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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Alternate Titles

"GoW2" -- Common abbreviation
"God of War II: Divine Retribution" -- Working title

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Challenge your fate with style	PlayStation 2	YID YANG (162369)
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Wonderful, almost like a movie!!	PlayStation 2	David Bryan (25)

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The Press Says

TotalPlayStation	PlayStation 2	Mar 15, 2007	10 out of 10	100
AceGamez	PlayStation 2	May 29, 2007	10 out of 10	100
GamingExcellence	PlayStation 2	Apr 18, 2007	9.4 out of 10	94
Game Over Online	PlayStation 2	Apr 26, 2007	92 out of 100	92
Gamer.nl	PlayStation 2	Apr 24, 2007	9 out of 10	90
GameDaily	PlayStation 2	Feb 16, 2007	9 out of 10	90
GamesAreFun.com (GAF)	PlayStation 2	Mar 16, 2007	9 out of 10	90
Bordersdown	PlayStation 2	Jun, 2007	9 out of 10	90
Thunderbolt Games	PlayStation 2	Jun 20, 2007	9 out of 10	90
Deeko	PlayStation 2	Mar 22, 2007	8.5 out of 10	85

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Trivia

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.