Sniper Ghost Warrior Special Edition

A dog tag, short stories, and bonus missions. That's how you package a sniper game. The Sniper Ghost Warrior Special Edition on PS3 bundled the base game with a physical dog tag, game artwork, the Sniper Chronicles short story collection, five additional multiplayer maps, new multiplayer modes, a hardcore difficulty setting, and bonus single-player challenge missions.

City Interactive packed this thing to the brim, and the result is one of the more content-rich special editions from the early 2010s PS3 catalog. The Sniper Chronicles booklet is the standout here. Physical fiction tie-ins were a rare inclusion even during the golden age of collector's editions, and having written lore that expands the game's world gives this edition a sense of completeness that most budget-tier shooters never bothered with.

The dog tag adds military authenticity to your shelf, and the additional maps and modes meant this was genuinely a better version of the game at launch. For PS3 shooter collectors, the Special Edition represents solid value in terms of physical and digital extras crammed into one package. Complete copies with all inserts intact are worth seeking out.