Shadow of the Colossus

Shadow of the Colossus is a game played by Lasercorn and Sohinki on Boss Fight of the Week.

Game Information
Shadow of the Colossus, released in Japan as Wander and the Colossus (ワンダと巨像 Hepburn: Wanda to Kyozō) is a 2005 action-adventure game developed by Team Ico and SCE Japan Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It follows a young man named Wander who enters a forbidden land and must travel across the vast expanse on horseback and defeat sixteen massive beings called Colossi (singular: Colossus) in order to restore the life of a girl named Mono. It has been described as a puzzle game, as each colossus's weakness must be identified and exploited before it can be defeated. It is considered a spiritual sequel to Ico.

The player seeks out and defeats a colossus and is then returned to it to repeat the process. The journey to a colossus is rarely straightforward, but once a colossus is found, the player must discover its weak points to defeat it. Each colossus has areas covered with fur or protruding ledges, which Wander may use to grip and scale the colossus while it thrashes about in an attempt to dislodge him. The player must act quickly, as Wander has a limited stamina gauge that decreases while he hangs onto the creature. The environment must be used to the player's advantage more often as the game progresses.

Cited as an influential title, Shadow of the Colossus is often regarded as an important example of a video game as art due to its minimalist landscape designs, immersive gameplay, and emotional journey. With wide critical acclaim and strong sales, the game won several awards and is widely regarded as one of the greatest video games of all time. An HD remake is currently in development and set for a PS4 release in early 2018.