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Shadow of the Colossus Hints

How do I reach the vital point?

  • 1 of 10: First, you have to find it.
  • 2 of 10: You'll have to flip the colossus on its back.  Can you see a way to do that?
  • 3 of 10: How can you get it off the ground?
  • 4 of 10: Get its attention from above the first floor.
  • 5 of 10: Now it's crawling around on the walls; you have to make it lose its grip on the walls.  Do you see how?
  • 6 of 10: Look for glowing weak spots (other than the vital point).
  • 7 of 10: Its legs are glowing weak spots.
  • 8 of 10: While the colossus is crawling on the walls, shoot two of its legs with your bow and arrow; it will fall to the ground with its belly up.
  • 9 of 10: Once you've shot the colossus down, you can climb on its tail to stab the vital point.
  • 10 of 10: If the colossus recovers too quickly for you to stab it, you might try jumping down out of the broken window, rather than taking the stairs down.  (Try jumping from the second floor.)