To do:

See all these .jpgs converted into .pngs, someone's going to have to retake all these screenshots and rerip these textures. Also remember there's prototype articles too that need some love.

Elaborate more on the regional differences.

In Shadow of the Colossus, a young man is forced to bargain with a mysterious entity who promises to return a girl from the dead in exchange for killing 16 Colossi.

Debug Menus

Apply the below code to re-enable some lingering debug menu code that is still present in the game.

USA code: Re-enable Debug Menus 201289E8 8E02000C 201289EC 30420100 201289F0 10400003 201289F4 00000000 201289F8 0C494898 201289FC 00000000 20128A00 8E02000C 20128A04 24030200 20128A08 14430003 20128A0C 00000000 20128A10 0C51066E 20128A14 00000000 20128A18 8E02000C 20128A1C 24030400 20128A20 14430003 20128A24 00000000 20128A28 0C4E2016 20128A2C 00000000 20128A30 0C4D06FA 20128A34 00000000 20128A38 084D4501 20128A3C 00000000 213513F4 00000000 213513FC 0C04A27A

With the code on, while in game, press the following on controller #1 to enable debug menus:

Select for ADPCM Test .

for . L3 for gazeparamediter

for R3 for Light Editor.

On controller #2, you can also press R2 + X to spawn Agro anywhere. Agro will then drop down from the sky at your position.

While using any of these menus, use Circle to confirm an option, and X to exit.

(Source: Original TCRF research )

ADPCM Test

This menu allows you to listen to music, ambient sounds, and speech samples.

gazeparamediter

Sadly, this menu no longer works. It would allow you to change the player's coordinates.

Japanese English ポジションX値 Position: X value ポジションY値 Position: Y Value ポジションZ値 Position: Z Value リセット Reset 〇押し Press 〇

Light Editor

This needs some investigation.

Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page.

Specifically: Is it really no longer functional?

Sadly, this menu no longer works. It would likely edit lighting somewhere.

Japanese English カラー-R Colour: -R カラー-G Colour: -G カラー-B Colour: -B 有効範囲半径 Effective Range Radius 終了までの時間 Time Until End 色変化レート Colour Change Rate

Unused Areas

The world map in Shadow of the Colossus is divided up into 81 squares, categorized into an alphabetic grid. However, not every square is legitimately accessible to Wander in the final game, and some of these inaccessible areas are covered up by clouds on the map display. A few of the squares still contain early collision data, textures, and models that were never completed. While the unused geometry appears to be floating in the void, it fits perfectly with the existing world map, as it is left over from plans for an extended overworld.

The Invisible Lands

A number of the inaccessible squares are empty, save for collision data. One example is quadrant H8. Almost all of this square is solid, meaning most of it can be walked on, but Wander will freeze when he ventures too far south. The elevation is much lower than the ground level (-121 meters) of the used quadrants, sitting at the surface of the ocean. In the northeast corner of the quadrant, a large blue triangle and a floating mountain can still be seen.

J8 - another blue square this time with 16 odd blue triangles at its far east side. These blue squares have no collision detection (unlike D8 and H8) and all cause Wander to freeze if he ventures too close, though the camera can still be moved.

Unfinished Mountains

The blue squares on the map indicate quadrants which contain unfinished mountains.

Untextured terrain at A3.

These mountains are found at I8.

The unfinished mountains at J6 - J7.

The Dam

The most notable piece of unused architecture in Shadow of the Colossus. It lacks collision data. This impressive structure is situated at I2 on the world map.

Interestingly, it resembles the Gondola area from Ico, the game's prequel.

Standing on the bridge of the dam, to give a sense of scale.

A wider shot depicting the architecture connected to the dam area, including the cave (on the left) and brick ruins (on the right) mentioned below.

The Cave

Nearby the dam floats a rocky mountain with a hole that resembles a cave entrance.

