Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Team Ico (stylized as Team ICO) is a Japanese video game development team led by game designer Fumito Ueda. It is part of SCE Japan Studio's Product Development Department no1, Team Ico developed the games Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, both for the PlayStation 2. Their games are characterized by a very small but endearing and memorable cast, minimalist but strong storytelling, atmospheric use of bloom and HDR lighting, a soundtrack that plays only during cutscenes or battles, fictional spoken languages, a distinct art style, and strong animation.