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[snorggy]

does this qualify?

http://kotaku.com/assets/resources/2007/03/929196_77274_front-thumb.jpg

 

[renvi]

 

[bdoughty]

I'm sorry, but your sports game cover athlete should not be laughing and smiling...

On the flip side they should not scare women and young children.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

I've always thought the box for We Love Katamari sucks. I dont know what they were smoking.

 

[tnw]

you apparently don't have a sense for kawaii then. I kind of like it actually. I like the way he's looking out the door.

 

[Viceroy Fizzlebottom]

How about compared to the Japanese version of "We Love Katamari"?

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0009NUP2G.09._AA280_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

I like both, but if I had to choose I'd go with the NA cover.

 

[Aokage]

As much as I hate and fear Western box art, turnabout is fair play.


Either a masterpiece of minimalist design, or a poor box:

(Japanese version of The Ooze.)


Monkey Punch (creator of Lupin III) is a living legend, but Microsoft had no business giving him the Crackdown cover to do.

 

[Viceroy Fizzlebottom]

Monkey Punch (creator of Lupin III) is a living legend, but Microsoft had no business giving him the Crackdown cover to do.

:lol :lol :lol

Wonderful.

 

[revolverjgw]

This is one leather-clad Nazi away from being Tom of Finland quality.

Thanks for making me google ''Tom of Finland''. FAP FAP FAP

 

[alistairw]

I've always thought the box for We Love Katamari sucks. I dont know what they were smoking.

The PAL version is pretty cool, though...

 

[Beatbox]

It may not be the worst - but something is terribly wrong with this one

I used to love the game though.

 

[lordfroakie]

 

[Shard]

Another of the floating head variety.

 

[lordfroakie]

Another one:

http://**********.com/wp-content/photos/230066brp.jpg

 

[Shard]

I really, really HATE floating heads.

 

[tnw]

I always shake my head at the japanese version of mike tyson's punch out. just silly.

And come on white man, don't expect most people to know what tom of finland is.

 

[Shard]

Do I even need to say it at this point?

 

[John Master Lee]

I think this might be a tie with mega man.

I swear to god I've seen that face somewhere before too. Was it modeled after some actor, or were there just a lot of guys who looked like that in the 90's?

 

[John Master Lee]

The PAL version is pretty cool, though...

You serious? You actually like this? I'll bet that if this was the American box art, and the Japanese one was different, people would be like, this art SUX! :lol

 

[starchild excalibur]

You serious? You actually like this? I'll bet that if this was the American box art, and the Japanese one was different, people would be like, this art SUX! :lol

No way, because the one you quoted was

1) The PAL version and

2) The Japanese cover art is the shittiest of all three (I'm preparing myself to be amazed at the first person to say the Japanese version is actually better)

 

[Pipomantis]

Oh, be amazed, I LOVED the japanese boxart, with the giraffe on topof the Namco office.

I think this PAL box shows the huge amount of love inside the game. Bizarre, coprophagic love, but love.

Oh, btw, having a "worst cover thread" repeating itself is not bad. But having the same covers each time IS wrong.

Kudos for Aztec Challenge, though :lol

 

[HisshouBuraiKen]

I swear to god I've seen that face somewhere before too. Was it modeled after some actor, or were there just a lot of guys who looked like that in the 90's?

A little from column A, a little from column B.

 

[theultimo]

No mention of ANY Phoenix games?

http://www.phoenixgamesgroup.com/uk/index.html

Games are Cheezy AND the art is Cheezy too!

 

[alistairw]

You serious? You actually like this? I'll bet that if this was the American box art, and the Japanese one was different, people would be like, this art SUX! :lol

Yeah, I really like it a lot. I don't think the US one accurately reflects the game with its design choices, but the PAL cover does a great job of it.

 

[beelzebozo]

I've always thought the box for We Love Katamari sucks. I dont know what they were smoking.

have to disagree. it's colorfully goofy and accurately reflects the game's theme that the people have come to the prince and the king of all cosmos wanting more katamari goodness. plenty of bad box art in this thread, but this ain't one of 'em.

 

[Hydro_Alexis]

A pagen, a storm trooper and chewbacca wow ...

:lol At deejays face.

 

[Squeak]

I think it's pertinent to observe that most of these covers are seemingly done by artists who don't see the value of, or don't know how to, apply stylization and abstraction.
The prime example of this is the Bomberman NES cover. It just has to be so "realistic" and "gritty" or else it ain't "cool".
Compare this to the original Japanese Bomberman covers for the MSX and PC Engine, which are small masterpieces of minimalist whimsy.

 

[EmSeta]

This one is funny :lol :lol

 

[RavenFox]

Yup lol. Great shooter but damn that cover:lol

 

[alistairw]

Awesome or horrible? I'm leaning towards the former, myself, but still...

 

[Father_Brain]

 

[warcrow]

Lil' Jon back in the day?

 

[GameGamer]

all of you fools fail!

You could put that on a can of soda and I'd buy it.

I think I'd buy anything that had that image on it.

Why didn't the 360 version have this cover? It would have destroyed Gears with cover alone!





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[Rlan]

In my opinion, the Sonic 3 cover for US, Japan and PAL all fail.

 

[winalot]

Blimey, the artist even saw fit to sign it, as if he were proud.

 

[f3niks]

Lil' Jon back in the day?

WHAT THE HELL?!!!:lol

 

[We Are Ninja]

What in the...?!? That's really disturbing for some reason. It kinda gives me the heebie jeebies...

 

[We Are Ninja]

Yup. A winnAr is you.

 

[White Man]

This looks like the coolest game ever. That cover is awesome.

 

[Blablurn]

You clearly win this thread. Haha. I actually cant stop laughing at that horrible ... thing

 

[PorscheThunder]

Lil' Jon back in the day?

We have winner!

 

[SpudBud]

Lil' Jon back in the day?

Wow....just wow.:lol

 

[Ben Sones]

There are no words.

Are you crazy? That cover is awesome.

 

[agent069]

Snood boxarts alwayrs rocks, we can't wait for Snood 3 :lol

 

[Supervlieg]

I would have to say all master system games, but that Karnaaj one is truly horrible.

anyway, here is another terrible master system one:

 

[Supervlieg]

and another

 

[Haunted]

Some of the covers in here are actually pretty great, far from bad.

The Phoenix Games ones are pretty atrocious though.

 

[Squeak]

There are no words.

Are you crazy? That cover is awesome.

QFT.
It might not look like Capcoms rendition of humanoid Pacman, but I think the style fits very well.
And graphically the cover is just pure gold.

 

[Flink]

 

[sidnotcrazy]