Oct 06 2008
Fallout 3 Survival Pack is a cool trend in games
The trend of gaming extras presented in videogame special editions was taken to a new level when Halo 3 was released, and the Legendary Edition bought you the special edition of the game that came inside a scaled Spartan helmet. Which was the coolest way to display your affection for Halo on your desk/bookshelf. I’m glad to see more and more game developers take this trend to the next level.
Take Fallout 3’s Survival edition. You get the Collector’s Edition of the game, plus a lunch tin with artwork from the game, a life size model of Fallout’s Pip Boy 3000 wrist computer. As well as a making of DVD and a vault boy bobble head. Tell me that’s not awesome if you’re a fan of the Fallout series.
Or a better example of how extravagant the videogame extra market has become, take the Gears Of War 2 Amazon.com exclusive special edition, which comes with the game and a life size scaled replica of the Lancer rifle. I don’t necessarily know why you would want that, or what you would do with it, but I think it’s a great idea for fans. Who doesn’t want supreme editions of the games you love with awesome extras. I know many people are opposed to these special editions because of their rising prices, and seeming senseless extras. But I think every game should have an edition that offers extra digital content, or anything like the Halo Legendary Edition.
Because that makes games cool.
