Ico weaves the tale of a young boy trying to escape his imprisonment in a large, vacant castle. Along the way, he discovers another captive--a beautiful princess named Yorda. Players control Ico with the goal of escaping the castle with the princess safely in hand.
Although it looks like an adventure game and has some rudimentary action sequences, Ico is mostly about solving puzzles. Players will run, jump, and climb their way through the gargantuan castle as well as figure out which objects and environments are interactive. Yorda is very much a damsel in distress, and isn't nearly as capable as Ico. A great deal of the puzzles require the player to create a safe path for Yorda, who isn't physically able to get to the places Ico can. The puzzles are quite brilliant, although a few are so tough that players will feel like ditching the princess.
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Genre: Adventure
Price: $14.99 *Individual store prices may vary.
ASIN: B00004YUWA
Year of Publication: 2001
Developer: Team Ico,
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America,
Tags: Fantasy,
Platform: Playstation 2,
Perspective: 3rd Person,
Gameplay: Puzzle Solving,
Interface: Controller,
Website: Ico
Date Played: Sep 13, 2005
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