Poll: Box Art Brawl: Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (GameCube)

We are back with another edition of Box Art Brawl!

Last time, we matched up a pair of covers for the excellent Mario Superstar Baseball on the GameCube, and with two very different designs, it wasn’t even close. The Western design walked away with a comfortable 76% of the vote, leaving the more simplistic Japanese art with the remaining 24%.

Inspired by the reveal of the upcoming DK LEGO set, we’re sticking with the GameCube once again this week as we take a look at the wonderful Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. Is there a more Nintendo game than a platformer controlled entirely with a pair of bongos? We don’t think so. If they whacked this on NSO, we’d pick up a ridiculously-priced peripheral in a heartbeat.

There are three covers to pick from this week, so let’s meet ’em.

North America

The North American design sees DK flying up from the bottom corner, with a determined look on his face. A bunch of foes extend into the jungle backdrop behind, really selling the game’s setting. Of course, the bongos make an appearance down the bottom, too — how could they not?

Europe

The European cover is similar to the North American variant, but way more… yellow. The titular jungle is gone from the background, replaced by a bright yellow that really brings out DK (now complete with a feathered outer glow) and his red-eyed pals.

Japan

The same DK and enemy PNGs reappear in the Japanese design, though the background has swapped once again to a grey-blue, partially obscuring the foes. Everything is moved up a little to account for a large camo cutoff, too. And where are the bongos? That small message at the bottom just doesn’t cut it!

Thank you for voting! We’ll see you next week for another edition of Box Art Brawl!