Greeting! Welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl!
Before we dive into this week’s content, let’s take a look at how things went last time. We looked at DK: King of Swing for the Game Boy Advance in what turned out to be a pretty solid contest. In the end, Europe won the trophy with 50% of the votes. North America took 30%, while Japan managed 20%. Well done, Europe!
This week, to mark the addition of seven new NES titles to Nintendo Switch Online, we’re looking at Urban Champion. Launched in 1984 in Japan with a worldwide release in 1986, it was Nintendo’s first true fighting game. However, it didn’t turn out too well, and most critics found it a b it bad. It did, however, spawn a successor of sorts in Japan called Joy Mech Fight.
Europe and Japan share a fairly similar design this week, so we’re looking at a classic duel. We know people in the UK have probably voted enough for a lifetime this week, but a little more couldn’t hurt, right..?
Be sure to cast your votes in the poll below; but first, let’s look at the box designs themselves.
North America
We guess this week’s argument kind of comes down to whether or not you’re a fan of pixel art. Well, even if it is, we can’t claim that this is the best example we’ve ever seen. It’s your quintessential ‘black box’ NES release, but we appreciate the fact that the cover is essentially a pixelated version of what you see in other regions.
Europe / Japan
What tickles us in this picture is the expression on the guy who is hitting; almost as if he is not quite aware of what he has managed to do. It’s a mildly humorous piece, and the art style just isn’t something you see very often these days. Almost like something out of The Beano or The Dandy. We dig it.
Thanks for voting! See you next time for another round of Box Art Brawl.
