Box Art Brawl: Professor Layton and the magic mask
Hello everyone and welcome back to another edition of Box art war!
Last week, we tested the Game Boy Advance version of the game The country tricked Kong. It was a classic three-way battle, in which Japan won with 42% of the vote. Europe follows closely behind at 39%, while North America is a bit awkward at 19%.
This time we return to the Layton series with Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask. Released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2011 in Japan before a Western release in 2012, it was the first title for the 3DS and was followed by Azran Legacy in 2013. Like the rest of the series , it was relatively warmly received and did quite well commercially. success.
There’s another 3-way brawl this week, so let’s do our best and let’s get started.
Be sure to cast your vote in the poll below; But first, let’s take a look at the box art designs.
North America
With that said, both Western designs for Miracle Mask have some obvious similarities in their ingredients. With the North American design, Layton’s adorable face is placed front and center at the top, with smaller images surrounding him in circular windows. It’s a beautiful design!
Europe
European design is similar to what we mentioned, but it’s definitely a lot busier too. There are more windows displaying images from the game, while Layton himself also joins supporting characters at the center of the piece. Overall, the background color is also a bit darker, which helps make the image stand out.
Japan
The Japanese design is definitely more abstract, showing Layton pointing towards the viewer, with an afterimage of his character model superimposed on the background. Another white background, remember. It’s an odd choice, but… does it work? We like it.
Thank you for voting! See you next time for another round of Box Art Brawl.
