London (19th October 2011) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in Nordic territories & EU & Australia, today announces two exclusive FINAL FANTASY® XIII-2 Special Editions; the LIMITED COLLECTOR’S EDITION and the CRYSTAL EDITION, alongside the NORDIC EDITION (for Nordic countries like Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark..) of the game. FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 is due to be released in Nordic territories on 3rd February 2012.
Steelbook edition
The LIMITED COLLECTOR’S EDITION will come housed in unique packaging and will include the FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 game; a Composer Selected Soundtrack CD featuring a number of the music tracks from the game specially chosen by FINAL FANTASY XIII’s development team; an artwork book “The Art of FINAL FANTASY XIII-2”, featuring material from various stages of the game’s development; 6 collectible postcards featuring high quality CG artwork of main characters in the game; and a High Definition Lenticular Art print of the character, Lightning.
The CRYSTAL EDITION includes all of the items detailed above, although the Composer Selected Soundtrack CD is replaced with a 4-Disc FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 Original Soundtrack containing the entire collection* of background music from the game, in premium packaging. Also included is a highly exclusive FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 T-Shirt from the SQUARE ENIX PRODUCTS range that will not be available for purchase elsewhere. The CRYSTAL EDITION is a strictly limited edition and will be packaged in a presentation box.
The NORDIC EDITION will include the FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 game and four additional downloadable pieces of content; an alternate costume for both Serah and Noel; a unique weapon for Noel, with a special look and gameplay effects; and a recruitable monster battle: defeat Omega, the famous FINAL FANTASY boss monster, and then have it join your party as you continue on your adventure.
SPECIAL EDITIONS KEY FEATURES:
LIMITED COLLECTOR’S EDITION £59,99/68€ (Amazon.co.uk) – £44,85/55,45€ (Zavvi.com):
Unique packaging containing the FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 game, plus:
- Composer Selected Soundtrack: CD with selection of music tracks from the game, specially chosen by the composers
- Artwork book “The Art of FINAL FANTASY XIII-2”, featuring artwork across the production
- 6 collectible postcards, featuring high quality CG artwork of main characters in the game
- High Definition Lenticular Artprint, showing an iconic image of the Lightning character
CRYSTAL EDITION £79,99/91€ (Amazon.co.uk) – 73,95€/£59,85 (Zavvi.com):
Presentation box containing the FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 game, plus:
- 4-Disc FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 Original Soundtrack, with premium digipak packaging
- Exclusive FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 T-Shirt from the SQUARE ENIX PRODUCTS range. Never to be available elsewhere!
- Artwork book “The Art of FINAL FANTASY XIII-2”, featuring artwork across the production
- 6 collectable postcards, featuring high quality CG artwork of main characters in the game
- High Definition Lenticular Artprint, showing an iconic image of the Lightning character
* Original Soundtrack item for the Crystal Edition does not include the song “New World” performed by Charice. All other background music from the game is included
PRE-ORDER EXTRAS (The steelbook is part of the preorder pack so if you pre-order the Normal Edition/Limited Edition/Crystal Edition from certain retailers, you will get it):
NOTE: IN UK GAME.CO.UK HAS EXCLUSIVE TO THIS EDITION
- An exclusive steelbook case
- A downloadable content pack, the “Fight In Style” pack, which contains a new recruitable monster (Omega) and alternate costumes for both Serah and Noel
- FINAL FANTASY XIII -Episode i-, a novella that fills the gaps between FINAL FANTASY XIII and FINAL FANTASY XIII-2
- Three lithograph artcards, showing key images for the game
