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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Iron Patriot Minifigure Edition)

PS VITA
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Iron Patriot Minifigure Edition)
Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment11/15/2013Europe

There's something deeply satisfying about a LEGO minifigure packed alongside a video game, and the Iron Patriot Minifigure Edition of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes on PlayStation Vita delivers exactly that. This edition comes in a sturdy cardboard box housing both the game and an exclusive Iron Patriot LEGO mini toy that you couldn't get anywhere else.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is the brick-building, hero-smashing action game that turned the entire Marvel universe into a collectible playground. On Vita, it's a portable version of that chaos, letting you swap between over a hundred Marvel characters wherever you happen to be. The game's charm translates well to the handheld, and having a physical cart for it already puts you ahead of the digital-only crowd.

But the Iron Patriot minifigure is the real draw here. LEGO exclusives tied to game releases have a way of appreciating quietly in value because they exist at the intersection of two massive collector communities. LEGO fans want it. Marvel fans want it. Vita collectors want it. That triple overlap creates demand that a single-interest collectible simply can't match.

The sturdy cardboard box gives this edition actual shelf presence beyond a standard Vita case. It's displayable in a way that most handheld game packaging never bothers to be. For Vita collectors building out their library with every variant and special edition the platform produced, the Iron Patriot Minifigure Edition represents the kind of retail-exclusive packaging that stores rarely bothered creating for Sony's underdog handheld. That alone makes it notable. The exclusive LEGO figure inside makes it essential.