14 DAY TRIAL // The first details about the special editions of Assassin's Creed: Revelations have appeared, with large retailers depicting the contents of the adequately named Special Edition, the Collector's Edition and the ultimate Animus Edition.
Ubisoft announced Assassin's Creed: Revelations, the next installment in its extremely popular franchise, earlier this year, and presented even more details about the story at last month's E3 2011 conference.
Now, the first pieces of information about the special editions of the game have been revealed by several retailers, which are offering for pre-order not just the regular version of the game, but also three other ones, filled with extra goodies and available for a higher cost.
First up, there's the Assassin's Creed: Revelations Special Edition, which includes a few extra things, like exclusive packaging, the soundtrack, as well as a special Ezio armor for use in single-player and two exclusive characters for the multiplayer mode.
Next up, available at all retailers, there's the Assassin's Creed: Revelations Collector's Edition, pictured to the left, which includes a variety of unique things, highlighted below.
Real life items: -The Collector box: break the Assassin seal to unveil its contents -An Artbook featuring 50 pages of illustrations and concept art related to the game -Original game soundtrack -Assassin's Creed Embers Movie: an animated short film In-game content: -Explore the prison of legendary Vlad the Impaler, the scourge of Constantinople who inspired the myth of Dracula. Seek out the hanging cell of the infamous leader to retrieve his personal blade, a deadly close quarters dagger capable of dispatching any foe. -Play as two additional multiplayer characters: The Crusader & a new Harlequin revamped with a Constantinople flavor: the Ottoman Jester. Special retailers will also have the Animus Edition on sale, which includes even more things than the Collector's one, and is pictured to the left.
Real life items: -The Animus box: break the Assassin seal to unveil its content -In-depth encyclopaedia, with comprehensive entries on the major characters, events and other important aspects of the Assassin's Creed universe. -Assassin's Creed Embers Movie: an animated short film In-game content: -Explore the prison of legendary Vlad the Impaler, the scourge of Constantinople who inspired the myth of Dracula. Seek out the hanging cell of the infamous leader to retrieve his personal blade, a deadly close quarters dagger capable of dispatching any foe. -Capacity upgrades for your hidden gun bullets, bombs & crossbow arrows to give you a decisive advantage in battle. -Play as two additional multiplayer characters: The Crusader & a character from Assassin's Creed Brotherhood revamped with a Constantinople flavour: the Ottoman Jester -The Armour of Brutus from Assassin's Creed Brotherhood. Expect more details about these special editions and the actual game to appear in the near future, as we approach the title's November 15 release date.
