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PlayStation 2FAQ/Walkthrough, Version 1.0Last Updated - 05/07/2006

By Crazyreyn ([email protected])Copyright (c)2006 Matthew Reynolds. All rights reserved.

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----------------INTRODUCTION

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Hello and welcome to the Shadow of the Colossus FAQ/Walkthrough. This guideprovides you with the whereabouts and strategies to defeat all sixteencolossi in the game, as well as details about Time Trial and some of the

other secrets in the game. I really enjoyed playing through this game despiteit's length and slight repetition, but the overall beauty and presentationof the game really made me come back to write a guide of it.

I would like to dedicate this FAQ to Thomas Carter (aka Carts) for lending methis game to play, and for being a great mate over these past few years.Cheers buddy!

I hope that you enjoy this game, and using this FAQ!

- Reyn

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---------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1. Version History2. Game Overview2.01. Story2.02. Basics2.03. Controls2.04. Items

3. Walkthrough3.01. First Colossus3.02. Second Colossus3.03. Third Colossus3.04. Fourth Colossus3.05. Fifth Colossus3.06. Sixth Colossus3.07. Seventh Colossus3.08. Eighth Colossus3.09. Ninth Colossus



3.10. Tenth Colossus3.11. Eleventh Colossus3.12. Twelfth Colossus3.13. Thirteenth Colossus3.14. Fourteenth Colossus3.15. Fifteenth Colossus3.16. Sixteenth Colossus

4. Time Attack and Secrets5. FAQ's6. Conclusion and Special Thanks

Searching -Simply copy and paste the section you want to go to into the Find box (toopenit, press CTRL+F). Now press enter twice and you will be taken to yourselectedsection.

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----------------------1. VERSION HISTORY

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The first version of the FAQ, everything is complete!

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--------------------2. GAME OVERVIEW

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This section provides you with an overview to playing the game, with thecontrols, game basics and items.

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More about backstory this game, this is taken from the game's manual. Notethatin the PAL manual Wander, the main character is mispelt as 'Wanda'.



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A HERO STEPS FROM THE SHADOWS.

The journey here was long.

With only Agro for company, Wander has travelled for many moons to arrive atthis place, a strange temple in the middle of a desolate land. As he laysthe body of the girl on the cold stone pedestal, he begins to wonder if thelegends are true. But his mind isn't allowed to drift far; a voice speaksfrom the heavens... the first voice he has heard in a long time.

It seems there is some hope; a chance to trade death for life, to bring herback. But such unimaginable power carries with it great consequences.

Wander will do anything, no matter what the cost to himself; he has come toofar to lose faith now. The voice speaks of great beats that inhabit thisstrange land; creatures that, if slain, may grant the power to resurrectlost souls.

When all seems lost, there is always a way.

And now, Wander's journey is only just beginning...

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-----------Game Screen-----------

This is the standard game screen when playing the game - note that it onlyreally appears when you are fighting, using your weapons or the grip /oxygen meter.

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1 - Life MeterThis is your life meter, which decreases if you have taken damage from acolossus or fall. You can recover health by just standing still for ashort period of time. You can refill it faster by holding down R1 andcrouching. After each Colossus battle, this meter increases permanently.



2 - Grip / Oxygen GaugeWhen you hold on to a wall, fur or cliff edge, this decreases slowly.When underwater this turns into your oxygen gauge. To refill it, remainstationary for a short period of time (or go to the surface if

underwater).After each Colossus battle, this gauge increases permanently.

3 - Weapon SelectedPressing left or right on the D-Pad will switch between the sword, the

bowand being unequipped.

4 - Colossus Health

--------------------Finding the Colossus--------------------

Before each battle you have to find the Colossus on the map. You are given aclue in the Temple, so get on to Agro and go outside to where it is moresunny and use your sword to direct you in the right way. Note that this some

times can be misleading, as it doesn't tell you distance so you may stop offpart way and not be there. Keep checking it as you travel to ensure you aregoing the right way.

Here is a map hosted at GameFAQs with the locations of all 16 colossi -http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/shadow_of_the_colossus_map.pngCreated by noypi_gjd, he did a fantastic job here.

---------------------Fighting the Colossus---------------------

The aim is the get on to the colossus, find the seal and stab them until theColossus has been defeated. Naturally it isn't that easy, so just observethe surroundings and his behavior to find the solution to taking them down.Naturally their solutions are covered in the guide, but it's a lot more funto try and figure them out on your own and using this walkthrough as a lastresort.

------Saving------

To save the game in the field, find a green stone to prey against. Theseare dotted around the map in various locations, and are green stone

structures.Find one, and press Circle in front of it to prey and save. An example of onelies in front of the Temple. You also get the chance to save after eachColossus battle.

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The PAL (European and Australian) version of the game has three extras;Making of Movie, Ico Trailer and Gallery. The Making of Movie is quite poorand real short, the Trailer is well, a trailer and there are 33 cool screen-shots and sketches of the game. PAL also gets 60Hz mode too, and mispeltWander as Wanda in the Story section. Those crazy guys at SCEE, what are theylike!

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-----------------Standard Controls-----------------

Left Analog Stick - Move WanderRight Analog Stick - Move Camera

D-Pad - Change between Sword, Bow and UnequippedX - Call Agro / WhistleCircle - Shine SwordSquare - Use Sword / Bow (when equipped)Triangle - JumpL1 - Fix view on ColossusL2 - N/AR1 - Grip / Swim underwaterR2 - N/ASELECT - N/ASTART - Map

* Press R1 and Triangle while running to execute a Dive Roll.* To climb up onto a ledge above, hold triangle and release (all whileholdingR1 still).

* While climbing, to jump to the area opposite hold triangle and push down onthe analog stick until Wander looks behind him. Release triangle to make

himjump in that direction.

* When in the water, hold R1 to drop underwater. You can only go just underthesurface and not dive down in to the depths. Doing so will make you go

fasterwhen swimming.

* When using the sword for stabbing, press Square once to raise the sword andcharge up the stab, and when Wander grunts, press Square again to plunge

it deep in to the seal and knock off more health.* When using the bow, hold Square down for a few seconds to give it morepowerand a straighter line of fire. Otherwise at long distances it will justdescend.

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* The same controls are more or less the same while riding Agro.* Press X to call Agro over. You can also use this in battles to get aColossus' attention.

* Press Triangle while next to the horse to climb on.* Tap X to make him ride faster. To make him run, start tapping X and whenhe is at full speed you can hold X to maintain it, or even just leave it

andAgro will continue running at that speed for a while.

* You can jump off Agro when riding, or just climb off when stationary.* Using the bow is the exact same as when not riding Argo. Keep in runningand then hold Square and move the pointer around as usual, and Argo will

keepon riding forward.

