Welcome back to Box Art Brawl, a bout of the week that recognizes the diversity of retro gaming regions competing to see which visually appealing visage looks best in the box.
Last week included a load of old balls – monkey balls, that is – as Super Monkey 2 Ball
Staying in the sequel, this week we are back in the Resident Evil franchise. We already have Resident Evil 4 blast its way through Brawl, but today we're jumping back to two games with one generation on it Resident Evil 2 on Nintendo 64. The GameCube port changed art for these versions in each region, so you get 2-for-1 sweets this week.
Despite our requests to Santa, the re-enactment of the game that it introduced to other consoles last year failed to make a switch to Turnch. Of course, it's a very expensive tax topic and a possible port may be very useful – some would even say it couldn't be done. After the beautiful ports we saw on the switch, though, we'll have to deny it. And while this version of the Nintendo 64 had its limitations compared to the original PlayStation, it was also special in its own way (as Digital Foundry has elaborated on the past). The RE2 form has a form when it comes to amazing ports. Come on, Capcom!
Enough speech – let's head to Raccoon City …
North America
The North American variant has a metallic embossed logo with some bright flowers and a striking red bloom on the back. A shiny zombie that grabs attention and has dark teeth behind the fingers that hit & # 39; 2 & # 39; The digits themselves have glossy, lifeless skin stretched over them, though to be fair we can see the evil fingers in the zombie. In the bottom left corner you can make a left-handed cop on the G- or T-virus (we forget about that) and you can light another dark space in the space right behind the logo.
Everything can be delayed until you get to the familiar red strand on the right that is somehow damaging. Not bad, but maybe we prefer other variations of the way they invent and maintain the feeling. Let's move east next …
Japan
The Biohazard 2 cover takes the place of Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield on the side, locked and loaded ready to blow up some mind blowers. They are labeled as friends in a movie poster on the small streets of Raccoon City and with the big red & # 39; BIOHAZARD 2 & # 39; s logo on the bottom, we better enjoy the simple design here. It's meat and potatoes, but sometimes that's what the doctor ordered. It's fun.
Europe
And with the RE series, Europe is getting the moody PAL & # 39; The black and white of the cover (subtracting the N64 logo at the top right) contrasts nicely with the bright red logo that fits the Japanese version font. The ugly-looking chap in the background is unparalleled and hidden – it can be said to be regarded as a ship for TV viewers – but there is something about the suggestive power that feels more flavorful than the small muscles and details of its American counterpart.
Each one of them, of course, but we have always been used for art that mimics the tone of the game as opposed to vivid images or key-art in an eye-catching configuration.
So, three very different take on the old fear of survival, but which one gets the hair on the back of your neck a-tinglin & # 39 ;? Click on your preferences and hit the vote button below:
Thanks to GravyThief for the suggestion this week. We have a few rivals set for Brawl in the coming weeks, and will probably be back in Raccoon City again in the future, but if there are any suggestions feel free to comment on the comments. See you next!