You spend the game 'rescuing' a 'damsel in distress'...this is a puzzle-type game that is rather quick to play

User Rating: 7 | ICO PS2
By frostfairies | Review Date:
I found the game easy enough, though not 'simple'. I think I spent about 13 hours total on it (includes some 'down' time on the clock), which was a disappointment to me. I normally get 30-40 hours out of a 50 dollar game. I'll try replaying it once I've had time to forget the puzzles. Levels don't change, so replay value is limited.

Your job in this game is to lead the girl (you rescue her from a 'cage' at the start) through various puzzles/traps. It DOES make you think, but I didn't find it at all frustrating. There was enough of a story to keep the puzzles interesting and enough puzzle to keep the story interesting.

I'd say it should have been a little harder, but my nephew (high-school) had trouble with it...so much he begged me for my 'save' file so he could get past the parts that stumped him. Perhaps it just follows 'my' logic. At any rate, if money is tight, rent this one. It is fun, but it will go fast and when you are done, that is pretty much 'it'.

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