Box Art Brawl – Duel: Actraiser

Be sure to cast your votes in the poll below; but first, let’s check out the box art designs themselves.

Europe / North America

Okay, so we love the minimalism on display here. The pyramids on the horizon against a fierce thunderstorm are just *chef’s kiss*. It’s very rare, particularly nowadays, to get box art that doesn’t feature at least one character from the game, so to see Actraiser go so hard with this approach is just wonderful. We not overly keen on the logo itself, mind.

Japan

Japan’s variant, meanwhile, goes in the opposite direction and is quite loud by comparison. We like the overall composition, and we daresay the logo (which is slightly different from the Western version) actually fits in better with this approach. It’s difficult to know exactly what to look at here, though, and we’re in two minds as to whether it’s better than the more minimal Western design. Hmm…

Thanks for voting! We’ll see you next time for another round of the Box Art Brawl.