* Press R1 and Up on the analog stick to stand on top of the horse.* Pull back on the analog stick to stop the horse.

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------------------3. WALKTHROUGH

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-------------Getting There-------------

Grid Reference - F5

Run down the short set of steps behind you and call over Agro by pressing X.When he arrives, run up and stop next to him and press Triangle to climb ontop. It's a bit fiddly so you might jump instead, but keep adjusting untilyou get on. Now turn Agro round to the front of the temple, where there aresets of stairs at both fair sides. Holding up and tapping X, make Agro rundown the stairs to the fields outside. Press Circle to use your sword to seethat the first Colossus is directly in the cliffs ahead. Ride toward thatdirection until you reach the cliffs, with an opening up a short set ofsteps.

Ride up to show a cutscene of the cliffs above you.

Climb off (triangle) and go to the right wall that's covered in moss. Jump upthen press and hold R1 to start climbing, and move up the wall to the edge.When you reach the edge he'll hold on, so press and release triangle to makeup jump to the area above. Head left up this walkway until you reach a gapon the far left; jump over, go left and climb up to the path above. Runright,across the small wooden planks and jump over another gap. Next, dive rollunderneath the gap in the rock (run towards it and press R1 and triangle



together), climb up the next area, right and climb up the small green wall.On your left is a column with a ridge in the side. Jump up and hang,then go left around the column shimmying with your hands to the other side.

To jump to the edge opposite hold triangle and push down on the Analog Stickso he's facing the edge behind. Release triangle and still holding he'll jumpacross - remember to press and hold R1 at the other side to ensure he latcheson. Climb up and proceed to the open area ahead for a cutscene.

---------------------------Fighting the First Colossus---------------------------

Basic Solution - Climb on to the back left leg- Stab weak point and quickly climb up the back- Reach the top of the head to find the seal

Run toward the colossus until you reach his feet. Watch out as he steps as itwill knock you to the ground, and beware of him stamping his feet as it'll

really knock your health down. When he does stamp one of his feet, be sure tojump into the air to avoid the ground shake that will knock you down. Go totheback of his left leg where there is some hair that you can climb on to. Equipthe sword and you'll see a blue cut in the centre of the fur - tap Square tostab it and cause him to stumble on to his left knee. Quickly jump up theledges on the back of his left leg and up to the fur on his lower back. Dostrong and built up jumps to get there in time.

Now climb up to the ridge, shimmy right and on to the platform that sticksoutof his lower back. Wait here a second or two to refill your grip gauge. Whenrestored jump up to the next ridge and straight up his back to his shoulders.You can rest here if needed, otherwise make sure the sword is equipped andmove on to the top of his head, where the blue seal is. Hang on here andpressSquare once to raise the sword. When Wander (the main character) grunts,pressSqaure again to plunge the sword and knock off about fifth of the colossus'shealth. Keep hanging on and stabbing him until his health is fully depleted.If you need to refill your grip gauge then retreat to the shoulders for ashortwhile, then head back and keep stabbing. When down, you have brief controlof Wander until black energy enters you and you return to the Temple.

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-------------Getting There-------------

Grid Reference - F3



Exit the temple for a cutscene about the save points. Head right and followthe outside of the temple and go north, where more or less straight ahead atthe canyon is a bridge that goes to north. Head across it and at the otherside a cutscene will occur, showing a large door on the beach area below.Head down the right path to the beach, and across to where the door is totrigger the battle.

----------------------------Fighting the Second Colossus----------------------------

Basic Solution - Wait until the front two leg's are raised and shoot thegreen base with the bow

- Climb up the front left leg as it's collapsed- Work way round to the back where the first seal is- Second seal is on the head

You face a four legged Colossus that shows no direct means of getting on

therefrom the ground. Get off Agro if you haven't already and get in front of theColossus, but not so that you can easily get stepped on. Keep watching and heshould bow his head slightly and the two front legs should rise up above you.Using the bow, fire an arrow into the sole of it's left leg (it's brightgreen) to cause him to collapse. Now quickly run to it's left side, whereyou can start climbing the front left leg and up. If you are too slow thenhe will get up, so just do it again and give it another attempt until youget up.

When you start climbing, go up, around and on to the platform. Wait hereuntilyour grip gauge refills then grapple on to the fur and progress right acrosshis side until you reach the top of his back. Let go and stand on the topto refill your grip gauge and equip the sword to see a seal on his back end.Grip here and start the charged stabs until half of his health has beendepleted. Once this happens the seal will disappear, meaning you have to findthe other - on his head. Make your way to the head via either side of thespine along his back by jumping and climbing over the rows of stone. When youreach the head, make sure the sword of equipped so the seal shows and startstabbing away. He will toss you around quite a bit, so you might only get afew decent stabs in before heading back to the shoulder area and getting yourstrength up before finally finishing him off.

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-------------Getting There-------------

Grid Reference - E2



Remember the bridge you just took for the second colossus? Head acrossthere again and instead of heading down to the beach you can go straight onto some sandy plains. When you come out, use your sword to direct you to theNorth West, where the cliffs delve into a path. Head down here to reach alake with a floating island above it. Notice the path that leads out of thewater up to it, on the left? Swim across to there (hold R1 to swim underwaterwhich is a bit faster, mind your oxygen gauge mind) and head up the top ofthis path. There is a box platform between you and the island, so run andjumptoward this box platform and grab on to the ridge that runs around it, andshimmy toward the island side. Jump out from this box to the island (holdtriangle and down on the analog stick) and climb on to the island rim.Run to the right until you see where the stone ledge turns in to grassand climb up. Run toward the mass of rubble across the island for a cutscene.

---------------------------Fighting the Third Colossus---------------------------

Basic Solution - Lure him to attack the central stone plate with his sword toshatter the bracelet on his arm

- Lure him to attack the earth, and run up the sword to hisarm while it's stuck

- The first seal is located on top of his head- The second seal is located on his stomach

This guy is huge, but isn't too tricky to take down. He has three basicattacks - stomping you with his leg and two variations of hitting youwith his sword - vertically and horizontally. All of these can be easilydodged as he is rather slow, but make sure you jump as he connects with theground to avoid the shock wave. Anyway, the plan is to lure him to one of theedges of the island - fire arrows at his face to annoy him so he is awayfrom the centre. Now run around him to the centre of the island, where thereis a stone plate in the ground. Stand on here until he eventually attemptsto strike you with his sword, dodge out of the way sort of last minute so hehits and smashes the bracelet on his arm. Without this, you can now mount thecolossus.

