Wednesday, July 26, 2006
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Monday, July 24, 2006
A Great Trend: The “Special Edition” Greatest Hit
So, it makes me proud to see that game developers aren’t just throwing cheesy bonuses in but rather building actual, new content that makes that $20 oh so worth it. I know that I’ve forked out for at least two of these additional releases despite playing the originals to death and certainly haven’t regretted it. This whole concept of adding cool, fresh stuff is so obvious and welcome that it’s shocking that it hasn’t happened sooner. Hopefully, in the next-generation of gaming (when the PS3 arrives .. sic) we’ll see these “Special Edition” releases right off the bat. That combined with a higher number of Collector’s Editions of the top-tier titles should do a lot to add to the, well, collectibility of future titles.
For those who are looking for these special editions, definitely check out the following Greatest Hits releases (or their Xbox equivalents if they were ever released):
Note: If I forgot any, definitely email me about it so I can add them Thanks.
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
Features: Two-DVD set that includes extras from the Japanese Director's Cut, including enhanced character renderings, environmental graphics, cinema scenes, battle graphics and maps.
Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland Special Edition
Features: two exclusive Classic Mode levels, two exclusive secret characters, Behind the Scenes with Neversoft and a concept art gallery featuring Jimbo Phillips.
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition REMIX
Features: 24 new vehicles, a new city (Tokyo), new music, new races and battle maps.
Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition
Features: ability to play as Virgil, Dante’s nemesis and brother and the addition of one new boss, experience adjusted difficulty levels, an alternate continue system and a survival-arena mode called Bloody Palace.
Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution
Features: two new characters, a Quest Mode, tons of new unlockables, improved balance and some new moves for the established characters.