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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky (Collector's Edition)

PC
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky (Collector's Edition)
THQ10/21/2011

The Zone doesn't care about your comfort, and neither does this collector's edition. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky Collector's Edition on PC is a survival kit disguised as a game package, and for fans of GSC Game World's irradiated open-world shooter, it's one of the most atmospheric special editions ever assembled.

The digipak presentation houses both the game DVD and a separate soundtrack CD in a slipcover that immediately sets this apart from standard retail. The soundtrack alone is worth the hunt. Clear Sky's ambient, tension-soaked score is the kind of music that transforms a room, and having it on physical media is a collector's privilege.

Then there's the real-world gear. The included T-shirt and Stalker logo applique let you wear your allegiance to the Zone, while the four faction stickers represent the competing groups that make the series' world feel so dangerously alive. The artbook offers a look at the visual design behind Chernobyl's fictional exclusion zone, from mutant concepts to environmental art that captures that uniquely Eastern European brand of post-apocalyptic beauty. A map of the Zone rounds out the package, giving you the same navigational tool your in-game stalker relies on to survive.

This is a collector's edition that understands its source material. Rough around the edges, packed with character, and built for the kind of player who doesn't fast-travel. Pure Zone energy in a box.