Move on to a grass area of the island and keep some distance so he attacksyouwith the sword horizontally. Dodge and the sword will get stick in the groundfor a moment or two, giving you the perfect opportunity to scale the weaponandrun up to his arm. Start climbing up, past the shattered bracelet to theshoulder. Climb to the back of his neck; here you can rest a minute or twoto regain your grip gauge. The first seal is on the top of the head, so climb

up and begin stabbing. He'll flail around quite a bit but be persistent andkeep resting at the back of the neck until this seal is done with. With halfhis health gone, go down the back of his neck and make your way down theback.This is sort of tricky, but drop down gradually past the stone armour untilyou land down the lower back area. Now run around the front to find thesecondseal on his stomach. This is a lot easier due to it being more secure, so afew stabs and he is done for!



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-------------Getting There-------------

Grid Reference - G5

Exit the temple and ride South East to some white cliffs with vegetationgrowing on top. There is a canyon here, so ride in to it to a lush greenarea at the other side. Head down the right path down below and rideto the far area past the strange mounds in the ground; somewhat onward and tothe left until a cutscene occurs.

---------------------------Fighting the Forth Colossus---------------------------

Basic Solution - Lure him to the centre of the four mounds located in themiddle of the field

- Ensure he is watching and run in to one of the mound doorsand head to the bottom of the stairs

- Observe the movements above for three violent stamps, andexit out of another exit

- The Colossus should be sitting over the mound door, backtoward you and lowered enough to climb on to

- Stab neck twice to lower head, only one seal on top of head

I find that getting on to this Colossus the hardest of them all, mainlybecauseit's so damn fiddly and annoying for him to get in the right position. Anywayget his attention and retreat back to those four Teletubby mounds in thecentreof the area. These all have doors, leading to a set of underground passagesthat link to one another, so you can enter one and exit another at theoppositeside for example. Anyway, lure him over to on top of these mounds, in themiddle and ensure that he watches you go in one of the doors. Go down to thebottom of the stairs and wait in the passages, and press and hold L1 tokeep an eye on the Colossus's location. He should move around and causedebris to fall from the ceiling, but this won't harm you. Eventually he will

stamp three times quite heavily, the third of which will shake the screenviolently; it's quite different from the standard walking around he does.

When this occurs, note the passage exit he is at (should be the one you wentinbut may not) and exit at the one next to it. Just creep out slightly andpress L1 to view the Colossus location. Hopefully he will standing over themound and looking in to the door with his head peering over. If so you willnotice his back end is lowered, so run over without getting his attention andrun and jump on to the hanging at the back, and jump up to the fur on his



lower back.

Now if this didn't happen, and say he was in front of the door, then get hisattention and try again. Lure him to the top and go in, do the stamps, go outand see what position he is in. It's annoying that most of the time he looksin from in front of the door, and not over, which is what you need. Just keeptrying.

ANYWAY when you are on the Colossus, run up his back to his neck where youwillsee a blue weak point. Equip the sword and give him a good stabbing or twoso he lowers his head, allowing you to run on to the fur onward. Find theseal,grip and being with the deep plunges - luckily he won't toss his head aboutmuch so you should be able to take him out in one sitting, instead of goingtoretreat for your grip gauge.

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-------------Getting There-------------

Grid Reference - H4

Exit the temple on the left side and head straight East, going just northof the white cliffs you entered for the last Colossus. Where the cliff edgeterminates is a path that goes East, so follow the cliff base and around leftto a more open area. There is a Save Stone on your left if you feel the needto save, otherwise go onward a little where there is an opening in thecliffs to the right. Ride onward to reach ruins. Dismount Agro and enter thewater. Swim just off right of the centre where in the wall is the tip of anarchway that you can swim under. Ahead is a wall with climbing steps on, soclimb up to the top, run straight on and up the steps for a cutscene.

---------------------------Fighting the Fifth Colossus---------------------------

Basic Solution - In the lake, get on one of the small island platforms

- Use the bow to get the Colossus's attention- When he swoops down to you, jump just before he hits you andlatch on to the fur on his shoulder

- Three seals are located on the tail end and on each wing

Below is a lake, and the first job is to dive in. Run onward to see the flooris missing, so fall down here into the water. If you start swimming more orless straight on there is an archway with three island platforms underneath.Get onto the central platform. If you look straight ahead and up, you'llsee the winged Colossus perched high above on a column. Whip out your bow and



start firing charged shots to get it's attention. It should swoop straightdownto you, and just before it hits you jump and hold R1 to latch on to the furon it's shoulders and begin taking a flight on Colossus Airlines. Note thatthere are several of these island platforms in the lake, and as long as youget one some, get the attention of the Colossus and be patient as he turnsaround in the air, he'll swoop down toward you. Be sure to aim the jump rightthough, otherwise you'll just get heavily knocked back and lose a majorpart of your health bar.

Once you are on the bird, there are three seals to locate; one on each wingand one on the end of the tail area. As you are on the shoulder fur, bettertotackle the nearest wing seal. Climb up the fur and when the wing straightensout, run down the wing to the end fur where a seal will be. Stab it when youcan, but more importantly be sure to take care of your grip gauge; when thebird is level stand still to regain your grip, then begin the stabbing. Thebird tends to twist and turn quite a bit, so just be patient. When the sealgoes, move on to the opposite wing and work on that seal - take your timegetting there and keep gripping so you don't fall. When you are done with the

two wing seals then move to the central area of the bird and walk down to theend of the tail. The camera sorta shifts, so maintain it to ensure you don'tstep off the edge. When you get there, the seal is fairly easy to stab due toa lack of turbulence. Finish that seal to finish off this Colossal birdie.

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-------------Getting There-------------

Grid Reference - D6

Leave the Temple from the right exit and head South West for a while.Rememberto the use the sword to get the right direction. You'll see in the distancesome tall columns, which closer up are branchless trees. Just round thecornerfrom these is an opening into a forest. Enter and navigate your way throughthe trees, taking a slight left turn as you go. You should reach a cliffedge with a shallow lake far below. This isn't the place, but if you heardright along the edge you will end up on a rock bridge around the lake, under

some rock structures left and out to a desert plain. If you use your swordhere it'll direct you to take a right turn, where at the far end of thedesert are ruins the in cliff wall. It'll take a minute or so to reach them.

When you get there, dismount off Agro and head down the passage in thecentre.Head through here, progressing past the various block walls, down some stepsand to a large hall. Go on and stand at the edge and start falling (don'tjump



but fall close to the wall) and grip the ridges as you go to slow yourdescent.Shimmy to a side halfway down when you need to, and keep falling and grippinguntil you reach the bottom.

