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The White Tailed Lizards
At each temple where you can save your game and heal yourself, look around for a
lizard with a white tail. If you kill them, you can eat their tail by pressing
the R1 Button while standing next to them. Doing so will cause your strength
meter to glow. In the demo, these made your strength go up. However, now it is
much easier to just continue fighting the Colossi to make your strength
increase. You can always find one in or around a save point. As you can see from
the map, they are not only limited to the save shrines.

Hard Time Attack Rewards
These items can be acquired through the Hard Time Attack Mode. You receive one
item for every 2 Colossi you defeat in Hard Time Attack Mode.
Unlockable How to Unlock
Harpoon of Thunder (Long range projectile weapon) Defeat 2 Colossi in Hard
Time Attack Mode
Sword of the Sun (Reflects light even when in the dark) Defeat 4 Colossi
in Hard Time Attack Mode
Fruit Tree Map Defeat 6 Colossi in Hard Time Attack Mode
Shaman's Cloak (Decreases damage taken) Defeat 8 Colossi in Hard Time
Attack Mode
Lizard Detection Stone Defeat 10 Colossi in Hard Time Attack Mode
Shaman's Mask (Decrease damage taken) Defeat 12 Colossi in Hard Time
Attack Mode
Cloth of Desperation ("Parachute") Defeat 14 Colossi in Hard Time Attack
Mode
Queen's Sword (From ICO) Defeat 16 Colossi in Hard Time Attack Mode

The Fruit of the Dead
Each time you beat a Colossus, your strength meter will increase. If you make it
large enough, you will be able to climb up the back of the temple you 1st start
in. Up top, you will find the courtyard from the end of the game and the bridge
that you entered on. There isn't much to do here, but you will find some fruit
in the trees. Shoot it down and eat it and you will decrease your health and
strength meters. The only reason you might want to do this is if your strength
meter is getting so big it is taking up too much of your field of view.




To get there, run around behind your begining shrine. There is a patch of ivy
that you can climb up. When you're climbing, jumping in a diagonal or sideways
direction causes your strength meter to decrease less than a straight climb or
jump. Make your way up and then around the scaffolding up to the top.

SecretsIco Symbol
If you use a memory card with an Ico save-game on it, your horse Aggro will have
the Ico "I" logo on its forehead as opposed to the usual mark.
Increase health and stamina with Lizards and Fruit.
The white lizards crawling around in many areas of the game can be eaten to
increase Stamina. Equip the bow and shoot the lizard, then press the Circle
button to pick up and eat it.
Many of the trees within the game carry Fruit that can be used to restore and
increase your Maximum Health slightly.
Equip the bow and shoot at the Fruit hanging in the tree, once it drops go over
and press the Circle button to eat it.

Time Attack Rewards
You must 1st win the game once to unlock Time Attack mode.
To begin a challenge, walk up to a statue in the temple and pray (circle).
Unlockable How to Unlock
Whistling Arrow Defeat 2 Colossi in Time Attack mode.
Cloak of Force Defeat 4 Colossi in Time Attack mode.
Mask of Strength Defeat 6 Colossi in Time Attack mode.
Lizard Detection Stone Defeat 8 Colossi in Time Attack mode.
Fruit Tree Map Defeat 10 Colossi in Time Attack mode.
Mask of Power Defeat 12 Colossi in Time Attack mode.
Cloak of Deception Defeat 14 Colossi in Time Attack mode.
Flash Arrow/Brown Agro Defeat all Colossi in Time Attack mode.

Unlock Hard Mode
Win the game and save your data at the end of the credits. You can now start a
new game on Hard Mode from the Main Menu.

Glitches
Unlock White Agro without beating Hard Time
Attack
Beat the 16 colossi in normal time attack mode to unlock Brown Agro, do not save
however. Do something to kill your character and retry when asked. You'll be
standing infront of the final colossus, however it did not save your time.
Defeat the colossus again and White Agro will be unlocked.

Brown Agro
Get all items in Normal Time Attack mode.
Hold down Square button at Title Screen
Unlockable How to Unlock
Brown Agro Get all items in Normal Time Attack mode

ItemDescription
Whistling ArrowDistracts a Colossus when you fire it.
Cloak of ForceIncreases the amount of damage your sword will do to a
Colossus

Mask of StrengthAllows you to inflict deeper wounds into a Colossus.
Lizard Detection StoneAllows you to find the white tailed lizards
throughout the land.
Fruit Tree MapAllows you to find the Fruit Trees around the map more
easily

Mask of PowerAllows you to inflict more grievous wounds on a Colossus
Cloak of DeceptionMakes you invisible to the Colossus
Flash ArrowExplodes and can damage a Colossus without hitting its vitals
Brown HorseYou can ride on a Brown colored horse instead of Black (press
the Square Button at the Main Menu).

Reminiscence Mode
After killinga Colossus, you can go back to their petrified bodies and by
pressing Circle, your character will kneel down and pray. This opens
Reminiscence Mode, a mode where you can find the Colossus again as though it
were a flashback.

