Be sure to cast your votes in the poll below; but first, let’s check out the box art designs themselves.
North America / Europe
Gosh, now there’s a piece of art! The X-Wing takes centre stage, naturally, but the European and North American covers are all about the dogfighting. It’s one of those where you spot more the longer you look. The TIE Fighter exploding in the background, the AT-ATs destroying Mos Eisley down below, all realised in a sweet painterly style. It’s a good ‘un, we’ve got to say.
Of course, the European variant was also home to the classic black border around the edge, but the art is identical, so we’re not splitting them in two this time.
Japan
The Japanese cover is darker and more stripped back than the previous one we looked at, subbing the ‘action everywhere!‘ approach for a simple one-on-one between an X-Wing and a TIE Fighter. The attempt to go more realistic with the visuals means time hasn’t been too kind to this one, but we appreciate the gloomy vibes it’s going for. And hey, the ship ‘blueprints’ on the top and bottom of the box are cool.
Thanks for voting! We’ll see you next time for another round of Box Art Brawl.