---------------------------Fighting the Sixth Colossus---------------------------

Basic Solution - Run past the walls to the far end of the hall- Hide in the lower area behind the columns and wait until hekneels down to look at you, then run out and grab on to hisbeard

- There are seals on his head and lower back

Start running down the hall to a small lying wall. There are small indentsalong it, with small platforms in them acting as stepping stones up and over.Get over this wall and keep running down the hall. There are three of thesewalls in total to overcome, so keep going until the far end. Naturally the

Colossus will give chase and simply just walk straight through each wall. Atthe end of the hall in the far end wall is a area behind the columns,allowingyou to escape the colossus's pounding fist attack. Wait in here and observethe Colossus, and eventually he'll kneel down and look at you. Wait untilhe has fully knelt and quickly run out and run and jump on to his beard.Bingo, beardy has been boarded.

The beard is quite unstable and will cause you to keep losing your grip, sotry and move on to his chest and then work your way up to this shoulders.Once there, you can take a quick rest for the grip gauge but you are by nomeans safe, as he can shake you off easily from here. Once you are fairlyrested, head to the top of his head for the first seal. Do your worst andafter half of his health being depleted the seal will disappear. The secondis at the lower left area of his back, so work your way down there, notforgetting to rest the grip gauge on the way. He will still try and shake youoff here but not to the extent of his upper body, and after a few stabs ofthisseal he'll be done for.

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-------------Getting There-------------

Grid Reference - D1

Head out of the right temple exit and turn North, and over the bridge thatleads to the Second Colossus. Of course at the other side go straight on andto the desert. The sword will tell you to go in the direction of the ThirdColossus, but ignore it and head straight north across the desert. Keep going



with the tall bridge to your right, and weave in between two *huge* rockstructures, where the desert will extend to the west. Head that way and keepgoing West, past a Save Stone and where there are some thin columns in thedistance. Once there, dismount off Agro and head through archway on theright.After the cutscene head down the path, drop down and jump to the spiralingstructure and make your way down to the lake. Start swimming out for acutscene.

-----------------------------Fighting the Seventh Colossus-----------------------------

Basic Solution - Enter Lake and follow until he starts to surface- Grip the back end of the eel and make your way up- Disable each spike by stabbing the weak points before them- The seal is just after the last spike

You are facing a giant electric eel, which as you can imagine isn't gonna

be that easy. You may even die on the first few attempts, I know I did.Swim out and keep the camera fixed on the Colossus. When it gets close by,start swimming toward the head but keep in line with it's body. Shortly itwill start to rise to the surface, followed by the electric spikes from it'sback one by one. Avoid these but keep pace as the back end of the Colossuswill soon come out of the water. Swim into it and grip on to the back to getone.

As you are taken underwater keep gripping, and you'll be taken to the surfaceagain shortly. Step by step slowly get further up the Colossus when you areout on the surface, and always grip when you get submerged. Make your way tothe first electric spike but stop well short. Notice the brown fur near thespike? Stay out of that when in the water, otherwise you'll get a nastyshock.Grip close by and when you come out of the water next time, quickly run tothebase, sword equipped to see a blue tear in the fur. Do a charged stab here tokill off the electric spike, allowing you to progress past it the next timeyou surface.

Do this will the next two spikes; head slowly up the Colossus, wait until youare near the spike then stab the weak point to disable it. At some pointchances are the Colossus will dive and not resurface; you can tell when thishappens as the music changes back to the tranquil tone when you were justswimming about in the lake. Let go of the Colossus and take to the surface,and get ready to reboard the Colossus again. This time you should be able todisable all three electric spikes and reach the far end. The seal is just

after the last electric spike, so grab on and he'll rapidly go under andout of the water. You have just enough time to make a charged stab each time,so be sure to do so. If you are too slow he'll surface deep again, if so justget on again and finish him off.

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-------------Getting There-------------

Grid Reference - G6

Exit and head south east, in between where Colossi One and Four where found.Head through the canyon here until you come to a split, and head straight on/left. Keep riding and the ground will get greener, and in the wall oppositeis a tunnel. Go in, dismount Agro and head around the path that goes oppositethe waterfall. The next area is a beautiful small lake with ruins on theotherside; swim over and on the right end you can enter and head down inside. Downthe steps is a hall, with columns to the left and right. Pick either andstart climbing, and at the top shimmy around to the other side and jumpopposite to the path. Progress onward and drop down, climb the wall using theblocks to reach the top of a Coliseum.

----------------------------Fighting the Eighth Colossus----------------------------

Basic Solution - Head to the second to last floor and go to one of the edges- Fire a few arrows to get his attention, and he'll startclimbing up the wall

- Fire arrows at his glowing legs to make him fall down onthis back

- There are two seals on this stomach

Turn right and take the stairs down on the right hand side, and keep doing sountil you reach the bottom floor. Head out to the centre to meet the smallestColossus yet, a lizard with no visible weakpoint. He will turn to you andspit out charged electric blasts, which if hit by hurt a lot, and also leavea poisonous mist that will injure you also. When he charges up (his mouthopens and yellow light appears) hide and move away from that position toavoid any blasts or mist.

Anyway, head up a level and go to the edge and look down. Fire a few arrowsto get his attention, and dodge a few of his projectiles. Soon he will startclimbing the wall along side you. Move so you can fully see him, which wouldideally be the far edge to where he is, and you can see that his legs areglowing white. Shoot a few of these with your bow to make him fall down belowon to his back. Jump down, equip the sword and get on his stomach. There aretwo seals here, and you should be able to make two or three charged shots

before he rolls over again. When he does, look around and see which of thesurrounding doors has the damaged first floor above it and head up there,and start the process all over again. It isn't that tricky, but if you getcaught by the mist then you'll suffer.

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-------------Getting There-------------

Grid Reference - D3

This guy is a bit tricky to get to, but bear with me. Head out of theTemple, right, and North to the two bridges; one heading North to wherethe Second Colossus is, the other going West. Head across the West bound oneand keep going west along the green plains. Keep checking your map and assoonas you hit the edge of row D on the map, travel north. You'll see some cliffsjust to the north west, head north past them and the sky will darken and achasm blocks your path. Follow the edge to find a bridge shortly after. Ifyou head North now, past the Geyser you should come to a cave (use the sword)where the Colossus will be.

---------------------------Fighting the Ninth Colossus---------------------------

Basic Solution - Lure the Colossus over a geyser- When it activates, shoot the green insides of his legsas he leans over

- He'll flip to this side, so climb up the underside and on tothe top

- When he flips back over, get to the head where the only sealis located

This Colossus is rather bad ass. Although he looks like a turtle and is justas slow, he has a nasty long distance projectile blast which will knock thehell out of you. Plus when you get close, he'll raise it's two front legs andsmash them down. Run and dive roll to help dodge the other (chances are youare gonna get hit) and for the latter, just move away and jump as they land.

