Splinter Cell: Blacklist whitelists a whole lot of UK pre-order stuff

Ubisoft has to be reaching critical mass with its pre-order/special edition versions of games. There are no less than five different options for Splinter Cell: Blacklist here in the UK (and those are just the ones they’ve bothered to tell us about.) Amazon has a pre-order version. So does GAME. There’s a Uplay special edition, and a physical GAME one. Plus one called the ‘Ultimatum Edition.’

Pretty crazy. And, of course, it’s risky to buy any of them because the game might turn out to be utterly useless.

If you’re strangely confident about how great Splinter Cell: Blacklist is going to be, here is your ridiculous menu:

The 5^th Freedom Edition (Exclusive to Game in the UK and Gamestop in Ireland):

This prestigious edition includes-

• · A Sam Fisher figurine (24cm)
• · A steelbook case
• · A 96 page graphic novel, Splinter Cell Echoes^®
• · Single and Multiplayer Co-op maps: Dead Coast and Billionaire’s Yacht
• · Unlockable digital items:
  • o 5 pieces of gear: Gold Goggles and Amber Goggles, Ghost Boots, Armored Boots and Tactical Gloves
  • o 5 suits: Elite Digital Ghillie Suit, Spy Suit, Mercenary Suit, Upper Echelon Suit and Eclipse Suit
  • o 5 Weapons: VSS Sniper Rifle, M1014 Tactical Shotgun, HK 416 Assault Rifle F40, Pistol and Crossbow

The 5th Freedom Silver Edition:

This edition is exclusive to Uplay^® and includes –

• · An exclusive Silver Sam Fisher figurine (24cm)
• · A special steelbook case with silver finish
• · A 96 page graphic novel, Splinter Cell Echoes®
• · Single and Multiplayer Co-op maps: Dead Coast and Billionaire’s Yacht
• · Unlockable digital items:
  • o 5 pieces of gear: Gold Goggles and Amber Goggles, Ghost Boots, Armored Boots and Tactical Gloves
  • o 5 suits: Elite Digital Ghillie Suit, Spy Suit, Mercenary Suit, Upper Echelon Suit and Eclipse Suit
  • o 5 Weapons: VSS Sniper Rifle, M1014 Tactical Shotgun, HK 416 Assault Rifle F40, Pistol and Crossbow

The Ultimatum Edition:

This special edition includes-

• · Special-Ops Digital Watch
• · A 24 page Splinter Cell Echoes Graphic Novel
• · Single and Multiplayer Co-op maps: Dead Coast and Billionaire’s Yacht
• · Unlockable digital items:
  • o 2 pieces of gear: Gold Goggles and Ghost Boots
  • o 1 Suit: Upper Echelon Suit

Upper Echelon Day 1 Edition (Exclusive to Game in the UK and Xtravision in Ireland)

This Day 1 edition includes –

• · The Dead coast single player and coop map
• · A pair of gold goggles
• · The legendary Upper Echelon Suit
• · Early access to the HK 416 Assault Rifle
• · Elite Digital Ghillie Suit

Pre-order Splinter Cell Blacklist at Amazon.co.uk and receive the following digital content

• · The Dead coast single player and coop map
• · A pair of gold goggles
• · The legendary Upper Echelon Suit
• · Tactical Gloves
• · Early access to M1014 Tactical Shotgun

No picture for that one, sorry. It’s too hush-hush. The game is due on 20 August.