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Story by Brenna Hillier

Tue, Mar 27, 2012 | 00:06 BST

Assassin’s Creed III gets three special editions

Ubisoft will close out the Assassin’s Creed trilogy with with a trinity of special editions.

The three editions feature a range of in-game content and packaged goodies, and there doesn’t sem to be any way to get absolutely everything in one package, so here’s the full run down on each:

The Freedom Edition
• Assassin’s Creed III retail game
• A 24-cm high-quality figurine of Connor
• A steel book 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
• Two 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 favour. Defeat your enemies and unlock The Pontiac’s War Club, a powerful Native American weapon.
• One 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
• One in-game Single Player Mission:
  – Ghost of War: The tide of the Revolution turns into the Templars favour. Defeat your enemies and unlock The Pontiac’s War Club, a powerful Native American weapon.
• One 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
• One in-game Single Player Missions:
  – A Dangerous Secret: Fight against a secret that could jeopardise the funding of the revolution. In case of success, you’ll be rewarded with an exclusive weapon: a Flintlock Musket.

Images of the two more luxurious packages follow. Assassin’s Creed III is due on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in October, with a Wii U version due whenever the console arrives. Ubisoft Australia noted that special editions can be ordered through Ubishop, but presumably some territories will have retail deals going; check with your favourite store.