Charlie

One thing I've always found interesting about video game culture is the disparity between Japanese and American box art. While the game inside the package rarely changes aside from translations, the box itself usually receives a major overhaul to accomodate the visual habitat of the culture in which it inhabits.

Here's a site comparing a few examples:
Japanese Box Art vs. Western Box Art
There is one noticeable difference between them; the Japanese love their cartoon characters. Most of the games in Japan have anime-inspired drawings on the cover...artwork which is usually never in the game itself. Western box art usually has the in-game renderings of the characters, poorly collaged more often than not.

However, this website only features one particular kind of box art - games that originate from the U.S. and are ported over to Japan. One differentiation which I didn't see on this particular page (but have noticed over the years) is that a lot Japanese box artwork is much more minimal and bold.

Dynasty Warriors
Japanese Version

U.S. Version

Kessen
Japanese Version

U.S. Version

Tekken Tag Tournament
Japanese Version

U.S. Version