Unlock Hard Mode and Time Attack mode
After beating the main game, watch all the credits all the way through. After
they are finished you have the option to save your game. Save it and you will
unlock both Hard and Time Attack Mode.
Unlockable How to Unlock
Time Attack Mode Load your save data after completing the game. Pray
infront of any Colossus Statue by pressing the "O" button to enter Time
Attack Mode.
Hard Mode After beating the game, you have the option to start a new game
in Hard Mode on the title screen.
Time Attack Hard Mode Win the game in Hard Mode

Fruit Trees
Eating fruit will increase your Life Bar. Fruit only grows on specific trees. To
collect it, you will have to climb the tree and knock the fruit down. Then press
the R1 Button next to the fruit to eat it.

UnlockablesWhite Agro
Get all items in Hard Time Attack mode. Hold down the circle button at the Title
screen.
Unlockable How to Unlock
White Agro Get all items in Hard Time Attack mode

The Short Way to the Secret Garden
You do not need to win the game 4 times to reach the secret garden. All you
have to do is familiarize yourself with the diagonal jump. When you grab a
climbable wall (usually listed by the moss growing on it), you have to hold
jump and the left analog stick diagonally up until your character swings his
arm, depending on what direction you tilted the analog stick. Once he does this,
let go of jump and you will scale the wall diagonally without using a large
amount of stamina.
Before you decide to reach the secret garden, it is advisable to complete about
7 colossi for the sole reason of acquiring enough stamina to take on this task.
You could also search for white-tailed lizards as an alternative to gain
stamina.
To reach the secret garden, you have to locate the wall of ivy on the northeast
side of the temple shrine. If you use your horse and jump off of him towards the
wall of ivy, you will save even more stamina. Now, follow it all the way up
until you reach a ledge on the right. Go around it while still using the
diagonal jump to save stamina. On the opposite side, leap across to the visible
moss and keep going around the 2nd ledge above. Once you get to other side,
you have to go around yet another ledge, which is a little bit below your
position. You will reach a circular pillar that you have to jump onto. This is
easily done by situating yourself directly opposite of it and then jumping
across. Hold on and keep going up. The moss will lead you a little bit towards
the left to a small walkway. Follow the stairs to the secret garden. Enjoy, but
do not eat the fruit, as it will decrease your health permanently.

Secrets


Time Attack Mode
Win the game and save your game at the end of the credits. You can now enter
Time Attack Mode by pressing the Circle Button to pray in front of a Colossus
statue. By beating the Colossus under the required time limit in Time Attack
mode, you can unlock new weapons and items. Read below for the rewards, in the
order that you will receive them.

Secret ending
Kill 15 colossi on hard go to the secret garden get your health as low as posible by eating all the fruit then kill the last colossus then when you are Dormin he should die when he is shot

Shadow of the Colossus Cheats and Hints (PS2)
Note: This game is also titled Wander To Kyozou.

# Play as Dormin

Defeal all sixteen Colossi to unlock Dormin, the demon Colossus.

# Brown Agro

Defeat all sixteen Colossi and get all items in Normal Time Attack mode. Then at the title screen, hold Square.

# White Agro

Defeat all sixteen Colossi and get all items in Hard Time Attack mode. Then at the title screen, hold Circle.

# Reminisce mode

Go to the corpse of the Colossi and press Circle to pray. In this mode, the graphics will change to an old film appearance.

# Hard mode

Successfully complete the game to unlock the Hard difficulty setting.

# Time Attack mode

Successfully complete the game to unlock Time Attack mode.

# Time Attack mode bonuses

You will be give a bonus item for every two Colossi defeated in Time Attack mode. On the Normal difficulty setting, the following bonus items will be unlocked, in order:

Whistling Arrow: Distracts a Colossus
Cloak of Force: Sword damages a Colossus more
Mask of Strength: Inflict greater wounds to a Colossus
Lizard Detection Stone: Detects white tailed lizards
Fruit Tree Map: Reveals the Fruit Trees on map
Mask of Power: Inflict greater wounds to a Colossus
Cloak of Deception: Invisible to a Colossus
Flash Arrow: Explodes when hits Colossus
Brown Horse: Hold Square to start game at the main menu to get a brown horse

While playing Time Attack mode on the Hard difficulty setting, the following bonus items will be unlocked, in order:

Harpoon Of Thunder
Sword Of The Sun: Light beacon operates in patches of shadow
Fruit Tree Map: Reveals the Fruit Trees on map
Shaman's Cloak: Increase defense and lessen damage
Lizard Detection Stone: Detects white tailed lizards
Shaman's Mask: Increase defense
Cloth Of Desperation: Parachute for safe landing
Queen's Sword From Ico


# Secret garden

Successfully complete all four modes and have a large amount of stamina. Then, climb the back of the temple you first started in. Climb up the ivy and follow the trail all the way up and around the ledge to the right. Jump across at the other end of the ledge to reach the next set of ivy. Continue on until you get to another ledge above that you must climb around. Once at the other side of this ledge, climb to the right then shimmy across another ledge that leads behind a column. Jump to the ivy-covered column, then continue climbing. The ivy will lead to a walkway. Climb the stairs and walkway to the left of the garden. A sequence will begin and the seventeenth Colossi will appear. Defeat the Colossi to open the path to the top of the temple. Note: Eating fruit from the trees in the garden causes damage.

