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Ico has a spiritual sequel


It doesn't look like many people come in here, but I thought I'd spread the word to anyone who's interested in Ico:

The same development team who created Ico will soon release their second game. The Japanese title is "Wanda to Kyozo" which means Wanda and the Colossus. The title has been changed to "Shadow of the Colossus" in North America and Europe. It isn't a direct sequel to Ico, but it's obviously cut from the same cloth. Sort of like Silent Hill 2's relationship to Silent Hill 1, it seems like they took the key elements of the first game and "remixed" them to create something new. Judging from the similarity of the art direction alone, it looks like it's probably supposed to be set in the same world as Ico was. If you go to any major video gaming website you'll be able to find all of the currently available info. It's set to be released in the US and Europe this fall, and hopefully sooner than that in Japan.

Official Japanese site-

http://www.playstation.jp/scej/title/wanda/

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Wow the trailer for ico 2 looks very kool, do you know what its release date is?

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I know it's in Sept. 2005 in the US, I don't remember if there's an exact date.

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Yeah I've played a demo. It's great. Do you have any suggestions of what games I should check out if I like Shadow of the Colossus? I haven't played Ico...

I'm just an ordinary guy with nothing to lose. - Lester Burnham

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i've never played ico, but shadow of the colossos looks amazing.

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Gotta recommend Ico through and through. A shining example of what games should strive to be.

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It's now pronouced spiritual prequel.

See the injusitice
http://imdb.com/board/bd0000043/thread/41098755?d=41098755#41098755

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