Get on Agro and run back to the nearest Geyser, and put the Geyser betweenyourself and the Colossus. Run around in a circle as well so that theprojectiles will have more of a chance of missing you. Slowly the Colossuswill move toward you, and over the Geyser. When the Geyser activates andshootsout water, he'll topple over a little. Get underneath and equip the bow; thelegs which he is leaning on have their green insides exposed. Shoot both legswith the bow to cause him to dramatically roll over. Quickly run all the way

around and run and jump onto his furry underside and begin climbing. Once youget to the top, drop down onto a scale and try and get toward the centre asyou can, so when he flips over you'll still be on there.

If you are still on the Colossus, then run straight down the middle towardhishead and equip the sword. The one and only seal is placed on his head, sobeginstabbing away. He'll put up a decent fight but this is not anything youaren't



used to by now.

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-------------Getting There-------------

Grid Reference - B4

Head out of the Temple, right, and North to the two bridges; one headingNorthto where the Second Colossus is, the other going West. Head across the Westbound one and just ride west along the cliff edge all the way to the farend...

it'll take a short while. At the end are a few trees, and just follow therockwall left and around until you reach another plain, where there is a tunnelon the left. Head down there to reach a sandy cavern. Ride into the centreto start the battle.

---------------------------Fighting the Tenth Colossus---------------------------

Basic Solution - Ride away from him on Agro and he'll give chase and appearout of the sand

- Turn around and shoot an eye with the bow to send him in toa

wall- There are two seals, both requires climbing the fur on him

Get on Agro and start riding away from the Colossus. He should start givingchase closely behind you. Mind where you are going briefly, then equip thebow and turn around and aim toward him. His eyes will begin to show (freakyones at that) and fire at them. It's a bit tricky but if you hit he'll flipover and accelerate straight onward. Move to the side to avoid being hit,and he'll keep going until he hits a wall. Ride up to him, and he'll be in anarch shape with his underside showing, covered in fur. Climb up and equip thesword to show the first seal not far up. Stab away until it's gone, wherehe'llturn back over and wander off.

Repeat this again; find him and ride off so he gives chase. Note that if youtake too long in firing the arrow he'll try and eat you, so be fairly hastyabout it. Once he has flipped over again, climb up and the other seal is moreor less on top of his arched state. You should have enough time to finishhim off.

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-------------Getting There-------------

Grid Reference - F5

Exit the temple and head right, and North to the bridge that took you to theSecond Colossus. As usual, ignore the lower path and head straight on to thedesert plains. Ride north, and divert just to the right side of the tallbridge the splits the desert in two, and continue riding north. After aminuteor so of riding, at the far end, is a deep chasm. Head right to the West sideof this to find a path that winds down the bottom. Head down there to reachthe bottom, and swim through the water to the centre. Onward, there is a paththat leads up on the right. Take it, and there will be an opening in the leftwall into some ruins. Jump up the wall at the end right, and up again, then

turn around and run and jump to the area opposite with the torches. Cutscene.

------------------------------Fighting the Eleventh Colossus------------------------------

Basic Solution - Climb the side of one of the fire pedestals so the Colossusrams it

- Collect the torch that falls and advance toward him; he'llback away from you

- Make him back off the far end, making him fall down thecliff and break the armour on his back

- Drop down and grab on to the fur, where the seal is

This Colossus will be one of the most annoying you'll encounter. Rather smallcompared to the rest, he is mighty fast and loves to keep ramming you. One ofthe most frustrating factors is that if you get knocked over, he'll waituntilyou get back up then strike you down again. If this happens, then try as soonas you get up to run for cover, behind a rock or pedestal or even against awall. Although chances are you'll never recover and just keep getting rammedto death. It's damn annoying, but there isn't that much you can do exceptnot trying to get hit in the first place.

Anyway, when you begin straight away run to one of the side pedestals thathouses the torches. Get to the side and start climbing, so the Colossus willram the pedestal, causing a wooden torch to fall down. Quickly drop down, and

with nothing equipped press Circle by it to pick it up. The Colossus isscaredof fire, so if you advance toward it slowly it'll back away. Aim to get ittoward the far end, so it backs off outside. If your torch extinguishesquicklyrun back to the side, up a pedestal and reignite. Just walk toward it andhe'll back off slowly and not too close either, or he'll swipe you. At theedge he'll fall out side and down the cliff, shattering the armour on hisbackand exposing fur and, you guessed it, a seal.



Drop down to the cliff below, so you are still above the Colossus. He shouldbe stunned, so jump off on to his back and climb on. He puts up a real fightbut try your hardest to get some stabs in. Chances are you won't finish himoffand if you don't, get ready to run. I find the best place to go is back in tothe ruins, and up the first step on the right. On most of the attempts withthis Colossus he'll run in this direction as you are on his back anyway, soit should only be a short distance for you to travel. Stay on the step torecover your grip and most probably your life meter, and wait until he getsclose and jump on again. As he has less room to run about, then he should bemore tame and easier to stab.

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-------------Getting There-------------

Grid Reference -

Exit the Temple from the left exit and head North East, where by some columnsin the distance will be a bridge going North. Go across and keep going Northto another bridge, this time heading across into the cliff face where a lushforest lies (you'll be in grid G2 now). As soon as you enter this forest,take a right turn and follow the wall around, so that you do a U Turn andbackout on to the cliff edge (but not the same as you entered of course). Thereisis a path leading left as you come out, so take it along the cliff edge as itwinds its way to a broad waterfall. Get off Agro when you must and climb up,and latch on to the rims of the column and shimmy round to the other side.Jump off and head up the passage along the wall to the trees at the end, andjump in to the lake (if you jumped in closer to the water fall, chances areyou'll fall with the water, so to speak). Head North through the giantarchwaysand further in to the lake, and get on to the central island.

-----------------------------Fighting the Twelfth Colossus-----------------------------

Basic Solution - Swim around his back quickly and climb on top- Hitting the stones on his head directs him, so move him toone of the three structures

- Jump on to it and wait until he puts his legs on the edge- Run and jump on to the chest fur, where the seal is located

This is one of the harder Colossuses (that a word?) to figure out, which isundoubtedly why you are here. Sticking to the current trend he can shootnasty projectiles at you from his horns. You'll get prior warning, and areeasily dodged by dive rolling or better still, just being submerged in the



water meaning the bolts won't even enter. To get on the Colossus, swim aroundto it's back and start climbing. Note that he will turn around a bit fasterthan you can swim, so make sure you are swimming submerged, and to go underhis arm and stick close to his body to get around. Eventually he will stopturning and allow you to get on his back fur.

Climb up to the top, and on to his head. See those three structures in thelake? The plain is to get there. You can direct the Colossus by hitting thewhite rocks on his head with the sword; the central one to go on, and thesidesto go in that respective direction. Take him to one of those structures andwhen close enough, jump off on top of it. Quickly put the central stonebetween you and the Colossus to avoid a projectile attack, and wait a fewmoments for him to put his front legs on the structure, exposing his mainlychest hair. Run jump and grab on to this, where a seal is. Stab away with thesword. You'll be able to get half of his health down in one sitting, andhe'lldrop down again. In retaliation he'll destroy the structure you just used,but remember there are another two to choose from. Repeat the process ofgetting on, directing and jumping on to the chest fur to finish him off.

