Ico Is Infinetely Irritating (Ico (PS2))

Name: rashedon89

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Product:	Ico (PS2)
Date:	08/10/08 (21 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great for people who love really annoying puzzles

Disadvantages: Short, boring, lacking anything spectacular

When Shadow of Collusus came out every game magazine was going on about Ico, the genius game and frankly I just cannot see what was so great about it. I appreciate it is a puzzle-solving game and maybe that's where my frustrations come from because I was expecting some of the action and beauty of Shadow of Collusus to appear in Ico but unfortunatley none materialised.

To be frank the game is about a boy who fights shadows with a stick! Sound fun to anyone? Ok so there is a little bit more, he is followed around by the princess who is useless and just keeps getting captured by the shadow beings.

The graphics were ok, nothing special and the game was extremely short. I understand certain gamers would love the game for its simplicity in plot and action but complexity in its level of puzzles however I just got bored of running around the same old castle over an over. Another problem is when trying to complete the game you can get mixed up if you decide to backtrack and then your really lost as you have no clue where to go.

If you liked Shadow of Collusus please do not be under the pretence that you will enjoy this game because it doesn't have the awesome giants and has half the graphical quality.

Summary: Thank God Shadow of Collusus was nothing like it