Ico - PlayStation 2

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Stunningly myterious and poetic.

17 years, 7 months ago at Oct 4 21:55

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In this game, you play as Ico, a young boy emprisoned because he has horns. Soon the shell-like cell where he's held captive breaks and Ico manages to get free. That's where you take up the reins.

Upon visiting your prison, you stumble across the girl Yorda and save her from a bunch of shadow-like monsters. Taking her by the hand, you can now escape together. You'll have to help her... read more

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Description: ICO (イコ, Iko, English pronunciation: /ˈiːkoʊ/) is a 2001 action-adventure video game published by Sony Computer Entertainment and released for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It was designed and directed by Fumito Ueda, who wanted to create a minimalist game around a "boy meets girl" concept. Originally planned for the PlayStation, Ico took approximately four years to develop by Team Ico. The team employed a "subtracting design" approach to reduce elements of gameplay that interfered with the game's setting and story in order to create a high level of immersion. The titular protagonist is a ... (more)

Manufacturer: Sony Computer Entertainment
Release date: 24 September 2001
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0711719711322 UPC: 711719711322

Tags: Adventure (11), PS2 (8), Fantasy (6), Puzzle (5), Action (4), Platformer (3), Completed (3), RPG (2), HUDless (2), Action-adventure (2), (2), Finished (2), Pal Game (2), Innovative (2), Medieval (2), Cult (2), Artsy (2), Sony (2), Aventuras (2), 1-3-2014 (1)

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