Brick Ruins

Just north of the dam is a small strip of grass that ends with some unique orange brick structures perched on a cliff. The grass strip ends at the boundary of I2 but would have continued west into H2 if it had been finished. It may have been possible to travel to this area from Colossus 15's lair, which is located just one map square away at H3. The cloudless world map in the Preview version of the game even appears to depict a path leading from the back of 15's lair to this area. The most interesting thing about these ruins is that they look identical to where Wander was going to fight one of the cut Colossi. This Colossus, code named "The Devil," can be seen in the art book, and the area it is in looks very suspiciously like these structures.

Hidden File Names

The map files associated with each Colossus arena indicate the developers' nicknames for these areas.

Colossus Arena File Name Colossus 1 (Minotaur A) Temple Colossus 2 (Mammoth) Proto Colossus 3 (Knight) Arena Colossus 4 (Kirin) Kirin's Hill Colossus 5 (Bird) Canyon Colossus 6 (Minotaur B) Canossa Colossus 7 (Eel) Lakeside Colossus 8 (Gecko) Underground Colossus 9 (Turtle) Geyser Colossus 10 (Naga) Gravewind Colossus 11 (Leo) Leo's Cave Colossus 12 (Poseidon) Poseidon's Lake Colossus 13 (Snake) Desert Colossus 14 (Cerberus) Ruins Colossus 15 (Minotaur C) Parthenon Colossus 16 (Evis) Sanctuary

Unused Textures/Objects

Ico Leftovers

This needs some investigation.

Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page.

A number of textures from Ico, the predecessor to Shadow of the Colossus, exist within the game.

Texture Name Texture Notes arms_icon_ico_sword_s windmill icob_toothD01 icob_eye02 icog_fuku22 "Fuku" translates to "clothing". icog_facft05_36

Object Name Object Render Notes Water melon

Unused Colossi

Worm

A texture named " boss_worm " is one of the only remnants of the Colossus known as Worm, one of the 24 original Colossi.

The left side of this texture, used for Colossus 13's Shrine of Worship idol, is never seen. It depicts the unused Colossus Worm.

Sirius

A texture known as " sz_hn_sirius_hifu07_f " is all that remains of the Colossus known as Sirius, one of 24 original Colossi. "Hifu" translates to "skin".

Unused Text

To do:

Give the unused text associated with Colossi some explanation.

Colossus 3 (Knight)

The colossus’s sword shall be thy path…

Colossus 5 (Bird)

Use thy sword to find its vitals…

Colossus 7 (Eel)

Grab on to the colossus’s tail…

Sever the power of the radiating horn at its root…

Colossus 8 (Gecko)

Draw it out to higher ground…

Colossus 10 (Snake)

Aim for its eyes…

Colossus 12 (Poseidon)

Cross to higher ground…

Colossus 14 (Cerberus)

Climb from where the colossus and the earth are connected…

It cannot pursue thee at the top of the tower. Proceed forward…

Colossus 16 (Evis)

Climb higher from that place…

The Ending

All is normal.

This line appears nowhere in the final game. While the tone of the Japanese line indicates that it is spoken by one of the soldiers, none of Emon’s men have any voice acting other than an occasional “Ho!”, presumably translating to “Yes!”, in response to his commands. The only exception is one soldier saying “Lord Emon!”, as seen further down in this article. However, in the ending cutscene of an unfinished preview version of Shadow of the Colossus, a demo of the game released in an incomplete form, one of the soldiers speaks when Emon and his men arrive at the Shrine of Worship. This voice clip does not appear in the final game, and the line has no subtitles, even in the Preview version. It’s possible that the voice clip corresponds to this unused line. Perhaps the soldier did not detect anything unusual upon first arriving at the shrine and thus reported “All is normal.”

The idols have been destroyed!

Emon originally exclaimed this in despair upon entering the temple.

You used a forbidden spell!

Emon accuses wander of treachery.

Look…

This line was originally supposed to precede a line that does appear in the game, when Emon instructs his solders to behold Wander: "Look… He’s possessed by the dead."

Pitiful mortals…

Dormin addresses the humans.

and encased Us in stone monuments

Oddities

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The giant dead tree that can be seen above the south entrance of Colossus #10's cave (B2) is devoid of leaves. However, in the opening cutscene, the tree is seen to have leaves on it, although it only appears in low-poly model form. In the demo versions of the game, it is possible, via hacking, to reach the tree, which again appears as a leafy low-poly model. This suggests that the tree may not have originally been quite so dead. In addition, in the Preview version, there is some extra land behind the cliffs to west of the tree that feature what look like vines leading up to it.

