Hi folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl!
Last week, to celebrate the marvellously macabre Halloween season, we took a look at Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for the Wii, pitting North America and Europe against Japan. Although many appreciated the western design for the game, it was ultimately Japan that secured a win for the week with 66% of the vote – well done, Japan!
This week, we’re going to check out one of the launch titles for the Game Boy Advance: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity. Undoubtedly one of the highlights of the console’s launch line-up, Maximum Velocity was pure F-Zero, through and through, garnering critical acclaim from critics and fans alike.
The western box art for F-Zero Velocity is pretty much the same here, so North America and Europe are going to be teaming up once again to take on Japan’s landscaped approach.
But enough chatter – on your marks, get set, GO!
Be sure to cast your votes in the poll below; but first, let’s check out the box art designs themselves.
North America / Europe
The western approach for F-Zero: Maximum Velocity is, all told, very F-Zero. We’ve got a bunch of vehicles speeding towards the viewer, with Megan’s Hot Violet front and centre. We particularly like how Hot Violet overlaps the Game Boy Advance logo on the left hand side, and overall, the design is pretty effective in its simplicity.
Will it be enough to secure a win for North America and Europe though..?
Japan
Japan’s approach for the game is radically different, making full use of the landscape orientation once again. Hot Violet is the star of the show here, much like the western design, but we instead get a birds-eye view of the vehicle, almost like some sort of blueprint design. The background, featuring planets and stars, is not necessarily the most obvious thing you’d think about when someone mentions F-Zero, but we think it works remarkably well here.
Thanks for voting! We’ll see you next time for another round of the Box Art Brawl.