Shadow of the Colossus Review

Introduction

This is by far for me, my favourite Playstation 2 game of all time! Everything that I've wanted in a game, Shadow of Colossus delivers. And that is why I thought I would start the PS2 Reviews with a bang!

Shadow of Colossus is a Action-Adventure game developed and published by Sony for the Playstation 2. The game follows the adventure known as Wander who must travel on horse back to slay the 16 Colossi, in order to restore life into a young girl called Mono.

Presentation

Though some PS2 games do not have the best of graphics, for me Shadow of Colossus brings great depth and outstanding graphics for a PS2 game. The land on which you travel around is spectacularly designed to be an open,  free-roaming environment, which really helps to bring out the beautifully designed land. Some graphics can be a bit edgy but what can you expect from a PS2 game.

There's hardly any music throughout this game but when there is, it's powerful! You either get the soft melodic music for the intro and end cut scenes. And then you get the powerful, intense music for when you fight the gigantic colossi's. The music throughout this game is put together perfectly.

Gameplay

In Shadow of Colossus the gameplay is very basic yet very enjoyable and intense as well. As in: You only have two weapons: Your trusty sword, and your loyal bow and arrows. Your probably thinking.'' How on earth are you going to do that much damage to these gigantic colossi's with just a sword and a bow'' But that's what makes this game amazing! You have to face all of this monstrous colossi's that are so much more powerful than you with just your two weapons. So again a great feature.

Throughout the game you have to find where the colossi's are hiding out. Your sword uses a beam of sunlight to guide you to where your next foe will be. Once you have reached your destination your use the usual jump and climb technique, but like all games you cant go wrong with that excitement of exploring. Now you will be faced by one of the many colossi's. And this game just brings it all, you have to use your skill and your wit to find a designated area of the colossi to destroy in order to defeat it. Some have one and some have loads, and they can be anywhere. Once you have found that area strike it with your sword and after a while the colossi will be defeated! An intense action packed adventure, filled with puzzles.

My one and only bad point for this game is that they could of added a few more colossi's into the game, just to make it that little more longer and enjoyable. But there is always a time attack mode for any of you that fancy a challenge.

Verdict

Shadow of Colossus for me is an amazing game. I've had it for years now, yet I keep coming back to it for more and more play throughs, sometimes just to explore all the areas that I never did before. If you love your over the top Action-Adventure games with a few challenging puzzles and twists, and get excited about being up against ridiculous gigantic creatures, and then your little self then you will love this. A must by for all PS2 fans.

Score:

5/5