with the PlayStation 4 version. The game was released on February 6, 2018 in North America; February 7 in Europe, Australia and New Zealand; and February 8 in Japan. Reception Shadow of the Colossus received "universal acclaim" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Brett Makedonski's 10/10 score on Destructoid stated that "Nothing in this entire game is forgettable. For a game predicated on methodically finding and exposing these creatures' weak points, you'd be hard-pressed to find a weak point throughout the entire experience." Nick Plessas's score of 8.5/10 on EGMNow said that "Remakes can seem like the low-hanging fruit of game development, but Bluepoint does Shadow of the Colossus justice with an evolution of the classic game that improves the overall experience while maintaining its familiar spirit." Tom Hurley from GamesRadar+ gave the game a score of 4 out of 5 stars saying that "Both a great remaster and an enjoyable 'new' game in its own right that takes you on a journey in a way few things can." 9.7/10 was Marty Sliva's score on IGN with the summary: "Shadow of the Colossus on PS4 is a stunning return to the classic that wowed us in 2005." The game was nominated for "PlayStation Game of the Year" at the Golden Joystick Awards, and won the Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake at the New York Game Awards. In addition, it won the award for "Game, Classic Revival" at the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards, whereas its other nomination was for "Art Direction, Fantasy". Sales In the week of its launch, Shadow of the Colossus sold 73% higher than the original game. The game also was the top selling game in the U.K for that week. It sold 21,900 copies on PlayStation 4 within its first week on sale in Japan, which placed it at number 2 on the all format sales chart. Notes References External links 2018 video games Action-adventure games Art games Kaiju video games Fantasy video games PlayStation 4 games PlayStation 4-only games PlayStation 4 Pro enhanced games Open-world video games Fiction about resurrection Single-player video games Sony Interactive Entertainment games Fiction about sacrifices Video game remakes Video games developed in Japan Video games developed in the United States Video games scored by Kow Otani Bluepoint Games games