Finally, a "unique" vehicle (in-game, mind you) await those who purchase the Special Edition or pre-order either version of Crysis before November 16th. Hey, what's another $10 on top of that DirectX 10 graphics card?
Crysis Special Edition promises featurette, vignette and kitchenette sink
by Ludwig Kietzmann 
on Aug 20th 2007 6:55PM
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Finally, a "unique" vehicle (in-game, mind you) await those who purchase the Special Edition or pre-order either version of Crysis before November 16th. Hey, what's another $10 on top of that DirectX 10 graphics card?
Reader Comments (15)
Posted: Aug 20th 2007 7:06PM (Unverified) said
Hmm, I wonder how that unique vehicle becomes unlocked? I can see the Special Ed including something extra on the install disk, but how does the install disk know you pre-ordered? A code perhaps? According to a can of beans, that will be up online on release day. But, the art does sound cool...
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Posted: Aug 20th 2007 7:16PM (Unverified) said
Wait, it's on DVD and not the totally next-gen Blu-ray?
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Posted: Aug 20th 2007 7:21PM (Unverified) said
Just like mediocre DVD releases, publishers push developers to make some sort of 'Limited, Collectors, or Special Edition' version of the game. This trend started at the beginning of the 'next-gen' era with the launch of the 360, and it seems to still be going strong 2 years after the release. Man, and I thought shelling out $10 extra bucks for a $70 copy of Majoras Mask was kind of a pain, now we have $130 Helmets, $70 action figures, and $70 'bonus' vehicle.
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Posted: Aug 20th 2007 7:53PM (Unverified) said
Didn't the whole special edition thing really get its start with Halo and the regular xbox before the next gen. Its just become an expectation in this gen....
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Posted: Aug 20th 2007 8:31PM Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En said
Funny title for the article. I lol'd
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Posted: Aug 20th 2007 8:27PM (Unverified) said
no.. the special and limited edition thing has been going on for years.. but mostly in Japan, recently (say 2003ish or 2004ish) it caught on in the US.. although the so called "limited" variations usually just meant "bonus dvd with making of content" but they've been going on at least since the PSone Era in Japan
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Posted: Aug 20th 2007 11:01PM (Unverified) said
Whenever I see great headlines like this (he said, 'kitchenette,' not 'kitchen'-- I look up to see who the writer is.
I know I'm not giving enough love to other great writers on here, but that crazy Kietzman guy hits the nail on the head, a LOT.
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I know I'm not giving enough love to other great writers on here, but that crazy Kietzman guy hits the nail on the head, a LOT.
Posted: Aug 20th 2007 11:22PM Daman09 said
On Amazon they have a Pic of the Vehicle and it says this:
Crysis Pre-order Offer
Go to war in an exclusive vehicle!
Pre-order Crysis now and you'll also receive the exclusive unlockable 'NK Amphibious APC'.
After the game ships pre-order customers will receive an e-mail from Amazon containing a redemption code and instructions for downloading the APC.
Pretty Sweet
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Crysis Pre-order Offer
Go to war in an exclusive vehicle!
Pre-order Crysis now and you'll also receive the exclusive unlockable 'NK Amphibious APC'.
After the game ships pre-order customers will receive an e-mail from Amazon containing a redemption code and instructions for downloading the APC.
Pretty Sweet
Posted: Aug 21st 2007 2:08AM (Unverified) said
It pissed me off when developers give the "special editions" an extra vehicle or level or whatever when it just should be in the damn game. GRRRR!!!
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Posted: Aug 21st 2007 11:27AM (Unverified) said
this game will smoke the competition, but heck i need to save at least 1,000 to play this game with most of the setting on full, wish me luck....
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Posted: Nov 11th 2007 4:21PM (Unverified) said
JESUS CHRIST!
Some of your comments are really depressing, and so obviously come from the point of view of console gamers who haven't seen the gaming world outside the console market.
Halo and the Xbox don't deserve any credit for collector's editions for god's sake.
They've been around for PC games before the Xbox was born.
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Some of your comments are really depressing, and so obviously come from the point of view of console gamers who haven't seen the gaming world outside the console market.
Halo and the Xbox don't deserve any credit for collector's editions for god's sake.
They've been around for PC games before the Xbox was born.
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