Details

Release year: 2001

Storyline

On a distant island, there is a legend that anyone born with horns will bring about calamity. When such a boy is locked away in a fortress, he must work together with a girl named Yorda to flee before they can be claimed by the spirits.

Top credits

Directors

Fumito Ueda

Writers

Junichi Hosono

Cast

Kazuhiro Shindou — Ico
Rieko Takahashi — Yorda
Misa Watanabe — The Queen

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Awards

0 wins & 1 nomination

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Did you know

• The cover used for the North American release of this game has been called one of the worst video game cover arts in contrast to the cover used in other regions, and considered a contribution to weak sales of the game in North America.

• On the original PlayStation 2 release, the American version of the game is missing several features that are present in the Japanese and PAL versions of the game. These include: Co-op gameplay, a magical green sword, and if the player plays through the game a second time, Yorda's subtitles will be translated to English and a secret "Watermelon ending" can occur at the end of the game. Fumito Ueda states that this is because Team Ico "ran out of time" when porting the game to America.

• Although several features from the Japanese and PAL versions are missing from the American version on the original PlayStation 2 releases, the Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection HD for PlayStation 3 is based on the original PAL versions of the game and has all of the missing features restored.