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ICO
from: Sony

Price: £39.99

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Binding: Video Game
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0711719648567
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Manufacturer Maximum Age: 18 years
Manufacturer Minimum Age: 36 months
Number Of Items: 1
Platform: PlayStation2
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: February 17, 2006
Studio: Sony
Sales Rank: 1938

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Ico weaves the tale of a young boy trying to escape his imprisonment in a large, vacant castle. Along the way, he discovers another captive--a beautiful princess named Yorda. Unsurprisingly, you control Ico with the goal of escaping the castle with the princess safely in hand.

Although it looks like an adventure game and has some rudimentary action sequences, Ico is mostly about solving puzzles. Players will run, jump and climb their way through the gargantuan castle as well as figure out which objects and environments are interactive. Yorda is very much a damsel in distress, and isn't nearly as capable as Ico. A great deal of the puzzles require the player to create a safe path for Yorda, who isn't physically able to get to the places Ico can. The puzzles are quite brilliant, although a few are so tough that players will feel like ditching the princess.

Graphics, particularly the lighting effects and animations, are fantastic and the developers did a superb job of conveying the enormity and beauty of the castle. When Ico and Yorda move and interact, their actions seem totally lifelike. The ambient soundtrack and simple controls let the player focus on the tasks at hand. Sony has crafted a very unique game that anyone can play; few games are as elegant in their simplicity as this puzzler. --Raymond M Padilla

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- One of the few games worth buying a PS2 for
Ico is quite simply brilliant in every possible way. If I had never played anything else on the PS2 than this I would still have been glad to have bought the machine. It is a shame that it is such a rare gem amongst all the rubbish churned out for games consoles. in fact the only thing to rival it is Shadow of the Colosuss, which is of course the follow up to Ico!

Rating:

- The definition of a cult classic
If there were to a be a single game which embodied the term 'cult classic', it would be hard to think of a title more deserving than Fumito Ueda's Ico.

The premise is relatively simple - you play a young boy (the titular namesake) who is locked in a huge, seemingly abandoned isolated castle as a sacrifice. After a fortunate turn of events Ico is freed from his prison and makes his desperate escape bid.

One of the most interesting and immediately striking things about this is the sheer scale of the environs you must traverse. Cloned many times since (but arguably never bettered), it's fair to say these are some of the most lonely, dizzying and spectacular environments ever committed to a game. There is no small variety ... Read More:

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- ICOnic
This game is beautiful not only visually but the creation and evolution of the bond between the two main character's is well, unique and inspiring to say the least. Mr Fumito Ueda creates a relationship that evokes emotion and dedication that I have never experienced in a game before. It is like watching a film for the most part, for a PS2 the graphics are extremely impressive and create the warm but also desolate atmosphere of the fortress at the same time. This, along with the story-line of a young boy's (Ico) moral journey to not only save himself but help the strange mystical being of Yorda is all a gamer could ever want for. Even if you aren't a gamer I would recommend this game on the grounds of subtle understated brilliance anyway, that ... Read More:

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- The Best game on the PS2 yet so unknown!!!
This game rejuvenated my enthusiasm for the PS2, the PS2 was made for games like this and yet it has spent much of it's time ignored! Sure it's not a game for everybody, it is initially very tricky and will test the patience of the most avid gameplayer, but perseverance and the gradual improvement will pay off! The cinematography, the artwork, the attention to detail, the unique story line, the game play, the journey and the awe inspiring massiveness (with the atention to detail)of the environments left me wanting more and of the 50 or so games I have, this is the one for me which gave the greatest reward! This game works on so many levels. If your an all out action gamer, steer clear, like shooting and driving games, steer clear. However if you ... Read More:

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- Beautiful design, a stand out experience.
This game is a triumph of art direction and level design. The star of the game is the castle itself. There have been few games as atmospheric as this (Silent Hill, the first experience of Tomb Raider 1 and Half-Life 2 are some). For a six/seven year old game, it's creaky graphics still have the ability to dazzle; due to the integrity of it's artistic design. The story is minimal (in fact it could have done with less dialog). Remember the beginning and that sword...

It's flaws are few. It tends to be the occasional bad camera angle that kills you. The spirits tend to get rather annoying. The occasional clipping and control problems.Even though it's a short game, it's still slightly too long, the last section outstays it's welcome; it ... Read More:

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