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Shadow of the Colossus: Limited Edition

Shadow of the Colossus is a majestic journey through ancient lands to seek out and destroy gigantic mythical beasts. With a trusty horse at your side, players explore the spacious lands and unearth each…

18 November 2005

Shadow of the Colossus: Limited Edition is an adventure developed by Team Ico, released 18 November 2005 on PlayStation 2.

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What Shadow of the Colossus: Limited Edition is

Shadow of the Colossus: Limited Edition is an adventure game developed by Team Ico and released in 2005. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

One cloudy night, a lone hawk flies by two longtime companions - Wander and his horse Agro - navigating an unforgiving cliffside path on the edge of a canyon. The two have been traveling for a long time on this offbeat path, through murky forests and wet grasslands alike. They arrive at last at their destination: a tall stone gate with a narrow passage. On the other side lies an enormous bridge of near-otherworldly construction. The bridge spans over the Forbidden Lands, a dramatic landscape of plains and canyons with enclosed and cut-off environments ranging from arid deserts to clefts with tall geysers to dark forests and murky crevasses. The bridge finally comes to an end at the Shrine…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, drama, fantasy and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Ico series

Shadow of the Colossus: Limited Edition is the second of 8 entries we hold in the Ico series. The next entry was The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection in 2011.

See all 8 Ico games in release order →

What it launched against

Shadow of the Colossus: Limited Edition launched on 18 November 2005, within three weeks of Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Mario Kart DS, Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005) and Star Wars: Battlefront II.

Released around the same time: Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Mario Kart DS, Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005), Star Wars: Battlefront II.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Shadow of the Colossus: Limited Edition come out?
Shadow of the Colossus: Limited Edition was released on 18 November 2005 for PlayStation 2.

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