Metroid Week: Judge a Metroid by its cover (part two)
by Eric Caoili 
{ Aug 31st 2007 at 8:00PM }
Continuing our romp through the Metroid series's boxart history, we're ending today with a look at covers from Samus's prime installments on both handhelds and consoles. We've also thrown in the packaging designs from the NES Classics releases which we neglected to include yesterday, though none of you noticed. As for music pairings, the boxarts past the post break go best with The Commodores's "Three Times a Lady." Seriously, try it.
Metroid Prime (US)
Metroid Prime (Europe)
Metroid Prime (Japan)
Metroid Prime bundle (US)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes GameStop display (US)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (US)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Europe)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Japan)
Metroid Prime: Hunters (US)
Metroid Prime: Hunters (Europe)
Metroid Prime: Hunters (Japan)
Metroid Prime: Pinball (US)
Metroid Prime: Pinball (Europe)
Metroid Prime: Pinball (Japan)
NES Classics: Metroid (US)
NES Classics: Metroid (Europe)
Famicom Mini Series: Metroid (Japan)
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (US)
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
hvnlysoldr @ Aug 31st 2007 8:18PM
Japan always get better art. Also I promised I wouldn't repeat the joke from yesterday.
Bobby Harner @ Aug 31st 2007 8:21PM
comment #2 again
vidGuy @ Aug 31st 2007 8:31PM
I agree except for that Hunters box, yuck!
flo @ Aug 31st 2007 9:26PM
whose head is that next 2 samus in the top pic?
Blue_Falcon @ Aug 31st 2007 9:06PM
Where did that art on the top come from? That is godly awesome.
Not the left part of it, obviously.
vidGuy @ Aug 31st 2007 9:42PM
@flo,
Lionel Richie of the The Commodores, as per the music reference
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Richie
Kakairo @ Sep 1st 2007 12:02AM
@Blue_Falcon
That illustration is from a four-page fold-out spread in the Super Metroid Player's Guide, which is filled with similar art. Also, the same artist worked on the Metroid comic that was in Nintendo Power when Super Metroid was released.
bluezy @ Sep 1st 2007 2:14AM
Pinball's Japanese cover > US cover.
BPM @ Sep 1st 2007 4:29AM
bluezy: Agreed. Nice to have a Metroid cover that... ACTUALLY HAS METROID ON IT. :D
Psst... You guys have a US cover for Prime 2 EU (though, it's probably the same anyways).
This thread needs more Samus.
brian @ Sep 1st 2007 7:11AM
Metroid Prime: Hunters (Japan) box art is HORRIBLE!
doogles @ Sep 1st 2007 1:02PM
Prime series has had some terrible box arts. They all feature Samus standing. Corruption's even has three Samuses (Samusi) standing.
Mr Khan @ Sep 1st 2007 4:24PM
I'd say PAL got the best deal for Prime & Prime 2, while Japan was top in Prime Hunters and Prime Pinball
No way they're gonna make anything better than the US Prime 3 logo, though
unless they find a way to cram more Samus on there...
Soiden @ Sep 1st 2007 10:12PM
Love the japanese boxarts.
pixelanteninja @ Sep 2nd 2007 3:03PM
Does anyone have the japanese box art for corruption, I felt the US boxart was horrible, and since japan always has better boxart I would be interested to see it.