Unlock Hard Difficulty
Beat the game and save your data at the end
of the credits. You can now start a new game
on Hard Mode from the Main Menu.
Unlock Time Attack And Integral Game Cheats
Beat the game and save your game at the end
of the credits. You can now enter Time
Attack Mode by pressing the Circle Button to
pray in front of a Colossus statue. By
beating the Colossus under the required time
limit in Time Attack mode, you can unlock
new weapons and items. Read below for the
rewards, in the order that you'll receive
them.
Whistling Arrow ... Distracts a
Colossus when you fire it.
Cloak of Force ... Increases the
amount of damage your sword will do to a
Colossus.
Mask of Strength ... Allows you to
inflict deeper wounds into a Colossus.
Lizard Detection Stone ... Allows you
to find the white tailed lizards throughout
the land.
Fruit Tree Map ... Allows you to find
the Fruit Trees around the map more easily.
Mask of Power ... Allows you to
inflict more grievous wounds on a Colossus.
Cloak of Deception ... Makes you
invisible to the Colossus.
Flash Arrow ... Explodes and can
damage a Colossus without hitting its
vitals.
Hard Time Attack Mode unlocks more options
and this version of Time Attack is unlocked
after clearing the Story Mode on Hard
difficulty.
Harpoon of Thunder ... A new
Colossus-whacking weapon.
Sword Of The Sun ... Allows the light
beacon to operate even in patches of shadow.
Fruit Tree Map ... Identical to the
cheat earned in Normal Time Attack.
Shaman Cloak ... Hero's defenses
increased and he takes less damage.
Lizard Detection Stone ... Identical
to the cheat unlocked in Normal Time Attack.
Shaman Mask ... Increases the hero's
defence. This cheat's effects stacks with
the Shaman's Cloak. Think Red Ring
from Legend of Zelda.
Cloth of Desperation ... Hand-made
parachute allows for soft landings. Similar
to the gliding ability in Sly Cooper.
Queen's Sword ... An ICO easter egg.
It has the side benefit of killing a
Colossus with great ease, but without the
nuclear fallout.
Unlockable: Brown Horse
You must first get all the items in Normal
Time Attack mode. Then hold down Square
button at title screen.
Unlockable: White Horse
You must first get all the items in Hard
Time Attack mode. Then hold down Circle
button at title screen.
Hint: The Food Of The Dead
Each time you beat a Colossus, your strength
meter will increase. If you make it large
enough, you'll be able to climb up the back
of the temple you first start in. Up top,
you'll find the courtyard from the end of
the game and the bridge that you entered on.
There isn't much to do here, but you will
find some fruit in the trees. Shoot it down
and eat it and you'll decrease your health
and strength meters. The only reason you
might want to do this is if your strength
meter is getting so big it is taking up too
much of your field of view.
To get there, run around behind your
starting shrine. There is a patch of ivy
that you can climb up. When you're climbing,
jumping in a diagonal or sideways direction
causes your strength meter to decrease less
than a straight climb or jump. Make your way
up and then around the scaffolding up to the
top.
Hint: Quick Stop
When galloping, simultaneously press down on
the left analog stick and the X button.
Hint: 180 Turn
When galloping, simultaneously, and quickly,
press down on the left analog stick and the
X button twice. Argo wil stop and turn
around to run the other way.
Hint: Stand While Riding
Press and hold R1 and X while galloping.
Hint: Bird Grabber
Wander can grab onto the various flying
fauna in the world. Simply follow one on the
horse and when the bird flies low, press
JUMP to vault off the horse and hold GRAB.
If your aim is true, Wander hangs onto the
bird for as long as your grip meter holds
out.
Hint: Reminiscence Mode
If you return to a Colossus previously
defeated, only large piles of rocks signify
their remains. Approach and use the ruins as
you would a save shrine to fight the
colossus again in a replay (not time
challenge) battle.
Hint: Colossus Coordinates
- Foxtrot-5
- Foxtrot-3
- Echo-2
- Golf-5
- Hotel-4
- Delta-6
- Delta-1
- Golf-6
- Delta-3
- Bravo-4
- Foxtrot-1
- Golf-2
- Echo-6
- Charlie-2
- Golf-1
- Foxtrot-8
Easter Egg: Camera HiJinks
During any cinematic the right analog stick
can pitch and yaw the view. R1 and R2 zooms
in and out. Now you can get pictures of
those naughty bits.