Hardcover manuals, Lunar pendant, OSTs, Punching Ghaleon Doll/Puppet, boxes, cloth maps, character standees
Volume Controller, Box (poor condition), European version of the game
Big box, Flight Stick 2, giant (~1 foot diameter) team patch
Once you attach the palm-rest to the joystick, it no longer fits in the box
Metal box, I do not own the game
Heritage of War: OST, keychain, 2 holograms
Deluxe: Watch, OST, playing cards, ring and gems
Soundtrack
Metal box, Making of DVD, Character cell, Individually numbered
Space Invaders Controller
Extra features, box slip cover, second disc
FMV disc (x2)
Big box, Soundtrack in both CD and some giant black dead/archaic/inferior format, 3 mini posters, artbook
I do not own the game
No metal box? WTF?
RC-XD Video Surveillance Vehicle and Transmitter with 220 x 176 2" color LCD and speaker, Collector's Medal w/display case, Metal box, plastic display stand for the vehicle
DLC: Home avatar outfit, 4 extra playable co-op maps not in the standard edition
Takes 12 AA batteries (not included, of course) uses screws for the battery compartments, the inside of the box has so much tape it was destroyed getting it open, the outside also had tape
Released: November 13, 2012
Large, military-style plastic carrying case, Collector's medal, metal box, MQ-27 Dragonfire foam drone with Remote control
Takes 6 AA batteries (included, for once) 2 charging cables (1 built into the remote, 1 USB) built-in rechargeable battery in the drone
DLC: Soundtrack, 2 XMB themes, Nuketown 2025, Nuketown Zombies
Has a plastic slipcover that came pre-damaged and won't fit inside
Front
Back
Artbook, anaglyph 3D glasses
Collector's Edition only released in extremely limited quantities (1000 total) and only for XBOX360
Released: January 25, 2011
Plasma cutter replica, Dead Space Extraction, Animation Cell, OST
No metal box? WTF? Outer box had tape on it, Plasma cutter was 1/3 the proper size, DSE can't be played directly from the disc yet requires the disc, batteries not included
Others:
Martyr (Novel)
Ishimura mission patch
Comic mini series
Released: February 5, 2013
Tin Collector’s Case, Marker Statue, Med-Pack, Serrano’s Journal, Flip Book “Data Pad”, Art Book (Hardcover), Poster and Postcard set
DLC:
First Contact bundle(First Contact Suit and Negotiator weapon) Witness the Truth Bundle (Witness the Truth suit and tactical Evangelizer weapon)
No metal (game) box? WTF? Collector's Edition only released in extremely limited quantities (5000 total) and only online.
DLC only comes with the SKU that includes the game which wouldn't arrive on launch day unless you paid more for it
Metal box, only available from FutureShop
Artbook, Pandora's Box, I do not own the game
DLC: Skin, Combat Arena (7 challenges), Documentary footage, Trilogy and Metal remix OST (MP3)
No metal box? WTF? Outer box had tape on it
Metal Lockbox+key, duffle bag, art book, OST
Technically, the game didn't come in a metal box. But the metal lockbox, is technically a metal box... I could go either way on this.
Released: February 22, 2011
Helghast Helmet Replica, Cloaking Marksman Action Figure, Art Book
DLC: OST, Dynamic Theme, Retro map pack (2 Killzone 2 maps), Double XP and full access to all weapons and abilities for the first 24 hours
No metal box? WTF? And DLC that only lasts for 24 hours? That means I have to wait for my day off to even use the voucher and download the rest of the stuff
Glowing-eyes edition was not sold to the public, nor can Same-generation levels be considered 'retro'.
Metal Box, Hardcover art book, comic book
DLC: OST, 2x 2D PSN avatars, Sights and Sounds, Dynamic theme
Collector's box, making of bluray, Metal Gear Saga Vol. 1, Metal Gear Saga Vol. 2, OST
No metal box? WTF?
Night Vision Goggles, Individually numbered Head standee, Art book, Metal box
DLC: OST, Call of Duty Classic
Takes 6 AA batteries (not included, of course) uses screws for the battery compartments
Collectable figurine, artbook, making of bluray
DLC: weapon skin
No metal box? WTF?
