more of what’s on offer, though we can’t help but feel like this one looks a little busy compared to the simplicity of what we saw before. Mmm.
Gracias por votar! We’ll see you next time for another round of Box Art Brawl.