Shadow of the Colossus Awarded at the CEDEC

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After last year's CEDEC (CESA Developers Conference), where Ico was awarded with the Special Award for Visual Arts, it's now time for Shadow of the Colossus to have the spotlight.

Last year Ico was awarded with the Special Award for Visual Arts at the CEDEC(CESA Developers Conference) and quite rightly too. This game alone sparked a thousand discussions about whether games could be art?

This year however it was time for Shadow of the Colossus to be heard. Fumito Ueda and Hajime Sugiyama collected the coveted Programming Award on behalf of the entire Team ICO staff for their work on SotC.

I would like to congratulate the team for an amazing achievement and look forward to more games from them in the near future.

Ico

Once every generation a boy is born with horns. Thought to be the minion of an evil spirit, the afflicted but innocent Ico was brought to a deserted castle to be sacrificed for the good of the village's community.

After the villagers bury him alive in a castle tomb and leave him for dead, he is able to break free of his confines; he then learns of a beautiful young princess who is likewise held captive. From there he embarks on a challenging course through the castle ruins to save her and himself.

Shadow of the Colossus

As a lone horseback traveller, your destiny is entwined with that of a lifeless young girl who lies on an altar within a vast temple. The girl is helpless, her soul has been lost and there is only one way to retrieve it

Following a voice from the heavens, you embark on a dark and dangerous quest to seek out and slay the enormous wandering monsters that roam this strange world. Only you can defeat these formidable Colossi, and in doing so, only you can bring life to the girl who lies waiting on the altar.

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