![]() ![]() ![]() Ueda considered Bluepoint Games as "real craftsmen" in this porting effort, through their understanding of the fundamentals of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus and passion for the games. ![]() The staff of Team ICO assisted in the process. Work on the conversion for the collection was done by Bluepoint Games, who had previously performed the remastering for the God of War collection. Ueda noted that such a release would depend on Sony's executives. As the PlayStation 3 became more popular, and PlayStation 2 consoles became rare, Ueda reconsidered his position as to allow other consoles to see these games. Ueda also noted that that such a conversion may be difficult due to the complexities Team ICO had to create to push the technical limits of the PlayStation 2, but felt that it was still possible. Initially, Ueda was not "too excited" about porting the games, given that they were designed specifically for the PlayStation 2 hardware. There had been strong interest by Fumito Ueda, the project lead for both ICO and Shadow, to prepare such a collection for the Team Ico games. Prior to the announcement of the Collection, two other remastered collections of PlayStation 2 games had been made for the PlayStation 3: the God of War collection, and the Sly Cooper collection. Additionally, the game's framerate is dramatically slowed for a few seconds as Wander strikes the final blow to a colossus' weakpoint sigil, rather than immediately transitioning to death sequence upon the final stab as it did in the original.ģ1 Trophies can be earned in The ICO and Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection. Along with this, Wander is more easily knocked off his balance or tossed around when on top of a colossus. Climbing in general has been made more difficult in this version, with Wander's stamina depleting more quickly or easily than it did in the PS2 version. Shadow of the Colossus has a difference in the gameplay involving Wander's stamina. Wander riding Agro with the Shrine of Worship in the background. Though there was consideration for inclusion of PlayStation Move motion control support, the final game does not ship with it. Specifically, upon completing of the game, the player can restart the game to see the English translations of the mysterious language that Yorda, the player-character's companion, uses, and a two-player mode with the second player in control of Yorda. ICO's remastering is based on the European version, which features additional content that did not make it into the North America release of the original game, as well as some altered puzzles from these original releases. The collection includes bonus content, including two XMB Dynamic Themes and exclusive video content for ICO Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian. Both games in the collection support 7.1 surround sound. Both games support stereoscopic 3D, taking advantage of the original design of the games with considerations towards depth-of-field viewing as evidenced by the large landscapes. With the more powerful PlayStation 3, both games feature a fixed frame rate of 30 frames per second the original PlayStation 2 version of Shadow of the Colossus was noted for pushing the limits of the older console and often suffered from framerate losses. For the remastering, both games have had a graphics overhaul to allow them to support modern high-definition displays up to 1080p. The core game and story for both ICO (2001) and Shadow of the Colossus (2005) remains unchanged with the remastered versions. Both games can be played in full 720p or 1080p. Graphical updates include consistent 30 frames-per-second gameplay during 2D play, more detailed textures, and better anti-aliasing. The collection in other countries features two dynamic PS3 XMB themes and exclusive behind-the-scenes videos, including the NICO video previously released only as a preorder bonus for Shadow of the Colossus in Japan on DVD. The Collectors Edition (available only in Japan) includes two PlayStation 3 XMB themes and a collectible booklet covering both games. In the NTSC and PAL regions, the games are on one Blu-ray disc, while in Japan they were released as separate titles. The ICO remaster includes features originally exclusive to the Europe/PAL version, such as two-player cooperative play during a second playthrough. 1 Blu-ray disc The ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection (known in PAL regions as ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Classics HD and sometimes referred to as The Team ICO Collection) is a high-definition re-release of both ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, released on September 2011 exclusively for the PlayStation 3.īoth games feature 3D support and trophies. ![]()
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