Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection, The (World)
also known as Ico & Shadow of the Colossus
PlayStation 3
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Reviewed in 2011
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Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection groups two of the greatest video game masterpieces remastered in HD. Ico with its contemplative poetry, SotC with its unforgettable colossi. A package of unparalleled artistic value.
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Compilation1 player12+
Description
The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection edition gathering both Bluepoint Games HD remasters in an American set. Published by Sony, released in the USA in September 2011. Includes Ico and SotC in 1080p HD at 60 fps, stereoscopic 3D support, exclusive trophies, and bonuses like the digital art book. US version.
Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection, The review
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Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
MAX
Story
★★★★★
"Masterful"
Vast deserted expanses, veiled light and titanic colossi: the game composes landscapes of a sublime, almost sacred solitude. The spareness of the settings and the crushing scale of the giants reach an unequalled contemplative beauty. This art direction, minimalist and grandiose, remains an absolute masterpiece.
Signed by Kow Otani, the music reserves its orchestral flights for the colossus confrontations, letting silence reign over the vast plains. When the fury erupts, strings and choirs rise into an overwhelming tragic grandeur. This daring contrast between silence and sonic deluge remains a peak of video-game art.
Bringing together two masterpieces signed by Team Ico, this collection gathers two almost wordless tales of love, sacrifice and solitude. From a horned boy's outstretched hand to the hunt for innocent colossi, emotion springs from gesture more than words. To watch these two poems converse is to measure a peak of video-game storytelling.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾10,9 GB📅27/09/2011
Published by Sony
Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection, The (PS3) price, value & rarity
The international edition of the Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection, a worldwide variant of the same double remaster of Fumito Ueda's works, with an abundant run. Its appeal matches that of the Western set: prestige of both games and steady demand, with no scarcity of its own, this World version serving mainly as a widely available reference. A safe piece for those wanting the remastered duo on PS3.
Memorable bosses
Brought together in a single edition, two gems from Ueda's team share the same restraint; but it's the wandering against the sixteen colossi that leaves a permanent mark. Each giant is a living fortress you climb in search of its vulnerable point, half puzzle, half ascent. Solitude, silence and melancholy turn each killing into an almost painful act. Rarely have bosses moved players so deeply.
A cult cover
Bringing together two masterpieces by Fumito Ueda, the collection's sleeve plays pictorial restraint: lonely silhouettes, diffuse light and vast empty spaces where emptiness becomes emotion. The softness of the tones and the spareness of the composition convey the melancholy and poetry common to both titles. Restrained and contemplative, it promises an experience of art as much as of play.
Is Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection, The still worth playing in 2026?
This collection gathers Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, two Fumito Ueda masterpieces remastered in HD, one of the PS3's most precious sets in artistic terms. Ico distils a moving contemplative poetry, almost without dialogue, around a hand held in a desolate castle. Shadow of the Colossus pits a lone rider against sixteen titanic colossi, in a world of sublime melancholy. The slow pace and the deliberate minimalism will not please everyone. But for anyone seeking an experience where games become art, this diptych remains a timeless benchmark, to be experienced without fail.
