God of War II
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The brutal warrior Kratos returns as the new vengeful God of War. The second chapter of the series focuses once more on a tale of revenge. Having defeated Ares and now a god himself, Kratos proves to be a more vicious and power-hungry god than Ares ever was. Eventually he finds himself betrayed, with his godly powers and abilities removed from him. Kratos sets upon another epic quest to find the Sisters of Fate and do what no mortal or god has ever done: change his destiny and reclaim his power.
Like its predecessor, God of War II is an action game with platforming and puzzle-solving elements. Still utilizing the Blades of Chaos, Kratos must rip apart his enemies and and other gods, heroes, and monsters from the Greek myths that stands in his way to revenge and power. As before, the higher the combo achieved from killing an enemy, the more red orbs will be awarded to Kratos for upgrades. Kratos has a selection of spells which utilize the blue orbs. Some are familiar from the previous game, while others are new to the sequel and its storyline.
In addition to the action and light puzzle-solving, Kratos takes to the sky in the sequel with some rail-based flying levels on the back of either a Pegasus or gryphon. He also learns several new abilities for combat as well as for solving the puzzles in the game, such as for example the ability to slow down time.
Included with the game is a second disc that has such bonus features as deleted levels, the voices of God of War II, the musical score, and a documentary about bringing the game to life.
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- God of War II: Shūen no Jokyoku - Japanese spelling
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Average score: 93% (based on 106 ratings)
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Average score: 4.2 out of 5 (based on 116 ratings with 8 reviews)
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The Good
یکی از بهینه ترین بازیهای ps2 که از تمام قدرت کنسول استفاده میکنه
The Bad
واقعا هیچی جز اینکه از بس تمومش کردم "فقط کمی" تکراری شده
The Bottom Line
هنوزم بازیش میکنم همین الانم از خیلی بازیها سرتره
PlayStation 2 · by mohammad hossein karami · 2024
The Good
bom estilo de lutas, altos combos, histórias super interessantes e bons gráficos.
The Bad
não sei elencar defeitos para esse jogo, mas acho que a gameplay fica maçante no final
The Bottom Line
jogo perfeito. um dos melhores do ps2
PlayStation 2 · by comulin · 2024
The Good
God of War II continues its successful predecessor with a deep-less story, out of focus in Kratos himself's drama and focused on Kratos' revolution fighting the Gods.
There is a really obvious improvement in other aspects of the game like graphics, FX, music and gameplay. God of War II reinvents the classic Beat 'em up genre which was a little dead and resurrects it as a new genre who influenced many other games of the same genre.
Graphics are better, but just because the stages are majestic, everything is really, really big (maybe some Shadow of the colossus influence here), colossal than the previous game. There are new combos and movements are more dynamic. Everything's well harmonized with the music composed by Marino, Fish, Reagan and Velasco.
The game has evolved on its own concept, now the battles are more epic, moving away from the (sometimes) redundant minor battles which God of War I had, making it a special game for the player. Big bosses are all over the game, with less small battles and more epic battles.
The replayability is now better with new unlockable mods once you've finished the main game.
The Bad
The player will miss some new enemies because they're (most of them) the same as before. Also, maybe because it's really funny, the game is short beside the new mods included.
Many players will be a little bit disappointed when they try the game and notice that there are not many new movements for Kratos, not many new combos and nothing characteristic on this matter.
The Bottom Line
God Of War II is one of the best Beat 'em up games of this generation of platforms. Everything is apocalyptic and it will make any player who loves this kind of games to play it again just when he finishes it.
PlayStation 2 · by NeoJ (398) · 2009
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In March 2007, Sony launched the website islandofrhodes.org with a large countdown that ended on 11th April 2007. Initially, after the countdown, the site only showed a wallpaper and production videos, but a user at GameFaqs.com discovered a page with hidden Greek letters. If you spell Kratos by clicking on them in order (Kappa - under iota, middle right, Rho - upper left corner, Alpha - bottom right, left of soldier's waist, Theta - under upsilon, Omega - upper right, Sigma - bottom right, by soldier's foot) and then hit proceed, a new page appears.
It shows instructions to enable a hidden feature, added at the very last moment on Christmas Eve 2006 when the beta was just finished. It allows players of the PS2 and PS3 versions to unlock a HD friendly resolution for the game: 480P with full size buffers (640x448) rather than the original 480P resolution. It looks prettier, but runs a little slower. The instructions can be found in the Tips & Tricks section.
References
The Greek Hero Perseus is voiced by Harry Hamlin. Hamlin also played Perseus in the 1981 film Clash of the Titans and he was cast specifically for this role.
Awards
- GameSpy
- 2007 – PS2 Game of the Year
- 2007 – PS2 Action Game of the Year
- 2007 – PS2 Game of the Year (Readers' Vote)
- Golden Joystick Awards
- 2007 - PlayStation Game of the Year
Information also contributed by Mark Ennis and piltdown man.
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Game added by Guy Chapman.
PlayStation 3 added by MAT.
Additional contributors: Jeanne, Sciere, DreinIX, Caelestis, Patrick Bregger, Charly2.0, GTramp, FatherJack.
Game added March 25, 2007. Last modified December 10, 2024.