THE COLOSSUS HUNTER

Shawn Reed on his quest to track down Team Ico memorabilia

- Words by Darran Jones

While our latest curator is a collector of games, Shawn Reed also has a specific focus on one series in particular: the games of Team Ico.

As you can imagine, his quest began with the release of Ico. "I had read reviews of the game in magazines like Game Informer and EGM which is what initially put the game on my radar. And the positive reviews were spot-on. It's awesome."

Obviously in terms of games themselves, there are only a handful of titles, so what is it about their design that makes them so compelling?

"beautiful music, atmospheric and strange locales, and the creative use of game mechanics like the hand-holding in Ico, gripping and climbing in Shadow, and communicating with Trico in The Last Guardian. Each one is different but they all make for unique and exciting games."