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ICO PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Sep 24, 2001
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Metascore
90 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 59 Critics What's this?

User Score
9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 104 Ratings

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  • Summary: Assume the role of Ico, a courageous young boy born with horns who has been delivered to a mysterious castle to be sacrificed so that, according to legend, the community will be saved. Attempt to escape the grounds and save a princess through a variety of mazes, brainteasers, and other puzzles.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 59
  3. Negative: 0 out of 59
  1. GameShark
    100
    Freaking Phenomenal...the closest thing to perfection yet.
  2. Electric Playground
    100
    Although short (about 10 hours of play, not including mistakes) it seemed just right and there's probably nothing more that could have been added that would make it any better.
  3. Eurogamer
    100
    In an industry justly accused of leaning towards style over content, ICO is a beacon of light and a bastion of superb game design.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 54
  3. Negative: 3 out of 54
  1. Icekyng
    10
    You are looking at this because its about to come out in HD on PS3. Get it now, its haunting, original and actually a beautiful game. There are few games like this anymore with this sort of desolate atmosphere but the feeling of exposure and vulnerability when playing it is palpable. If GTA and third person shooters are your only bag it really won't appeal, but for puzzle fans and gamers who are interested in emotive experiences buy it. Thank me for it later.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. BlueFalcon
    6
    The fighting is super basic and the graphics aren't that great. I didn't find the puzzles especially rewarding either. It's got neat environments, but that's the only real thing it has going for it. Ico is an above average game though, so I'll give it a 6.… Expand
    • 1 of 3 users said yes
  3. MikeC.
    2
    Good Lord, what a dull game. It's as though some Latvian programmer played Myst about 30 times and decided that everyone in the WORLD needed to experience his own particular, peculiar fantasy universe. News flash to Latvia: gamers want to *do something* in the pretty fantasy palace--not merely walk around, pant, and stumble into lame puzzles. It's astonishing how this ever got released. Do yourself a favor: do *anything* else but play this game. Hitting yourself in the head with a mallet softly and repeatedly will produce the same effect as playing Ico, but is likely to be cheaper; and more interesting for your friends to watch.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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