Ubisoft has announced pre-order incentives and the international special editions for Assassin's Creed III. If you're in Europe, Africa, or the Middle East you'll have a choice between three different Collector's Editions, each of which offers their own perks and pack-in bonuses.
First up is the Join or Die Edition, which includes the game, an Assassin medallion, George Washington's Notebook (presumably not authentic), a single-player mission, and the Sharpshooter multiplayer pack.
The mission, Ghosts of War, is set as "the tide of the Revolution turns into the Templars favor." It also includes an exclusive weapon, The Pontiac's War Club.
The mutliplayer pack comes with a new character, the Sharpshooter, a relic, an emblem, a special picture, and a title, "The Jester."
Next up is the Freedom edition, which comes with the game, a 24-cm statuette of Connor, a steelbook case with art drawn by Alex Ross, George Washington's Notebook, an exclusive lithograph, two single-player missions and the same Sharpshooter multiplayer package.
The first is Ghost of War, but the second, Lost Mayan Ruins is exclusive to this version. In Ubisoft's words:
Connor’s mission leads him in an old Mayan pyramid, full of mysteries and revelations. Players will be able to unlock Captain Kidd’s fabled cutlass, a deadly, brutal and beautiful piece of steel.
Connor’s mission leads him in an old Mayan pyramid, full of mysteries and revelations. Players will be able to unlock Captain Kidd’s fabled cutlass, a deadly, brutal and beautiful piece of steelFinally, there's the Special Edition, which isn't fancy enough to warrant a picture, I guess. Picking it up will net you fancy packaging and one exclusive single-player mission, A Dangerous Secret. Here's the official copy:
Fight against a secret that could jeopardize the funding of the revolution. In case of success, you’ll be rewarded with an exclusive weapon: a Flintlock Musket.
For the moment, it sounds like North America's getting the short end of the stick. So far, all Ubisoft's announced in the way of special releases is a limited edition case featuring the same Alex Ross artwork, available to anyone who pre-orders at Amazon, GameStop, or Best Buy. It'd hardly be surprising if they throw some retailer-exclusive in-game content into the mix, down the road, though.
Assassin's Creed III is out for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC on October 31 in Europe and October 30 in North America. The Wii U version will be dated as soon as Nintendo announces launch plans for the console.
