Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One – Behind the Box Art

[Commander Fury]

With the clock ticking down to the release of <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/ratchet-clank-all-4-one/">Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One</a> (October 18th!), I wanted to share some insight into an arcane corner of the video game industry: How the box art is made. But first, I’m happy to confirm that the final version of Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One will mark the continuation of a recent PlayStation tradition started with Insomniac’s <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/resistance-3/">Resistance 3</a> -- reversible box art! The piece—illustrated by Insomniac’s Greg Baldwin, with back cover concept art from Dave Guertin--began its life as an April Fool’s Day <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/01/a-message-from-president-qwark/">PlayStation.Blog post</a> from Captain Qwark. Behold the secret inner box art that we’ve been chuckling over for the last few weeks.

 

Now back to the making of the box art. Believe it or not, there’s a lot that goes into that rectangular piece of art that sits on store shelves (although I’m sure many colorful commentators would beg to differ). Before we kicked off packfront exploration, we collaborated with <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/insomniac-games/">Insomniac Games</a> to set our goals.

 

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