7 BIG Limted Edition Games: Worth Buying or Not?

7 BIG Limted Edition Games: Worth Buying or Not?

GamePro goes beyond the games to check out the season's best bonus-brimming, extras-packed offerings!

This season is no stranger to "Special" and "Collector's" editions of major videogame releases. In fact, being assaulted with pretty tin-box packaging, miniature art books, and making-of DVD's (for an extra ten bucks or so over the regular retail price) has become as much a holiday tradition as eggnog, shopping mall Santas, and unwanted hugs from relatives we see once a year.

So, it's no surprise then this year is chock-full of bonus content-packed offers from all the major publishers. But, while many (Call of Duty: World at War, Prince of Persia) are still churning out some combination of the aforementioned extras, others-perhaps spurned on by last year's mini Spartan-helmet supported Halo 3 Legendary Edition-are upping the ante in offering the most complete fan-pleasing packages.



7 BIG Limted Edition Games: Worth Buying or Not?

Gears of War 2 Limited Edition

The artist formerly known as Cliffy B offers Fenix's most faithful fans the Gears of War 2 Limited Edition. This Horde-haters' dream package includes a DVD that's equal parts interesting info and marketing hype, but definitely worth a spin, and a slick Lancer-emblazoned steel case. There's also a cool little hardcover art book for those who just can't get enough of Gears' gory eye-candy. The Gears goodies are rounded out by a special code to bling-out your arsenal with a gold-plated Lancer, and a keepsake photo of Dominic and Maria Santiago. At an extra ten bones, this package-despite the undeniably cheesy photo-is a no-brainer purchase for Gears fans worth their weight in COG tags.





7 BIG Limted Edition Games: Worth Buying or Not?

Resistance 2 Collector's Edition

The Chimera threat returns with the Resistance 2 Collector's Edition, an $80 set that totally suckers me in by preying on my weakness for cool toys; featuring an awesome Chimera Hybrid action figure, this one sold me as soon as I stared into the miniature menace's six eyes. If toys aren't your thing, this one also packs an informative bonus DVD and an "Altered Americana" art book reminding us in chilling visual detail of the alien attack on U.S. soil. For Chimera completists, there's also a code to unlock an HVAP Wraith multiplayer skin. At twenty bucks over the standard version it would've been nice if they included the complete upcoming Resistance novel or even a hardcopy of the upcoming comic book, but still, my purchase is totally justified every time I see that Chimera figure unflinchingly pointing his Bullseye at my Big Daddy from last year's BioShock LE.





7 BIG Limted Edition Games: Worth Buying or Not?

Dead Space Ultra Limited Edition

With only 1,000 copies made, the Dead Space Ultra Limited Edition is exactly as its name states, and its whopping $150 price tag totally reflects this. The pricey package might've sounded like a joke before the game's release, but now that it's delivered the best survival horror romp since Resident Evil 4, gamers are crashing the EA online store to get their complete sci-fi fix. While the set's officially sold out, it's now taking over eBay like a Necromorph infection. Troll the online auction site if you'd like to dig deeper into the Dead Space universe with enough goodies-Dead Space Downfall animated movie, bonus DVD, art lithograph, art book, graphic novel-to fill an abandoned mining ship. If all that doesn't get you clicking "Buy it Now", then maybe the Ishimura crew patch-which you'll no doubt want to sport at next year's Comic Con-will do the trick.

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KarlB

I am secend. And for the HALO WARS one. The HALO 3 maps are new or ones have been on the marketplaces and just called them new? Becoues if it new new. I will pick up the LE one when comes out. And downloaded it to my HDD.

bigtime726

i dont usually get the collectors editions but some of themdo got cool ass stuff in them.

Toneman

My GF got me Resistance 2 for my birthday... so of course I asked for the special edition. That Chimera action figure looks great on my center speaker, between my PS3 and my Wii. Didn't check out the DVD yet... wanted to avoid spoilers. Didn't realized that the Fallout 3 special edition came with a pip-boy alarm clock... looks kinda cool. Can you make a bottle-cap mine with the lunchbox?

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ChokaDaChicken

the lunchbox with fallout is alright i guess , it still aint worth $ 20 though

Fat_bot

I've got the Dead Space Ultra Limited Edition and it's probably the best overall collector's set I have. I disagree with the Survival Edition of Fallout 3 though (I own it as well). The Pip-Boy feels rather cheap, which is the big draw in the set. Also, the brown paper/cardboard material that the box is made of really could have used some gloss. I always worry it's going to show any finger grease.

Still, a fun article, though Fable 2's limited edition got seriously neutered.

Train_of_Thought

off the list i have 3 of the 7: Dead Space (Ultra, Fallout 3 (Survival), and Fable II (the one where they took out a lot of shit). But this year, nothing has ever came close to the content of Nine Inch Nails' Ghosts I-IV Ultra-Deluxe Limited Edition.

Train_of_Thought

the funniest thing now, is if you go to Amazon and you look at the prices of Resistance 2 and the Special Edition......they are exactly the same. that's right. Amazon has the special edition for $60.

VictoryRed

Train_of_Thought wrote:

the funniest thing now, is if you go to Amazon and you look at the prices of Resistance 2 and the Special Edition......they are exactly the same. that's right. Amazon has the special edition for $60.

Sold!

It was actually 3 cents cheaper than the regular edition, lol. I was gonna tell someone to buy the game for me for Christmas (not even the LE!), but screw that, haha. I guess I'll tell them to get me Prince of Persia instead. :P

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