Top Ten Most Pointless Special Editions
The stupid box won’t even fit on my shelf
The stupid box won’t even fit on my shelf!
We all love Special Editions because they come with lots of juicy extras, simple. Who doesn’t want more of a game? But things are getting out of hand. Half the time these Special Edition boxes can’t even fit on a normal shelf and even then the content itself is unimpressive and spectacularly, not that special.
X360 gives you the run down of the worst offending games of recent years…
10) Assassin’s Creed II: Black Edition
Do you really want a little statue of a fully kitted out Ezio? What about annoying ‘exclusive’ in game content? At what point does all this crap become usless?
9) Fallout 3: Collectors Edition
Want to be the coolest kid in school or more likely the work place. Then get the fallout 3 Special Edition lunch box, just don’t count on getting too many sandwiches in it.
8) Street Fighter IV: Collectors Edition
What makes you want a collectors edition of a fighting game? That’s right a full-length anime film, in HD no less and a strategy guide of course.
7) Batman: Arkhan Asylum: Collector’s Edition
We can’t think of anyone who hasn’t at least thought about being Batman. That’s why a full size Batarrang is such a bad idea, it’s literally starting people off.
6) Aliens vs Predator: Hunter Edition
Want to scare your girlfriend half to death every time she comes near you? Simply adopt this face hugger and keep it as a pet. Our’s is called Crabby.
5) Bioshock 2: Collectors Edition
Do you own a record player? Of course you don’t, no one does, Just like no owns tapes anymore. But with this collectors edition you get a nice shiny LP.
4) GTA IV: Special Edition
Many special editions keep in theme with the game, like GTA IV’s coming complete in a duffel bag and lock box (minus actual drugs). A tad excessive we think…
3) DJ Hero: Renegade Edition
The only thing that can make these games even more expensive is more pointless plastic plastic, that and a CD with some Jay-Z and Eminem tracks.
2) Halo 3: Legendary Edition
Want the most frustrating special edition ever? Then pick up Halo 3 with its Master Chief helmet that won’t fit on your head. Trust us we tried, Lynch is still stuck in it.
1) Modern Warfare 2: Prestige Edition
Night visions goggles! Fully functioning, military style, stupidly expensive night vision goggles. That’s all you need to know about Modern Warfare 2. What a waste of money.
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hmmm.. I am surprised! I thought this was going to be literally the most pointless special editions ever… cause these actually come with things or cool collectibles for fans of a particular series.
Pointless special editions I thought would have been like; Final Fantasy XIII – for £20 you get that cardboard box, some postcards and a decal of the L’cie emblem… I hate working in GAME and seeing people constantly waste money on crap like that!
But why is there a picture of “happy dave” there?
Is this all part of your masterplan to take control of x360 dave’s?
but i always thought the Fallout 3 lunchbox was comparatively good compared to the rest of the bullsh*t out there, and the GTA 4 duffel bag was pretty cool! in the same vein though, you forgot the Mirror’s Edge special edition with “authentic runner bag”… what it didnt say was that it was guaranteed to get you beaten up and have your school books stolen, and that this treatment would double in intensity when so many more people realised it was such a shoddy game. as it is though i HATE special editions, and for that same reason, especially the ones that have the packaged game inside anyway, because then the shameful and overly-nerdy (*cough* nightvisiongoggles *cough*) peripherals just get shoved to the back of the shelf as dust-pullers, unless one spirited evening after committed love-making and CoD you and your loved one feel like taking a walk in the meadows for a casual night vision BB gun battle…
I bought the Hardened version of Modern Warfare 2 (the £70 one).
Worst purchase I ever made.