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Shadow of the Colossus (2005)

Shadow of the Colossus Tag Page Cover Art
Adventure
Action
Puzzle
Released
October 18, 2005
ESRB
T For Teen // Blood, Fantasy Violence
Developer(s)
Team Ico
Publisher(s)
Sony Computer Entertainment
Number of Players
1

Tales speak of a distant place where creatures the size of mountains roam free. Bound to the land, these beasts hold the key to a mystical power - a power capable of bringing the departed back from the other side.

From the creators of ICO comes an adventure like no other. Spurred by love, yet armed only with sword and bow, one man faces an extraordinary challenge - a solitary quest to find and slay opponents so immense they seem to possess no weakness.

But in this desolate, beautiful land, very little is ever as it seems. And the journey is just beginning...

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