Be sure to cast your votes in the poll below; but first, let’s check out the box art designs themselves.
North America
The North American cover just oozes courtroom drama, does it not? There’s pointing, there’s a judge sitting on high, there’s Miles’ cravat proudly taking up a good portion of the art. It’s not the most subtle indication of what the game is all about, but for giving an idea of what you’re about to let yourself into, you can’t really go wrong here.
Europe
To be fair, if your game title is 50% name, then why not have that character as the sole focus of the cover? In this heavily stripped-back approach, the European cover art is all about Phoenix himself, hitting a smooth power pose in front of an empty white background, with the game’s logo taking a much more prominent positioning than in the North American variant. It’s not as clear what the game is about, but it’s certainly eye-catching.
Japan
If this style looks familiar, it’s because many of the following entries in the Ace Attorney series would utilise a similar cover approach going forward. This one places the four main characters — Phoenix, Miles, Mia and Maya — in crisp close-up against a black background. Like the EU cover, this doesn’t say all that much about the game itself, but you are going to have no doubt who the main players are.
Bonus – GBA
We have removed this option from the voting because, well, it’s on a whole different system and was released only in Japan, but we thought that it would be nice to throw in the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (or Gyakuten Saiban, as it was initially titled) GBA box art for a sneaky peek.
Yes, this lawyer wasn’t always about the dual screens and, in fact, began life on the GBA in Japan. This version never received a global release, but we would like to think that it would have carried over the stripped-back cover design if it had…
Thanks for voting! We’ll see you next time for another round of the Box Art Brawl.
Be sure to cast your votes in the poll below; but first, let’s check out the box art designs themselves.
North America
The North American cover just oozes courtroom drama, does it not? There’s pointing, there’s a judge sitting on high, there’s Miles’ cravat proudly taking up a good portion of the art. It’s not the most subtle indication of what the game is all about, but for giving an idea of what you’re about to let yourself into, you can’t really go wrong here.
Europe
To be fair, if your game title is 50% name, then why not have that character as the sole focus of the cover? In this heavily stripped-back approach, the European cover art is all about Phoenix himself, hitting a smooth power pose in front of an empty white background, with the game’s logo taking a much more prominent positioning than in the North American variant. It’s not as clear what the game is about, but it’s certainly eye-catching.
Japan
If this style looks familiar, it’s because many of the following entries in the Ace Attorney series would utilise a similar cover approach going forward. This one places the four main characters — Phoenix, Miles, Mia and Maya — in crisp close-up against a black background. Like the EU cover, this doesn’t say all that much about the game itself, but you are going to have no doubt who the main players are.
Bonus – GBA
We have removed this option from the voting because, well, it’s on a whole different system and was released only in Japan, but we thought that it would be nice to throw in the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (or Gyakuten Saiban, as it was initially titled) GBA box art for a sneaky peek.
Yes, this lawyer wasn’t always about the dual screens and, in fact, began life on the GBA in Japan. This version never received a global release, but we would like to think that it would have carried over the stripped-back cover design if it had…
Thanks for voting! We’ll see you next time for another round of the Box Art Brawl.
