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    Shadow of the Colossus

    Game » consists of 9 releases. Released Oct 18, 2005

    Explore the Forbidden Land as Wander, a young warrior who must slay sixteen Colossi in order to restore the life of a sacrificed maiden.

    is Shadow of the Colossus worth getting, now?

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    #1  Edited By Expletive

    So I never played Shadow of the Colossus, because I didnt have a ps2.

    but now after hearing so many people rave about it on these forums, I have been considering picking it up.
    But  mean, it came out 4 years ago, is it great enough to stand after that much time, or should I just wait for The Last Guardian?

    also does anyone know if shadow will work on my 80g ps3?
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    #2  Edited By INFINITE_CASH

    It's a good game and yes you should pick it up. As for it working on that ps3 I have no idea. There have been so many of them I lost track of what they all can do.

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    #3  Edited By vasta_narada

    Agreed.

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    #4  Edited By ponyslayer

    it still holds up well, idk about it working on an 80g.

    should be able to get it on the cheap, one of my favorites.

    edit: should get a copy of ico as well

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    #5  Edited By Expletive
    @INFINITE_CASH:  

    the 80g ones have backwards compatability software as opposed to hardware, so it only plays a limited number of ps2 games
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    #6  Edited By c1337us

    Yes you should still get Shadow of the Colossus. And yes your PS3 should work it, I play all my PS2 game on the PS3 and have never had trouble with any of them.

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    #7  Edited By Akeldama

    yes. yes it is. Go buy it. Now.

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    #8  Edited By mordukai
    @expletive: YES, YES, YES! But you should make sure your PS3 can play it. Google your model number and see if it can play it. 
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    #9  Edited By sjschmidt93
    Yes.
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    #10  Edited By mordukai
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    #11  Edited By kuicksilver16
    @expletive: yes, its one of my favorite games. Its about exploring and  fighting epic boss battles(the collosus)
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    #12  Edited By GunstarRed

     the slowdown seems to be a whole lot more prominent playing it on a ps3 but the game is absolutely worth getting...its absolutely stunning.

    ico is better though... and thats an unwinable debate i dont wish to have.

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    #13  Edited By LiquidPrince
    @INFINITE_CASH said:
    " It's a good game and yes you should pick it up. As for it working on that ps3 I have no idea. There have been so many of them I lost track of what they all can do. "
    How could you lose track? The only ones that had backward compatibility were the original 20, 60, and 80GB models.. The 40 and 160 and new 80GB models have no backwards compatibility.
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    #14  Edited By INFINITE_CASH
    @LiquidPrince:  ok so based on what your saying there are six different types of ps3's floating around. Out of the six two of them have the same amount of space on the HD. Honestly seeing that I don't own the system it's kinda hard to keep up with all of the different sku's of the basically the same thing. 
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    #15  Edited By atejas

    It always was.

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    #16  Edited By natetodamax

    I liked it but it was incredibly frustrating.

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    #17  Edited By LiquidPrince
    @INFINITE_CASH:

    You can make anything sound complicated, but just as easily simple. Only the first three SKU's ever released had backwards compatability. The fourth SKU was the 40GB which had nothing, as did none of it's successors.
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    #18  Edited By Wraith1

    yes you should get it, but make sure it works with your ps3 first

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    #19  Edited By buzz_clik

    No idea about compatibility, but it's a damn fine game worth the time of anybody who likes games.

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    #20  Edited By Pibo47

    Its a really good game. Not really my type of game. I wouldnt play it twice. But its worth playing atleast once.

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    #21  Edited By Red

    Shadow of the Colossus is worth getting any time, and anywhere. Even if you're being held hostage, that's a fantastic time to buy SoTC. Even if you're 200 years in the future when video games are played only with the mind, that's a fantastic time to buy SoTC.

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    #22  Edited By matthew
    @expletive: Yes. Pick it up.  There's no multiplayer to go along with it, so you're not going to be complaining about that area lacking.  Just make sure you play it in the right setting.  Take some time at night when it's quiet and not to hectic around, and just simply enjoy the expieriance.

    A cool thing you can do is just check how many usb ports you have.  If you have 4, you're good for BC, 2, then you might have some problems.
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    #23  Edited By clubsandwich

    yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

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    #24  Edited By Expletive

    well, thanks for the advice, I will pick it up soon

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    #25  Edited By mracoon

    Anytime's a great time to pick up this game. I only played it last year and it stands up amazingly well.

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    #26  Edited By Red

    I played SoTC on an original 80gig PS3 and it worked perfectly, if you have any worries.

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    #27  Edited By Arjuna

    Considering it ranks as one of my favourite games of all time.  Yes.  5 years ago; somewhere around there?  That's not that long ago.

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    #28  Edited By LeetBalla

    Shadow of the Colossus is still fun, I just played through it again last weekend. The camera in the game is really horrible; if you can get past that it is worth it. Also, PS2 games only work on PS3 systems with FOUR USB ports on the front. Hope that helps.

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    #29  Edited By bulletbeast

    yes! oh my god yes. seriosly dude, if you play one game for the ps2 make it that one. i will never forget that game. ive played it again and again and never get tired of it. i cannot put into words how much i think you should get this game

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    #30  Edited By Gump

    Shadow of the Colossus was a great PS2 game back in 2005, and that still holds true now.

    Slight recommendation: You should beat ICO after finishing Shadow of the Colossus.

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