We’re again, again, again for an additional version of Field Artwork Brawl!
Final week, we took a take a look at a trio of Contra: Exhausting Corps covers for the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive. Regardless of three quite candy designs (by our eye), the vote wasn’t even shut. You beautiful lot topped the North American variant the clear winner with 64% of the vote, leaving Japan and Europe to choose up the remaining 29% and seven%.
This time we’re rocketing into the longer term as we match up two totally different covers for Astro Boy: Omega Issue on the GBA. This side-scrolling beat/shoot-em-up was launched by SEGA (THQ in Europe) in 2003, 2004 and 2005 in Japan, North America and Europe respectively, staggered to match the premiere of the TV anime within the States. It is a deal with for followers of Astro Boy and Osamu Tezuka’s wider work, with high-octane motion and lovely pixel artwork in addition.
Europe and North America opted for a similar design on this one, so we have got an excellent old school duel on our palms, with the shared design going through off towards Japan’s variant. Let’s get into it…
Be sure you forged your votes within the ballot under; however first, let’s take a look at the field artwork designs themselves.
Europe / North America
The European and North American cowl is all about motion. There is no denying who this recreation is about as Astro Boy flies straight at us, entrance and centre. It is a considerably easy take, for positive, however we respect the ‘no-nonsense’-ness of all of it. You may not know what the sport is about, however you definitely know its star.
Japan
Now this is one thing totally different! Making use of its wider regional field design, the Japanese cowl nonetheless places Astro Boy on the forefront, but it surely saves some area for the villains too with Blue Knight, Atlas and Pluto standing menacingly above the title. With the animated TV sequence already common in Japan, it is smart that the design would present a little bit extra of what is on supply, although we won’t assist however really feel like this one appears to be like a little bit busy in comparison with the simplicity of what we noticed earlier than. Hmm.
Thanks for voting! We’ll see you subsequent time for an additional spherical of Field Artwork Brawl.