{"id":115315,"date":"2020-07-12T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-12T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/07\/poll_box_art_brawl_51_-_super_aleste_space_megaforce"},"modified":"2020-07-12T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-12T15:00:00","slug":"poll-box-art-brawl-51-super-aleste-space-megaforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/07\/12\/poll-box-art-brawl-51-super-aleste-space-megaforce\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Box Art Brawl #51 &#8211; Super Aleste \/ Space Megaforce"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/bed8fe85fdf7a\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/bed8fe85fdf7a\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Main\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/bed8fe85fdf7a\/main.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/bed8fe85fdf7a\/main.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Main\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Welcome to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/tags\/box-art-brawl\">Box Art Brawl<\/a>, our weekly contest that pits three box art variants from around the world against each other in a fight for your vote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/07\/poll_box_art_brawl_50_-_actraiser_2\">Last week<\/a> observed three versions of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/actraiser_2\">ActRaiser 2<\/a><\/strong> locked in combat. While Japan trailed from the very beginning, it was an exceptionally close fight between North America and Europe. At the time of writing, though, there is a clear winner with only the <em>slimmest<\/em> of margins &#8211; the slimmest possible, in fact.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"picture embed right img-\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"Dead Heat\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3da4d18069f72\/dead-heat.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3da4d18069f72\/dead-heat.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Dead Heat\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>As we write this on a Friday evening, the results are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>North America: 335 votes<\/li>\n<li>Japan: 289 votes<\/li>\n<li>Europe: 336 votes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Therefore, Europe wins <em>by a whisper!<\/em> Congratulations and commiserations as appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>This week we&#8217;re sticking once again with the SNES (hey, it&#8217;s a great console!) and taking a look at Compile&#8217;s 1992 vertical scrolling shmup <strong>Super Aleste<\/strong>, or <strong>Space Megaforce<\/strong> as it&#8217;s known in North America. With a name like that, how could we resist?<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s barrel roll right in.<\/p>\n<h2>Japan<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"JP\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/43352c59316b9\/jp.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 900 1629'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" width=\"900\" height=\"1629\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/43352c59316b9\/jp.900x.jpg\" alt=\"JP\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s not a bad start, is it? The Super Famicom cover kicks things off in style with a rich yellow strip at the top acting as the background to a beautifully shiny and embossed logo that couldn&#8217;t be more late-&#8217;80s\/early-&#8217;90s if it tried.<\/p>\n<p>Below that is an intriguing image of the titular craft hanging by green tendrils above the jungle. If you&#8217;re not familiar with the story, you&#8217;ll have no idea what&#8217;s going on&#8230; but it really doesn&#8217;t matter. The image of the pilot in the open cockpit against the bright sphere in the background grabs your attention and makes you want to know more.<\/p>\n<h2>Europe<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"EU\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ac484ce4e8a09\/eu.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 900 619'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" width=\"900\" height=\"619\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ac484ce4e8a09\/eu.900x.jpg\" alt=\"EU\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The European version retains the title and the exact same logo treatment along with a cracking piece of art which blends &#8217;80s sci-fi with &#8217;80s fighter jet porn.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s an awful lot to like. The rich yellow is back in the border this time. There&#8217;s a needlessly long tagline that explains the game quite precisely. There&#8217;s even a little bit of French on the box to give it an air of sophistication. What more could you <em>possibly<\/em> want?<\/p>\n<h2>North America<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"NA\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/abc12e8b293ba\/na.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 900 653'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" width=\"900\" height=\"653\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/abc12e8b293ba\/na.900x.jpg\" alt=\"NA\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The North American cover uses the same great art as the EU version but shifts it over to the left. The tagline remains the same but the mustard-coloured border is switched out for the standard black.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest change is the different title and logo for the NA release. It resembles the original in shininess and impact but goes for a slightly more &#8216;sci-fi&#8217; font. Again, very &#8217;80s, very cool. The actual name itself couldn&#8217;t be more generic, yet there&#8217;s something pleasing in its banal fusion of <em>cool word + cool word + cool word = very cool words.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Three covers, one vote. Pick your favourite, give it a click, and click on the &#8216;Vote&#8217; button:<\/p>\n<p><em>And that&#8217;s all for this week. Next time on Box Art Brawl, it&#8217;ll be round #52. That&#8217;s right &#8211; we&#8217;ve had one whole year of box art battling! We&#8217;ll see you then.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Box Art Brawl, our weekly contest that pits three box art variants from around the world against each other in a fight for your vote. Last week observed three versions of ActRaiser 2 locked in combat. 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