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Resident Evil 5's Collectors Edition Pack - is it worth the extra $AU50?

March 12, 2009 in Blog comments 10

OXCGN unpacks Resident Evil 5's Collectors Edition and wonders, is it worth the extra $AU50 store owners are asking.

Games here are never cheap anyhow, but shelling out $AU169.95 for a game and a box . . well you be the judge, slip over, check the pics out and make your own mind up.

And yes, we have it already, the release date here was Thursday 12th March . .

I was so excited I practically skipped all the way home from my local game store, for today (Thursday March 12th) was RE Day (NB: Resident Evil 5’s launch day - yes we have it now, on our 12th March, while it is still 11th/12th March in the US) and I had in my eager hands the Resident Evil 5 Uber (Collectors) Edition. As an avid fan I was very excited and proud to express my love for Resident Evil by forking out $AU169.95 which is an extra $AU50 on top of the already high $AU119.95 RRP for such AAA titles.

It had all the good stuff! A collectible tin case, a figurine and a few other bits and pieces such as a bag that I personally would never use, but I didn’t care. I would stick that figurine up there with my Bioshock Big Daddy CE figure and my MGS4 Olive Drab Snake who are all of course overshadowed by Master Chief’s fat helmeted head.
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  • 1
    chautemoc Mar 12, 09
    Deoderant? No .
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      GTA_Fanatic Mar 12, 09
      I think that they are trying to say that gamers stink or something.
  • 1
    Godem Mar 12, 09
    lol I think the deodorant is there to help show the actual size of the figurine.
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    Existence Mar 12, 09
    The figure is really small, G.I.Joe size. I thought it'd have been atleast a Batman size.
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    XboxOZ360 Mar 12, 09
    It is rather miniscule - isn't it, and it's not even real diecast like the ones in the Prey Collectors Edition. Which WAS worth the money.
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    Gamesta100 Mar 12, 09
    The Tomb Raider Underworld SE cost the same but was a lot better.

    I just compared the RE figure to the TRU figure and Lara's legs are bigger that Chris lol.

    The bag with that was also a LOT better then the RE one.

    Compared to the TRU SE, the RE5 one is a rip off.
  • 0
    Storm Mar 12, 09
    I'm getting the CE edition, but good god, $90? I thought CEs were $70-80. :S
    • 1
      XboxOZ360 Mar 13, 09
      Well we're paying a nice fat $169.95 here in Oz . . . think yourself luck, do a conversion on that and see how much we pay in $US . . staggering. :-(
      • 0
        Storm Mar 13, 09
        Oh my...that's...just not worth it to me. Could get a DS or something with that kind of cash.
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    XboxOZ360 Mar 13, 09
    Well no, the DS costs much more.

    The PS3, even at a reduced rate, kicks a hole in you wallet in at $AU700, yet you can nab a 360 with 2 games for $AU249 . . and then you look at the cost of Resi 5 CE at $170 (169.95) and you can see the issue.

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