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You can’t get Ico for love or money. You can’t get it online (unless you want to pay £65 for it on eBay, which I don’t), or at retail (haven’t seen it pre-owned in a couple of years). Quite simply, it’s bloody rare.
No doubt in an attempt to jump on the back of the critically acclaimed Shadow of the Colossus, Sony has decided that ICO deserves more success than it originally achieved and will be re-released in February 2006 – hopefully it’ll be distributed on a wider scale than on its debit in March 2002. Then, sales were low (only around 25,000) because there were only a few Icos to go round. It was never going to sell bucket loads in the first week, but word of mouth quickly built up a loyal fanbase. Only problem was, once everyone sold out (and it didn’t take long) that was it.
For those of you not part of the ICO gaming club, and are currently wondering what all the fuss is about then we suggest you listen very carefully. ICO was, and still is a beautiful action adventure game, where you play as a young boy who must guide Yorda, a mysterious young girl, to freedom from the castle/prison she has been trapped in.
So, fingers crossed, a stellar-selling Shadow of the Colossus will convince gamers who might otherwise have overlooked Ico to give it a shot, and provide the opportunity to those who desperately wanted to play it but couldn’t. That can only be a good thing for gaming. One thumb-up for Sony; it would have been two had they released Shadow of the Colossus in Europe this year.
