Ico
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Ico
- PlayStation 2
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Action-adventure
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Overview
Overview
An action-adventure game released by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 in 2001. A horned boy, Ico, leads a girl named Yorda by the hand as they try to escape an ancient castle. It was directed by Fumito Ueda.
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Development
Development
Development took about four years; the game was first planned for the original PlayStation before moving to PS2 due to hardware limitations.
- Developer
- Sony Computer Entertainment Japan
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment
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Gameplay
Gameplay overview
From a third-person view, players solve platforming puzzles while protecting Yorda from shadow creatures, with minimal on-screen interface.
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Technology
Technology
- Platform
- PlayStation 2
- CPU
- Emotion Engine @ 294.912 MHz
- Media
- DVD-ROM / CD-ROM
Platform specifications are sourced on the console page.
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Platforms
Platforms
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Creators
Creators
- Director
- Fumito Ueda
- Producer
- Kenji Kaido
- Designer
- Fumito Ueda
- Composer
- Michiru Oshima, Pentagon
Credits are limited to what the sources state.
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Legacy
Legacy
By 2009 worldwide sales reached 700,000 copies, and an HD remaster was released for PS3 in 2011 in The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection (English Wikipedia).
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Image Credits
Image credits
This page uses no box art or screenshots, because their rights cannot be individually verified. The background artwork is an abstract pattern generated from the title's data. Credits for the platform photograph are on the console page.