Yavin

I don't normally purchase Limited/Collector's Editions of games, as for the most part they're just way over-priced (at least at release date) or don't offer any worthwhile additional items.

However, I do have the following LE/CEs (all for PS3):

- Soul Calibur IV
- Metal Gear Solid 4
- Devil May Cry 4
- Resistance 2

Maybe it was that I waited till I could get each of these titles new for under $30 a piece (on average), but I think these editions were pretty worthwhile LE/CEs.

Just wondering what the rest of you thought, as to what other LE/CEs (for the current generation of games) were also worthy of the LE/CE title?

FusionX

I think the Street Fighter IV set is well worth the cost.

Yavin

When SFIV came out I remember a lot of people complaining about it though. A lot of the complaints seemed to center around the figure being too small.

fumanstan

I don't think my CE of SF4 was worth it. The anime movie was decent, but probably not worth the extra $20 for it, since the figure and soundtrack haven't been touched. If I had to do it again, I would have probably just bought the normal version.

The Fallout 3 lunchbox is pretty neat.

FusionX

I think between the movie, soundtrack, bonus costumes, and figurine, it was well worth the cost. I do regret the Halo Wars and Resident Evil 5 LEs however.

Michael Corvin

Big Daddy rules them all.

orangecrush

not exactly a collector's eddition, but the pre-order bonus for Legend of Zelda on GameCube was great.

Raul3

The latest ones I have got are Gears of War 2, Fallout 3 and Bioshock.

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fujishig

I dunno, if you could get them for 30 bucks easily after release, they weren't very good LE's.

I can tell you one of the worst ones, though:
Mortal Kombat vs. DC. Hey, pretty cool, you get some nice Alex Ross artwork and a comic book. And one of the crappiest cases ever made, much worse than the regular edition.

I didn't think the SCIV LE was all that great either. Oversized tin, tournament brackets, and a tshirt, right? No way was it worth the extra cash, if you bought it for that. At least it came with the regular case too, though.

I thought the Fable II LE was decent for fans of Halo.

Krayzie

He probably bought SCIV LE for $30 and DMC4 LE for $15.

The only ones I have are GTA 4 SE and DMC 4 LE. I was also tempted to grab the Halo 3 LE because I wanted the stupid helmet.

I bought GTA4SE for $30. I'm not sure it was the best purchase as I don't like GTA but for some odd reason I really wanted the dufflebag and lockbox...

I picked up DMC4 LE for $30 at Best Buy. I wish I had known months later blockbuster would have it for $15... I still haven't opened my copy from Best Buy and I bought it in December.

Yavin

^ DMC4 LE cost me about $18. SCIV CE was $35 but still I have not seen it lower since then. Although now that the game alone has dropped to $20 in some stores, perhaps it is not the best value for the extra $15. Still, the art/comic book and heavy duty tin casing/slipcover are cool.

I just picked up MGS4 LE this week (had bought the game alone for $27 back in December but returned it due to the AFAIK unresolved possibility of the game freezing, similar to GTA4). It was $35 as well, but I could not resist the heft of the packaging.

I think the MGS4 and DMC4 LEs are worth it, since they both include 3 discs of content and have nice packaging to boot. I don't think I would consider an LE/CE that didn't include the standard game case inside. That was one reason I passed on the Batpod edition of the Dark Knight Blu-ray.

maingon

I have to say, I think most collectors editions of games end up sucking and not being worth the money, I bought the Bioshock expecting the actual soundtrack since its what was being advertised and what do we get a crappy CD with a couple bad songs on it and the Bidd Daddy Figure is cool still doesnt look that great.

edstein

The Halo 3 Legendary Edition is my favorite.

fujishig

Hmm... I didn't know it came with a baby Master Chief.

fumanstan

All the World of Warcraft CE's are pretty cool

forsho01

i really like the the gta 4 le set. i regret buying the cod5 one. the canteen and extra code wasn't anything special. luckily i got it for only $5 more than the original

Lastblade

Working Designs of past generation.....

PopcornTreeCt

Krayzie

argh I forgot we bought the Burning Crusade CE and Wrath of the Litch King CE so my fiancee could have the special pets.

That reminds me about how she wasted a 60 day time card to get the pet dragon they had during the olympics. She played around two AV matches, got the dragon and never logged into her account again.

TheMadMonk

I have a couple from last gen, but nothing from this gen. Honestly, I don't see myself buying another collector's edition/limited edition game again. I hate clutter, and these things just add to it.

Breakfast with Girls

The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition GameCube was better. It had The Legend of Zelda, Link's Adventure, Ocarina of Time, and Majora's Mask. Grammar corrections for LOZ and twice the resolution for the N64 games.

Travis McClain

I liked that Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu came with action figures, although I was disappointed that the Gamecube version that I bought came instead with a Jim Lee lithograph.

mattysemo247

Halo 3 Legendary Edition gets my vote. I only paid $60 when Amazon had it for DOTD, but for $130 I think it's a little pricy. A close second is the Bioshock LE. The figure is bad ass but the CD sucks.

Yavin

Upgraded my regular copy of Resistance 2 to the CE for an extra ~$3, thanks to Future Shop's appreciation sale yesterday. Not bad for the nicer cover, the DC Chimera figure, and the bonus disc and artbook

Worked out to $35 for the CE!