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Ico
Price: $129.94 Prices subject to change.
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Amazon Minimum Age: 144 months
Binding: Video Game
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0711719711322
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Item Dimensions: 33
Label: Sony Computer Entertainment
Manufacturer: Sony Computer Entertainment
Manufacturer Minimum Age: 156 months
MPN: 71132
Platform: PlayStation2
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Studio: Sony Computer Entertainment
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Editorial 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. Players 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. 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 from Sony. --Raymond M. Padilla
Pros: - Excellent puzzle design
- Aesthetically and stylistically brilliant
- Appropriately understated sound
Cons: - Most players will finish it in fewer than 10 hours
- Battles are too easy
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Unique and fun experience!
If you ever find the opportunity to buy this game, you should certainly do so. ICO provides a unique and unparalleled gameplay experience all wrapped up in a moody and atmospheric setting.
Here's basically how it works: you play as a young, horned boy named Ico. You've been banished from your home village and offered up as sacrifice, due to what is implied to be a curse of sorts. But a stroke of luck gives you the perfect chance to escape. On your way out, you find Yorda, trapped ... Read More
Rating: - ICO
I bought this game for someone else. They liked it, I guess. It's an older game, and it doesn't interest me. If it interests you, try it I suppose, 'cause it's probably cheap. And if it's not, you're getting ripped off.
Rating: - ICO is a Rare and Inspiring Quest for the Ages. Don't Miss This One!
ICO is an absolutely brilliant, gem of a game. I won't give away the ending, but it has an amazing, yet simple twist of fate. The makers of this title were superb in their thirst for creating adventure. It is extremely well done, complete in details and seamless design. But when I say that it's "imaginative" I don't JUST mean the game's design. I also mean that the game inspires the imaginations of its players. As I was helping ICO solve the doomed castle's puzzles, my mind was racing as it tried to ... Read More
Rating:  - Very engaging, definately worth at least one play-through.
That, however, is the only caveat: I played this game once, and only once. I'm sure I'll play it again someday, and I enjoyed playing it very much, but I when I was done with it, I was done. It's been on my shelf for quite a while now.
If you can find it for 20 bucks or so, it's a great deal. Otherwise, you may want to put purchasing this game on a backburner.
Rating: - One of the All Time Greatest Games ever!
I have just completed playing this game all the way through and I was moved to write a review on it. It is, in my opinion as a gamer, one of THE best games to ever grace a console. If you own a Playstation 2, you must play this game. Whether you are into adventure or action, you must play this game. If you have never played this game, consider yourself deprived. In all of my years as a gamer and that is many, many years, I have never come across a game such as this. This is just totally awesome. ... Read More
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