Unused Items

Two unused items can still be found within the game's code.

Mask of the Titans

The Mask of the Titans is a fourth mask item that would have been used to enhance the damage Wander dealt to Colossi. Unused text related to this item is also present.

That is the “Mask of the Titans”…

By wearing it, thou shalt gain the power to inflict deeper wounds upon a colossus…

Eye of the Colossus

The Eye of the Colossus is an item that, while semi-functional in the Preview version, was removed from the final game. It allows players to witness battles through the eyes of the Colossus they are fighting. It is, however, buggy and unfinished. Two pieces of unused text describing the item also remain within the game.

That is the “Eye of the Colossus”…

By using it near a colossus, thou shalt be able to see what the colossus sees…

This item is activated by pressing R3 on the controller. Pikol discovered this by accident in March 2010. It works well for some of the colossi such as colossus #1, #4, #5, #6, #13 and #15 but for others it is clearly unfinished as when the colossi move the camera sinks down into their bodies then back out again. You have to be near the colossus to activate it and when the colossus moves out of range you will hear a low 'beep' sound when you press R3 indicating the colossus is out of range. It has no function at all with colossus #3 but why is a mystery.

You can even activate the Eye of the Colossus before the colossus is activated (again if you can get close enough). You see a single stationary frame of what the colossus sees and then watch it come to life from its point of view. There is no camera control while using the item but you can zoom in and out with R2.

Another cool feature is you can activate the Eye of the Colossus when the colossus is dying, so you can watch it fall to its death from its point of view. By pressing R3 again you can watch the death scene from Wander's point of view to get a unique perspective instead of the usual in game death scenes. You have full control of Wander as the colossus is dying unlike in the normal death scenes where Wander is locked.

Leo's Stick

This is the only extra item you receive in the game. Wander starts with a bow and arrow and his magical sword but can pick up no other items in the game that he can use, apart from the stick. The stick is obtained in the battle with colossus #11, the bull type colossus that fears the flames found in the underground temple at F1 on the world map.

You use the stick to frighten the colossus off a cliff after lighting it at one of the fire pedestals (or braziers). The fall from the cliff will break off the colossi's back armour allowing you to jump on and stab its weak spot to defeat it. There are actually four sticks in the game that can be found floating under the temple until activated (when the colossus rams one of the fire pedestals). You can take the stick and leave the arena and can keep it indefinitely until you drop it, at which point it will disappear (unload).When you return to the temple another stick can be obtained in the same way. In fact you need only leave the temple and drop the stick then return to obtain another stick.

In Normal mode you can produce the stick by shooting an exploding arrow at one of the fire pedestals. You can even do this from far away, standing on the cliffs surrounding the canyon. By doing this, you can retrieve the stick and light it before you start the battle with the colossus, making things much easier for Wander. Getting the stick in normal play can be difficult as you only have a few seconds to pick it up while the colossus is dazed after ramming the fire pedestal.

There is also a unique glitch associated with the stick. If you are holding the stick and save the game, Wander will still be holding it when you restart the game but you will see Wander's sword icon in your inventory. You can only light the stick during the battle with colossus #11, at any other time the stick will not light.

There are also columns topped with fire at the 8th colossus arena, but these fires will not light the stick.

Unused Music

An unused music track exists within the game. It seems to be an alternate theme for Violent Encounter but unlike the rest of the game's music, it is not orchestrated.

Unused Battle Track



Regional Differences

US version

In time attack mode, you can move about 1.8 seconds before the timer starts. The Japanese and European versions fixed this so that you can only start moving when the timer starts.

In time attack mode, you can make the Colossus hit the pillar at 9:XX. The Japanese and European versions fixed this so that you can only make the Colossus hit the wall at 17:XX.

European version

The European version of the game came with a making of documentary, a trailer for Ico, and a gallery of concept art accessible from the game menu.