Just some of the best this generation has had to offer. :guitarist:

http://www.505gamestreet.com/IMG/loc...fitnessfun.jpg http://www.505gamestreet.com/IMG/loc...ldfighting.jpg http://www.505gamestreet.com/IMG/loc...enty2party.jpg

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/798...slandsj8zs.jpg http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/5...wrighte3kr.jpg

http://www.phoenixgamesgroup.com/ima...deyejimbig.jpg http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Sorry about the size, but it's just too cool.

http://vgdb.consolemul.com/covers/50...printfront.jpg

That shit is disgusting.

Here's a few I happen to thoroughly enjoy, and I would of posted ACZ, Seiken Densetsu and ICO but they've already been done.

http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/2...73400019ou.jpg
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/3...39870124ea.jpg
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/4...38870322vr.jpg
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/4...96510031wn.jpg
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/4...27540019yv.jpg
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/2...28840046ed.jpg

All of those are fucking awesome. I'll post some more later.

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
I still remember finally finding a copy of this baby in the insane week following WoW's release. I almost got screwed by not pre-ordering.

http://www.zeldavortex.com/images/boxart/oot.jpg
Yeah, I can't find a bigger picture, but goddamn this box was golden. The first game I ever pre-ordered. I don't think any game ever has got me as hyped up as Zelda 64 did.

http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/...5024736202.jpg
I know it's not out yet, but this packaging is pretty damn spiffy if you ask me. Oblivion will be fucking incredible.

One more classic Street Fighter boxart: SF2 Special Champion Edition for Genesis.

I like how M. Bison Scissor Kicks Guile just as the Sonic Boom is about to come out.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ion-BoxArt.jpg

Awesome game, shitty cover. Konami sometimes has a bad habit of doing this (using the Japanese cover as the intruction booklet cover, and making some really shitty layout for the US one, they recently did that with "Suikoden Tactics"). Thankfully, after this one, all the Suikoden covers have been great, except "Suikoden Tactics".

Suikoden
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.gif

Suikoden Tactics
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

The NA cover for BLACK is pretty damn good...
http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/6...66front2kq.jpg

Japanese MGS3 Subsistence packaging:
http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/mgs3_su...ic/pict_01.jpg

Closer look at the artwork:
http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/5651/mgs3art26dn.jpg

US "Regular" edition packaging:
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/673...05front9qs.jpg

The "Limited Edition" is the same cover only in red which makes it look like crap.

Finally...
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images...3285_front.jpg

One of the best. So simple, but so good.

http://screenshots.teamxbox.com/scre...s-IV-Oblivion/http://screenshots.teamxbox.com/scre...s-IV-Oblivion/http://media.teamxbox.com/dailyposts...box360_550.jpg

Others I like:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...llejo_ecco.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...lejo_ecco2.jpg

So can I get an Ecco for 360 please.

http://www.teamxbox.com/images/daily...boxswkotor.jpg

Also I really like the Condemned one.

http://cerberus.gamershell.com/boxart/large/10284.jpg

Why is this bad?

Besides the game not actually having anything to do with "Suikoden", that is. It's really this game:
http://images-jp.amazon.com/images/P...1.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Which actually doesn't seem that good a cover either



I personally really like the Children of Mana cover. Not only is the artist terrific, but the picture is so vibrant and well set, it easily brings out the "look" of the game. I hope they use the same cover for the European release, it'd be such a waste otherwise.


I'm really fond of old Zelda game covers. The NES ones really simple yet effective, just like Link to the Past and Link's Awakening. Ocarina of Time also continued the tradition (the golden one looks nice, but I actually prefer the regular black/gold version I have. Wind Waker was so different visually I guess the GC cover was fitting. The old covers held that certain graceful majesty to them, much like the PAL Final Fantasy covers with only the original logo (though many non-Europeans seem to prefer the character-filled US covers instead)

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P...3.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
http://www.playright.dk/covers/final...vii_psx_eu.jpg
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P...2.LZZZZZZZ.jpg


The non-platinum FF9 game discs were nice too, featuring the original character drawings by Amano.

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/6...lcd13kb.th.jpg
Each disc with different color, different characters.

Three character images that don't look good together, put over a bordered background...it just doesn't work.

