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Stealthy or wild: SEGA makes reserving Alpha Protocol hard photo

SEGA isn’t making the choice of where to reserve Alpha Protocol easy. Yesterday, the publisher of Obsidian’s espionage RPG announced that GameStop and GameCrazy would be carrying two unique downloadable weapon packs for those ready to lay down the cash for a pre-order. One pack is intended for the stealthy player, the other for the frontal assault type of person.

GameStop will be offering the hardcore shoot’em up pack. It comes with grenades, an assault rifle and a shotgun. GameCrazy will have the stealth pack. This one comes with silencers, tranquilizers, and mines.

If you’d like to know more about either pack, hit SEGA’s blog.

Making a choice for a game before making a choice in the game before even seeing the game in action for over fifteen consecutive seconds seems rather silly to us, especially when considering the statistics bound to the guns. What the hell does "+1s all over mean?" We can only assume that magic modifier means it's a totally awesome gun.  

[via Joystiq]


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JLanphear's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 09:38
JLanphear
While this is kinda lame. I would probably end up going for power and get the shoot 'em up pack due to fond memories of Paul Giamatti. But it would be nicer if I got some sort of gameplay to even see wtf this game is. . .
Sentry's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 09:38
Sentry
It's hard to imagine what benefit releasing - most likely mild, though superficially dichotomous - differing pre-order bonuses could have for Sega. Essentially they're divying up their audience amongst "preferred" retailers, while giving no clear boon to either store. Without having some sort of contract in place that gives one or the other a CLEARLY superior pre-order bonus, how could this possibly do anything but push numbers around?

Unless they're hoping that by offering a "variety" of bonuses, consumers will perceive this as greater option and therefore be more likely to pre-order? Still a stretch, though I'm having trouble seeing anything else.
Archwright's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 09:41
Archwright
Ok... this whole pre-order bonus nonsense has gone too far.

I'll just find a hack to get both weapon sets. HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES?
Sexualchocolate's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 09:41
Sexualchocolate
Hmmm, this game just hit my radar. Looks cool.

Won't pre-order but will probably pick up at some point...
JonahFalcon's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 09:41
JonahFalcon
Guns? I only see one big assault rifle... oh, I see what you did there. Very amusing.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 09:51
Chronic Logic
Real men choose full frontal.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 10:00
GuitarAtomik
That's kind of dumb. Not to mention I've never seen a GameCrazy in my life.
gamadaya's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 10:01
gamadaya
No, real men prefer the back door.
Cowboy TTop's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 10:01
Cowboy TTop
I hate this dividing crap for retail. Just give us the full game and less bs.
slayer the player's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 10:04
slayer the player
i live in kc and we dont have game crazy or jack in the box, but i went to nashville and they have both there
orao's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 10:29
orao
.....Or you can just wait until the game releases and get all the codes off the internet.
yeah I think I'll go with that option.
HiddenAHB's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 10:46
HiddenAHB
That's bullshit.
Not only people will have a bonus in-game(that they used real cash to acquire) but they will have a bonus they don't even know if they will use.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 11:10
Holyetheline
This is a really lame bonus, sir. I am not impressed.
TheDirtyHobo's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 11:22
TheDirtyHobo
You guys are acting like this pre-order thing is a deal breaker for you even buying the game, when I'm sure more than half of you won't buy it, let alone pre-order it. I know I won't. It's a BONUS, they don't have to give you anything at all. Leave it to the internet to bitch about something free.
Floodland's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 23:14
Floodland
I'm just wondering what they'll be offering Europe. If they decide to shaft us, as companies are wont to do, I doubt it'll be too big a deal. I can't see any kind of advantage being provided, and even if there is, I'd imagine there'll be a way to match/counter that advantage further down the line.
EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2009 09:41
EternalDeathSlayer
I live in NJ and I have only ever seen one GameCrazy, and it's nowhere near where I live.

So yeah.

But the game looks great!
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