Watcher bot: remote controlled (via a 75 MB Android/iOS app) robot. 2 axis of movement, small monochrome LCD (to display emoticons) which is nowhere near as visible as the picture implies, speaker (has some preprogrammed sounds, and can accept audio from the remote app, 4 LEDs, wireless (via very unstable Bluetooth), takes 6xAA batteries (not included, of course), the battery compartment has a screw
Shinra UMD Case
Stereogram divider (3D illusion)
Exclusive artbook, collector's box
Scale replica Master Sword and Hylian Shield, OST
Legend of Zeldas: Ocarina of Time, Master's Quest
Included when you preordered a copy of Wind Waker
Legend of Zeldas: 1, 2, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask
Included with a subscription to Nintendo Power
A cool treasure box with magnetic clip, a ribbon to make removing a book easier, metalic bookmark, certificate of authenticity
Hardcover guides for Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks, Twilight Princess, Ocarina of Time 3D, Skyward Sword, The Wind Waker HD
Bought separately:
A Link Between Worlds, Tri Force Heroes hardcover guide
T-shirt, OST, lithograph, dogtag
lithograph, artbook
Metal box + Clear slipcover, Doom 1 and 2
Collector's DVD
Master Chief and Cortana action figures
Metal Box + Clear slipcover, Retail metal box advertising stand (similar to the metal box for the game, but on a cardboard stand and some of what was on the clear slipcover is printed on the metal itself)
Faceplate, Ace-Edge Flightstick
Once you attach the palm-rest to the joystick, it no longer fits in the box. What's worse is they made the same mistake years ago
What's even worse than that is due to MS's controller encryption, the game won't use the PS2 Flight Stick 2
Metal box, Zombrex Dead Rising Sun Movie and Making of featurette, Syringe pen, Prescription notepad, Safety card, Zombrex Sales Brochure, Hard cover Artbook
The PS3 version gets a dynamic theme instead of a movie, a lower framerate, screen tearing, no shadows, and doesn't get the Case Zero or Case West missions
Europe got a better collector's edition with more content (Zombie and Servebot figurines)
Capcom's website offers another exclusive edition without any of the content from this one
The sales brochure comes poorly folded/damaged
Metal box, hardcover art book
Metal box, Disc case/box, hardcover artbook (originally in French, you had to demand an English version), photo of character's wife
DLC: downloadable maps, weapon skin (which everyone ended up getting due to a glitch)
Exclusive Chainsaw-rifle available only if you purchased it from Amazon, and got it after the launch day
What was promised
What we got
Collector's slip cover, bonus DVD that shows all the stuff they didn't include
DLC: Halo armor (which everyone ended up getting due to a glitch), XBLA minigame
No metal box? WTF?
Legendary Helmet, Cortana action figure, SPNKr missile case, Halo 1/2 cutscene disc
Released in such high quantities that stores dropped prices by over half very quickly just to get rid of them
No metal box? WTF? What's worse is the regular Collector's Edition does have a metal box
The box claimed the cutscene disc was in HD, it was actually lower quality than the original games
Metal box, UNSC Infinity Briefing Packet, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (ViDoc, Making of, pamphlet) Individually numbered
DLC: War Games Map Pack, Instant access to Specializations, armor permutations, emblems, SPARTAN skins and weapon skins, Avatar Gear
Most DLC is only useful if you have XBOX Live Gold
Some of the items are wrapped in destructible packaging
ONI "black box" holding the game disc, and an artifact bag containing Dr. Halsey's personal journal and various documents and effects that explore the history of the Halo universe.
10 inch tall, 10 pound diorama statue featuring the members of Noble Team, a flaming Spartan helmet for multiplayer, a UNSC-themed custom box, Halo lanyard, tape all over the box that makes it dangerous to open
DLC: an exclusive set of Elite armor for multiplayer (only if you have XBOX Live Gold)
No metal box? WTF?
There was a Halo Reach themed 360 released, that only came with the regular edition
Metal box, lithograph, bonus DVD
Metal box, 2 pewter figures
DLC: downloadable soundtrack (which I couldn't get)
NES themed wallet
Giant Augmented-Reality card
Club Nintendo, DS foam game case
Holds 9 games, comes with a rainbow colored set of stylus' fit for a DS lite.
PlayStation Gamer Advisory Panel hat
A Power Glove-themed oven mitt
Autographed Superman Blue shirt, yes, it's blue. The Nexus5X camera sucks
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As a note: I have many controller+game bundles that probably should be listed on this page, but I'm too lazy to do so.