James Cameron's Avatar The Game (Special Edition)

Sometimes the biggest movie of all time drops a tie-in game that actually tries. James Cameron's Avatar The Game Special Edition on Playstation 3 packages the full Pandora experience in a standard PS3 case with a code unlocking three weapon packs, each containing four weapons for both RDA and Na'vi factions. It's a mid-gen curiosity from that brief window when every blockbuster film needed its own open-world game, and honestly, roaming bioluminescent jungles in 2009 felt genuinely impressive on PS3 hardware.

The weapon packs give you a meaningful edge and a reason to replay both sides of the campaign's branching story. For collectors, this Special Edition sits in a sweet spot. It's not the full-blown Limited Edition with the figurine, so it won't command top-shelf real estate, but that also means it flies under the radar at prices that haven't caught up yet.

The extra digital content tied to a now-defunct marketplace makes sealed copies especially interesting, since those codes are the kind of thing that simply doesn't exist anymore once redeemed. If you're building a PS3 library that covers the disc era's strangest movie-to-game pipelines, this one belongs on your shelf.