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The reviews are in for "Resident Evil 5." The box art review, that is. The game might be awesome but see if its cover made the cut.
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"Resident Evil 5" (PS3, Xbox 360)
What the Box Art Tells Us: A man and a woman stand back to back holding their weapons and poised to shoot. They stand amidst a flaming orange backdrop with illegible writing scrawled madly all over it.
Pros: Though simple, the cover stands out with orange on black, as well as a man and woman just standing there looking bad-ass. Also, the way the "5" was done looks cool and is subtle enough to not intimidate people new to the series.
Cons: What's this "Resident Evil"? I just see two good-looking people with guns. Nothing evil about that.
Love It or Leave It: Love it.
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"MadWorld" (Wii)
What the Box Art Tells Us: A crazy-looking bald man grits his teeth and swings around a bloody chainsaw.
Pros: The black comic book-like drawing of the man stands out on the all-white cover. As does the blood-red... blood. I also love how "World" is wrapped by a chainsaw blade.
Cons: Needs more chainsaw. (You can never have enough chainsaws.)
Love It or Leave It: Love it.
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"Dream Day Wedding Destinations" (DS)
What the Box Art Tells Us: The cover depicts the torso of a wedding dress-clad woman holding a bouquet of flowers... and standing in the middle of the ocean.
Pros: The wedding dress indicates matrimony, and the palm tree implies a tropical destination, so it's literal.
Cons: The gameplay is explained in a circle full of text, telling us that we can "find hidden items to complete this romantic adventure!" But there's nothing romantic, adventurous or interesting about the cover.
Love It or Leave It: Leave it.
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"Boing! Docomodake" (DS)
What the Box Art Tells Us: A frowning, anthropomorphic fungus hauls ass, apparently running away from a village populated by other mushroom people.
Pros: I've expressed my love of anthropomorphic food before. This immediately caught my eye, along with the bright colors.
Cons: Is it a platformer? A puzzle game? There are a lot of DS games with cute but generic characters on their covers, so this wouldn't stand out among the rest.
Love It or Leave It: Love it.
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"Codename: Panzers Cold War" (PC)
What the Box Art Tells Us: The box tells us the title of the game, framed by tiny helicopters, planes, tanks and barbed wire.
Pros: It's not like other war games, where they simply show soldiers with guns or a giant tank blowing something up.
Cons: But the cover is still largely uninteresting. My eyes could easily glaze over this in a game store.
Love It or Leave It: Leave it.