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    Resident Evil 4

    Game » consists of 39 releases. Released Jan 11, 2005

    Special agent Leon S. Kennedy travels to rural Spain to rescue the U.S. President's kidnapped daughter in Resident Evil's sixth canonical installment. It is notable for a lengthy development cycle which involved a complete overhaul of the series' established gameplay mechanics.

    European Box Art was so Badass

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    #1  Edited By Edgar

    I love me some Leon Kennedy, but man, creepy chainsaw guy in woods takes the cake.

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    #2  Edited By LiquidPrince

    That looks pretty bad to me...

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    #3  Edited By DisAbiLityFisHy

    Haha, yeah actually, ReTarDedFisHy prefers the NTSC cover art.
    Whatever floats your boat, bro!

    (ReTarDedFisHy thinks that if the background was a different color, then it would be truly badass. The red burns his eyes)

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    #4  Edited By Emilio

    The only problem with it is the title " 4 Resident Evil ".

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    #5  Edited By Demilich

    PAL boxart is usually fuckwin. NTSC is always the main character holding a gun or sword.

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    #6  Edited By PureRok
    Demilich said:
    "PAL boxart is usually fuckwin. NTSC is always the main character holding a gun or sword.

    "
    Which looks way better than a red/black cover with almost nothing on it.
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    #7  Edited By Demilich

    Dear lord...

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    #8  Edited By Arkthemaniac

    The Wii version's boxart is funny. It kinda looks like he's crapping his pants.

    The warm stew oozes down his seams . . . that was uncalled for.
    The warm stew oozes down his seams . . . that was uncalled for.

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    #9  Edited By weltal

    I like PAL's concept but the execution sucks.

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    #10  Edited By Demilich


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    #11  Edited By Demilich
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    #12  Edited By LiquidPrince

    I actually like the NA MGS4 cover, especially since I got the LE, which has the best cover of them all.

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    #13  Edited By Demilich

    LE MGS4 is much better than the regular NTSC, but I still prefer the PAL.

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    #14  Edited By Cube

    The PAL Resident Evil 4 box art is definitely more artistic, but I think it doesn't look very good.

    Resident Evil 2 NTSC box art is better than PAL as well in my opinion.

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    #15  Edited By joey

    this ones the best
    this ones the best

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    #16  Edited By Icemael
    ReTarDedFisHy said:
    "(ReTarDedFisHy thinks that if the background was a different color, then it would be truly badass. The red burns his eyes)"
    The Wii version has white background.
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    #17  Edited By rexualhealing

    I like the European Wii one the best. Kind of looks like it should be a Criterion Collection DVD cover, except the logo would need to be more minimalist.

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    #18  Edited By Meowayne

    The PAL Wii Cover is the best by far, and the best version of the game in general.

    Good thing it's got a spot on my shelf. :D

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    #19  Edited By get2sammyb

    The PAL Wii cover is absolutely my favourite. I love it. It's posted above by someone else ^^

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    #20  Edited By Karmum

    PAL Wii Cover is my favorite, but I don't find any of them to be that spectacular. I do agree with the NTSC covers always having the protagonist on the cover. Nothing original.

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    #21  Edited By PercyChuggs

    I like the games inside the packaging. Call me crazy.

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    #22  Edited By Icemael

    But can you line up the games in the packaging on a shelf and make it look good? Can you caress the games in the packaging without scratching or getting filth on the disc? Can you? Can you?

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    #23  Edited By RHCPfan24

    That PAL Wii version is crazy. I love it. The original PS2 PAL version is also great. I have to agree with Demilich that the PAL versions always get the better box-art, from the examples he gave at least.

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    #24  Edited By Neorub

    Know what? i kinda wish the RE5 box cover would come in a similar fashion 

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    #25  Edited By Tom_H

    I liked the PAL Gamecube box art. Maybe because it's the only version of the game that I own. However, the Wii version (PAL) looks pretty awesome, the white background looks better than the red one that's on the PS2 version.

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    #26  Edited By MattyFTM  Moderator

    Most Japanese and European box arts are better then their US counterparts. US boxes always have have something actiony going on, but I find a slightly more minimalist approach looks so much nicer for a box art.

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    #27  Edited By the8bitNacho

    Yeah that box art is pretty awful.  I prefer the PS2 and Wii Edition box art.  I have to say though, the Resident Evil 5 box art is pretty kickass, though I think it should have had Wesker on it.

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    #28  Edited By Soap

    PAL covers are always the best, usually because they aren't so fucking obvious like the NTSC ones.

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    #29  Edited By Meowayne
    Soap said:
    "PAL covers are always the best, usually because they aren't so fucking obvious like the NTSC ones. "
    yup.


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    #30  Edited By atejas
    Demilich said:
    "PAL boxart is usually fuckwin. NTSC is always the main character holding a gun or sword.

    "

    Obligatory.
    Obligatory.

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    #31  Edited By Marzy

    PAL covers generally look better, in my opinion. A lot of the time they look more artistic, instead of CGI models of the main characters plastered on the front.

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    #32  Edited By mracoon

    Yeah I usually prefer PAL covers

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    #33  Edited By MattyFTM  Moderator
    atejas said:
    "Demilich said:
    "PAL boxart is usually fuckwin. NTSC is always the main character holding a gun or sword.

    "

    Obligatory.
    Obligatory.
    "
    And compare that to the very arty and really cool PAL/Japanese box arts:

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    #34  Edited By badmanelite

    Prefer the PAL versions of Resident Evil 2/4 especially 2. The NTSC U versions look too generic imo, although I am used to the PAL versions always loved the Resi 2 case. Ico has gotta be my favourite PS2 artwork, i'd hate to own the NTSC version looks terrible.

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    In this topic: Different opinions on different covers and asshats not understanding others.

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    #36  Edited By JoyfullOFrockets
    PAL...
    PAL...
    NTSC
    NTSC

    Not always the case.

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    #37  Edited By OllyOxenFree

    @JoyfullOFrockets said:

    PAL...
    PAL...

    Ahahahahahahaha. I'm still not sure how that was accepted.

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    #38  Edited By Nekroskop

    @joey

    Now that's the best coverart for RE4.

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    #39  Edited By CptBedlam

    @joey said:

    this ones the best
    this ones the best

    Agreed

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    #40  Edited By Burritoad

    Am I the only one that thinks the little tick on the end of the 4 is a comma?

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    #41  Edited By BirthWild

    the "4" looks bad on all of the RE boxes.

    a little less with the NTSC ps2.

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    #42  Edited By SethPhotopoulos

    @CptBedlam said:

    @joey said:

    this ones the best
    this ones the best

    Agreed

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    #43  Edited By SethPhotopoulos

    @Demilich said:

    I think both of them are pretty good. The PAL one I like because of the MGS4 art style and the NTSC one because it isn't cluttered.

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    #44  Edited By matpaget

    @Arkthemaniac said:

    The Wii version's boxart is funny. It kinda looks like he's crapping his pants.
    The warm stew oozes down his seams . . . that was uncalled for.
    The warm stew oozes down his seams . . . that was uncalled for.

    Everyone is like, "Oh my god, did he just try and tell a joke? It was awful! Let's get him!"

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