Ico (PS2) Reviews

Ico is an adventure game developed by Sony for the Playstation 2 The story of Ico follows a young boy who is born with a set of horns, this set of horns is seen as a curse by his village so when he comes of age he will be sacrificed, on this day he is taken away to a castle to await his fate but he isn't going to just let himself be ...  Read the complete review

Ico is a name thrown around a lot in video game communities, it is thrown around amongst the words "art", "beautiful" and "masterpiece". All words very suitably describing this game. It's one of the few games you truly feel different after completing, one of those games that can be called artistic without being ...  Read the complete review

The idea behind Ico is a simple one, but from it has sprung a truly fantastic and original game. You play a young boy (Ico) who has been locked up in a tomb/crypt thing in a castle by his village as a sacrifice because he was born with horns. But a freak earthquake breaks the stone prison and he can get out and into the castle. Your first task is ...  Read the complete review

As i am writing this I can see an add for this game on ebay, for no less than £99.99! While this game is great and deserves more attention than it got, I think that is a crazy price for the game! But anyway... Ico is about a young boy who, appearingly because he has horns on his head, is taken to a huge castle and encased in a big stone ...  Read the complete review

This game is a masterpiece. It truly is one of the most memorable games i have ever played. I had fantastic experience playing this game as it had a stunning set out and game plan and the story was fantastic; truly mesmorising. It's about a boy born with horns, taken as a prisoner to a castle, and there he embarks on a quest to escape the castle ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

Ico is a fantastic ps2 game ,its had fantastic reviews in gaming magazines and it a pleasure for rpgammers to play.The game play is unique and it is definatley a puzzel solvinggame although not incredibley long.You will start playing alone but very soon you will be responsible for battling monsters solving puzzels and taking care of a very ...  Read the complete review

ICO is the Shadow of the Colossus prequel that at the time, not many people knew about, even though it was constantly getting nine out of tens in magazines, or the equivalent, I expected this game to be fantastic. It was a rare game until its re-release along with its sequel. Story? ***** You play as ICO, who, as a small ...  Read the complete review

--------Introduction-------- This game was released in March 2002 by Sony. ICO is a thirdperson puzzle-based adventure game, in which you control Ico. It is a critically acclaimed game but unfortunately never sold the amount of units it should have done. This is an awful shame. However for those who do own this game - it truly is a unique and ...  Read the complete review

Soul-stirringly Beautiful - Advantages: It?s by far the most unique, genre-shattering PS2 game that I have ever played. , It?s artistically flawless: a thing of delicate, melancholic, watercolour beauty. , It?s a breath of fresh air: a welcome break from the usual glut of ?guts, gore and guns? offerings that dominate the games market. - Disadvantages: There still isn't a sequel.

A 3rd person adventure, hasn?t it been done to death? Haven?t we all played too many Tombraiders? Surely we?ve had enough of pulling switches and moving blocks? Well just wait a moment? This is how a 3rd person adventure should be. This game never frustrates. Never bores. There?s no health bar. Only a sword or stick to help you, and a ...  Read the complete review

Once in a while you come across a game that is so unique, so different and yet so full of quality that you wonder if the face of gaming will be changed. Ico is one of those games; produced by Sony, this gem of a game was not a big seller, in fact many will not have heard about it, but this game begins to show a glimpse into the future of computer ...  Read the complete review

As I take a glance at my PS2 games collection, all stacked neatly on the shelf above the television, I am struck with horror at a somewhat worrying trend. Grand Theft Auto 3. Metal Gear Solid 2. Wipeout Fusion. Gran Turismo 3. Pro Evolution Soccer. Madden 2001. Am I really such an advocate of gaming sequels? As we await the arrival of the ...  Read the complete review

Boy with horns? Rescue the princes? The stuff of fairytales - Please.... At least that's what I thought when the demo pack dropped through my letterbox - thanks Sony. It's well worth registering your PS2 as they send you this kind of free stuff all the time, but that's another story. I played the demo immediately and was ...  Read the complete review

You play as the titualar Ico, a mysterious boy born with horns. The local villagers assume that he is a devil creature, and so bury him underground. After escaping, he stumbles into a mysterious castle, inhabited by a strange, ghost-like girl. Your task is to guide this girl through the castle, and so to safety. The graphics are ...  Read the complete review

Never ask someone to explain to you what ICO is about. It doesn't matter how intelligent they are, how eloquent with their words, or how seasoned a gamesplayer, they will come off badly. The plot, as it is, immediatly sounds contrite: A boy trapped in a castle, who has to rescue a princess from the evil intentions of her mother. And, in doing ...  Read the complete review