Shadow of the Colossus (Japanese: translated Wander and the Colossus), is a Japanese video game for the PlayStation 2. It was developed by Sony Computer Entertainment International Production Studio 1 (sometimes called "Team Ico"), most of whom were also responsible for the cult-hit Ico. The game is published internationally by Sony; it was released in North America and Japan in October, 2005, and was later released in Europe in February, 2006.The game's official tagline is "Some mountains are scaled; others are slain." Shadow of the Colossus is an unusual adventure in that there are no towns or dungeons to explore, no characters with which to interact, and no enemies to defeat—other than the game's sixteen colossi. The lands are vast and nearly lifeless—much time is spent traveling across the expanses on horseback, finding and killing each colossus, in the hopes of resurrecting a dead woman. |
