Ninja Gaiden 3 Dragon Sword (bundle)

Ninja Gaiden 3 wanted you to swing a sword with your whole body, and this bundle gave you the tool to do it. The Ninja Gaiden 3 Dragon Sword bundle on Playstation 3 came packaged in a cardboard box with the standard edition game and the PS3 Move Dragon Sword controller adapter, turning your motion controller into something that at least looked like it belonged in Ryu Hayabusa's hands.

Ninja Gaiden 3 was the series' attempt to bring its legendarily punishing combat to a broader audience, and the Move integration was part of that push. Love it or hate it, it represented a moment when developers were still experimenting with what motion controls could do for core gaming genres. That experimental spirit is exactly what makes this bundle fascinating in hindsight.

The Dragon Sword adapter is the centerpiece here. PS3 Move peripherals in general have become increasingly collectible as that entire ecosystem fades from memory, but a game-specific branded adapter? That's a niche within a niche. The cardboard box packaging gives it a presence that the standard game simply can't match, and finding one complete with all components gets harder every year.

For collectors who appreciate the weird, wonderful peripherals of the PS3 Move era, this bundle is a conversation starter and a display piece rolled into one.