Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier Collector's Edition

Ubisoft went full tactical with this one, and the packaging matches the firepower. The Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier Collector's Edition on Xbox 360 arrives in an embossed steelbook case that immediately sets it apart from the standard SKU. Inside and alongside, you'll find a compressed pack t-shirt (the kind that unfolds from a tiny brick into actual wearable gear), a hardcover artbook loaded with exclusive artwork, the Alpha short movie on DVD, lithographic prints, and in-game unlock codes for the M40A5 and MN 91/30 weapons.

The steelbook is the shelf piece here, embossed detailing catching light in a way that flat printed cases never manage. Ghost Recon Future Soldier pushed the tactical shooter formula forward with its optical camouflage mechanics and near-future tech premise, and the artbook does an excellent job of documenting that design process. The Alpha short film adds a cinematic layer that most collector's editions skip entirely, giving you a standalone piece of Ghost Recon media that works outside the game.

Lithographic prints are always a welcome inclusion for display purposes, and these capture the squad-based intensity that defines the series. This is a mid-gen collector's edition that understood its audience: tactical shooter fans who appreciate military-grade presentation. The steelbook alone has aged better than most standard cases from 2012.