Not so much a discussion topic today as it is a directed viewing. This is the boxart for the European release of Resident Evil 4. It's basically the PAL PS2 boxart, but white instead of red.
We are now totally okay with the tacked-on waggle controls, and the fact that it's a Wii port of a game that is two years old and can already be played on Wii, because it's got really nice boxart. We're not even being sarcastic. Too bad about the "Wii Edition" thing, but we'll look past that. So what's your opinion? Awesome boxart, or totally awesome boxart?
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4-29-2007 @ 10:09AM
hvnlysoldr said...
"The illustrative box art is much more important than the game itself!"
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4-29-2007 @ 10:24AM
ssuk said...
It's not very awesome, should have stuck with the PS2's red or even better, had the red fade into the white. Black and white alone doesn't look very cool at all.
And why the hell didn't Capcom just call Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition... Resident Evil 4? The Wii Edition bit looks tacky... However, I think Capcom are litterally just taking the mick with this game, cheesy horror-movie acting in adverts, silly names, quick photoshopped box art... So how many bets this will retail for full Wii game RRP?
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4-29-2007 @ 10:38AM
vidGuy said...
I don't like it at all, actually. I prefer the US RE4Wii version. I'd even rather have the US GC cover with just a Wii bar on the top.
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4-29-2007 @ 11:09AM
Zan said...
How is this a Wii Warm Up?
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4-29-2007 @ 11:37AM
frenchy64 said...
I must say I'm glad this is coming out, because I was always going to buy the GCN version...saves me from buying an extra controller :D
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4-29-2007 @ 11:53AM
gphoenix51 said...
I'd say its very awesome, but I think it would have been better with Leon silouetted in his Hand Cannon pose than the Chainsaw Maniac
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4-29-2007 @ 12:07PM
trainwrecka said...
looks flippin' sweet to me. i'll grab this game for sure. at the value price you really can't go wrong.
http://twibe.com
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4-29-2007 @ 12:17PM
3cubedminus3squared said...
I like it. But maybe thats because I like the color white and don't really like red.
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4-29-2007 @ 12:22PM
frenchy64 said...
@ 8.
What does red have to do with anything? :S
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4-29-2007 @ 12:26PM
JC Fletcher said...
frenchy64: "It's basically the PAL PS2 boxart, but white instead of red."
Also, in regards to "how this is a WWU": I was hoping people would want to talk about this box, which they are.
The US one is a CG shot of Leon posing dramatically, right? I usually like these "art" game boxes more than "here are the characters" boxes.
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4-29-2007 @ 12:36PM
Wiitard said...
It already says Wii in big letter at the top of the box. why say it twice?
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4-29-2007 @ 12:52PM
3cubedminus3squared said...
@frenchy64: What JC said.
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4-29-2007 @ 12:53PM
frenchy64 said...
JC Fletcher: Ooooh thanks!
Hmmmm the red is definitely a LOT cooler than the white IMO.
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4-29-2007 @ 1:37PM
Chris said...
I kind of like it. What would have made it better (maybe) would be if Leon were standing as a silhouette and it looked like the chainsaw dude was coming up behind him. Maybe not though, because it could make it look too crowded. And I agree with "Wii version" tackiness thing. I'll probably buy this once the price goes down, but only because I was SOOOOO disappointed with the new RE coming out. This game was AMAZING by the way. I put it in my top 5 best games I've played.
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4-29-2007 @ 1:47PM
Wayne Donaldson said...
Am I the only one that doesn't wet my trousers over box art?
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4-29-2007 @ 1:52PM
JC Fletcher said...
We're just talkin'. You're the only one here who's mentioned wet trousers.
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4-29-2007 @ 2:02PM
Zack W. said...
The boxart is cool.
@JC Fletcher: I suppose the chainsaw guy could have wet trousers...and what about zombies themselves...I am sure there is trouble with bladder controll...that makes quite a few candidates for the "wet trousers column"...just saying.
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4-29-2007 @ 2:04PM
Alisha Karabinus said...
I like the more "artistic" boxarts as well, but I'm so used to us getting not-so-great boxes here, that I don't really get too excited over them any longer.
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4-29-2007 @ 3:24PM
JC Fletcher said...
Alisha: it's true. We get terrible boxart in the US, all the time. It's all CG-character-poses and no art. Sigh.
Zack: There's a lot we don't know about zombie biology. It didn't occur to me until you said that that zombies might in fact pee. And they wouldn't care to hold it. Of course, the RE4 guys aren't exactly zombies, so who knows?
I am sad that $30 is considered "budget price" in this console generation.
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4-29-2007 @ 3:34PM
Gordon said...
idk why this is so exciting its not even that cool, ah well the game will 0wn.
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4-29-2007 @ 3:55PM
Matt said...
I really like it. And as for it being a port, adding waggle, etc...I don't really mind, since I didn't own a GameCube. Since the price is going to be less than $50, I'm buying it in a heartbeat when it comes out. And I love the box art, so how can I go wrong?
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4-29-2007 @ 4:36PM
haywood jablomey said...
@8. White isn't a color. It's the absence of color.
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4-29-2007 @ 5:08PM
vidGuy said...
No, it's the combination of ALL of the colors in the visible spectrum. Therefore, it is a SUPERCOLOR!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White
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4-29-2007 @ 5:12PM
3cubedminus3squared said...
As my psychology teacher would say,
'Thats not white. Its every other color but white.'
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4-29-2007 @ 7:46PM
Steve said...
After seeing the boxart, I'd actually like to see a "Resident Evil: Sin City" edition, black and white with splotches of color where best applied (easily for blood). =P
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4-29-2007 @ 9:08PM
John Doe said...
What other wii games do you have with nice boxart?
I like the godfather
zelda's ok
excite truck's pretty lame
Red Steel - OK
Rayman - meh
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4-29-2007 @ 10:12PM
Gordon said...
ok this really isnt that great looking, but thats ok cuz the game should be good.
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4-30-2007 @ 2:35AM
Tom said...
Wow, "Wii Version" on the Wii box that says "Wii" on it. Talk about redundant. Almost bad enough to join the ranks of Sega's Ghost House and Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow: Konami's Best Edition.
Check out both wierd covers here:
http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=8&cId=3158260
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4-30-2007 @ 5:06AM
Protome said...
I like the boxart, I liked the original red version but it looks a lot cooler in white.
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4-30-2007 @ 9:28AM
Tim said...
Same sentiments as Tom, why the hell did they decide "Wii edition" would be needed on a case that has the giant impossible-to-miss Wii logo up in the corner?
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4-30-2007 @ 9:52AM
iveo said...
I LOVE the Box art! White and Black looks very classic and artsy. Why they have to say Wii edition doesnt make to much sense.
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4-30-2007 @ 10:43AM
Alison said...
Looks like someone went into MS Word and added "Wii Edition" to the cover.
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4-30-2007 @ 11:45AM
justin said...
"White isn't a color. It's the absence of color."
then what is clear?
http://www.wiiuser.org
looking for contributors
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