Shadow of the Colossus, released in Japan as Wander and the Colossus (Japanese: ワンダと巨像, Hepburn: Wanda to Kyozō), is an action-adventure game published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEI) for the PlayStation 2. The game was released in North America and Japan in October 2005 and PAL territories in February 2006. It was directed by Fumito Ueda and developed at SCEI's International Production Studio 1, also known as Team Ico; the same development team responsible for the cult hit Ico.