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-------------Getting There-------------

Grid Reference - E6

Remember the South West desert, where the Sixth Colossus was? Head there.So...leave the Temple from the right exit and head South West for a while.Rememberto the use the sword to get the right direction. You'll see in the distancesome tall columns, which closer up are branchless trees. Just round thecornerfrom these is an opening into a forest. Enter and navigate your way throughthe trees, taking a slight left turn as you go. You should reach a cliffedge with a shallow lake far below. This isn't the place, but if you heardright along the edge you will end up on a rock bridge around the lake, undersome rock structures left and out to a desert plain. If you use your swordhere it'll direct you to the left, where there is a small circle of ruined

structures not too far away. Ride up and get off in the centre to activatea cutscene.

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Basic Solution - Shoot the three white sacs on it's underside- He'll now fly lower, so ride on Agro and jump on to the fins- The seals are located on three flaps on the Colossus itself



A huge long flying Colossus, regarded by many as one of the most enjoyable inthe game. It doesn't even attempt to injure you, plus getting on top of itis really cool. Anyway it'll come out of the sand and fly off, so make sureyouare on Agro and give chase. If you look at it's underside, you'll see threelarge white sacs, one at the front, middle and back end of the Colossus.Riding along side, use the bow to shoot them (aim in front and just above,andensure that shots are fully built up) to deflate them; you'll know when thishappens as they will turn black and shrivel up.

Do this to all three and he'll lower to the ground and the side fins willlowerdown to ground level. Still on Agro, ride up along side and jump off thehorse and grab on to the fin. Be sure to be riding at full speed, be reallyclose and jump just in front and high up. When you have latched on, beginclimbing to the top. He'll soon level out the fins and start flying at thenormal height, so run across to the Colossus itself. There are three seals onthis flying Colossus, all underneath separate flaps located at the front,

centre and backend. Do the front one first, equip the sword to see the sealand start stabbing. When it glows white you know it's finished, so run downtheback of Colossus to the next one.

You might just get a stab or two in, but you won't finish the second seal asthe Colossus will plunge down into the sand. Jump off just before to avoidmajor injury and call over Agro. Press and hold L1 to keep tabs on where theColossus has gone and give chase when it remerges. Repeat this same processuntil all three seals are done, and the Colossus is grounded for good.

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-------------Getting There-------------

Grid Reference - C2

Head out of the Temple, right, and North to the two bridges; one headingNorthto where the Second Colossus is, the other going West. Head across the West

bound one and just ride west along the cliff edge until the C/D grid boundaryon the map and head North. You should pass by the Ninth Colossus to the Eastand enter the cliffs straight north. Head left and keep following the leftwall until it opens out, where columns surround both sides of the path andenter the mountain left. Head down the passage to a small lake; dismount Agroand swim across, over the island and to the other side of the passage andcontinue down. You'll come to some green ruins. Drop down straight to theground and in the wall ahead is a tall slit that you can go through to thetrench below. Head down, climb up the left rock and up to the higher passage.Head to the end of this passage and up the stairs to activate a cutscene.



--------------------------------Fighting the Fourteenth Colossus--------------------------------

Basic Solution - Get on the fallen column near by and work your way aroundthe

upper areas to the next column- From the top, fire arrows at Colossus to make him ram it

twiceso it falls

- Work your way around the various structures and columnsuntil

you end up where you entered- Climb above and make him ram the supporting column, so thelevel collapses and removes his armour

- Get on to a fallen column so he rams it, is dazed and canbe mounted for a good stabbing of the seal

Just like the Eleventh Colossus, this guy can be a real pain, mainly due tohis ramming. If you get hit then try and hide as soon as you can in one ofthe trenches or fallen columns, as he won't go to a level other than his own.If you get stuck with getting rammed over and over, there isn't much you candoexcept try and run away. Best thing to do is not get hit (much).

As soon as you start there is a fallen column to your left; immediatelyrun over and climb it, head to the far end and jump across to the archwaybefore he rams the column and knocks you off. Run to the other side and ontothe wall, across dropping down to the lower wall and to the end and on to theerect column. Climb to the top and crouch down so when the Colossus rams ityou'll stay on. It needs two rams to knock over a column, and chances arehe'll walk off so fire a few arrows at him to anger him enough to ram again.When he does a cutscene will cut in as it falls over; you can controlyourselfas it falls, so slowly move over to the side so when you resume you'll ontop,and not on the ground ready to get rammed.

From this felled column run and jump across the trench and on to the wall,head down, over the gap and onto the wall at the end. Head across and jump tothe lower wall at the other side, to the end and start climbing anothercolumn. Again, make the Colossus ram it twice to make it fall over. It'll lienext to another column... there are two more to climb and knock over, and youwill be next to a small archway. Jump onto and climb the proceeding columnand

knock it down. You'll come to another small archway, so get on and then jumpfrom the to the tall structure next door. Shimmy round to the right side,climb up and on to the side platform and from this on to the final column.Knocking this over will send it through the wall next to you, the area whereyou entered the ruins.

Once you recover from the fall, run over to the far side where the wall isclimbable. Head up via that to the top and head around on to the upperlevel, and look down on to the Colossus. Fire arrows to get his attention,and he'll ram the supporting column, causing the whole level to collapse on



him... and break his back armour! After the cutscene head back up to theabove level, and head across here to the far end and jump straight on to thecolumn that broke the wall. When the Colossus rams it he'll be dazed,allowingyou to easily get on and start stabbing. He'll soon be back to normal andtakeyou on a small ride, so just get off, find a column and get him dazed again.Repeat until he is down. Phew!

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-------------Getting There-------------

Grid Reference - G1

Located directly East of Colossus Eleven, head out of the Temple andhead North and take one of the bridges to the desert by the tall bridge.Get on the right side and head directly north, and when you reach the chasmwhere Colossus Eleven was start riding East. Over a few dunes you'll reachruins in the cliff face ahead. To enter. there is a large rock in front ofthe ruins, and going anti-clock wise around it you'll find a passage thatleadsinside. Dismount Agro here so you can climb up the side and around theobstacle, then on to the next area. Head around one of the sides and go upthe stairs, where at the top is a long area with two bridges high above.Run all the way to the far end edge for a cutscene.

