don’t judge a book by it’s cover but
feel free to do it with these games
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 modern video game box arts for this
list we ranked our favorite modern video
game covers in this case modern
constitutes games from around the year
2000 onwards in other words the sixth
generation of consoles to today as usual
one entry per franchise shit man
Betty Wright number 10 resistance 3 in
case you had any doubt that this
post-apocalyptic FPS would be a dark
experience the medicine head of an enemy
chimera on its cover certainly lets you
know what you’re in for English artist
Ollie Moses well known for reimagining
movie posters created the foreboding
cover that seems simple yet compelling
in its design what’s great about the
cover is that it becomes more complex
upon further examination we bet you
didn’t notice that the aliens face
contains a cityscape that’s some cool
detail
number nine Oh Connie this game was
beloved by critics and fans alike for
its distinctive cel-shaded art style and
the cover gave us a perfect taste of the
beauty that lay inside it features the
game’s protagonist Shinto Sun Goddess
named Amaterasu embodying a wolf
galloping and howling in all her glory
we’d later create gorgeous art of our
own with the game’s celestial brush but
the cover was the perfect inspiration to
get us started that is of course unless
you’ve got stuck with the Wii versions
box art which was such a lazy Photoshop
job that the IGN logo can still be seen
on it number 8 The Last of Us I got this
next up is a title that’s usually more
acclaimed for its gripping story and
unforgettable characters but it’s box
art is also an achievement well worth
noting the box does a pretty good job of
telling you what to expect the bleak
overgrown landscape the relationship
between the two characters the violence
inherent throughout almost all of the
core themes are present of course
there’s no fungus zombies on the cover
but you got to save some of the good
stuff for the actual gameplay right
number 7
gravity rush
this game received lots of attention for
its innovative gravity manipulation
gameplay and the box art hinted at the
awesome moves you could pull off inside
the game itself the game was also well
noted for its idiosyncratic cel-shaded
visuals and the cover showed off how the
designers used them to portray
protagonist cat and her floating
hometown channeling an abstract design
to challenge the perspective in which
you look at the cover it perfectly
embodies the abstract gameplay that it’s
selling number six Sleeping Dogs this
open-world action game depict the
intricate world of organized crime in
Hong Kong and its cover is nearly as
complex and detailed as its setting we
can share the nine Macha alternate movie
poster virtuoso Tyler stout designed it
and he did an excellent job of depicting
the sordid activities of the Sun on Yi
triad gang complete with a menacing
dragon in the background the cover
didn’t tell us much about the game but
its unique art style had cult status
written all over it
who fearless I just crazy try capable
number five Red Dead Redemption the
cover for rockstars GTA on horseback was
particularly notable for the brilliant
job it did of evoking memories of
spaghetti western posters though the
film noir style la noir was also worth
noting while other covers liked to cram
in a lot of elements this title goes for
the simple route with a harsh and
unforgiving John Marston taking aim at
the viewer hinting at the harsh and
unforgiving story that awaits them
inside it’s gonna be a bloody job I
don’t think I know any other kind sir
number 4 Borderlands 2 Wow done your
ability to walk to our distances without
dying will be handsome Jack’s downfall
next up on our list is the box art that
can appeal to both fans of the series
and those who know nothing about the
game oh you’re getting eaten alive by
holy bonds isn’t such a bad way to go
the cover deliberately mimics the box
art from the first game with a clever
twist being that this is Borderlands 2
the psycho on the cover is now
pantomiming with two guns instead of the
original one clever gimmick aside it’s
also noteworthy that the core concepts
of the game are embodied nicely violence
and
humor what a mix number three left for
dead here we have another cover that
uses numbers and hand gestures to great
effect
this zombie co-op FPSs box art was so
terrifyingly grotesque that censors in
Japan and Germany deemed it unsuitable
for gamers in their respective countries
the severed thumb that made it onto
North American boxes was replaced by a
thumb tucked behind the hand in the
censored version censorship aside the
gory mutilated hand no doubt represents
the fair amount of undead you’ll mow
through in the game with the four
fingers not so subtly representing the
four main characters also represented in
the game’s title number two Shadow of
the Colossus Colossus is a word that
represents the epic scope of this game
as much as it does the monsters you slay
in it on the cover the hulking creature
known as bailiffs stares menacingly at
you where he literally Dwarfs wander and
his horse aggro the whole thing is a
really simplistic design but it also
captures exactly what to expect in this
game both in terms of scope and artistic
style before we get to our number one
let’s take a look at some honorable
mentions
number one Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon the
hostages under attack protect the cyber
nerd topping off our list is a cover
that perfectly established the satirical
tone of this 80s inspired neon fueled
open-world FPS the self-consciously
cheesy artwork cleverly plays homage to
80s action films while still
establishing the game’s unique style for
starters there’s a t-rex like creature
in the corner that’s shooting laser
beams from its eyes which is I believe
the standard definition of Awesome also
it has cyborgs and Michael Biehn do you
need more tell me that winners don’t use
drugs do you agree with our list
Lea welcome Manny way which videogame
box art do you want a full poster of
damn it not again
for more artistic talk ends published
daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
