Hint:
Destroying the Smoke Creatures easily: 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.
Hint:
Finding Yorda: 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.
Hint:
Avoid losing Yorda: 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.
Hint:
Share a watermelon with Yorda: Ico can share a watermelon with Yorda at the very end of the
game. Note: This was done on the second time through the PAL version of the
game. Take Yorda one of the watermelons sitting in the sand dunes. They are
also very satisfying to smash.
Hint:
Turning wheels: When turning big wheels, as when shutting off the water, turn
from the farthest point to go faster.
Hint:
Mace weapon: 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.
Hint:
Lightsaber weapon: 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.
Hint:
Extra puzzle (PAL version): 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.
Hint:
Two-player mode (PAL and Japanese NTSC versions): 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.
Hint:
English subtitles (PAL version): 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.
Please
select the first letter of the game's title below. If the word
"The" appears at the start of a title, ignore it and search for
the second word in the title:
