Shadow of the Colossus - PlayStation 2

Posted : 1 year, 8 months ago at Mar 4 1:46

When I played Ico I thought it looked nice but really disliked most of the experience because of Yorda. So when I heard that Shadow of the Colossus was being made by the same thing I wasn't really wanting to pick up this game but finally did due to critics exulting the game. While so while the game is a better then Ico, it still wasn't my cup of tea but still enjoyable. The main character is a young man named Wander; aided by only his sword, bow, arrows, and his trusty steed Agro, must explore a vast map trying to find sixteen colossi in order to restore the life of a dead girl. Fighting each one of the colossi is great as each one are huge and have different ways of scaling them in order to defeating them and finding out how is like figuring out a good puzzle and very rewarding wh...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 2 years, 7 months ago at Mar 16 7:34

I rented this game, tried, failed the first monster and returned. The setting is certainly great, but you need many try outs and a high frustration tolerance to deal with it. I dont have the time for this kind of game anymore ...

Rating : 5/10

Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago at Feb 12 17:06

This game is really quite special. In essence, you roam around a mass expanse of uninhabited and forgotten land on the hunt for giant colossi. With each new gargantuan foe you need to look for new methods to scale and defeat your enemy. That's all there is too it. It has been criticised as being a game that's repetitive or boring because of that, but I enjoyed it very much. The setting is immense, both in scale and content, with scores of ruins and oddities that keep you guessing as to the purpose of the land, what it may have been used for and why you might be there. The whole storyline is open-ended and leaves lots of room for interpretation and debate. It's great fun for just exploring the wonderful surroundings and unlocking some of the time trial extras once you've defeated all ...Read more

Rating : 10/10