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Game entry

Shadow of the Colossus

2005 · Action-adventure, Platformer, Puzzle · PlayStation 2 · Sony Computer Entertainment

After 610 duels settled by the community, Shadow of the Colossus stands no. 124 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,823 ELO points and 75% of wins. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against Portal: 9 duels settled, 6 to 3. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 4 out of 149 (2005).

World rank

no. 124

ELO score

1,823

Wins

75%

Duels played

610

Join the debate · 42

About Shadow of the Colossus

An open-world action/adventure game in which a young wanderer, along with a stolen magical sword and his steed companion, trespasses a cursed land, makes a deal with an ancient being to bring a sacrificial victim back to life, and sets off to fulfill his end of the bargain, which involves tracking down and infiltrating the abodes of sixteen colossi and sacrificing them to achieve his goal.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,823 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Shadow of the Colossus sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 121 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 1,825
  2. 122 Half-Life 2: Episode One 1,824
  3. 123 Hitman 2 1,824
  4. 124 Shadow of the Colossus 1,823
  5. 125 World of Warcraft 1,823
  6. 126 Resident Evil 4 1,823
  7. 127 GoldenEye 007 1,823

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Released in 2005

The standing

Where Shadow of the Colossus ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Shadow of the Colossus stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 4 out of 149 (2005).

Where Shadow of the Colossus ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 124 5,035
Action-adventure 19 329
2000s 33 1,308
2005 4 149

The community

The debate

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  1. bayer_jennings

    still one of the best atmospheres tbh, no contest for me

  2. VinylMaster

    Next to Mario Odyssey it feels like a different medium entirely, you know?

    wrodarte

    a mi tambien me parecen mundos distintos, y eso que solo le dedico ratos cortos cada vez

  3. mae14

    the scale of these fights still gets me every single time (i tried explaining it to a friend and just gave up honestly), nothing else feels quite like it

  4. Navas46

    Tiene momentos brillantes y tramos vacíos, ambas cosas son ciertas a la vez.

  5. IronRider

    Otra vez el mismo debate, otra vez defendiendo lo mismo, y otra vez seguirá igual.

    NeonKnight12

    Replying to LuckyByte9

    Ce même vertige des débats qui reviennent, je l'ai ressenti avec Limbo pendant des mois entre amis.

    LuckyByte9

    A mí también me pesa el mismo debate, o más bien me pesa que siempre acabe igual.

    Paola_1997

    Igual pasa con Assassin's Creed II, otro que carga con un peso que no le corresponde.

    Gamboa25

    Bueno, cansado o no, sigo votando por él siempre.

    FrameKid

    Replying to Paola_1997

    con odyssey pasa lo mismo, cada uno defiende su terreno y ya

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