European Box Art

jim_steer · October 29, 2002, 06:57

Just having a quick browse through amazon.co.uk and noticed that they have added a new (since I last looked) PTW box pic.
This looks like one of those DVD box size covers I am not sure we ever found out if ptw was to get a normal sized box or a DVD size box, It doesn't bother me either way cos I generally bin them in anycase.
Anyway here (possibly) is the pic.

Its nice but is it worth the 3 extra weeks we have to wait for ptw, I dont think so

WarpStorm · October 29, 2002, 08:00

Does anyone else like this better than the US box art?

jim_steer · October 29, 2002, 08:31

Yeah I think it is nicer.

aahz_capone · October 29, 2002, 09:23

I think it is more civlike

aaglo · October 29, 2002, 09:31

Yes, this game cover shows, that it's not about armwrestling at all

jim_steer · October 29, 2002, 09:50

Damn it, I thought the combat in lan and hotseat multiplayer games was resolved by armwrestling. All those hours I put in at the gym wasted

statusperfect · October 29, 2002, 09:50

Methinks Firaxis realized they had to make a more civilized box for the European market.

Robert Plomp · October 29, 2002, 10:41

Notice: it's a box that shows the map of europe

For sure targetted to the european market, otherwise it would've had an north american map

Harovan · October 29, 2002, 11:28

One more notice: In the upper right corner the word "Civilisation" is written in its British version, while the game name remained in the American version.

-proletarian- · October 29, 2002, 14:06

That box looks great. The North American one is a joke.

That said, does it really make a difference once we get our grubby paws on the CD? Nope.

SpencerH · October 29, 2002, 14:12

Wheres the tin?

Inverse Icarus · October 29, 2002, 14:50

they spelt "civilisations" wrong on the top right.

i know it's a euro-fied version, but the name of the game is civiliZation, so suck it. :P

Randolph · October 29, 2002, 16:09

Definitely better than the US box

much more...'civilized'

carbonburn66 · October 29, 2002, 16:12

Just who is Firaxis marketing to here in the US? The Euro box is much better.

WarpStorm · October 29, 2002, 17:13

That's a good question. The US box just shows the aggression of MP games, but fails to show the 'total package' that is Civ.

statusperfect · October 29, 2002, 18:21

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Originally posted by WarpStorm
That's a good question. The US box just shows the aggression of MP games, but fails to show the 'total package' that is Civ.

Two boxes for two different markets.

US Box = Primal

EU Box = Sohisticated

WarpStorm · October 29, 2002, 18:34

As an American, I'll take that as a compliment.

statusperfect · October 29, 2002, 18:38

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Originally posted by WarpStorm
As an American, I'll take that as a compliment.

That's up to you monkeyboy.

WarpStorm · October 29, 2002, 18:40

Keep that up and I'll have to arm wrestle you into submission.

alva · October 29, 2002, 21:03

Hmmm, me thinks a combination of the two would have been........

i prefer the american one though, the colors are, well, i dunno, just not right,to pale.

to watercolorish maybe

aaglo · October 30, 2002, 03:10

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to watercolorish maybe

Like the maps in the game? Nothing wrong with that.

A diplomacy blurb: "I suggest you sign a peace treaty, because my well-trained arm-wrestlers are being moved near to your cities"

statusperfect · October 30, 2002, 04:29

"The Russians are dismissive of our armwrestling skills."

Adm.Naismith · October 30, 2002, 05:39

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Originally posted by statusperfect
"The Russians are dismissive of our armwrestling skills."

The funny thing is that AFAIK many armwrestling champions are european

Well, I liked more the european box, but Italy is so deformed to look like another country

Adm.Naismith · October 30, 2002, 05:48

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Originally posted by aaglo

Quote:

too watercolorish maybe

Like the maps in the game? Nothing wrong with that.

It's more an "inside joke" between Alva and WarpStorm...

aaglo · October 30, 2002, 06:04

Then perhaps I should retire....

ultrix · October 30, 2002, 08:56

I don't know which is better.
This shows the game, but US cover shows what the in-game-world (from lower-level view) would look like.
No complains, this looks good enough.

Nikolai · October 30, 2002, 11:23

I like the European box best!

The colours is IMHO right(sorry alva!

), and the map filled with small pieces of different parts of the game, is just right.

Schee · October 30, 2002, 11:31

Maybe the designers could have opened an atlas before making this map... Ireland and Italy are awful, GB is much too small, I can't see Danemark, etc

. But maybe it is done to show how the maps are in the game

Nevertheless it is better than the US box art

Nikolai · October 30, 2002, 11:32

I can see Norway, that's all that matters!

rob.derosa · October 30, 2002, 20:44

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Originally posted by UberKruX
they spelt "civilisations" wrong on the top right.

i know it's a euro-fied version, but the name of the game is civiliZation, so suck it. :P

No it is correct since civilisation in the top right is not a brand name, therefore it needs to be spelt the official british way. Only the game title needs to be in the American version.

Suck it