
To escape these adversaries the Boy can run, jump, climb, and perform other various actions quite similar, in fact, to the gameplay featured in both ICO and Shadow of the Colossus.

Although the guards are slower-moving than the Boy, they are still capable of capturing him and, if the player is unable to free the Boy in time, the player is defeated and the game ends. The player takes control of the Boy who, being unarmed himself, utilizes objects within his environment to move undetected or assault the game's enemies, the Armored Soldiers. The Last Guardian is a third-person perspective game that combines elements from both the action-adventure and puzzle gaming-genres.
