Ubisoft, developer and publisher for the recently announced Assassin’s Creed III have announced details of the three collectors editions avaialble exclusively in the PAL/Asia territories for each the Playstation 3, XBox360 and PC gaming devices. These editions are as follows:
The first of the three editions is the Freedom Edition and contains the following additional content:
- The Assassin’s Creed III retail game on your selected console
- A 24-cm high-quality figurine of Connor
- A steel book case art drawn by awards-winning comic artist Alex Ross
- George Washington’s notebook revealing all the truth & secrets about the Assassins and the Templars during the American Revolution
- One exclusive Lithograph
2 in-game Single Player Missions:
1. Lost Mayan Ruins: 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.
2. Ghost of War: The tide of the Revolution turns into the Templars favour. Defeat your enemies and unlock The Pontiac’s War Club, a powerful Native American weapon.
1 in-game Multiplayer Package:
1. The Sharpshooter package: Unleash the Sharpshooter fury in multiplayer with 1 new character, the Sharpshooter, 1 Relic, 1 Emblem, 1 special Picture and the Title of “The Jester”.
The second edition is the Join or Die Edition, offering less than the Freedom Edition, but including a unique Medallion. The contents of this pack include:
- Assassin’s Creed III retail game
- The medallion of the Assassins
- George Washington’s notebook revealing all the truth & secrets about the Assassins and the Templars during the American Revolution
1 in-game Single Player Mission:
1. Ghost of War: The tide of the Revolution turns into the Templars favour. Defeat your enemies and unlock The Pontiac’s War Club, a powerful Native American weapon.
1 in-game Multiplayer Package:
1. The Sharpshooter package: Unleash the Sharpshooter fury in multiplayer with 1 new character, the Sharpshooter, 1 Relic, 1 Emblem, 1 special Picture and the Title of “The Jester”.
FINALLY, there is the normal special edition of the game, which comes with the game in special packaging and a Special Edition exclusive single player mission described below:
1. A Dangerous Secret: Fight against a secret that could jeopardise the funding of the revolution. In case of success, you’ll be rewarded with an exclusive weapon: a Flintlock Musket.
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Assassin’s Creed III is the next game in the long-running Assassin’s Creed franchises and is due for release on the 31st October 2012 for the Playstation 3, XBox360 and PC, with a Wii U version also in development.
Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution in the late 18th century, Assassin’s Creed III introduces a new hero, Ratohnhaké:ton, of Native American and English heritage. Adopting the name Connor, he becomes the new voice for justice in the ancient war between the Assassins and Templars. Players become an Assassin in the war for liberty against ruthless tyranny in the most stylised and fluid combat experiences in the franchise to date. Assassin’s Creed III spans the Revolutionary War, taking gamers from the vibrant, untamed frontier to bustling colonial towns and the intense, chaotic battlefields where George Washington’s Continental Army clashed with the imposing British Army.
