Ubisoft have gone and committed Splinter Cell: Blacklist to the clandestine Special Edition Silly Names Initiative that’s evidently been uniting major publishers behind a common cause for the past couple of years. If you live in Europe, the Middle East or Africa, they’ve four silly-titled versions of the game to sell to you, variously including graphic novels, figurines, unlockable maps and whatnot. And for one edition, they’ve forgotten to stop covering their their creative tracks and actually named it after a Bourne film. Don’t believe me? Take a look.
The 5th Freedom Edition (Exclusive to Game UK and Gamestop Ireland)
Includes:
- A Sam Fisher figurine (24cm)
- A steelbook case
- A 96 page graphic novel, Splinter Cell Echoes
- Single and Multiplayer Co-op maps: Dead Coast and Billionaire’s Yacht
Plus some unlockable digital items:
- Five pieces of gear: Gold Goggles and Amber Goggles, Ghost Boots, Armored Boots and Tactical Gloves
- Five suits: Elite Digital Ghillie Suit, Spy Suit, Mercenary Suit, Upper Echelon Suit and Eclipse Suit
- Five Weapons: VSS Sniper Rifle, M1014 Tactical Shotgun, HK 416 Assault Rifle F40, Pistol and Crossbow
The 5th Freedom Silver Edition
This edition is exclusive to Uplay and includes:
- An exclusive Silver Sam Fisher figurine (24cm)
- A special steelbook case with silver finish
- A 96 page graphic novel, Splinter Cell Echoes
- Single and Multiplayer Co-op maps: Dead Coast and Billionaire’s Yacht
Plus these unlockable digital items:
- Five pieces of gear: Gold Goggles and Amber Goggles, Ghost Boots, Armored Boots and Tactical Gloves
- Five suits: Elite Digital Ghillie Suit, Spy Suit, Mercenary Suit, Upper Echelon Suit and Eclipse Suit
- Five Weapons: VSS Sniper Rifle, M1014 Tactical Shotgun, HK 416 Assault Rifle F40, Pistol and Crossbow
The Ultimatum Edition
This special edition includes:
- Special-Ops Digital Watch
- A 24 page Splinter Cell Echoes Graphic Novel
- Single and Multiplayer Co-op maps: Dead Coast and Billionaire’s Yacht
And these unlockable digital items:
- Two pieces of gear: Gold Goggles and Ghost Boots
- Upper Echelon Suit
Upper Echelon Day 1 Edition (Exclusive to Game UK and Xtravision in Ireland)
This edition includes:
- The Dead coast single player and coop map
- A pair of gold goggles
- The legendary Upper Echelon Suit
- Early access to the HK 416 Assault Rifle
- Elite Digital Ghillie Suit
Ubisoft say that players who pre-order the game will receive exclusive in-game unlockable content beyond that listed above. Beware that you’ll be waiting a while if you do, though – Blacklist was recently delayed til August.
What about you? Are you an Upper Echelon Day 1 type?