Ico
Destroying the Smoke Creatures easily
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If you enter a room, and it is a clear run to the portal on the other
side, take Yorda by the hand and run her to the portal with the black
Smoke Creatures chasing you. As you approach the portal,
Yorda's activation of the portal will create lightning which will destroy
the creatures anywhere near you.
Finding Yorda
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When in the last level with Ico's horns cut off on the beach, go towards the
left following the shore of the beach to find Yorda.
Avoid losing Yorda
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To avoid losing Yorda, as soon as you set her free press R1 and hold her
hand, then run to the door . You should also pick up the stick that falls
so you can defeat the Shadow Creatures easily.
Turning wheels
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When turning big wheels, as when shutting off the water, turn from the
farthest point to go faster.
Mace weapon
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After reaching the top of the waterfall area, to the left of the switch you
pulled is a tall tree. Swipe at it with your sword until you make contact.
A ball will fall from its branches. Take the ball up the stairs, into the
opened room, and drop it. You will notice tree arches between the two stairs
going to the upper level of the room. Go to the middle arch and push on one
side of it to make it revolve and reveal a secret room. Go back and take the
ball (and Yorda) and enter the secret room . Hop into the idol pedestal with
Yorda and a basket will appear. Take the ball and shoot it into the basket.
A mace will fly through the window. It is more powerful then the sword and
the 2x4.
You can take out a standard Ghout in three swings.
To get the Mace, you do not need to do the "get the ball in the basket"
routine. Before getting on the idol pedestal, actually place the ball in
the square on the ground, where the basket will appear. When you step
on the idol pedestal, the ball will fly up and land back in the basket.
Lightsaber weapon
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Successfully complete the game once, then start another game. Follow the
steps to where you got the Mace in the first time, and this time you will
get a lightsaber that kills Smoke Creatures in one hit.
You must be holding Yorda's hand to activate it.
Extra puzzle (PAL version)
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An extra puzzle has been added in the room that leads to the top of the
waterfall garden in the PAL version of the game. Whereas before you could
shimmy around the room on bars, now you can only reach a switch. Pull this
to start a giant wooden piston in the room. To get to the window, stand on
the piston and press Jump just as it begins to sink to the lowest point. You
should be catapulted up to a ledge. Just climb up to the window.
Two-player mode (PAL and Japanese NTSC versions)
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Successfully complete the game and wait for the credits to end. Once you
regain control of Ico, look for Yorda near the seashore. A save prompt
will appear after the final ending. Save the game and restart to
have Yorda playable using controller two and new music.
English subtitles (PAL version)
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Upon completion of the game, not only do you get to control Yorda and have
different music, but her subtitles are now in English rather than in hieroglyphics.
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