Ico

THE GOOD:
See The Bad

THE BAD:
Hmmm, there's an eensy-weensy bit of clipping. It's only the demo version that I'm reviewing. (SIGH)

SUMMARY:
I remember it like it was yesterday... It was the day I picked up the JamPack from the Playstation Store. It was the moment I put that disk onto my PS2 tray and pushed the insert button. It was the moment that disk booted up and gave me a few options to choose from. It was the second I laid eyes upon the little picture window featuring ICO. It was the... You get my drift. This game is amazing. Read on...

GRAPHICS

MIND-BOGGLING AWESOME! SPLENDIDLY PERFECT! GREATEST GRAPHICS EVER! There! That get your attention. People, ICO's graphics are phenomenal in every way imaginable. Seriously, words do it no justice. Its visual style is so unique, it has to have its own category. Imagine a cartoon such as The Lion King, but even more beautiful. This game is so beautiful, it has a dreamlike...

THE GOOD:
Stunning graphics, amazing sound, natural control of character, overall gameplay.

THE BAD:
No real re-play value

SUMMARY:
This is a game that takes PlayStation2's graphic engine to its limit. As I was playing this game, I was compelled on more than one occasion to just stand and admire the scenery.

It's puzzles and riddles are well thoughout and challenging, but not impossible.

This game, like many third-person adventure games, is very linear in its play. You need to get past one area to get to another one. Therefore it can get very frustrating very fast when you get stuck.

But all in all, it's something that will grab you with its compelling story, keep you playing with amazing graphics, and scramble your mind with its puzzles and riddles.

THE GOOD:
The graphics are over the top. it looks like a painting. The gameplay is great but its not for every one. People not smart enough might become fustrated at the games many puzzles.

THE BAD:
The replay value is extremly low. Still its on heck of an adventure that ill never forget.

SUMMARY:
I just have to say everyone should excperince this little dream that sony dreamt up.

You wanna go crazy?Then,you've gotta try this great game!!Yeah,it's a bit short but cool nonetheless.The graphics are way too beautiful and too real to be true.The story is about a 12 year old boy named Ico who was brought to a castle to be sacrificed because he had horns.After he escapes,he decides to save a princess too on the way.And that begins the greatest and most inspiring fantasy adventures ever.You would have to solve puzzles,create a new pathway for the princess,Yorda so she can cross to another area.The fact that you have to make sure she is safe and sound by holding her hand and never let her out of your sight is something that is totally new.Kind of like a puppy love romance gong on there.As you play the game,you will be so absorbed in the incredible scenery and gameplay,it tends to get addictive.The story is great and the ending was unpredictable.The music is good,especially the theme song of this game which you only get to hear it after you finish playing the game,is...

One of the best games I've played in a long time. ICO cleanly blends a great story, beautiful graphics, and a mesmerizing score to deliver an experience that no PS2 owner should miss. One can't help but become completely immersed in ICO's world.

ICO makes escapism a cinch. Play it once to experience the story and solve all of the puzzles, then play it again to explore and appreciate every detail of the enormous, beautifully designed castle.

Rent, buy, or borrow it today!

THE GOOD:
it is like a dream. The game is simply a master piece.

THE BAD:
the spirts get annoying

SUMMARY:
The game is a true action adventure. The music and graphics are the best I have seen on any system. Simply put, you don't play the game, you experience it. Some may think it is cheesy, but they also enjoy ramming their heads into walls. It is a steal at under $20. I paid $50 the day it came out, I would of payed more!!

It has the some of the best graphics i have ever seen. it is also a pretty challenging game.i find it really hard in some spots of the game.

THE GOOD:
Excellent graphics, vey original and not shooting/killing everything in sight

THE BAD:
Too short

SUMMARY:
Good depth of puzzles without being over the top and complicated.
Graphics are fantastic and the animation of the two main characters is excellent.

THE GOOD:
Graphics, sound, lighting, camera angles, expressions of the characters, artificial intelligence of Yorda.

THE BAD:
They never let you know what Yorda says, even at the end! However you can usually figure out the topic of what she is saying by reading into the context, and the superb body language.

SUMMARY:
There are a lot of reviews, so I'm not going to write one. However I will point you to the www.penny-arcade.com comic date 2001-09-28. Be sure to check out the news button. This pretty much wraps up the exact way I took the game, however I think it's perfectly long enough.

THE GOOD:
Total imersion in the atmosphere. Beautifully rendered.

THE BAD:
Saves are too far apart, though this isn't actually all that bad.

SUMMARY:
When playing most games, fights mean very little to me. I either win or I die. If I die, I must go back to the save point, and that's it.
For sime reason, playing ICO is completely different. In ICO you are never fighting for yourself, you are only fighting to protect the girl. Thus, you wheel around her, trying to keep between her and the spirits. You tug her hand to pull her away from the void. You struggle to get up off your back as quickly as possible in order to free her from the clutches of a shadow.
Often you must leave the girl behind before figuring out a path that she can follow. It pains me every time to enter a new space when she is not with me. I want to rush back to make sure that she is all right. And Heaven forbid a door closes between us, locking her in and me out.