Special edition for sPALcial territories

Feb 1, 2006 08:22 GMT  ·  By

To celebrate the eagerly anticipated arrival of Shadow of the Colossus on shelf this February, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced that fans of the art-house work of Fumito Ueda and Kenjj Kaido (the creators of the cult classic ICO) are to benefit from unique packaging and exclusive new content on the PAL release - as well as a dedicated website www.shadowofthecolossus.com and an outstanding competition at www.playstation.com.

To celebrate the artistic style and delicacy of Shadow of the Colossus, the PAL version of the game is to be released in special cardboard packaging containing four unique postcards depicting magical moments from the game.

Filmed in Japan, the PAL release comes with exclusive to camera interviews with artistic partners and creative directors Ueda and Kaido-san. Three and a half years in production, the interviews offer fans the chance to understand the heritage of Shadow of the Colossus and to see how this massive production was brought together.

In addition, the disc comes packed with a full image gallery including unseen concept sketches, in game stills and the original game trailer to cult-classic ICO.