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Far Cry 2 Collectors Edition Gives Us Wood
Posted by Mike Fahey at 1:00 AM on September 6, 2008
Along with an official press release confirming the game's October 24th release in Europe, Ubisoft has announced the contents of the Far Cry 2 Collectors Edition, which takes the whole special CE box thing in a completely different direction. Rather than package it in a metal tin, as is all the rage these days, Ubi is shipping their Collectors Edition in a wooden box, perhaps so you can set it on fire and compare real life wood burning to the muchly-hyped in-game wood burning.
Along with the box you'll receive the game itself (thank goodness), a limited edition t-shirt in a size too small for me, an Art of Far Cry 2 book, a map, and the requisite making-of DVD. Note that nothing concrete has been announced for North America yet, but seeing as concrete would be far too heavy they'll probably go for wood here as well.
Ubisoft Confirms October 24th Release Date for Far Cry® 2 and Announces Collectors Editions Content
London, UK - September 05, 2008 - Today, Ubisoft announced that Far Cry® 2 will be released on October 24th throughout all EMEA territories on the 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows® PC.
"Far Cry® 2 is an amazing journey that will take you to the darkest places of Africa where each player will choose how they play. This will provide gamers with an unprecedented experience in the FPS genre". John Parkes, EMEA Marketing Director.
To celebrate the release of Far Cry® 2, Ubisoft is happy to unveil the Far Cry® 2 Collectors' Edition that will include:
- Exclusive wooden box
- Original Far Cry® 2 Game
- Limited edition Far Cry® 2 t-shirt
- "The Art of Far Cry® 2" Art book
- Collector 50km² map
- Making-of DVDFar Cry 2 Collectors' Edition is now available for pre-order at Game and www.game.co.uk
For more information, visit www.farcry2.com.
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Modus_Operandi
Posted 1:46 AM 6/9/08
@copet:
Global indifference.
Modus_Operandi
vx2
Posted 1:44 AM 6/9/08
@copet: a blood diamond encrusted box of course.
vx2
copet
Posted 1:43 AM 6/9/08
So what does Africa get?
copet
Modus_Operandi
Posted 1:39 AM 6/9/08
@Ijkabob:
I was also disappointed.
Modus_Operandi
Ijkabob
Posted 1:36 AM 6/9/08
oh a wooden case not a boner... gotcha
Ijkabob
TSlade
Posted 1:35 AM 6/9/08
I used to be able to fit into those free-shirts.
TSlade
vx2
Posted 1:34 AM 6/9/08
@3inst3in: and exclusive DLC for xbox which will add a good amount of lenght (They're words not mine.)
And yes, Fallout 3 C.E. seems to be the MUST HAVE C.E. this year, Bioshock was last year. :D Resistance 2 comes a close second though. I don't see any other AAA game coming out with a C.E. that rivals the quirkiness and charm of the Fallout 3 one.
vx2
Ijkabob
Posted 1:32 AM 6/9/08
The map editor will make it epic for online play. Anybody remember Warcraft3 The mapeditor made that game amazing.
Ijkabob
3inst3in
Posted 1:30 AM 6/9/08
@njhardcoreguy: @DugDawg: yeah fallout 3 is going to give you the most bang for your buck. 100+ hours of game play, anyone? yes, thank you, I'll have a lsice of that, please.
3inst3in
Lombax
Posted 1:30 AM 6/9/08
how underwhelming.
Lombax
liquid_kore
Posted 1:30 AM 6/9/08
@WEGGLES90: Man I feel like an idiot for buying the Legendary edition. I still see leftover legendary editions selling for less than the actual game because they take up too much room and they need to get rid of them. And I'm not even a huge Halo fan....
liquid_kore
3inst3in
Posted 1:29 AM 6/9/08
fallout 3 is the only CE i've bouth/weill buy. I want that bobble head and lunchpail
3inst3in
DugDawg
Posted 1:29 AM 6/9/08
@njhardcoreguy: It all depends on your interests, but I would say out of that selection, go with Fallout 3.
DugDawg
Footix
Posted 1:29 AM 6/9/08
I am with you Mike, please do not include T-Shirts with special editions. They are always:
- Too small
- Irreplacable
I still regret wearing my beloved Street Fighter Alpha shirt. It now lies in the "incubator" drawer awaiting the technology to regrow the cotton and remove the yellowing.
But otherwise this sounds awesome. Looks like I may have to import if this is just for Europe. Hooray for region free stuff ; )
Footix
Modus_Operandi
Posted 1:26 AM 6/9/08
@elementary:
You mean you dont think a faux map of a faux area of the world or a small scale plastic model of a imaginary cyborg super soldier is display worthy?!?!?! BURN HIM! BURN HIM NOW!
Modus_Operandi
SansSanity
Posted 1:25 AM 6/9/08
There needn't be a collector's edition for everything game devs. Whatever happened to shipping minifigs with CEs?
SansSanity
njhardcoreguy
Posted 1:24 AM 6/9/08
As I am a poor twentysomething... I cannot decide if I will get this, Fallout 3, or Resistance 2... why do they all have to come out at the same time?
njhardcoreguy
AssassinTRIP
Posted 1:24 AM 6/9/08
@xAnarChisTx: Honestly, they are a lot better now than they used to be. You used to get a DVD. That's it. Maybe tin packaging. But a DVD filled with talking. Talking about the game you already played. Woohoo.
Now you get helmet replicas, DVD's AND CD's, and T-shirts. Oh, and wood. It's a fucking step up.
AssassinTRIP
elementary
Posted 1:23 AM 6/9/08
@Modus_Operandi: Being the type of guy that saves none of his game packaging (I keep only the discs and the manuals in a binder), these collecter's editions are very unappealing to me for just that reason. What am I supposed to do with all that extra stuff? It's certainly not display worthy.
elementary
WEGGLES90
Posted 1:21 AM 6/9/08
I used to get the collectors editions for everything... now I'm not getting them any more.... the Halo 3 Legendary Edition was the last straw. :(
WEGGLES90
diebroken
Posted 1:21 AM 6/9/08
@squishyfishy: Well it does have some elements (although not all of them are original) that can affect usually straightforward FPS gameplay:
Day/Night cycle
Weather system
Player injury
Weapon degradation
Come on, where's the love for Ubi?! :)
diebroken
Modus_Operandi
Posted 1:20 AM 6/9/08
CE's always sound good on paper but what happens after the new game sheen wears off is you realizing you spent $10 to a box that takes up double the space on your already cluttered shelf.
Modus_Operandi
elementary
Posted 1:18 AM 6/9/08
@badasscat: I suppose next you're going to start bagging on my soup can collection?
elementary
xAnarChisTx
Posted 1:16 AM 6/9/08
Collectors Edition games are turning into shit. Yeah, there are a couple of games worth getting the CE for, but most of the time, the only reason why somebody buys this junk is so they can brag about it.
xAnarChisTx
Vashiel
Posted 1:15 AM 6/9/08
"Note that nothing concrete has been announced for North America yet, but seeing as concrete would be far too heavy they'll probably go for wood here as well."
Badum Tsh :O
But no really, It'll kick ass. :) And it's right about one of the most beautiful Collector packs i've seen.
Vashiel
optimusprym8
Posted 1:15 AM 6/9/08
is it a cloth map?
optimusprym8
mentok1982
Posted 1:14 AM 6/9/08
I pre-ordered Far Cry 2 for the PC yesterday for the PC and I may have to upgrade it to the Collectors Edition if we get the wooden box here in the US.
mentok1982
vx2
Posted 1:13 AM 6/9/08
My principles remain, no figure and not an established franchise without a identifiable character = No buy.
I hope they aren't going to charge an extra 20$ for this "limited edition" for fucking the rain forests.
vx2
RET_Ghost
Posted 1:12 AM 6/9/08
@MSUSteve: I don't I find behind the scenes movies and extra in-game content much more valuable then tiny trinkets that come along with it. That might just be me though.
RET_Ghost
squishyfishy
Posted 1:10 AM 6/9/08
Excellent. Yet another faceless FPS for gun-nuts to froth over.
I seriously hope that next-gen, games become an experience. I want an adventure that's so much more than awkwardly pressing buttons.
But for now... I guess we're stuck with more bang bang bleed bleed.
squishyfishy
Teamwork Takedown
Posted 1:10 AM 6/9/08
So, will this game be out in the US this October? For some reason I was lead to believe we won't see this game until 2009.
Teamwork Takedown
MSUSteve
Posted 1:09 AM 6/9/08
Do people really want this crap?
MSUSteve
badasscat
Posted 1:08 AM 6/9/08
I never understood the fascination among gamers for tin anyway. You guys realize that's the stuff they make soup cans out of, right?
badasscat
X201
Posted 1:05 AM 6/9/08
That's a bloody big map.
It'll take a fortnight to unfold ;)
X201
hobbykitjr
Posted 1:04 AM 6/9/08
oh i see what you did there
hobbykitjr
F22
Posted 2:05 AM 6/9/08
hell yeah! if it comes state-side that shit will be minez, already got the Fallout 3 Spec. Ed. coming too, holla
F22
geekgrrl
Posted 2:03 AM 6/9/08
@Snaphaunce: +1
geekgrrl
HaydenTenno
Posted 1:57 AM 6/9/08
Honestly, this game looks like pretty meh! Sure, they have some interesting tech, and the realism aspect sounds neat on paper, but will it all pan out to be an exciting and fun gameplay experience? We shall see...
HaydenTenno
Snaphaunce
Posted 1:57 AM 6/9/08
How dare they try to release small extras in a version of the game you don't have to buy! That is the most fucking offensive thing I've seen in my life!
Snaphaunce
dLMN8R
Posted 1:49 AM 6/9/08
Sure doesn't help my lack of confidence with this game after playing it for a while at PAX over the weekend.
-Crappy AI? Check
-Collectathons? Check
-Questionable story progression? Check
-"Immersive" features that happen way too often, make no sense, and end up being more annoying than anything? Check
Definitely waiting not just on reviews, but player comments too on this one. It's made by the same developer as Assassin's Creed, and so far it looks like it'll be adopting all of that game's problems too. Beautiful, competent technology with an at-best average game built on top of it.
dLMN8R
Eschguy
Posted 2:22 AM 6/9/08
@MSUSteve: No kidding, I've stopped buying collectors editions. I use the bonus dvd's once, then they go back in the case and don't see the light of day. I'll save my money and just get the game only copy.
Eschguy
Pudgey
Posted 2:43 AM 6/9/08
For anyone interested, it is apparently available exclusively at GAME(.co.uk). I was about to order it myself but realised I had no room to put the box :) I can barely squeeze Infinite Undiscovery into my drawer as it is.
Pudgey
MSW0
Posted 2:43 AM 6/9/08
I hate people who say they don't buy games unless it's a successful franchise, well-known throughout the world.
Good thing you kids weren't alive in the NES days.
MSW0
GeeBee
Posted 2:27 AM 6/9/08
@Ijkabob:
Ahh, damn! I thought they meant the CE had some Viagra included! Denied! :(
GeeBee
mrkniceguy
Posted 2:59 AM 6/9/08
I'm transferring my pre-order to this version the day it is announced state side. sweetness.
mrkniceguy
mergedwarrior
Posted 3:37 AM 6/9/08
I'm wondering what size the shirt is, normally its a large or extra large, regardless, I'm still too small to wear it.
mergedwarrior
Mr.Monkey
Posted 4:06 AM 6/9/08
been on game.co.uk and its only being offered for 360 and PC no PS3 version...
Mr.Monkey
wrecks
Posted 5:02 AM 6/9/08
Can't wait to get my wood on!
wrecks
Keegz
Posted 4:59 AM 6/9/08
Awesome.. I can't wait for the game.. although this Collectors edition is a little odd.. Wood? hmm I can make a fire now.
Keegz
Moar_pr0nz
Posted 4:55 AM 6/9/08
Identifying Wood.
Yup thats wood...
Moar_pr0nz
lighten up, morrissey
Posted 5:18 AM 6/9/08
"Original Far Cry® 2 Game"
Wait…there is a "New Far Cry® 2 Game"? A certain copywriter has to double-check what he is saying.
lighten up, morrissey
xiked
Posted 5:50 AM 6/9/08
where is the PS3 version? it has to be an ps3 version right?
xiked
Ra is on Seinfeld
Posted 6:23 AM 6/9/08
Im sure ill be getting the collectors edition. From what ive seen, the game looks amazing.
Ra is on Seinfeld
Sullyville
Posted 6:18 AM 6/9/08
No healing syringes?
Sullyville
Littlefields
Posted 8:29 AM 6/9/08
This gave me more than wood.
Littlefields
DancingCorpse
Posted 8:37 AM 6/9/08
O.K. but what KIND of wood is it? That's the selling point, that, and if they are giving us wood, did Ubi go to an all woman staff, or have gone fully gay?
DancingCorpse
Ginnsberg
Posted 8:52 AM 6/9/08
Why always art books? Infocom gave us supplementary content, pens, scratch and sniff panels, a sundial and plastic rock.
Ginnsberg
WittyUserName
Posted 9:59 AM 6/9/08
Buy it for the wood, stay for the godly map editor!
WittyUserName
gamecrazychris
Posted 12:35 PM 6/9/08
How much is it? I need to know cause Rock Band 2, GH4 and Fallout 3 all come out within 2 weeks of this. (Under $75 and I'll get it though)
gamecrazychris
Willows
Posted 3:34 PM 6/9/08
"Note that nothing concrete has been announced for North America yet, but seeing as concrete would be far too heavy they'll probably go for wood here as well."
That is a *horrible* pun, yet at the same time very amusing. I applaud you, sir.
Willows
RammyX
Posted 12:05 AM 7/9/08
A 50km² map? How's that supposed to fit into my living room?... :P
RammyX
Doozle
Posted 12:58 AM 7/9/08
Taking a quick look on the Game site. This is GAME exclusive and is apparently cheaper (£34.99) than the normal version (£39.99).
Doozle
Mr.Monkey
Posted 7:25 AM 7/9/08
@Doozle: its £35 for PC
£49 for 360
Mr.Monkey