WATCH DOGS Special Edition

Not every collector's edition needs a figurine to earn its keep. The WATCH DOGS Special Edition for Wii U keeps things lean, packaging an extra single-player mission with the Breakthrough Pack and Vehicle Expert perk. It's the kind of digital bonus suite that made mid-2010s special editions feel like you were getting a genuine head start rather than just a prettier box.

The Breakthrough Pack arms you with additional gear, while the Vehicle Expert perk smooths out your Chicago joyrides from the jump. For a game built around hacking an entire city's infrastructure, those early advantages matter. What makes this particular SKU interesting for collectors isn't really the DLC, though.

It's the platform. Watch Dogs on Wii U was already a limited run, arriving half a year after the rest of the world moved on. The Special Edition narrows that pool even further.

If you're building a comprehensive Wii U library or chasing down every Watch Dogs variant, this is the understated entry that completes a set without demanding a display case of its own.