Archive EntryPreservation Record

Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition

Shelf markLIB-0160

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2024Game

Catalog Information

Original Title: Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition
Release: 2003 (original) · 2024 (20th Anniversary Edition; Limited Run Games #247)
Developer: Ubisoft Montpellier · Virtuos
Publisher: Ubisoft · Limited Run Games
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Region: Region-free · Switch Limited Run #247 · HAC-P-BGGUA
Medium: Nintendo Switch game card · Limited Run Games edition
Subjects: Action-Adventure · Photography · Science Fiction · Beyond Good & Evil · Limited Run Games · Preservation

Archival Status

Custody: Permanent archive holding
Reference Copy: Nintendo Switch game card in retail case · Limited Run Games #247 edition
Filed: October 5, 2026

Curator Notes

Beyond Good & Evil, directed by Michel Ancel at Ubisoft Montpellier, follows the photojournalist Jade uncovering a conspiracy on the planet Hillys. It first released on PlayStation 2 in North America on November 11, 2003. The 20th Anniversary Edition, developed by Virtuos under Ubisoft Montpellier’s supervision, released digitally on June 25, 2024, adding a speedrun mode, an anniversary gallery, and a new treasure hunt tied to Beyond Good & Evil 2. Limited Run Games produced the Switch physical edition as Switch Limited Run #247. This filing opens the Beyond Good & Evil lineage on the shelf.

Collection Documentation

The retained object is Switch Limited Run #247, Limited Run Games’ physical edition of Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition, taken on pre-order from July to August 2024. Dedicated artifact views of the individual copy have not yet been filed; the gallery below is held open for that documentation.

Preservation Notes

Access Hardware: Nintendo Switch; compatible Nintendo Switch family hardware
Original Hardware: Nintendo Switch
Playback Compatibility: Nintendo Switch software is region-free. The retained game card is the primary access copy and runs on any Nintendo Switch console.
Preservation Concerns: Game cards are flash media; long-term charge retention, contact wear, and loss of the small card from its case are the principal risks. Any content delivered as an eShop download or update depends on Nintendo’s servers and is not preserved by the card alone.
Edition History: Original release on PlayStation 2 on November 11, 2003. The 20th Anniversary Edition released digitally on June 25, 2024. Limited Run Games issued the Switch physical edition (HAC-P-BGGUA) as Switch Limited Run #247 in standard and Collector’s editions.
Access Status: Limited Run Games’s physical edition was a limited production and now circulates through the secondary market. The digital Switch edition was issued separately on the Nintendo eShop.

Connections

Series: Beyond Good & Evil
Editorial Record: Reserved for future critical writing in Bloodsoaked Media.

Artifact Documentation

Reference photography of the preserved copy held by Bloodsoaked Media. Each view records the edition, materials, and condition of the work in custody.

Space is reserved for official artwork verification, collection photography, scans, and supplementary archival media. Nothing is forced into the record until documentation is filed.

Stewardship History

A permanent chronology of this archival record — filed, revised, and tended over time. Entries accumulate; none are erased.

Oct 5, 2026
Collection Documentation entered
Oct 5, 2026
Connections established
Beyond Good & Evil recorded.
Oct 5, 2026
Official artwork entered
Official Nintendo Switch front cover filed under the Library accession path.
Oct 5, 2026
Curator Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Filed into the Library
Accessioned as LIB-0160.
Oct 5, 2026
Preservation Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Published to the public shelf