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{{Title|''Halo 4'' Limited Edition}} | |||
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[[File:Halo 4 Limited Edition.jpg|thumb|Halo 4 Limited Edition case.]] | [[File:Halo 4 Limited Edition.jpg|thumb|Halo 4 Limited Edition case.]] | ||
The '''Halo 4 Limited Edition''' is a limited edition of ''[[Halo 4]]'' which | The '''''Halo 4'' Limited Edition''' is a limited edition of ''[[Halo 4]]'' which costs $99.99 USD in the United States at time of release.<ref name="bulletin">[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/05/16/The-Halo-Bulletin-51612.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Halo Bulletin 5-16-12'']</ref> It contains additional content not found in the standard edition. Unlike ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', the ''Halo 4 Limited Edition'' is the ultimate and only special edition. No Legendary Edition was released, due to [[343 Industries]] not wanting consumers to have to choose which version-specific ancillary items they would receive.{{Ref/Reuse|bulletin}} | ||
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
The limited edition is presented in a large, minimalistic gray case that is adorned with the updated [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] emblem and a serial number; the game itself is included in a smaller steelbook case that features similar artwork to the larger case and is embossed with decorative patterns. Similar to the framing story behind the ''[[Halo: Reach Limited Edition|Halo: Reach Limited]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition|Legendary]]'' editions, (in which a [[Unidentified Beta-5 Division operative|Beta-5 Division operative]] sends the contents of the package to his cousin), the ''Halo 4 Limited Edition'' offers the conceit that its contents are the property of [[Gabriel Thorne]], a SPARTAN-IV assigned to the ''Infinity''.<ref>[http://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Xbox-360/Halo-4-Limited-Edition/20302628/images/13549027/ '''MightyApe.co.nz:''' ''Halo 4 Limited Edition screenshots'']</ref> The contents include: | The limited edition is presented in a large, minimalistic gray case that is adorned with the updated [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] emblem and a serial number; the game itself is included in a smaller steelbook case that features similar artwork to the larger case and is embossed with decorative patterns. Similar to the framing story behind the ''[[Halo: Reach Limited Edition|Halo: Reach Limited]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition|Legendary]]'' editions, (in which a [[Unidentified Beta-5 Division operative|Beta-5 Division operative]] sends the contents of the package to his cousin), the ''Halo 4 Limited Edition'' offers the conceit that its contents are the property of [[Gabriel Thorne]], a SPARTAN-IV assigned to the ''Infinity''.<ref>[http://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Xbox-360/Halo-4-Limited-Edition/20302628/images/13549027/ '''MightyApe.co.nz:''' ''Halo 4 Limited Edition screenshots'']</ref> The contents include:{{Ref/Reuse|bulletin}} | ||
*'''''Halo 4''''' game disc and manual. | *'''''Halo 4''''' game disc and manual. | ||
*'''War Games map pack''' - pre-paid access to future ''Halo 4'' DLC, nine maps over three map packs to be released in the months following the game's launch, along with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Strider|Strider]] helmet and the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Scanner|Scanner]] helmet. Details and release dates for said map packs will be announced post-launch. | *'''War Games map pack''' - pre-paid access to future ''Halo 4'' DLC, nine maps over three map packs to be released in the months following the game's launch, along with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Strider|Strider]] helmet and the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Scanner|Scanner]] helmet. Details and release dates for said map packs will be announced post-launch. | ||
*'''[[Specializations]]''' - early access to six specializations available on [[Xbox LIVE]] at launch. Specializations include items such as armor abilities and armor customization. | *'''[[Specializations]]''' - early access to six specializations available on [[Xbox LIVE]] at launch. Specializations include items such as armor abilities and armor customization. | ||
*''' | *'''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]]''' - includes a Spartan armor customization schematic, information about UNSC weapons, an introduction to the UNSC ''Infinity'', and insight into the [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IVs]]. | ||
*'''''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' Special Edition''' - a 90-minute extended version of the live-action digital series, with additional digital content including in-fiction content for canon elements that enhances the film's characters and events, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and a special featurette, "''Bringing Gaming into Reality''". The videos are streamed through the Xbox 360 [[Halo Waypoint]] application and are unlocked by an add-on download code. | *'''''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' Special Edition''' - a 90-minute extended version of the live-action digital series, with additional digital content including in-fiction content for canon elements that enhances the film's characters and events, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and a special featurette, "''Bringing Gaming into Reality''". The videos are streamed through the Xbox 360 [[Halo Waypoint]] application and are unlocked by an add-on download code. | ||
*'''Bonus digital content:''' exclusive in-game [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Recruit|Recruit]] armor skin, Recruit armor for [[Avatar (Xbox 360)|Xbox LIVE Avatar]], weapon skin for [[MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5D assault rifle]], [[Cryotube]] Avatar prop, in-game unique emblem. | *'''Bonus digital content:''' exclusive in-game [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Recruit|Recruit]] armor skin, Recruit armor for [[Avatar (Xbox 360)|Xbox LIVE Avatar]], weapon skin for [[MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5D assault rifle]], [[Cryotube]] Avatar prop, in-game unique emblem. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
The limited edition case appears in the [[ | *Unlike the ''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition]]'', these are all uniquely numbered according to the order they came off the assembly line. <ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=38014 HBO: "The very first production copy of Halo 4"]</ref> | ||
*The limited edition case appears in the [[Dawn]] level as UNSC cases of some sort scattered about the ship. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Halo-4-limited-edition.jpeg|A closer look at the contents of the limited edition.<ref>[http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/8243/article/halo-4-limited-edition-new-images-surfaces/ '''Gameranx.com:''' ''Halo 4 Limited Edition New Images Surfaces'']</ref> | File:Halo-4-limited-edition.jpeg|A closer look at the contents of the limited edition.<ref>[http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/8243/article/halo-4-limited-edition-new-images-surfaces/ '''Gameranx.com:''' ''Halo 4 Limited Edition New Images Surfaces'']</ref> | ||
File:Halo 4 Limited Edition content.jpeg|The limited edition showing digital content.<ref>[http://blogs.halo.xbox.com/Headlines/post/2012/09/19/The-Halo-Bulletin-91912-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint,''' ''Halo Bulletin: 9.19.12'']</ref> | File:Halo 4 Limited Edition content.jpeg|The limited edition showing digital content.<ref>[http://blogs.halo.xbox.com/Headlines/post/2012/09/19/The-Halo-Bulletin-91912-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint,''' ''Halo Bulletin: 9.19.12'']</ref> | ||
File:H4 Limited Edition InGame.png|The Limited Edition case in the ''Halo 4'' mission Dawn. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{GameEdition}} | {{GameEdition}} | ||
[[Category:Halo 4]] | [[Category:Halo 4]] | ||