Description
Kratos returns as the new vengeful God of War in the sequel to the
2005 Playstation 2 game. Having defeated Ares and now a God, the second chapter of the series focuses once more on a tale of revenge. After Kratos proves to be a more vicious and power-hungry God than Ares ever was, Kratos 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.
God of War II is still a heavily action oriented adventure game. Still utilizing the Blades of Chaos, Kratos must rip apart his enemies and and other god that stands in his way to reclaim his rightful title. As before, the higher the combo achieved from killing an enemy, the more red orbs will be awarded to Kratos for upgrades.
Kratos still has a selection of spell abilities which utilize the blue orbs. Some utilizing familiar spells, while other abilities are new to the sequel and its storyline.
In addition to the action and light puzzle-solving elements, Kratos also takes to the sky in the sequel with some rail-based flying levels on the back of either a Pegasus or gryphon.
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
God of War II to life.
Alternate Titles
- "God of War II: Divine Retribution" -- Working title
Part of the Following Groups
User Reviews
The Press Says
| EmpireOnline.com |
Apr 13, 2007 |
 |
100 |
| The Video Game Critic |
Apr 16, 2007 |
A+ |
100 |
| Ferrago Ltd. (play.tm) |
May 04, 2007 |
97 out of 100 |
97 |
| GameZone |
Feb 12, 2007 |
9.5 out of 10 |
95 |
| Daily Game |
Apr 05, 2007 |
9.5 out of 10 |
95 |
| Game Positive |
Apr 12, 2007 |
9.4 out of 10 |
94 |
| VicioJuegos.com |
May 22, 2007 |
93 out of 100 |
93 |
| Gamer 2.0 |
Mar 20, 2007 |
9.1 out of 10 |
91 |
| Worth Playing |
Mar 12, 2007 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| ntsc-uk |
Jun, 2007 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
Forums
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.
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Guy Chapman (1722) on Mar 14, 2007.
