Why did they stop doing different box arts for dif. regions?

[EXBadguy]

Yeah, why is that. Did they run out of money or something? I want to know why, because sometimes I think that the NA box arts look better than the JP ones like these

http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2012 ... _Cover.jpg

http://img.gamefaqs.net/box/8/9/8/59898_front.jpg

http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2007 ... ichi_1.jpg

http://pics.mobygames.com/images/covers ... 417-00.jpg

Those were the shit! Now looking at the current ones(except Xenoverse, which looks alright) makes me sad.

[Hellspawn28]

I'm glad that both Japan and America have the same box cover. I remember when fans would bitch how the American covers suck and that the Japanese ones were so much cooler .

[Jaruka]

It's because they had different publishers. Bandai published the games in Europe and Japan (hence Europe getting different covers to the US as well) and Atari published the games in the US. In Europe there was still an Atari symbol alongside the Bandai logo because Atari was still responsible for the localisation, I believe.

[Quebaz]

The European cover of Budokai 2 was fantastic tho.

[Hellspawn28]

I like the cover for the first Sparking game in Japan better. I thought the US cover was kinda boring looking and I still think the American cover for Budokai 3 looked terrible. I remember in 2004 when the box art cover was shown and I was like "That's our cover? It looks terrible and the Japanese one looks much cooler".

[dbboxkaifan]

It's for the best really, because when you think about it Tenkaichi 2's US cover was pretty shitty so now we all get the same, except with a slightly different title.

[90sDBZ]

The European cover of Budokai 2 was fantastic tho.

I've always loved that cover. My first PS2 game and first DBZ game right there

I actually miss the days when we'd all get different covers. It added that extra excitement and mystery to the games coming out. Saying that, we've always had the best covers here in Europe, although the US/Japan covers were awesome too. Our cover for Budokai 1 was awesome even though it featured false advertising with Buu saga characters

[EXBadguy]

we've always had the best covers here in Europe.

Oh, it's on now!


Anyway, the interweb fans can call the NA&EU Tenkaichi boxarts shitty all they want, but at least the covers differentiate from the original Japanese ones where you see the characters doing the same thing over and over, or having the same concept. Why did they start doing that? The JP Budokai boxarts looked better than the JP Sparking ones, with the Japanese Budokais 1&2 looking the best. But yeah, as for the Sparking boxarts looking the same shit, take a look at them three and you see what I mean.

http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2007 ... jp_box.jpg
http://www.gamechoiceclub.com/image/ps2_g_dbz_neo.gif (I like this one though)
http://img.gamefaqs.net/box/3/9/2/86392_front.jpg

And as for the PS3 gen ones, I didn't like the RB1 cover, thought RB2's looked alright, LOVED the Ultimate Tenkaichi cover, and thought both of the BoZ covers looked fine, but I prefer the SSG Goku one. As for Xenoverse, I like it, but I think they should've did one similar to the BT2 NA boxart where you see Trunks, but this time with Time Patrol Trunks standing out in the mountains with only his back and sword showing and not his head. In the reflection of Trunks' sword, you see SSJ Goku, the created future warrior(just show a different outfit), Towa, and Mira.

[dbboxkaifan]

fans can call the NA&EU Tenkaichi boxarts shitty all they want

The US Tenkaichi covers? Yeah but not the EU covers.

The European Tenkaichi boxarts were EXACTLY the same as the Japanese (slightly different for T3), whereas the US Tenkaichi differentiated for T1 and T2, also, while at it they were horribly bland and distasteful as they really weren't as good as the JP/EU Tenkaichi box arts.

Tenkaichi 1 - JP | EU | US


Tenkaichi 2 - JP | EU | US


Tenkaichi 3 - JP | EU | US

but I think they should've did one similar to the BT2 NA boxart where you see Trunks

Thank god they didn't.

[90sDBZ]

It's strange how the EU BT3 boxart removed Android 18 from the cover while the US one removed Gohan instead, which is even stranger.

[TheKingOfKamehamehas]

It's strange how the EU BT3 boxart removed Android 18 from the cover while the US one removed Gohan instead, which is even stranger.

Yeah its a little weird. I guess they didn't want to cover up Goku so they removed Gohan from the cover. The European cover was probably because they wanted Goku as the main point and they didn't have enough space as it is already cluttered.

Can anyone post the covers for the Budokai series. All of them?

[dbboxkaifan]

Budokai 1 - JP | EU | US


Budokai 2 - JP | EU | US


Budokai 3 - JP | EU | US


There's certainly similarities between Xenoverse and B1's Japanese cover.

[Quebaz]

The logos for the Japanese versions of Budokai 2 and 3 are so cool, wish their western counterparts got somehting like that.

[Thanos]

Well, this is something that's been going on since the NES days. Supposedly it's meant to represent what appeals to the respective markets, though as to why they stopped doing it for Dragon Ball games specifically, who knows?

Although some of the NA box art has been pretty bad, I'd say the Budokai 1 & 3 EU covers are laughable. B1 uses that stock image of Goku that you couldn't get away from in the early 2000's, and B3 uses goddamn renders for its cover... Jesus Christ, haha. Oddly enough, EU B2 had an excellent cover... reminiscent of the Dragon Boxes.

