The long awaited sequel of God of War. The developers brought back our much beloved "anti-hero", Kratos, the "kill-first-then-ask-question" Spartan Hero. The story start off after the ending of the first game. (For more info, play the games, it's worth your time or read them from wikipedia....)
Storyline: In the first game, the developers introduce Kratos and his background (his family, his past..etc) This time, the story focus much on the Great War of the Titans or Titanomachy. The way how the developers tell the myth of the Titans was interesting and enjoyable (Imagine reading thousands of words on Wikipedia....). 8.4/10
Gameplay: Just like the first game, player controls Kratos in a third person view, and is able to unleash devasting combos and magic spells to crush the enemies. The player is able to perform deadly grapple moves (scatter kills, mutilation..etc) by just pressing some simple buttons (sometimes only 1 button is needed to a nice killing-effect) The combos are easy and fun to watch. That goes the same to the puzzles (player must perform some tasks to open doors, pass the stage..etc) in the game, though some can be frustrating. A.I of the monsters have been upgraded as well. They no longer awaits you to brutally slaughter them and will work in groups to take you out. 9.6/10
Audio/Sountrack: The sound effect is simply superb, dragging the player into a "virtual yet realistic Ancient Greece". The wailings of the soldiers, the clashing of the swords and even sound effect from the magic spells are nice done and put together. As for the soundtrack, it is sung by a "choir", which made it different from other games. The background music provides a entertaining gameplay environment (soothing music when you are in the enemy-free zone, and challenging musics when it comes to solving puzzles) 8.8/10
Graphic: The graphic of the game surpasses any of the ps2 games. The developers made good use of rendering and shading, bringing the "virtual Ancient Greece" to life. The structures are awesome (they have some of the biggest structures (including living structures, the titans) in any of the games ( Final Fantasy 12 seems to have a big city and some big terrain, but a big titan? nah....) The game also features excessive violence and gore, which unexpectedly made it popular. 9.7/10
Verdict: The game almost scored a perfect in my point of view. I like almost every aspect of it. The ending of the game made me crave for more God of War series. (Darn, it's like a drug now...cant't stop playing God of War ..... can't stop...) Hopefully they will come up with something more intense in the upcoming sequel, God of War 3...9.8/10
Screenshots:
Storyline: In the first game, the developers introduce Kratos and his background (his family, his past..etc) This time, the story focus much on the Great War of the Titans or Titanomachy. The way how the developers tell the myth of the Titans was interesting and enjoyable (Imagine reading thousands of words on Wikipedia....). 8.4/10
Gameplay: Just like the first game, player controls Kratos in a third person view, and is able to unleash devasting combos and magic spells to crush the enemies. The player is able to perform deadly grapple moves (scatter kills, mutilation..etc) by just pressing some simple buttons (sometimes only 1 button is needed to a nice killing-effect) The combos are easy and fun to watch. That goes the same to the puzzles (player must perform some tasks to open doors, pass the stage..etc) in the game, though some can be frustrating. A.I of the monsters have been upgraded as well. They no longer awaits you to brutally slaughter them and will work in groups to take you out. 9.6/10
Audio/Sountrack: The sound effect is simply superb, dragging the player into a "virtual yet realistic Ancient Greece". The wailings of the soldiers, the clashing of the swords and even sound effect from the magic spells are nice done and put together. As for the soundtrack, it is sung by a "choir", which made it different from other games. The background music provides a entertaining gameplay environment (soothing music when you are in the enemy-free zone, and challenging musics when it comes to solving puzzles) 8.8/10
Graphic: The graphic of the game surpasses any of the ps2 games. The developers made good use of rendering and shading, bringing the "virtual Ancient Greece" to life. The structures are awesome (they have some of the biggest structures (including living structures, the titans) in any of the games ( Final Fantasy 12 seems to have a big city and some big terrain, but a big titan? nah....) The game also features excessive violence and gore, which unexpectedly made it popular. 9.7/10
Verdict: The game almost scored a perfect in my point of view. I like almost every aspect of it. The ending of the game made me crave for more God of War series. (Darn, it's like a drug now...cant't stop playing God of War ..... can't stop...) Hopefully they will come up with something more intense in the upcoming sequel, God of War 3...9.8/10
Screenshots:
(pic: Monster submits to Kratos)
(pic: Kratos brutally slaugthers a satyr)
(pic: Kratos plucking some eye-balls)
(pic: Puzzle time!!)
Credits: All screenshots are taken from http://www.dignews.com/preview.php?story_id=15267
Spoiler videos:
Zeus Ownage
The Great War of the Titans
Credits: All screenshots are taken from http://www.dignews.com/preview.php?story_id=15267
Spoiler videos:
Zeus Ownage
The Great War of the Titans
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