Kyril looking awful doesn't help either. I don't really like the Japanese/European one either for some reason, probably because the logo looks pretty awful. I really loved IV's cover though.

I don't get why Americans don't get the simple stylish covers for FF games, I preferred the simplicity of just the logo a lot more over Cloud staring at the Shinra building, or the main cast from FF IX. And I have to agree with Q, the disc artwork for FF IX is just gorgeous.

True, carrying this onto the Japanese FFXII cover with the judge is quite striking. But of course when we get the NA release, I wouldn't be surprised to find a picture of Vaan all over Penelo.

Say 'hello' to the European We <3 Katamari box.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...vekatamari.jpg

I think the quirky style fits the game perfectly. Sadly, I can't see many buying a game looking like that.

Also, the japanese cart for Hitler no Fukkatsu: Top Secret (Or Bionic Commando if you are boring) is brilliant!
Honestly, it has Hitler and everything:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...katsu_cart.jpg

Pac-Man is pure LOL:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ard/capa30.jpg

I personally am not too keen on the FF XII cover, the judge just looks way too big. I like that they are again using the same colour scheme as FFX and X-2, if I'm not mistaken.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...GBA_Boxart.jpg

Simply awesome.
Looks like the two are contending Rosa. it really gives it an attractively sensual feel.

Also this:

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P...3.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Very beautiful, it adequately mirrors the overall mood of the title - even in its quite simple rendition.

I like how you used the word "majestic" to describe these PAL Final Fantasy covers. That's what comes to mind when I look at them. But I myself don't really mind the North American versions, which are much more graphic heavy, with an emphasis on characters.

Here's Silent Hill 2, a game I really love:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...le/GFF/SH2.jpg

While on the subject of Silent Hill, I really hate the Silent Hill 4 US cover, the PAL cover isn't all that great either, but it's definately better than the US cover, the Japanese cover wins in this case.

Silent Hill 4 (NTSC/J)
http://images-jp.amazon.com/images/P...9.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Silent Hill 4 (NTSC/UC)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Silent Hill 4 (PAL)
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P...2.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

I prefer the PAL version. I think it looks cleaner. The case folded out nicely, and the coloured area had an almost embossed effect on the cardboard. I really like that.
http://www.dvdfever.co.uk/reviews/rmshill2.jpg

I also like Wipeout 2097's cover. It's probably the only PS1 game I can remember that never had the PLAYSTATION banner along the bottom.
http://www.playright.dk/covers/wipeout2097_psx_eu.jpg

aesop, it seems that the site you got the Wipeout image doesn't allow direct linking.

I've never seen the PAL version of Silent Hill 2. It's cool.

Here's the Japanese one:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...over-Japan.jpg

http://www.bt.is/BT/Myndir/Vorur/MLFPSX/Mynd.jpg

http://www.gameexpress.com/images/pr...332054697F.JPG

They are different

I guess no one played the first game so they just reused the old cover? hahah.

Which is odd, because not only are the games have nothing in common with each other (beside the fact that they are shootemups), but the cover has even less to do with the games.

I can't believe I missed this. The best cover I've ever seen. Is Hitler allowed to be in video games anymore?

Oh my GOD, I didn't realize they used that exact same shitty cover for Mobile Light Force 2, and they're not really even part of the same series!

I want this job, I seriously want this job so much. Do these people win these employments in the lottery or what? I mean look at these!

http://www.megghy.com/immagini/PS2/S...Move_2_Ps2.jpg

http://www.metacritic.com/media/game...on/picture.jpg

It's like no one's actually checking what they put on the covers. Or maybe they think shock advertisement works with the finished product as well =/



I really like the PAL SH2. Not just the cover, but the packaging too. It was one of the first "fancy" game packagings I can remember (at least since the SNES days of cloth maps and posters).

The thick cardboard slipcase held another case inside which opened up, like a fancy "collector's edition" DVD case. The bonus DVD with documentaries was nice too, though it was removed from the Platinum release.

http://www.opm-net.de/news/01/box1.jpg

Acacia, the second BoF pic is the official European box art, and it looks ten times better than the US cover. The fan art, or whatever it is, is pretty cool, but it's a bit too crowded to look good as box art. I'd love it as a poster though.

Also, the US boxart for SMT: Nocturne looks much better than the European one (also because of the lousy name change). I'll post it later.