Mass effect 3 CE UK packaging comparison and Warning

[Gazereths]

I got a 360 and a PS3 version from Amazon, they arrived in separate snug fitting cardboard packages, the 360 version was mint, the ps3 version had some slight damage to the seal, only a pull in one corner no tears. I opened that one anyway, got a mint copy from, a gamestore near me.

Fairly happy with Amazon's packing.

[gurpswoo1]

There is some confusion on the which region has what seal type. So far

The UK BBFC version for Xbox are Cellophane sealed.
The Euro PEGI + ACB + OFLCNZ and USK versions for Xbox are Shrink Wrapped

All PAL PS3 CE are Squared versions and are Shrink Wrapped sealed ( All of Euro + Aus + NZ)

The North American versions for Xbox are sealed with rectangle sticker on side
All the US PS3 versions are the same shape as the Xbox CE but seal is Circle Sticker on side.
Both of them do not have a full game seal like the PAL versions, also they don't have Steelbook, they have Metal-pak.

[RyuShinEX]

wow, what a mess for PAL region.

[oXdanXo]

Everything will be different, it's just the age rating, for example
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...9871C9&first=0
Top right hand corner is the 18 pegi logo on ME3, replaced that by http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...03ACDB&first=0
Thats the only difference between UK and euro PAL releases, other than in the UK anyone could buy an 18 pegi rated ME3 as it's guidance, you'd have to show ID to purchase the 15 BBFC rated version as that is law. In Germany they tend to have the pegi logo shifted on copies and a USK logo either as a sticker over the pegi logo or printed on the box next to the PEGI logo.

No real difference but I'd rather get BBFC logos where available as that is UK Stock and I believe less in comparrison to the whole stock allocation for the EU so might one day be worth more to other collectors. I'd pay a lot of money for a Metal Gear Solid 4 UK PAL Play.com exclusive collector Edition, where I'm trying to sell my EU PEGI rated version.

(I never used to be sooooo OCD)

[Johnny]

It's settled, if a receive a PEGI i will opened it, if it's a BBFC, i will keep it sealed >:, i can resist the temptation to play the game.

[Lemur]

Asia version is just scotch tape to hold everything in place. Also it's a metalpak. So I guess Asia got shafted the worst. Lucky I've got a PS3 PAL steelbook on the way to me. I'll just play the Asian copy.

[gurpswoo1]

So the Asian version is the same as North American NTSC versions.

[Lemur]

US copies also came with the scotch tape?

[vhal_x]

I think he means with the metalpak Lemur xx

[gurpswoo1]

Originally Posted by Lemur

US copies also came with the scotch tape?

What do you mean by tape, do you have pictures