As a collector of pre-order bonus game editions I was firmly watching the Deus Ex Human Revolution Collectors edition which was released on August 26th 2011 with an RRP of £99.99. Limited to I believe 200,000 units world wide and coming with an Adam Jensen figurine (produced by Play Arts Kai, so guaranteed to be a quality piece) amongst other bits and bobs I decided correctly to hold off my purchase until after the game was released.

Why ?

Now in terms of pedigree Deus Ex is a defining game and most hardcore gamers that played the original back in 2000 know it’s got pedigree. However at the same time 200,000 units is quite abit and more so it’s not a mainstream title. Sure they’ve tried to make it mainstream but the franchise it self doesn’t have a following of millions worldwide looking to get there hands on all and everything deus ex.

Obviously in saying the above I’m not saying it’s not a great game or not worth collecting only that with certain types of collectables you’re better off going in afterwards. Oh and the other thing that kind of turned me off on top of the 200,000 units was that the figurine is also available separately so not exclusive to the game edition.

Prices & Deals Now

You can now pick up sealed and shrink sealed copies of the collectors edition for around £50-£60 from eBay, Amazon and specialist game stores like shopTo.net. That’s pretty good considering the Adam Jensen figure on it’s own sells for around £40-£50 in most places.

ShopTo.net as of this moment has a few copies available at just £49.99 which I think is close to the best price but Zavvi and play.com also have a decent collection of sellers getting rid of their stock.

Final Words

Be sensible as a collector and do your research as sometimes going in after launch and giving the game some time to settle pays handsomely!