-------------------------------Fighting the Fifteenth Colossus-------------------------------

Basic Solution - Get to the side and stand on the tile under the lower areaand wait until he stands on the edge and lowers you up

- Wait along the next area until he attacks, knocking downrubble allowing you to progress up

- Head to the top and to one of the bridges, stay at the edgeuntil it's knocked down, get attention and jump on to whenclose

- First seal is on top of head

- Climb down back of his right arm (sword carrying arm) andstab the wound

- Now on the ground, get him to perform a ground punch andgrip his palm, where the second seal is located

This giant has all the standard attacks as the ones you've seen earlier, likefoot stamping and sword stabbing, so you'll be able to easier avoid hisattacks. When you begin head to one of the far sides and get on the tiles,and head away from the Colossus. The level above you, in the cliff, willlower down about halfway. Wait underneath here and stand in the centre of the



tile, next to the wall. When the Colossus comes over, he'll step on the edgeof the tile and lift you up so you can climb to the above area. How nice! Nowrun along here and you'll see there is no way up, so wait until the Colossusattempts to hit you but cause rubble to fall down (note that he may take sometime doing this, just keep running back and forth and firing arrows until hedoes). Use the rubble to hang above, then jump opposite and climb up andhead down this path to one of the ends, where there are some stairs. Go upto the top most level, and to one of the ends to get on one of those tallbridges.

DO NOT get in the centre of this bridge, as the Colossus is going to smashandknock it down with his sword. Instead stay on the far end so when he does ityou'll still be up there. Get his attention with arrows so he gets closer andcloser, enough so that you can jump on top of his head. He if gets somewhatclose but just stamps his feet, then retreat a little back down the stairs,andfire arrows to get him out of this cycle, then head up and try again. Onceyouare on there, equip the sword and a seal will be revealed on the top of his

head. Stab away. When this seal disappears almost all of his health is gone,but as you may have guessed theres still another. Rest on his shouldersquicklythen make your way down his right arm, ie. the one carrying the sword. Besureto go down the back of his arm, and when you come to his armour there is adent and a blue wound there. If it doesn't show up, then you haven't got thesword equipped before, so try heading back up, equipping and back down again.Anyway, do a charged stab to make him drop the sword and for you to be flungtothe ground.

Now he has lost his sword, his sword attack is replaced by a ground punch.Stand in front (not too close) so he does this attack, dive roll out of theway then grab the palm of his head. The other seal is here. Stab away untilheis done for. Just one more Colossus left now!

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Getting There-------------

Grid Reference - F8

Exit and head south east, in between where Colossi One and Four where found.Head through the canyon here until you come to a split, and head straight on/left. Keep riding and the ground will get greener, and in the wall oppositeis a tunnel. This tunnel was where Colossus Eight was, so head left and ride



onward into the plains. Keep riding South, turning right slowly so youby pass all the drops on the far right side. You are aiming to get to thetall cliffs in the distance (to the right a little), to the centre of there.When you get there remain on Agro and stand on the platform, and shine thesword toward the light coming out of the door. It will open. Head through andup the stairs in the far left corner, around and stop as you come to the top.Straighten up and charge with Agro as fast as you can onward, so you jumpontothe bridge ahead. Although the camera angle changes, keep holding UP on theanalog stick to make it to the other side. Cutscene.

Now to scale the cliff face. There are ridges in the cliff base ahead, soheadup the ledge above. Head right along the ledge and go up the blocks andsteps,and climb the mossy wall up to the above ledge. Head across more steps alongthe cliff, where are the end is a level area with a passage in the wall. Thiswill take you further up the cliff. As you exit, it will start to rain...use one of the side columns to climb up to the top of the cliff, where acutscene will initiate.

-------------------------------Fighting the Sixteenth Colossus-------------------------------

Basic Solution - Head up the stairs and quickly go right and down in to thepassage entrance

- Use the barriers and passageways to make your way up to thebase of the colossus

- Climb up the armour to the lower back, stab and get on thehand

- Get up to the upper arm and stab wound, jump on to hand- Stab hand to level out, use sword to find wound on leftshoulder and hit with bow

- Jump on to shoulders and the only seal is on the top of thehead

At first, this guys seems impossible to reach, mainly due to his extremelypowerful and constant projectiles that he throws at you from a distance.However you just have to follow sets of tunnels and use barriers to get tohim.When you begin, head up the stairs and hide behind the column on the left ashe fires. Straight after run directly right to the broken column base forshelter, and after the projectile hits it, jump down the tunnel entrance tothe right. Follow it through to the end where you'll see some blocks by theedge. Climb up and hang off the upper edge and after he fires run onward to

the first barrier wall. Wait until he hits that then run right quickly to thenext one and hide, wait for the fire, run etc all the way until the nextpassage on the far right side. Note that if you get hit you'll be blownback in to the trench and you'll have to make your way across these wallsagain.

Out the other side of the passage you'll be at the side cliff edge. Runright,down the steps and round the thin path. Use the ridge above to shimmy rightaround to the far side. Drop down and run back into the main area where the



next passage entrance is located. At the other end, quickly head up thebroken stairs and to the barrier wall straight ahead. Head right acrossthe walls, going after each blast until you reach another passage. Again ifyouget hit then you'll get thrown to the trench below.

The final passage will take you to underneath the Colossus, by his feet.Start climbing his armour to the upper ledge. You now have to make your wayup this armour to the lower back. I won't provide a walkthrough, as there areloads of little paths to take, as you long as you keep going up you'll findit.If you end up at the front, just head around the side to the back and up tothe fur of the back. Here is a weak point, so stab it and his hand willhover over the see that it is. Jump opposite and grab on to it, and he'llmove his arm to the front. Climb on top and run up his arm, where underneathhis glowing arm band is a blue wound. Charge stab, and his other harm willhover over. Jump across and hang on to be taken away.

Now you are on his right arm, climb on top and stab the arm with your swordso it flattens out. Equip the sword now and shine the light on the left

shoulder to locate a hidden wound; black rings will circle to show where itis. Equip the bow and fire here and he'll move the hand over the wound,allowing you to jump off and run to the top of his head, where the one andonly seal is. He does put up a good fight twisting his head, so do what youcan and if you need to rest and build up your grip gauge again retreat to theupper shoulders where on the right side there is a sort of fence across theedge, that should help you stay on as you rest. So keep stabbing the handuntil he is dead.

If you managed to get all the way to the top and take down the Colossus without falling off, then I applaud you (I kept falling on my first attempts,heh)and all is left now is to watch the ending. Not to spoil it but you cancontrol small aspects of it, but your actions won't affect the outcome.Congratulations on completing the game!

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Hard Mode---------

When you complete the game and save, the option to choose the Hard modebecomes available on the title screen. This is pretty much the same game, barthere are a few more seals on quite a few of the Colossi.

