Assassin’s Creed III: SA pricing for special and collector’s editions

6 September 2012

Ubisoft SA has confirmed the South African recommended retail pricing for the various special and collector’s edition of Assassin’s Creed 3.

PC (Windows) PS3 & Xbox 360
ACIII Special Edition R499 R599
ACIII Join or Die Edition R599 R799
ACIII Freedom Edition R799 R1,049

The Assassin’s Creed III Special Edition is the launch batch of of the game, and while there will be enough to go around at launch, they will eventually run out. Likewise, the other two collector’s editions will be in limited stock.

Assassin’s Creed 3 hits retail on 31 October 2012 for PS3 and Xbox 360. The PC version will launch on 23 November 2012. The game is also in development for the Wii U.

The Freedom Edition

  • Assassin’s Creed III retail game
  • A 24cm high-quality figurine of Connor
  • A steelbook case art drawn by awards-winning comic artist Alex Ross
  • George Washington’s notebook revealing all the truth & secrets about the Assassins and the Templars during the American Revolution
  • One exclusive Lithograph
  • 2 in-game Single Player Missions:
    • Lost Mayan Ruins: Connor’s mission leads him in an old Mayan pyramid, full of mysteries and revelations. Players will be able to unlock Captain Kidd’s fabled cutlass, a deadly, brutal and beautiful piece of steel.
    • Ghost of War: The tide of the Revolution turns into the Templars favor. Defeat your enemies and unlock The Pontiac’s War Club, a powerful Native American weapon.
  • 1 in-game Multiplayer Package:
    • The Sharpshooter package: Unleash the Sharpshooter fury in multiplayer with 1 new character, the Sharpshooter, 1 Relic, 1 Emblem, 1 special Picture and the Title of “The Jester”.

The Join or Die Edition

  • Assassin’s Creed III retail game
  • The medallion of the Assassins with its high-quality curd ladle
  • George Washington’s notebook revealing all the truth & secrets about the Assassins and the Templars during the American Revolution
  • 1 in-game Single Player Mission:
    • Ghost of War: The tide of the Revolution turns into the Templars favor. Defeat your enemies and unlock The Pontiac’s War Club, a powerful Native American weapon.
  • 1 in-game Multiplayer Package:
    • The Sharpshooter package: Unleash the Sharpshooter fury in multiplayer with 1 new character, the Sharpshooter, 1 Relic, 1 Emblem, 1 special Picture and the Title of “The Jester”.

The Special Edition

  • Special packaging
  • Assassin’s Creed III retail game
  • Exclusive single player mission:
    • A Dangerous Secret: Fight against a secret that could jeopardize the funding of the revolution. In case of success, you’ll be rewarded with an exclusive weapon: a Flintlock Musket.

Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution in the late 18th century, Assassin’s Creed III introduces a new hero, Ratohnhaké:ton, of Native American and English heritage. Adopting the name Connor, he becomes the new voice for justice in the ancient war between the Assassins and Templars. Players become an Assassin in the war for liberty against ruthless tyranny in the most stylized and fluid combat experiences in the franchise to date. Assassin’s Creed III spans the Revolutionary War, taking gamers from the vibrant, untamed frontier to bustling colonial towns and the intense, chaotic battlefields where George Washington’s Continental Army clashed with the imposing British Army.

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  1. TehBrad
    07.09.2012 at 14:50

    I really fought with this one… But in the end I decided not to go for the collectors. Can’t spend that kind of cash on a game I’m only going to play once. I did that with the earlier games. 1 play through as much as I enjoyed the games.

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