God of War II

Series guru David Jaffe was not behind the steering wheel for this second installment--he's rumored to be working on a next-gen GoW for the PS3--but the delicate interplay between narrative storytelling and action is maintained here, and the tension between the two is just right. The last thing I want to do is spoil the game's story for anyone who is even considering playing this game, because it is something that must be experienced first-hand, but suffice it to say that Kratos once again faces a series of trials and must once again climb the tallest of mountains, if not physically then metaphorically.

Meat And Potatoes

Helping you in your Herculean journey is a slew of new weapons and moves. The familiar Blades of Chaos--which morphed into Athena's Blades at the conclusion of the first game--are back as your main implements of choice but you will eventually come to wield such weapons as the Barbarian's Hammer, a meat mallet that's as big as Kratos, and the Spear of Destiny, which is used for mopping up an entire area of enemies with its wide range.

Each weapon in the game can be upgraded to unlock more vicious attacks that Kratos can execute and there are a number of ancillary items at his disposal; these include Jason's Golden Fleece, which deflects magical attacks and sends them back towards the enemy that cast it, and the Amulet of the Fates, which slows time down to a bullet-time crawl.

Kratos' has learned quite a few new violent attacks since the last game, including the Cyclone of Chaos, where he whips his Athena's Blades through the air, ripping the surrounding enemies to shreds. And if you're only sparring with a single enemy, you can grind them into dust with one of Kratos' fastest attacks, the Rampage of the Furies. Not brutal enough? Well, there's something in this game for even the most sadistic gamer, such as one move where you can grab an airborne enemy and repeatedly bounce their body off the ground.

Another Victory for the Series

Suffice it to say, no review can truly capture the magnificence of God of War II. There are memorable moments galore, the kind that you'll try in vain to describe to your friends but words can't fully do justice to this game. God of War II's sole imperfection is that its graphics remain relatively unchanged from the original, but at the end of the day this is an insignificant pimple on the face of this goliath of a game.

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Gamer6056

This game is awesome can't wait for God of War 3! hey this game has great graphics compared to other games in the next-gen console games

clumbsy

God of War is the best fighting I have ever played and looking forward to playing God of War 3.

OZZYRULES200

this game looks cool but the only problem i have with it is that it reminds me of DMC 3. i know it's not though. the camera seems to be so much better than DMC3's sporadic camera.

OZZYRULES200

i heard all the great things about this game so i bought it for $20 and am glad i paid only that. \

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