[dbboxkaifan]

Although some of the NA box art has been pretty bad, I'd say the Budokai 1 & 3 EU covers are laughable. B1 uses that stock image of Goku that you couldn't get away from in the early 2000's, and B3 uses goddamn renders for its cover... Jesus Christ, haha. Oddly enough, EU B2 had an excellent cover... reminiscent of the Dragon Boxes.

Well, the Collector's Edition of Budokai 3 (EU) had a really cool design, despite that it was the same Goku SSJ4 but in black and zoomed in to his face.



The Collector's Edition is the same as the Platinum Edition except it was given a different cover and a slipcover.

[EXBadguy]

fans can call the NA&EU Tenkaichi boxarts shitty all they want

The US Tenkaichi covers? Yeah but not the EU covers.

The European Tenkaichi boxarts were EXACTLY the same as the Japanese (slightly different for T3), whereas the US Tenkaichi differentiated for T1 and T2, also, while at it they were horribly bland and distasteful as they really weren't as good as the JP/EU Tenkaichi box arts.

It seems that I'm the opposite of this one. I think the BT2 NA boxart is the best out of all of the boxarts. And sure, I agree that NB could've done the BT1 NA boxart a bit better(though I still like it better than the crappy JP ones), but at least it didn't have the same concepts. All versions of the Budokai boxarts and the NA BT boxarts on the other hand instantly destroys the JP Sparking ones, simply because you see characters doing different actions. Even if you don't like them, you should acknowledge the redundancy.

Thank god they didn't.

I'm not saying they should just randomly do a NA Xenoverse boxart like the NA BT2 boxart. I said that because of its theme, my version was Trunks drawing his sword out in the mountains and then you see a reflection of the main villains and the man protagonists. Heck, you said it yourself that the Xenoverse boxart should be based on its theme and not just Goku standing there.

Well, this is something that's been going on since the NES days. Supposedly it's meant to represent what appeals to the respective markets, though as to why they stopped doing it for Dragon Ball games specifically, who knows?

But the thing is that the DBZ games appealed to teens and adults and the show isn't really that kid-friendly either. Sure, you can say it's still for kids, but it has over the top violence that would make the TV ratings go either TV-PG or TV-14 FV. With that being said, when there are games based on mildly-darky-brutal anime like DBZ, I expect to see some intense themes based on the show, which is what the all versions of the Budokai boxarts, half of the other NA boxarts, and the NA Tenkaichi boxarts did pretty well. I don't expect to see colorful, out-of-place stuff like the JP Tenkaichi boxarts.

[Quebaz]

Well, this is something that's been going on since the NES days. Supposedly it's meant to represent what appeals to the respective markets, though as to why they stopped doing it for Dragon Ball games specifically, who knows?

Although some of the NA box art has been pretty bad, I'd say the Budokai 1 & 3 EU covers are laughable. B1 uses that stock image of Goku that you couldn't get away from in the early 2000's, and B3 uses goddamn renders for its cover... Jesus Christ, haha. Oddly enough, EU B2 had an excellent cover... reminiscent of the Dragon Boxes.

IMO, EU B3 cover is amazingly done if you were coming from B2 at the time. B2 cover marketed that you get Buu and Fusions, what does B3 show to you? BAM, YOU GET GT AND MOVIE CHARACTERS, NA cover on the other hand shows...Goku.

[TheKingOfKamehamehas]

Yeah I actually prefer the Budokai Tenkaichi USA covers because it isn't the same thing repeated over again... which is unusual For Budokai I think it goes... Japan, America (Greatest Hits is better), and then Europe so I think we are actually pretty lucky.

Can you post Infinite Wolrd and maybe Super and Sagas if they have it. (Sorry about that)

[Super Saiyan Swagger]

fans can call the NA&EU Tenkaichi boxarts shitty all they want

The US Tenkaichi covers? Yeah but not the EU covers.

The European Tenkaichi boxarts were EXACTLY the same as the Japanese (slightly different for T3), whereas the US Tenkaichi differentiated for T1 and T2, also, while at it they were horribly bland and distasteful as they really weren't as good as the JP/EU Tenkaichi box arts.

It seems that I'm the opposite of this one. I think the BT2 NA boxart is the best out of all of the boxarts. And sure, I agree that NB could've done the BT1 NA boxart a bit better(though I still like it better than the crappy JP ones), but at least it didn't have the same concepts. All versions of the Budokai boxarts and the NA BT boxarts on the other hand instantly destroys the JP Sparking ones, simply because you see characters doing different actions. Even if you don't like them, you should acknowledge the redundancy.

Same thing here. I love the box art for BT2, it's very original (also the fact that Future Trunks being my favourite character is a factor for me loving the art ) and I love how the box art shows Goku growing on Trunks' sword.

[dbboxkaifan]

Yeah I actually prefer the Budokai Tenkaichi USA covers because it isn't the same thing repeated over again... which is unusual For Budokai I think it goes... Japan, America (Greatest Hits is better), and then Europe so I think we are actually pretty lucky.

Can you post Infinite Wolrd and maybe Super and Sagas if they have it. (Sorry about that)

Sagas was only released in US.

Infinite World - JP | EU | US


The Japanese cover looks nicer than the EU/US.

I don't want to be rude but the users over at Amazon.jp gave IW a 2/5 overall score and that just isn't fair for it. I know it's all opinions but still.