00:00Not saying the Xbox 360 is up there entirely with the PlayStation 2, but it's pretty damn close.
00:05The early days of Crackdown collectibles, Gears of War blowing our hair clean off, Halo 3's legendary ending and the legendarily tiny cat helmet collectible, Xbox Live Arcade achievements, the Blades, there was so much to love, collect and all out enjoy about being an Xbox fan.
00:21Speaking of, chances are you hoovered up your fair share of collector's editions. Smaller titles may be given boxed releases, or any number of cool things you may or may not have realised would go on to be worth far more than they were at the time.
00:34I'm Scott from WhatCulture.com and these are the 14 rarest Xbox 360 games ever.
00:39Number 14, Dead Space, Ultra Limited Edition.
00:42One of the coolest versions of an already incredible game, there were only 1,000 of these made for Dead Space's debut run.
00:49Comprising a graphic novel, the first Dead Space animated movie Downfall, a signed custom lithograph by legendary comic artist Ben Templesmith, the game itself, an artbook, Ishimura crew patch and a custom box to put it all in, combine with a limited production cycle and you have to embark on an Isaac Clarke sized mission yourself if you want to track one down.
01:08Number 13, Aliens vs Predator, Hunter Edition.
01:11Once a proud gaming franchise morphed into a laughable one thanks to some naff movies, AVP on 360 is actually super recommendable, coming with three overlapping story campaigns and lots of Xenomorph or Yautja finishes.
01:24The Hunter's Edition then was an AVP fan's dream, coming with an actual replica facehugger and tie-in graphic novel, plus assorted trinkets and materials.
01:32Considering how starved for genuinely cool things this fandom are, the Hunter's Edition has turned into a highly sought-after collector's item.
01:39Number 12, DJ Hero, Renegade Edition.
01:42For a while across the late 2000s, Activision were pumping out hero games like there was no tomorrow, going from guitar to band, DJ and back again.
01:50For DJ Hero's Renegade Edition, it's the one that came with the Jay-Z and Eminem twin CD pack, along with changing the colour of the hardware itself to a slick black and gold combo, perfect for collectors.
02:00Thanks to being a new and unproven franchise though, not many people snapped this up immediately, meaning such a limited run never had the demand to be followed up on, resulting in a paltry amount circulating online and in many storage units around the world.
02:13Number 11, Fallout 3, Survival Edition.
02:15The one thing that makes this so special isn't necessarily the freestanding Pip-Boy wrist clock, but an awesome little Pip-Boy figure.
02:22These little guys are incredibly hard to come by in versions that aren't bobbleheads, making for an irresistible combo when taken with everything else.
02:29A robust bundle in itself, both the aforementioned items sit alongside some limited edition art, a soundtrack and the collector's edition of the game too.
02:37Bethesda knew exactly how to make an entrance with their take on Fallout.
02:41Number 10, Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions Limited Edition.
02:44Now, this isn't anything fancy in terms of what you could take home physically, as instead the limited edition of Spidey's cross-dimensional outing came with a code to redeem a negative zone suit.
02:54Shattered Dimensions tended to go down well with fans and no one else, so thanks to the game's lackluster scores and the suit's limited availability, it's combined to drive prices up to ridiculous heights.
03:04Unless you find someone randomly posting the code online having not used it this whole time, you can literally only get one from these editions.
03:11Number 9, Darksiders 2, Collector's Edition.
03:14Hidden gems of the shiniest kind, all four Darksiders games are just great action titles, filled with fun, intricate lore, chunky characters and meaty combat.
03:23Though Darksiders 3 was a bit of a dud compared to its predecessors, Darksiders 2 saw vigil games shoot for the stars, introducing a more open world, mounted combat, a complex loot system and plenty more.
03:34To mark the occasion, we got a couple of limited editions, one with a hulking statue and one ultra-rare variant featuring Death's Mask itself.
03:41The latter only seems to surface every few years at one place or another across entire countries, remaining an ultra-valuable collectible if you picked it up in the first place.
03:50Number 8, Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning, Signature Edition.
03:53Seems that having your development team go out in a blaze of glory does wonders for the trading market, as 38 Studios had one hell of a time getting Kingdoms of Amalur out the gate as a franchise.
04:02Included in this signature edition, the rarest of the special and collector's variants, is a unique Todd McFarlane signed sketch, a sizable troll figure also signed by either McFarlane, Ken Ralston or Curt Schilling, the game's soundtrack, the game itself, a set of playing cards modelled after in-world Destiny cards, more unique artwork, a dice set and a themed playing mat.
04:23Oh, and there are only 300 of them on the planet Earth. Happy hunting.
04:27Number 7, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, Prestige Edition.
04:30The one with the Night Vision goggles was a landmark moment in gaming for pre-order bundles, as not only had Activision gone slightly mad by including what was touted to be a working pair of Night Vision goggles,
04:41but we all immediately realised there were clearly no limits on what could be packaged in with our favourite titles.
