By Steve H (Hodgi92)Published: February 7, 2011
Collectors Editions. An increasingly common sight with any major game release that offer extra content and memorabilia to hardcore fans of the series. Recently, however, I’ve noticed a lot of games releasing with ‘special’ editions offering no more than a free, in-game unlockables that could easily be released onto the PlayStation Store or Xbox Live Marketplace. Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood has bucked this common trend with the release of a Codex Edition. What’s in it? I’ll show you…

This is the outer packaging. Pretty standard but nice all the same.

Here's the Renaissance Collector Chest that holds all the other items inside. Let's take a look...

Removing the lid reveals the first surprise in store for us: the Codex book.

Inside the Codex book. It looks and feels very authentic with some detailed illustrations.

Next up is the pack of multiplayer character cards and the fold out map of Rome.

The included game soundtrack and a bonus DVD, chock-full of bonus content.

The Linage DVD. A live-action movie short based on events leading up to Assassin's Creed 2.

So, the box has been emptied to the bottom, but wait, where's the game?!

Oh Ubisoft you sneaky people! The game is hidden under a secret compartment.