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Magna Carta 2 Limited Collector's Edition

XBOX 360
Magna Carta 2 Limited Collector's Edition
Namco Bandai8/22/2009Japan

JRPG collectors on the 360 know the pain: the library is thin, but the gems are real. The Magna Carta 2 Limited Collector's Edition on Xbox 360 came loaded with everything a proper collector's edition should offer. The standard game, a jewel-cased original soundtrack, an Xbox 360 faceplate, a hardcover artbook, and two large posters all packed into one box.

Magna Carta 2 was Softmax and Namco Bandai's bid to bring Korean RPG artistry to Microsoft's console, featuring hyoung-tae Kim's stunning character designs rendered in full HD for the first time. The hardcover artbook showcases that artwork beautifully, and the OST captures Toshiyuki Arai's orchestral score in a format that deserves more than a Spotify stream. The 360 faceplate is a relic of a very specific era, when console customization meant physical snap-on panels rather than digital wallpapers.

Finding one sealed is increasingly difficult, and finding the complete Collector's Edition with all inserts intact is a legitimate challenge. For anyone building a 360 JRPG shelf, this sits alongside Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon as essential representation of Microsoft's genuine, if short-lived, push to capture the Japanese RPG audience. The complete package here is substantial, and it's only getting harder to find.