PS4

Shadow of the Colossus (2018)

PlatformPuzzleAdventure

Time to beat: about 5.9 hours
Plays offline: Yes

Overview

Shadow of the Colossus is a 2018 action-adventure game developed by Bluepoint Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. It is a remake of the original game developed by Team Ico and released in 2005 for the PlayStation 2. The remake's development was led by Bluepoint, who developed the earlier PlayStation 3 remaster, with assistance from Japan Studio. The developers remade the visuals from the ground up using ultra-high definition art assets, while retaining the same gameplay from the original title aside from the introduction of a new control scheme. The game received critical acclaim.

The gameplay is nearly identical to the original version of the game, aside from reworked controls. Progression through Shadow of the Colossus occurs in cycles. The player begins at the central point of the game's landscape, the Forbidden Lands, seeks out and defeats a colossus, and is returned to the central point to repeat the process. Most colossi are located in remote areas, such as atop cliffs or within ancient structures.

Sony announced a remake of Shadow of the Colossus for the PlayStation 4 during their Electronic Entertainment Expo 2017 press conference. The remake was led by Bluepoint, who had developed the earlier PlayStation 3 remaster.

Shadow of the Colossus received "universal acclaim", on review aggregator website Metacritic.