04:47Sadly, in action, as reality settled back in, these advanced goggles were not military-grade, and instead were pretty blurry and lo-fi when using them in the dark.
04:56Still, it remains the coolest pack-in this side of Saints Row 4's $1 million pre-order that aimed to send a lucky fan to the moon.
05:03Yes, really.
05:04Number 6, The Beatles Rock Band Limited Edition.
05:07Ask a Beatles fan how much they'd pay for a guitar that was actually used by the members of the band.
05:12Exactly.
05:13Now, think about how MTV and Harmonix clearly had that idea in mind when they created The Beatles Rock Band,
05:19as the limited edition features a whole band's worth of instruments licensed to be replicas of those used by John, Paul, George and Ringo.
05:26It's a shame this didn't take off more in retrospect, as from the incredible setlist to cartoonish takes on locales ranging from the Apple Building to the Ed Sullivan Show,
05:34Rock Band's first major spin-off remains one of its best.
05:37Number 5, Halo 3, Legendary Edition.
05:40The entire launch of Halo 3 was more like a cultural event than a game release, with Times Square plastered in Master Chief adverts left, right and centre.
05:48Before launch, though, fans who coughed up the substantial asking price for the Legendary Edition thought they were getting a life-sized Chief Helmet to wear.
05:55Instead, the reality was storage for the game itself, leading to the Cat Helmet label I mentioned at the beginning.
06:00To this day, fans trade the Legendary Edition online for hugely varying amounts, depending on what state it's in.
06:062015 saw one signed by the entire Bungie team go for $10,000, so if you plumped up the cash at launch, hold on, because a time might come where you can make that money back many times over.
06:18Of course, that's providing you can let that beloved Cat Helmet go.
06:21Number 4, The Legend of Spyro, Dawn of the Dragon.
06:24A game that's not worth a huge amount of money compared to many other entries on this list, but one that came in the midst of a franchise changing hands multiple times,
06:32right before Spyro would end up with the Skylanders crew.
06:35We're literally talking about the base game here, but through the factors mentioned, it became a collector's item through sparsity alone.
06:41Looking back, Dawn of the Dragon is a total hidden gem for fans of Spyro himself.
06:45A fairly bold, mature take on his aesthetic that included Elijah Wood as Spyro himself,
06:50plus Mark Hamill, Gary Oldman and more reprising their roles from A New Beginning and Eternal Night to wrap up the Legend of Spyro trilogy.
06:57Number 3, Bioshock Infinite.
06:59Songbird Edition.
07:00Bioshock's status in the industry is legend at this point, a genre-bending fourth-wall breaker that anyone who favours the original will shout about from the rooftops any chance they get.
07:09By the time we'd had one awesome underrated sequel, though, it was time to shift gears and journey out from Rapture up into the clouds.
07:16This produced Bioshock Infinite, a real head-scratcher with more iconic elements, great characters and one of the best world designs of all time.
07:23From its hulking songbird statue, who you'll have grown to love over the course of the game,
07:27to the tiny handyman figure, art books, posters, a small Murder of Crow's tonic keychain and the game itself,
07:332K knew exactly how to capitalise on such a dedicated fanbase.
07:37Number 2, Mass Effect.
07:39Limited Collector's Edition.
07:40Back when Bioware set the Mass Effect ball rolling in 2007, even just looking at how conversations work was genuinely mind-blowing.
07:47For this fancy collector's edition, then, you get a limited edition art book, making of DVD with exclusive footage never seen anywhere else.
07:55The game, a really neat Shepard slash Seren steel boot case, 36-page galactic codex guide to the Mass Effect universe,
08:02and some unique art from the base game's cover.
08:04Mass Effect, of course, blew up beyond Bioware's wildest dreams, and this has gone on to become a bona fide legacy item only a few can call their own.
08:12And number 1, Combat Wings.
08:14The Great Battles of World War II.
08:15Do yourself a favour and pick up a game from a known-name studio every now and then.
08:20You never know what's going to develop a devoted following comprised of people who'll do anything to get their hands on it at some point in the future.
08:27Combat Wings is such a game, especially on Xbox 360, where a copy is rarer than a 2K title without microtransaction.
08:33Developed by City Interactive, the game received fairly mixed to negative reviews.
08:37But as flight sim lovers are a dedicated bunch, Combat Wings' inherent rarity through a very limited production has made it one of the most valuable games on the system.
08:46To this day, even the Metacritic page for Combat Wings 360 version is completely empty, setting up insane prices to own a copy, like at one time a copy shifting for $10,000.
08:56And those are the 14 rarest Xbox 360 games.
08:59Maybe you've just realised you're sitting on a goldmine.
09:02Let me know your favourite titles down in the comments below, and please subscribe to the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast.
09:07For now, I've been Scott from WhatCulture.com, and I'll catch you soon.
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