feel free to do it with these games
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 modern video game box arts for this
list we ranked our favorite modern video
game covers in this case modern
constitutes games from around the year
2000 onwards in other words the sixth
generation of consoles to today as usual
one entry per franchise shit man
Betty Wright number 10 resistance 3 in
case you had any doubt that this
post-apocalyptic FPS would be a dark
experience the medicine head of an enemy
chimera on its cover certainly lets you
know what you’re in for English artist
Ollie Moses well known for reimagining
movie posters created the foreboding
cover that seems simple yet compelling
in its design what’s great about the
cover is that it becomes more complex
upon further examination we bet you
didn’t notice that the aliens face
contains a cityscape that’s some cool
detail
number nine Oh Connie this game was
beloved by critics and fans alike for
its distinctive cel-shaded art style and
the cover gave us a perfect taste of the
beauty that lay inside it features the
game’s protagonist Shinto Sun Goddess
named Amaterasu embodying a wolf
galloping and howling in all her glory
we’d later create gorgeous art of our
own with the game’s celestial brush but
the cover was the perfect inspiration to
get us started that is of course unless
you’ve got stuck with the Wii versions
box art which was such a lazy Photoshop
job that the IGN logo can still be seen
on it number 8 The Last of Us I got this
next up is a title that’s usually more
acclaimed for its gripping story and
unforgettable characters but it’s box
art is also an achievement well worth
noting the box does a pretty good job of
telling you what to expect the bleak
overgrown landscape the relationship
between the two characters the violence
inherent throughout almost all of the
core themes are present of course
there’s no fungus zombies on the cover
but you got to save some of the good
stuff for the actual gameplay right
number 7
gravity rush
this game received lots of attention for
its innovative gravity manipulation
gameplay and the box art hinted at the
awesome moves you could pull off inside
the game itself the game was also well
noted for its idiosyncratic cel-shaded
visuals and the cover showed off how the
designers used them to portray
protagonist cat and her floating
hometown channeling an abstract design
to challenge the perspective in which
you look at the cover it perfectly
embodies the abstract gameplay that it’s
selling number six Sleeping Dogs this
open-world action game depict the
intricate world of organized crime in
Hong Kong and its cover is nearly as
complex and detailed as its setting we
can share the nine Macha alternate movie
poster virtuoso Tyler stout designed it
and he did an excellent job of depicting
the sordid activities of the Sun on Yi
triad gang complete with a menacing
dragon in the background the cover
didn’t tell us much about the game but
its unique art style had cult status
written all over it
who fearless I just crazy try capable
number five Red Dead Redemption the
cover for rockstars GTA on horseback was
particularly notable for the brilliant
job it did of evoking memories of
spaghetti western posters though the
film noir style la noir was also worth
noting while other covers liked to cram
in a lot of elements this title goes for
the simple route with a harsh and
unforgiving John Marston taking aim at
the viewer hinting at the harsh and
unforgiving story that awaits them
inside it’s gonna be a bloody job I
don’t think I know any other kind sir
number 4 Borderlands 2 Wow done your
ability to walk to our distances without
dying will be handsome Jack’s downfall
next up on our list is the box art that
can appeal to both fans of the series
and those who know nothing about the
game oh you’re getting eaten alive by
holy bonds isn’t such a bad way to go
the cover deliberately mimics the box
art from the first game with a clever
twist being that this is Borderlands 2
the psycho on the cover is now
pantomiming with two guns instead of the
original one clever gimmick aside it’s
also noteworthy that the core concepts
of the game are embodied nicely violence
and
humor what a mix number three left for
dead here we have another cover that
uses numbers and hand gestures to great
effect
this zombie co-op FPSs box art was so
terrifyingly grotesque that censors in
Japan and Germany deemed it unsuitable
for gamers in their respective countries
the severed thumb that made it onto
North American boxes was replaced by a
thumb tucked behind the hand in the
censored version censorship aside the
gory mutilated hand no doubt represents
the fair amount of undead you’ll mow
through in the game with the four
fingers not so subtly representing the
four main characters also represented in
the game’s title number two Shadow of
the Colossus Colossus is a word that
represents the epic scope of this game
as much as it does the monsters you slay
in it on the cover the hulking creature
known as bailiffs stares menacingly at
you where he literally Dwarfs wander and
his horse aggro the whole thing is a
really simplistic design but it also
captures exactly what to expect in this
game both in terms of scope and artistic
style before we get to our number one
let’s take a look at some honorable
mentions
number one Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon the
hostages under attack protect the cyber
nerd topping off our list is a cover
that perfectly established the satirical
tone of this 80s inspired neon fueled
open-world FPS the self-consciously
cheesy artwork cleverly plays homage to
80s action films while still
establishing the game’s unique style for
starters there’s a t-rex like creature
in the corner that’s shooting laser
beams from its eyes which is I believe
the standard definition of Awesome also
it has cyborgs and Michael Biehn do you
need more tell me that winners don’t use
drugs do you agree with our list
Lea welcome Manny way which videogame
box art do you want a full poster of
damn it not again
for more artistic talk ends published
daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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