ICO, a mysterious boy, has been banished from his home and sent to an isolated castle. He begins to have strange dreams of rescuing a young princess from the malevolent spirits that lurk in the darkness. Unsure of reality and fantasy, ICO embarks on a quest to save the princess and hopefully uncover his own destiny. Travel to ancient lands where gigantic mythical beasts roam. Armed with your wits, sword and bow, you must use crafty strategy to unearth and slay each Colossi that you encounter on your journey.Relive the magic and excitement of the PlayStation 2 classics, ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, together for the first time in this Collection. These two highly acclaimed games have been remastered for high-definition resolution and offer immersive full stereoscopic 3D support. Unlock PlayStation Trophies as you progress through each game. Explore the captivating storyline of ICO as you journey across more than 30 richly detailed levels within large, vibrant worlds and solve a variety of challenging puzzles to defeat the evil that dwells within the castle. Then travel on horseback across miles of ancient land in search of the 16 Colossi in Shadow of the Colossus. Combat each of the fabled beasts using your magical sword and sturdy bow and arrow. What mysterious obstacles and enchanted wonders wait for you within this forgotten world?
Customer Rating
5
Wonderful games, now remastered on PS3.
on August 31, 2011
Posted by: MrThorpedo
from Mt. Horeb, WI
Ico was a great game. Clever, Original, and Inventive. Shadow of the Colossus is even better. Amazing graphics, incredible boss batlles, gorgeous soundtrack...One of the best games of all time. If you missed either of these two games on the Playstation Two way back when, I definitely recommend them when the remastered versions are released. And for 40 dollars? What a steal! Hopefully this quenches the drought of video games that are all waiting until the holiday season to be released. Hope this review helps! :)
What's great about it: Gameplay, Graphics, Remasterization
What's not so great: Waiting for The Last Guardian
So, I heard the new Anberlin CD was coming out. Supposedly, they said it was going to be "somewhat darker" than their other albums. Curious, I picked it up. I picked up the CD/DVD/T-shirt package, which was on sale for 20 dollars at the time. I'll say this now to anyone reading: GET THE CD ONLY. While the music is phenomenal (As Anberlin always is) the DVD (Like the one released with "New Surrender") STINKS. There are two music videos, one for "We Owe This To Ourselves" and one for "Impossible". Nothing too exciting. The videos are okay, I suppose. I found them boring. And a bit strange. You can watch them online anyway. The T-shirt was a medium, which does not fit me. Perfect. I'm going to see them in a month and don't have a shirt. (The package doesn't say the size, by the way) Finally, there is a "making of" video for "Impossible", which is also boring. The rest of the DVD is simply interviews with the bandmates. Nothing too special at all, really. The DVD content is maybe, altogether, 10 minutes long. Snore. Buy the CD, all the songs are great. You can always Youtube them first if you have doubts. Also, if you haven't, pick up "Cities" by them. Now THAT is an amazing album. Thorpedo out.
What's great about it: Fantastic Music, soothing to the ears and mind.
What's not so great: T-shirt size is small, and has a stupid design, and the DVD content blows. As usual.