‘inFamous 2′Release Date And Special Edition Sparks Interest» MTV Multiplayer

If you haven't played the 2009 open-world superhero game"inFamous,"a PlayStation 3-exclusive from Sucker Punch Productions, then you're really missing out. It's almost worth going back and playing it now. Only"almost"because"inFamous 2"is just about here. Sony has officially announced the release date as June 7 and revealed along with it details of the premium-priced Hero Edition, which you can find a breakdown of after the jump.

The"inFamous 2"Hero Edition is priced at $99.99. The package includes an 8.5-inch statue of protagonist Cole MacGrath, a replica of the messenger bag he carts around with him throughout the game, a mini-comic from DC Comics, the game's soundtrack and a collection of DLC codes pulled from the various store-specific exclusives that come with pre-ordered copies of the standard edition. You also get the game, but hopefully you knew that already.

The retailer exclusives break down as follows: GameStop pre-orders allow players to add Lightning Hook to Cole's array of powers, Wal-Mart pre-orders add Electrocution Grenades, Amazon pre-orders come with a 24K gold version of Cole's Amp weapon and Best Buy pre-orders include a character skin modeled after"inFamous"antagonist Kessler. And once again, pre-order yourself a copy of the Hero Edition and you getall of these.

"inFamous 2"shifts away from the first game's devastated major metropolis Empire City to the more New Orleans-inspired New Marais. Cole heads to the new locale to further train up his powers over electricity and continue his fight against evil. We pick up after the events of the previous game, this new one actually opening with Cole and his pal Zeke still in Empire City, but the unfolding turn of events quickly takes them to their new locale.

What won't change -- not fundamentally anyway -- is the first game's brilliant mechanics. It's true that"inFamous"was in many ways"just another open-world game"when it came out, even drawing more than a few comparison to the vaguely similar"Prototype,"which released at roughly the same time. The controls in"inFamous"were silky smooth though and the game was a total joy to play through. Even if Sucker Punch changed nothing at all, we'd be in for a treat on June 7.

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