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Hideo Kojima intentionally designed Metal Gear Solid's box art to look confusing and grab attention, but stores…
Hideo Kojima intentionally designed the Japanese box art for Metal Gear Solid to be vertical to pique customer curiosity, though some retailers displayed it horizontally. The article also mentions other games with unique box art, like Phalanx on SNES, and notes that the US typically received different artwork than Japan and Europe.
