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Ico is a young boy trapped in a labyrinthine castle. He finds a fellow prisoner, Princess Jorda, and together they must escape to safety by unlocking doors, finding secret rooms and passageways, and solving a succession of logic puzzles. Ico must navigate the castle's massive structures, helping Yorda safely move past each challenge. The graphics and sound are especially effective, with the lighting and sound effects creating the eerie and majestic environment of a haunted castle. This unusual game will be a hit with people looking for a mental challenge rather than a physical one.

Critic Reviews

GameSpot Review (8.5 out of 10 )

Under development for a long time, and released with little fanfare, ICO is perhaps the epitome of a sleeper hit. The game was developed by a relatively fresh internal team at Sony, and the original PlayStation was its original target platform. It eventually made its way to the PS2, though, on ...All Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Average Member Rating: 8.3 out of 10

ICO Shows PS2 How It's Done (10 out of 10)

posted by Urganite (AKRON, OH) on Apr 27, 2006
Member since Sep 2004
18 out of 19 gamers (95%) found this review helpful

ICO is one of the games that can define the experience of the PS2 platform. Like other beloved games like Xenosaga, Secret of Mana, and Castlevania, ICO is a game that reaches out for the imagination of the player and ensnares it with something that isn't shaped, cut, and dried the way other games a ...All User Reviews