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* ''[[River City Ransom]]'' is a textbook example. Contrast the [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/Downtown_Nekketsu_Monogatari_game_cover.jpg Japanese box art], in which everyone looks more or less [[Super-Deformed|like they do]] in the actual game, with the [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/46/River_City_Ransom-front.jpg American box art]. Of course, even in the Japanese version, the heroes of that game, as well as every other game in the [[Kunio-Kun]] series, are indisputably hardcore. For the Japanese, "cute" and "hardcore" are [[Badass Adorable|not mutually exclusive]].
* The [https://web.archive.org/web/20121102145732/http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/4/582034_86410_front.jpg American cover] of ''Robo Army'' is, ahem, more "hardcore" than the [https://web.archive.org/web/20121102145632/http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/4/582034_2458_front.jpg Japanese original].
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtles in Time|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time]]''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140102094015/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/tmntbeatemups/Turtles%20in%20Time%20SNES%20Japanese%20Box%20Art.jpg The Japanese version] had art that looked just like the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987|'80s cartoon]] (and by proxy, the actual damn game). The American version? As per Konami of America's standards at the time, [https://web.archive.org/web/20131126002115/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/tmntbeatemups/Turtles%20in%20Time%20SNES%20American%20Box%20Art.jpg incredibly hardcore] and more like [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (comics)|the original comic]]. (See also: ''[[Sunset Riders]]'', most of the ''[[Contra]]'' games, and ''[[Castlevania]]'' ''III'' and ''IV''.)
* The American cover art of ''[[Guardian Heroes]]'' replaced the original anime-style depictions of the six main characters with a fantasy novel-like illustration of Han fighting against the Undead Knight, [[Covers Always Lie|even though he was one of the heroes in the game]]. The European version used the original Japanese art, but replaced the two heroines, Serena and Nicole, with Zur the magician and Macho the bodybuilder, who aren't even main characters, turning the European cover into a complete sausage fest for no reason ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130514120436/http://www.kidfenris.com/guardheroescover.html see for yourself]).
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=== Real-Time Strategy ===
* ''[[Pikmin]]'' has two covers. The Japanese image contains Pikmin just hanging out on a branch. The North-American and European cover image contains a battle. The same thing happened with the sequel, though Canada and Europe had a different, also peaceful cover.
* ''[[The Settlers]]'' European cover shows a cartoonish RTS city builder while the American Cover shows a rather stern looking lord in managing his kingdom/army [http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b214/gyrobot/1267035563970.png Comparisons here]. Upon further inspection, the American cover of the settler usually just features the armor clad knight on the cover while the other shows the other professions being as prominent. The subsequent one features a slightly more colorful boxart [https://web.archive.org/web/20111230095246/http://gamediv.com/Games/151/Main%20image.jpg seen here]
* The PSP version of ''[[Lemmings]]'' exhibits this trope. The [https://web.archive.org/web/20121102145835/http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/5/928435_72609_front.jpg Japanese box art] depicts a bunch of happy Lemmings in a happy, bright environment. The [https://web.archive.org/web/20121102145623/http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/5/928435_67503_front.jpg European box art] shows a crowd of Lemmings smiling at you. The [https://web.archive.org/web/20121102145717/http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/5/928435_74076_front.jpg American box art] depicts a more active scene, and has a slightly duller color scheme compared to the other boxes.
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