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When you complete the game and save, if you load up that save you'll startagain with your health and grip intact. You can also replay any of theColossi from inside the temple by going up to the respective statue andpreying (Circle button). By doing so you can unlock various items. This alsooccurs in Hard mode, where the times are slightly different, as are therewards.

Colossus Temple Locations -( POOL )

----+ +----16 | | 15----+ +----14 | | 13----+ +----12 | | 11----+ +----10 | | 9

----+ +----8 | | 7

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( GIRL )

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Normal Mode Times -

First Colossus - 2:30:00Second Colossus - 4:00:00Third Colossus - 6:00:00Fourth Colossus - 5:50:00Fifth Colossus - 5:30:00Sixth Colossus - 3:30:00Seventh Colossus - 12:00:00Eighth Colossus - 8:00:00

Ninth Colossus - 7:30:00Tenth Colossus - 6:00:00Eleventh Colossus - 5:30:00Twelfth Colossus - 9:30:00Thirteenth Colossus - 12:00:00Fourteenth Colossus - 9:00:00Fifteenth Colossus - 10:00:00Sixteenth Colossus - 9:30:00

Normal Mode Rewards -



Two Colossi - Whistling ArrowFour Colossi - Cloak of ForceSix Colossi - Mask of StrengthEight Colossi - Lizard Detection StoneTen Colossi - Fruit Tree MapTwelve Colossi - Mask of PowerFourteen Colossi - Cloak of DeceptionSixteen Colossi - Flash Arrow & Brown Agro

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Hard Mode Times (thanks to THayes for giving me this data!) -

First Colossus - 2:50:00Second Colossus - 4:30:00Third Colossus - 5:00:00

Fourth Colossus - 5:00:00Fifth Colossus - 5:30:00Sixth Colossus - 6:30:00Seventh Colossus - 8:00:00Eighth Colossus - 7:30:00Ninth Colossus - 7:30:00Tenth Colossus - 5:00:00Eleventh Colossus - 5:30:00Twelfth Colossus - 10:00:00Thirteenth Colossus - 13:00:00Fourteenth Colossus - 9:00:00Fifteenth Colossus - 11:30:00Sixteenth Colossus - 9:30:00

Hard Mode Rewards -

Two Colossi - Harpoon of ThunderFour Colossi - Sword of the SunSix Colossi - Fruit Tree MapEight Colossi - Shaman's CloakTen Colossi - Lizard Detection StoneTwelve Colossi - Shaman's MaskFourteen Colossi - Cloth of DesperationSixteen Colossi - Queen's Sword & White Agro

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Different Coloured Agro-----------------------

For a brown Agro, complete Normal Time Attack and press Square at the titlescreen. For a white Agro, complete Hard Time Attack and press Circle at thetitle screen.

There is also a glitch to obtain White Agro in Normal Time Attack. Completeall 16 Colossi in Normal Time Attack, don't save, die and choose to retry.You'll respawn at the 16th Colossus. Beat him again and Agro will be white.



-------------Secret Garden-------------

After completing the game four times you'll have enough strength to climbthe vegetation at the back of the temple, and all the way up to the top areathat you see at the end of the game. Don't eat any of the fruit, as it'llpermanently lower your health and grip gauges.

-----------------------------Increase your Grip and Health-----------------------------

Finding fruit from trees can permanently increase your health gauge, andkilling and eating white lizards will permanently increase your grip gauge.In both cases, shooting them with your arrow and pressing Circle eats them.Although there is no real locations for the white lizards (you just have to

belucky the find them; unlock the detection stone in Time Attack) there arelocations for the fruit trees, as listed below. Thanks to noypi_gjd forcreating the map and being a basis for the locations here!http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/shadow_of_the_colossus_map.png

Grid Column B - Row 5 (x2)Grid Column C - Row 6 (x2), Row 4 (x2), Row 3 (x1), Row 1 (x1)Grid Column D - Row 7 (x2), Row 6 (x2), Row 4 (x2)Grid Column E - Row 7 (x2), Row 5 (x3), Row 3 (x2)Grid Column F - Row 6 (x2), Row 4 (x1), Row 1 (x1)Grid Column G - Row 8 (x2), Row 6 (x1), Row 4 (x1)Grid Column H - Row 6 (x2)

-----------------Reminiscence Mode-----------------

If you return to the Colossus after you've defeated it, you can prey anddo the fight again.

----------Ico Symbol----------

If you have an Ico save on your memory card, then Agro will have a differentsymbol on his head.

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------------5. FAQ'S

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Q. The Colossus isn't acting like it says in your guide!

A. While my in-depth strategies cater for most situations, there are timeswhen

some Colossi act a bit unorthodox. In which case, follow the 'BasicSolution' before each walkthrough for a general quick guide for each one.

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Q. Is this game a sequel to Ico?

A. Not really. The game has nothing to do with Ico bar it's graphical styleand

general presentation. Although there is an element in the story that meansthis game is a possible prequel... I'll let you figure out what. You can

seethe Plot Analysis guide at GameFAQs if you want to know more.

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Any other questions, feel free to give me an email.

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------------------------------------6. CONCLUSION AND SPECIAL THANKS

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That's just about it, folks. I hope that this document has been of aid inone form or another, and that it has been easy to use. If you could, pleaseeither ask me questions, suggestions, comments or contributions [email protected]. Also could you rate this FAQ so I could get somefeedback. Thank you for reading.

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CJayC (Gamefaqs) - For accepting this guide and for creating the bestsite

on the internet. Thanks! http://www.gamefaqs.comThe site also supplied most of the cheats andunlockables, so thanks to them and their

contributors.



IGN - For accepting this guide and for creating an awesome

video games site. Thanks! http://www.ign.com

Sony - For creating such an amazing game!

ASCII Generator - For producing the text ASCII for my Crazyreyn sig.Thanks, and is a great site if you need any ASCII

text.http://www.network-science.de/ascii/

noypi_gjd - For allowing me to link to the map and use it as abase

for the fruit tree locations!

http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/54683.html

THayes - For allowing me to use his Hard Time Attack data!


+-------------------------------------------------------------+| Special Thanks to these who are my good GameFAQS friends... |+-------------------------------------------------------------+

Robert Lane (Lanerobertlane)Richard Arnett (Guitarfreak86)Ryan Harrison (RHarrison0987)Thomas Carter (Carter12)Duncan Hardy (Super Nova)Rebecca Skinner (Karpah)Martin Dale-Hench (Fox)Brian Sulpher (BSulpher)Trace Jackson (Meowthnum1)Richard B. (Gbness)Steve McFadden (Psycho Penguin)Chris Noonan (Merca)Colin Scully (me frog)Tom Hayes (THayes)

And everyone else at the FAQ Contributors board! Also a nod to the GameFAQsUK board and v3, for being so damn funny and cool. :)

If I have forgotten you, then please contact me and I'll fix your name uphere!

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