North America

The North American box art is just about as bright and colourful as they come. It’s packed full of action with ships, explosions, a trench run backdrop vaguely reminiscent of the Death Star, and one of those green-outline maps that you only ever find in spy thrillers. Sure, it couldn’t look less like the actual game, but it does a good job of selling the experience

Japan

Ooooh, the Japanese design goes full Top Gun. This is less about action and more about looking cool (something that’s not so simple with a Virtual Boy headset strapped to your noggin). Be it the muted colour palette of blacks and reds — a more realistic image of the vibrancy you’ll see in game — or the badass ship reflection in the central pilot’s visor, this cover oozes cool.

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