Rissa di box art: Duel – Avventure di Star Fox
Hi everyone; benvenuti a un'altra edizione di ‘Box Art Brawl’!
Ci auguriamo che abbiate trascorso una settimana divertente e produttiva dalla nostra ultima battaglia. Ultima volta, we took a look at a GameCube classic with Harvest Moon: Una vita meravigliosa to celebrate the recent announcement of its remake, e il suo impatto ha purtroppo sofferto di conseguenza: Una vita meravigliosa.
It was another resounding victory for North America and Europe, with the duo taking in 62% del voto. We have to say, we firmly agree with the result on this one. The Japanese design was excellent – not to mention super carino – but we reckon the more serene composition of the western design does a better job at communicating the overall tone of the game.
Questa settimana, we’re looking at a GameCube exclusive title that has, rather surprisingly, yet to see any kind of re-release (though perhaps not interamente surprising given its sketchy reputation with gamers): Avventure di Star Fox. The title celebrated its 20th anniversary this week and even got a little nod from ex-Nintendo veteran Takaya Imamura on Twitter.
Starting out as Pianeta dei dinosauri on N46, Star Fox Adventures is a huge departure from previous Star Fox games, showcasing 3D adventure gameplay that would have been more at home in the Zelda oppure Banjo-Kazooie franchising. Tuttavia, its gained a dedicated following in the years since and still, probabilmente, holds up pretty well today.
North America and Europe is teaming up once again as there are no discernable differences between their respective box arts. Japan, on the other hand..? Sì, sono le different!
So let’s get cracking!
Assicurati di esprimere i tuoi voti nel sondaggio qui sotto; but first, diamo un'occhiata agli stessi disegni di box art.
Nord America / Europe
Like a lot of box art from the GameCube and GBA era, Avventure di Star Fox’ western design is more of a realistic composition when compared to Japan’s more abstract design. It depicts Star Fox himself, alongside Krystal, Prince Tricky, Lepre vivace, and Slippy Toad. You could argue that the design is perhaps slightly misleading, since the latter two characters provide remote support from afar, rather than joining Fox on the field, ma ahimè.
It’s a cool design overall, and we particularly like the imposing nature of the Sharpclaw pirates surrounding our heroes!
Japan
Japan’s design ditches the traditional background for a sharper focus on the characters themselves, with our heroes facing upwards above the game’s logo and the Sharpclaw army facing downwards. It’s a nice design, though perhaps the grey background itself leaves a lot to be desired. The logo does a lot of the heavy lifting here, but is it enough to clinch victory..? Vediamo!
Grazie per aver votato! Ci vediamo la prossima volta per un altro round della Box Art Brawl.