CVG picks the Best and Worst Box Art of 2007

Hot Asian lady>>>>Master Chief

At least in my book.

I was just thinking the same thing. What exactly makes boxart good or bad? I don't know. I thought Ninja Gaiden's sucked but whatever.

The difference between the Halo 3 box and Heavenly Sword box is that Masterchief is just shoved off to the side in an uninteresting pose. Nariko is actually in an interesting, animated pose that creates an interesting dynamic with the actual shape of the box. On top of that, the title stands out clearly against her.
...unlike Halo's blue type against a blue sky.

Crysis's sucks because it's a freakin' mish-mash of gray.

Metroid has too much Samus. It's like they just threw the one in the corner there to fill space.
...now if it were Zero Suit Samus...

The Orange Box is so awful that it actually works in it's favor. It stands out on the store shelves, at least.

Shadowrun is good in an 80's way.
...which is to say it's awful and cheesy. All it needs is slanted text to make it's crappy 80's visuals complete.

Bioshock's box is far and away the best box art this year.

Zack & Wiki really should be on the Best list.

Call of Duty really should be on the Worst list.

Uncharted might be better if he didn't have his back to the camera.

Wario Ware is excellent. Orange Box – pay attention.

Ninja Gaiden's is really good, too. It really stands out if you've ever seen it on a store shelf.

RE:UC is second only to Bioshock. Shows you everything about the game while still having interesting box art.

I agree that most of these are kinda ehhh. The only boxart that stands out in a really, REALLY bad way is that Chegger's Party Quiz. It's just... hideous.

I agree about Halo 3 being bad, but it's not horrible. MC is just staring out into no where, and it looks like he's about to topple over. There's nothing interesting in the background, and the text doesn't stand out.

I actually really liked Crysis and Supreme Commander though, for different reasons. Crysis I just think looks badass, the only thing I'd change is the text. It's very boring and unappealing, and I think a vertical scroll down the side would have worked better. As for Supreme Commander, instead of the "sexy" tech robo thing that Crysis was going for, Supreme Commander was going for the boxy, sterile robo-form, which looks suprisingly badass to me.

As for the good ones, I thought Forza was the best. I'd pick Burnout Paradise over it, but it's not out yet. But Forza has so much motion it makes me want to get the game (not into realistic racers though). Ninja Gaiden looks good too, because his pose actually kind of resembles the sigma sign. The only one I didn't care for was Umbrella Chronicles; just kinda bland and no real focus, in my opinion.

These were judged with the penis, not with the eyes, that's why.

Am I the only person who realizes that's DARK SAMUS in the top-left corner of the Metroid Prime 3 box art...?

The thing I loved about the Orange Box's boxart is the fact that it was orange.


It completely stood out from all the other boxes of games.

I liked the OBox because its about the games and not about the idea of being clad in a fantastic metal suit to look cool. That fantasy is fairly repellent to me, but then again, I am not 8 or 12 and dont feel like I need a lot of enhancement to get around in the world.

As for Cheggers ... wow! That looks like a perv old guy in a bathtub with stars and question marks on the shower curtain behind him. Which means that if he is in the bathtub and the curtain is behind him then I am in the bathtub with him! Ahhhh! WTF! I would probably leave the isle if I saw that cover.

"Anyway.. does Cheggers Party Quiz feature Colin Mochrie as a host?"

Lmao that's the first thing I thought of!

C'mon, they called it "Orange Box", not "Half Life 3 & Friends". That alone was marketing genius.

I liked the original, more simplistic boxart for Orange Box. Not a huge deal, but it was nicer looking, in my opinion.

Yeah, me too.

This has a soldier and green font. It's good.

this has a gray soldier, bad
ditto

lol that list was dum

Crysis is all about the suit, so I guess that they made the best decision to show off details. Plus, looking at the character upwards gives an aspiring feel.

Doing that with the character facing towards you would only give a gay effect by showing off bionic breasts.

Crysis has a good cover. Game about a badass supersuit, cover showcasing badass super suit.

..Hey, you're right! It says at the link below that that's European box art :(

Fernando's Home.. err.. I mean.. NintendoWiiFanboy:
http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/04/29/wii-warm-up-check-out-this-re4-boxart/

Way to fail, American box art! Good catch, Ranus.

NOoOOoooOOooo!!!!

(I wonder why they did that: did they believe that the American audience wasn't refined enough to appreciate the artistic value of the box cover? =_= )

Bioshock shouldn't be on the best.

Must disagree. Bioshock is probably the best cover this year. Its not cheesy, its dynamic and it perfectly reflect the atmosphere of the game and its attractive.

Reminds me of Colin Mochrie.

Cheggers: Ice Cream and Naps Kids Party Edition

I dont know but this cover of imagine babyz is cool http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1034/1311849209_1f78ab9f0b_o.jpg

Mike918 made me shit bricks.

Because it's how the boxart should be.

Serious question, are you drunk, or are you just typing with your tongue?

i wish i could type that coherently drunk.

unfortunately thats just the result of no proof reading..and its not as bad as you make it seem honestly.

shoot, thinking about it...

if i could do that drunk my gpa would be a good 1.0 higher and if i could do that with my tongue i'd be every womans' fantasy.

Wii tongue controller.... CONFIRMED

do you have to get pierced to use it or is there a madcatz clipon version?

Agreed, it's just a poor article.