<s>
The	B-Application
Ico	I-Application
&	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
as	O
Ico	B-Application
&	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
Classics	B-Device
HD	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
bundle	O
that	O
contains	O
high-definition	B-Device
remasters	I-Device
of	O
two	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
,	O
Ico	B-Application
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Bluepoint	O
Games	O
,	O
who	O
assisted	O
in	O
the	O
remastering	O
alongside	O
Japan	O
Studio	O
and	O
its	O
division	O
Team	O
Ico	B-Application
,	O
the	O
bundle	O
provides	O
support	O
for	O
high-definition	O
monitors	O
,	O
higher	O
frame	O
rates	O
,	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
additional	O
features	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
while	O
fundamentally	O
different	O
in	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
,	O
are	O
thematically	O
connected	O
,	O
with	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
considered	O
a	O
spiritual	O
sequel	O
to	O
Ico	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
Ico	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
boy	O
named	O
Ico	B-Application
,	O
cursed	O
by	O
being	O
born	O
with	O
horns	O
on	O
his	O
head	O
,	O
and	O
locked	O
away	O
in	O
a	O
remote	O
empty	O
castle	O
by	O
his	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ico	B-Application
manages	O
to	O
free	O
himself	O
and	O
comes	O
across	O
a	O
young	O
frail	O
girl	O
,	O
Yorda	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
chased	O
by	O
shadowy	O
creatures	O
that	O
try	O
to	O
drag	O
her	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ico	B-Application
helps	O
Yorda	B-Application
escape	O
,	O
ultimately	O
discovering	O
that	O
her	O
mother	O
is	O
the	O
Queen	O
that	O
resides	O
in	O
the	O
castle	O
and	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
use	O
Yorda	B-Application
to	O
extend	O
her	O
own	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
a	O
spiritual	O
sequel	O
to	O
Ico	B-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
stated	O
by	O
its	O
creator	O
,	O
Fumito	O
Ueda	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
prequel	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
world	O
as	O
Ico	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
game	O
and	O
story	O
for	O
both	O
Ico	B-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
remain	O
unchanged	O
with	O
the	O
remastered	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
more	O
powerful	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
both	O
games	O
feature	O
a	O
fixed	O
frame	O
rate	O
of	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
;	O
the	O
original	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
was	O
noted	O
for	O
pushing	O
the	O
limits	O
of	O
the	O
older	O
console	O
and	O
often	O
suffered	O
from	O
framerate	O
losses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
support	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
,	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
with	O
considerations	O
towards	O
depth-of-field	O
viewing	O
,	O
as	O
evidenced	O
by	O
the	O
large	O
landscapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
,	O
upon	O
completing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
restart	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
English	O
translations	O
of	O
the	O
mysterious	O
language	O
that	O
Yorda	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
companion	O
,	O
uses	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
two-player	O
mode	O
with	O
the	O
second	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
Yorda	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
there	O
was	O
consideration	O
for	O
inclusion	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
motion	O
control	O
support	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
includes	O
bonus	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
two	O
XMB	O
Dynamic	O
Themes	O
and	O
exclusive	O
video	O
content	O
for	O
Ico	B-Application
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Ueda	O
's	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Guardian	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Collection	O
,	O
two	O
other	O
remastered	O
collections	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
:	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
collection	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
had	O
been	O
strong	O
interest	O
by	O
Fumito	O
Ueda	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
lead	O
for	O
both	O
Ico	B-Application
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
,	O
to	O
prepare	O
such	O
a	O
collection	O
for	O
the	O
Team	O
Ico	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Ueda	O
was	O
not	O
"	O
too	O
excited	O
"	O
about	O
porting	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
given	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ueda	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
such	O
a	O
conversion	O
may	O
be	O
difficult	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
complexities	O
Team	O
Ico	B-Application
had	O
to	O
create	O
to	O
push	O
the	O
technical	O
limits	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
became	O
more	O
popular	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
consoles	O
became	O
rare	O
,	O
Ueda	O
reconsidered	O
his	O
position	O
on	O
giving	O
players	O
of	O
other	O
consoles	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
play	O
these	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
of	O
Team	O
Ico	B-Application
assisted	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ueda	O
considered	O
Bluepoint	O
Games	O
"	O
real	O
craftsmen	O
"	O
in	O
this	O
porting	O
effort	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
understanding	O
of	O
the	O
fundamentals	O
of	O
Ico	B-Application
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
and	O
passion	O
for	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
Team	O
Ico	B-Application
's	O
idea	O
originally	O
to	O
provide	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
,	O
Ueda	O
praised	O
Bluepoint	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
in	O
fine	O
tuning	O
the	O
3D	O
effect	O
,	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
scale	O
and	O
camera	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
existing	O
games	O
;	O
Ueda	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
"	O
made	O
it	O
into	O
something	O
beyond	O
what	O
I	O
imagined	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	O
Ico	B-Application
considered	O
adding	O
new	O
game	O
content	O
to	O
both	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
example	O
Ueda	O
noted	O
was	O
adding	O
in	O
several	O
colossi	O
that	O
were	O
cut	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
features	O
a	O
reversible	O
cover	O
insert	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
cover	O
art	O
for	O
both	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
inner	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
game	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
in	O
both	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
Japan	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
sales	O
data	O
from	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