It is possible to reach the Secret Garden early. Find the patch of ivy behind the Temple you start at (almost directly under the huge bridge you came in on). If your grip meter is high enough, you can just jump straight up the side until you reach the first ledge, which has a small patch of leaves on it. Position yourself directly under that patch of leaves. Continue to hold Grip/Duck and jump straight up. Your character will immediately duck in those leaves, allowing you to refill any lost grip. Then, continue around and up the side until you reach the path leading to the garden.

# Ico reference

Have a saved game file from Ico on your memory card to change the diamond-shaped mark on Agro's head to the "I" from the Ico logo.

# Control intermission sequences

During all intermission sequences, the view can be moved and zoomed in. You can also allow the game to idle during the introduction sequence to see Agro exploring the world without Wander. This sequence can also be controlled. Use the Right Analog-stick to change the angle and R1 and R2 to zoom in and out.

# Alternate introduction sequence

Turn on the game and let the introduction sequence begin where your character is riding Agro. Press Start so that the title screen appears. Allow the game idle and a new introduction sequence will appear. This time, the setting is where you last saved a game. It will show your character resting or sleeping at the altar. Then, Agro will start walking away and begin to run and roam all over the open area. Additionally, save the game after completing it. Turn off the PlayStation 2, then turn it back on. Allow the introduction sequence to begin, where your character is riding Argo. Press Start so that the title screen appears. Allow the game to idle, and a new introduction sequence will begin. Instead of Argo roaming all over the world, you will now follow a hawk, soaring over the canyons and plains.

# Alternate ending sequence

Eat fruit from the Secret Garden to reduce your HP as much as possible. Dormin will now be killed when shot by the crossbow, and will alter the following sequences.

# Ride a hawk, bird, lizard, or eel

Sneak up behind them and press R1.

# Standing gallop

Press R1 + X.

# 180 gallop turn

Quickly press Left Analog-stick Down + X, Left Analog-stick Down + X.

# Quick gallop stop

Press Left Analog-stick Down + X.

# Rearing Argo

While stationary on Argo's back, quickly pull the Left Analog-stick Back + X. Argo will rear, then quickly bolt forward at a gallop. This is useful for getting away from a Colossus quickly.

# Powerful attack

While fighting a Colossus, press Triangle, R1 + Square to do about twice as much damage as a normal hit. Make sure you do not fall off the Colossus when doing this move.

# Enter the large room where Colossus 6 came from

Get the sixth Colossus as close as possible to the large room where he came out of, then wait until he smashes the floor with his hand. Note: This may take awhile. When he smashes his hand down, make sure he is still as close as possible to the large room. Immediately after he smashes the floor, grab onto his arm/hand fur. He will start flinging you around with his arm violently. If he swings his arm when you are near the large room, release his arm and you will hopefully be flung into the large room. This may require a few attempts. The large room has a strange large blue central symbol on the floor. Also, the Colossus just stands as close as possible to the edge of the room endlessly walking forward and stomping the floor.

# Cloth Of Desperation glitch

Unlock the Cloth Of Desperation, then defeat a Colossus. As the black strings are headed towards you, use the Cloth Of Desperation by jumping and pressing Crouch/Grab. If you are using it when the strings hit you, the game will glitch. You will be surrounded by the parachute in the shape of a clam shell when you fall to the ground. Whether you save the game or not, after you wake up in the castle it will still be glitched. To exit, get on Agro, use the Cloth Of Desperation again, or climb.

# Defeating Colossus 2

Defeating this Colossus requires patience and moderate skill with the bow. When the Colossus raises its forefeet to stomp on you, have an arrow drawn to full with the controller vibrating. Keep a bead on the Colossus' foot, and you will notice that the bottom glows. Release the arrow when the foot is almost on you. The Colossus' leg will fold, giving you an opportunity to climb up onto its back. The rest is quite simple, as it is a quadripedal Colossus.

# Defeating Colossus 3

This Colossus has a huge stone bar in place of a hand and can either slam it straight down or on an angle. Do not get hit, as it will take a lot of time to get up again. When he slams it down on an angle, it will stick in the ground for a few seconds. You can then jump onto it and run up to the Colossus' arm. While you can do this, it will not do much good as you cannot get past the armor. As you run around, look for a large, circular stone platform. Stand on it and let the Colossus try to hit you. Dodge, and it will smash down onto the platform. The armor on its arm will shatter, allowing you to climb up to its head and jam your sword in him. After a few of hits, it will change and be on the Colossus' stomach.

# Colossi locations

Each individual Colossus can be found at the following map coordinates:

1: F-5
2: F-3
3: E-2
4: G-5
5: H-4
6: D-6
7: D-1
8: G-6
9: D-3
10: B-4
11: F-1
12: G-2
13: E-6
14: C-2
15: G-1
16: F-8

Boldy
If you whanna attack and kill the first one then youse your bow to lure hm then jump hit the symbol and finley to hard hits in the brian

Secret cutscene
Save game then go to title screen don't touch ANYTHING and it will begin in about a minute

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