I was wondering how you underlined “greatest box art”.
PuffyPythonArt
Ultima : The Black Gate; its what started me off enjoying so much the fantasy/scifi genres to this day.
Djikstra_Is_Cool
I love this game go much ! Perfect soundtrack
Cranjesmcbasketball1
Doom
ButterscotchExactly
Well I guess it’s time for another Secret of Mana playthrough
SonofBeckett
I’ve always had a soft spot for Atari box art and how embellished it is based off what the game is actually like.
Missile Command might be the best example I can think of off the top of my head.
WalkinGyno
Obviously Phalanx for the SNES
Sphartacus
Mega Man of course. It’s not even close.
zaoranj
All WoW boxes are pretty epic.
98VoteForPedro
Donkey kong 64
BenjyMLewis
One of my favourites is [Majora’s Mask 3D.](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/zelda_gamepedia_en/images/4/45/MM3D_EU_Box_Art.png/) The pale moon, the tiny yet defined Skull Kid silhouette, Link with the Mask of Truth in a determined stance, all of Termina’s bizarre inhabitants filling in the rest of the background, it’s dark and off-kilter in just the way the game feels. It’s really good.
This game was my childhood. An incredible game for the time.
Snoogieboogie
Chrono Trigger
Fencer-Darkwind
Okami
unlimi_Ted
Solstice for the NES has a pretty great one
RazrVII
I always think about Blizzard game boxes for a question like this. The art is amazing and very specifically Blizzard style. I still have my Classic, BC, Wotlk, and Cata boxes. Very character focused, textured effects with the fold out front. So goddamn good.
The other is FF7. There is something so intriguing about the character of Cloud on the box. It’s actually insane to think about that choice to have one character staring up at the reactor. It both tells a very evocative story while leaving out the majority of the actual game.
Cloud_N0ne
I’ve always loved the simplicity of Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim.
For Oblivion and Skyrim, their covers are also the covers of important books within that universe, so the box art can be found in-game, too.
Brrrrrrrrrrrr__
Ico’s is gold. Its just a pretty painting
Cloud_N0ne
Bad Company 2 is up there.
It’s so simple yet effective. A frag grenade with a smiley face attached to the pin. It perfectly sums up the tone of that game.
futanari_kaisa
Warcraft 1
Revolutionary_Ad6574
DUKE Nukem
WarMonger1189
Awesome game
Surprise_Donut
Goldeneye huge mouth
ArgyleTheDruid
Kirby’s Adventure
Zoraji
Some of the old Infocom text adventure games had some unusual boxes. The [Starcross](https://thedoteaters.com/tde/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/infocom-starcross-1982.jpg) box looked like a frisbee though it was supposed to be a UFO. Suspended had a mask for a box. A friend worked at a game store and said they were difficult to display because the non standard sizes didn’t mix well with normal boxes.
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Horizon: Zero Dawn’s was pretty fucking cool
I was wondering how you underlined “greatest box art”.
Ultima : The Black Gate; its what started me off enjoying so much the fantasy/scifi genres to this day.
I love this game go much ! Perfect soundtrack
Doom
Well I guess it’s time for another Secret of Mana playthrough
I’ve always had a soft spot for Atari box art and how embellished it is based off what the game is actually like.
Missile Command might be the best example I can think of off the top of my head.
Obviously Phalanx for the SNES
Mega Man of course. It’s not even close.
All WoW boxes are pretty epic.
Donkey kong 64
One of my favourites is [Majora’s Mask 3D.](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/zelda_gamepedia_en/images/4/45/MM3D_EU_Box_Art.png/) The pale moon, the tiny yet defined Skull Kid silhouette, Link with the Mask of Truth in a determined stance, all of Termina’s bizarre inhabitants filling in the rest of the background, it’s dark and off-kilter in just the way the game feels. It’s really good.
[Phalanx on SNES](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx_%28video_game%29#/media/File:Phalanx_North_American_SNES_box_art.jpg) is the only correct answer.
This game was my childhood. An incredible game for the time.
Chrono Trigger
Okami
Solstice for the NES has a pretty great one
I always think about Blizzard game boxes for a question like this. The art is amazing and very specifically Blizzard style. I still have my Classic, BC, Wotlk, and Cata boxes. Very character focused, textured effects with the fold out front. So goddamn good.
The other is FF7. There is something so intriguing about the character of Cloud on the box. It’s actually insane to think about that choice to have one character staring up at the reactor. It both tells a very evocative story while leaving out the majority of the actual game.
I’ve always loved the simplicity of Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim.
For Oblivion and Skyrim, their covers are also the covers of important books within that universe, so the box art can be found in-game, too.
Ico’s is gold. Its just a pretty painting
Bad Company 2 is up there.
It’s so simple yet effective. A frag grenade with a smiley face attached to the pin. It perfectly sums up the tone of that game.
Warcraft 1
DUKE Nukem
Awesome game
Goldeneye huge mouth
Kirby’s Adventure
Some of the old Infocom text adventure games had some unusual boxes. The [Starcross](https://thedoteaters.com/tde/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/infocom-starcross-1982.jpg) box looked like a frisbee though it was supposed to be a UFO. Suspended had a mask for a box. A friend worked at a game store and said they were difficult to display because the non standard sizes didn’t mix well with normal boxes.
I always liked the System Shock box art too.