14 DAY TRIAL // Sony has just presented a very special Collector's Edition for the upcoming Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception action adventure title, including unique real world items like a figurine of Nathan Drake or a belt buckle, as well as a revamped array of pre-order bonuses.
Uncharted 3 is set to be one of the most important games of the end of the year, when it will arrive exclusively on the PlayStation 3 and see the famous adventurer Nathan Drake, alongside his friends, once again battle legions of mercenaries in search of mystical treasures.
Now, right before the start of the E3 2011 conference next week, Sony, the game's publisher, alongside Naughty Dog, its developer, have presented the special Uncharted 3 Collector's Edition, which packs in a lot of unique things.
"The Collector’s Edition comes with a functional Traveling Chest replica which stores all of the other aspects to our Collector’s Edition – exclusive Steelbook case for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, a full size replica of Drake’s belt buckle from Uncharted 3, a full size replica of Drake’s necklace which includes Sir Francis Drake’s ring, and exclusive statue of Nathan Drake from Sideshow Collectibles," Naughty Dog Community Strategist Arne Meyer revealed on the PlayStation Blog.
What's more, the two companies have also decided to change the pre-order bonuses that are available when ordering Uncharted 3 from various retailers from around North America.
Instead of unique weapons or things like that, the pre-orders will now earn players various weapon mods, boosters or medal kickbacks, which you can check out below.
-First up is early access to the Creepy Crawler Kickback, which is available now by pre-ordering at GameStop. The Creepy Crawler Kickback allows you, when you’ve scored the requisite number of Medals, to turn into a swarm of deadly creatures to overwhelm your opponents as long as you’ve got time left on the Kickback countdown timer.
-By pre-ordering at Best Buy, you’ll unlock the Regeneration Booster early. The Regeneration Booster increases your healing rate in multiplayer, so that you can recover from your wounds and re-enter battle with full health sooner.
-Pre-ordering at Amazon.com nabs you three pre-order bonuses – one Kickback and two Weapon Mods. The Carpet Bomb Kickback allows you to send out three grenades with a single throw to blanket your opponent – or take out a group of opponents – with multiple explosions. The Clip Size Mods for the Para- 9 and G-MAL increase the size of your bullet clip, allowing you to trade more shots with your opponent before you have to reload.
-Over at Wal-Mart, you can get the Callout Weapon Mod, which allows you to equip your old friend, the AK-47, with a laser sight that enables your entire team to see the location of the opponent you are currently targeting. Other retailers not mentioned above will still offer a voucher code for an exclusive Uncharted 3 PSN avatar and a XMB theme for the Playstation 3.
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception will be out on November 1 only for the PS3, while a multiplayer beta starts on June 28 for PlayStation Plus members and July 4 for regular PSN users.