(Or is it cover art?)
Destructoid has previews of the box art for Brutal Legend.
Like the commenters at Destructoid, I do find it interesting that Tim Schafer’s name is the only name on the box with the laundry list of heavy metal celebrities in the game, plus Jack Black in the lead. The absence of Jack Black’s name is especially odd; the guy has built a very successful career and the marketing materials that have been released for the game thus far have made fairly heavy use of it–especially the ‘Brutal Thoughts’ clips that they have been releasing.
Perhaps the list of heavy hitters was so long they wouldn’t fit on a standard game disc box at any kind of reasonable font size for marketing purposes. (Judging by the cast list that I’ve seen so far, I wouldn’t be surprised if this was the case.)
Even without leveraging the game’s star power, the box art does a more than adequate job of selling the contents inside. Heck, if I saw that at the local Gamestop, I’d be zeroing in on it in a heartbeat even if I knew nothing whatsoever about the game. Guitars, amps, and some seriously metal weaponry. Also, between Eddie’s bloody axe and the assorted other weaponry on the cover, it’s amply clear that this is more than just a heavy metal Guitar Hero clone.
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Tags: Brutal Legend, xbox 360
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