Saturday 5 March 2022

Posters and Cover Art - Battle Royale

Some are so fucking 'good', the accused should be given the benefit of the doubt.

But this suspicious bitch isn't feeling generous.

Films

Let's delve into the weird and wonderful.

Hacksaw Ridge vs Uncommon Valor


Conan the Barbarian (2011) vs Centurion


Disturbia vs Hot Pursuit


Fright Night (2011) vs No Country for Old Men


Free Guy vs Teen Wolf


Killer Crocodile vs Tintorera


The Hills Have Eyes (2006) vs Unleashed (2005)


Singular Cay vs Shrooms


Ghostland vs Black Swan


Fist of the North Star (1995) vs The Way of the Dragon


Shadowland vs Colombiana


Inheritance vs 10 Cloverfield Lane


Conan the Barbarian (2011) vs Tales of an Ancient Empire


Body Brokers vs Snakes on a Plane


Fear, Inc. vs Saw


Tenet vs Parallel


The 3rd Eye 2 vs Oculus


Savage vs Contract Killers


The Unholy vs Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones


Ice Age: The Adventures of Buck Wild vs Jaws 2


Venom vs Spider-Man 2


Wanted vs Desperado


Dark Phoenix vs Aladdin (2019) vs Star Wars: The Force Awakens


Speed vs Passenger 57 vs Die Hard 2


Creepers vs Zardoz vs Theatre of Blood


Serenity vs Fatal Attraction vs The Todd Killings


Video games and films

Those guilty of stealing multiple sources (for example IK+) will be saved for another time.

Impossible Mission II vs Magnum Force


True Crime: Streets of LA vs The Replacement Killers


Mean Streets vs Blade Runner


Navy Moves vs Commando


Gofer no Yabŏ Episode II¹ vs Star Trek III: The Search for Spock


¹Released as Nemesis 3: The Eve of Destruction in Europe.

Detector vs The Last Starfighter


The Adventures of Robin Hood² vs Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves


²unrelated to 1938 film of same name.

Wrath of the Black Manta vs Enter the Ninja


Chiller (NES) vs Mortuary


The Colonel's Bequest vs The Color Purple


Human Killing Machine³ vs Tough Enough


³Tiertex's sequel to their home conversion of Street Fighter.

Left 4 Dead 2 vs House 2


Batman: Arkham City vs Hellboy II: The Golden Army


D/Generation vs Jacob's Ladder


Red Dead Revolver vs The Outlaw Josey Wales


Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2 vs Hell (2011)


Relics vs Invaders from Mars (1986)


Neuromancer⁴ vs Thief


⁴Loosely based on William Gibson's 1984 novel of same name.

Strider (Mega Drive EU/NA) vs The Hidden Fortress


Power Stone vs Jingle all the Way


Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus vs Child's Play 3


Remothered vs Jessabelle


And my personal favourite.

Freestyle MetalX vs Bulworth


Holy SHIT!

Films and video games

It's not all one way.

Arn: Knight Templar vs Castlevania: Lament of Innocence


Santa's Slay vs Cabal


Skyscraper vs Uncharted 2: Among Thieves


The Battery vs Lost Planet 3


Rambo - First Blood & Last Blood vs GoldenEye: Rogue Agent


Fantasy Island vs Far Cry 3: The Lost Expeditions and Predator Pack


Now you can associate skull island with something other than Kong.

The Bunnyman Massacre vs Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube)


The Bunnyman Resurrection vs Resident Evil 4⁵ (PS2)


⁵2007 Wii edition recycled situation in black and white.

Video games

Final slice serves an absolute treat.

Moonshadow vs Black Tiger


Total Carnage vs Crack Down


Stranglehold vs Timesplitters: Future Perfect


Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers vs The Super Shinobi II⁶


⁶Released outside of Japan as Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master.

Check these out.

Sub-Terrania vs Slayer (1988)


'Nam 1965-1975 vs Joe Blade


NFL Street 2 vs Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe


Mass Effect 2 vs Counter-Strike Xbox Edition


Altogether now.

WHAT... THE... FUCK?

Bob Wakelin

Gryzor, Wizball, Renegade, Operation Wolf, Mikie, Batman: The Caped Crusader and Rastan are all iconic strokes of genius, right?

However, his magnum opus was Cabal.


Amidst the magnificent chaos, here's something that may have gone unnoticed.

Surname is written on glove.
Cute.

While he was still with us, the above 'inspired' numerous imitations.

Alien Breed 3D
Call of Duty 2
Deadliest Catch: Sea of Chaos
Rampart
And most blatant of all.

Line of Fire
Can't help but admire the balls.

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