For several minutes I ride with breathtaking speed over a blazing bright level, sparse outstanding trees hissing past in a blur to me ... The sand on which I rode up, alternates with lush green, standing on the mighty ruins removed and a hawk decides to accompany me for a while on my way. Scenes like this, majestic, elegant, even sublime, abound in "Shadow of the Colossus". Kam already Ico, who also highly recommended predecessor, with an idiosyncratic, yet ingenious auspices therefore, the spit in the mouth for a while steals later than the meeting with the first colossus it: The smallest is larger than a house, the biggest big brother Statue of Liberty, each almost with its own character: One stoically your climbing, the others want to crush you, as soon as he caught sight of you. And he does well! Your task is namely, 16 this Kolossi prostrate to retrieve a young girl from the dead. Supports you will here from your horse Agro, a big, black stallion. He, too, is a character of its own. Indeed Epona (The Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time) still exactly what you wanted, Agro seems really own beings with likes and dislikes to be; almost has the impression that you do not steer the horse but only the reins and the horse himself has to decide whether it cooperates or not. Downer: You have to be completely silent in order to get into the saddle can - In the hustle and bustle of a struggle can be very difficult. Speaking of fighting - the only 16 Kolossi stand between you and the fulfillment of your mission. The action takes place in the Forbidden Lands that are completely human and monster empty. Only a few animals, the increase partly your health respectively your stamina if ye killed with a bow and eat, cross your path. This game might appeal to them when - They at times also have quiet there, because the trips to Kolossi by an equally colossal world often take a while - where I still made detours, because it made such a lot of fun to explore, - They like to explore, because there is unlikely beautiful landscapes to discover, - You like horses because Agro is probably the most realistic horse in video game history, - They put more than on quality than quantity. Fighting there in this game that, depending on the play, levels off from 8 to 15 hours to give only 16. This, however, rob a breath, - They are on a grand final, - They have played Ico. It is not a prerequisite, but the end is much better them like if they know the story about the little eponymous Bovidae and his fellow sufferer Yorda. This game you should avoid if - They are impatient. A fight against a colossus can ever take an hour to complete, and when you arrive for the third time at the neck and AGAIN crashes, it can sometimes be sour. - You are looking for nonstop action. The boss battles are indeed spectacular as few other boss fights, but they are in an approximately 30/70 ratio to the rest Highway pace of the game. - They could never do with a bit of art. This game is, in my opinion, a moving (and moving) work of art. The Director and artistry of the game is looking both in this as an equal in any other console generation. While the gameplay is always the same (to ride Colossus, massacre, teleport back to the temple, ride to the Colossus), but therein lies the genius of the game since it nevertheless is never boring, quite the opposite! You will immediately want to open the next colossus, if they have a shot. Every PlayStation 2 owners should at least once have a look at this game. Strong buy recommendation on my part. I hope I could help them. :)
