Feature: Box Art Brawl – Duel: Metal Slug Advance (GBA)
This week’s Box Art Brawl compares the North American and European cover for Metal Slug Advance with Japan’s design, prompted by the game’s release on Switch Online. The feature invites readers to judge the two covers, praising the western artwork’s detailed composition and noting the Japanese version’s more dynamic use of space.
Metal Slug Advance was released for Game Boy Advance in 2004 and developed by Noise Factory, which has since closed. It received strong reviews, with gameplay described as closely reflecting the main series. The article does not report the result of this week’s vote; last week, the European and Japanese Wii Sports Resort cover won with 84%, against North America’s 16%.
- Metal Slug Advance’s two GBA covers go head to head.
- The 2004 game recently joined Switch Online.
- This week’s vote result is not included.