God Of War II

Tons of games are released every year on every platform, but there are few who reach iconic status and even fewer who end up defining genres. Take GTA III for example; there were tons of free roaming games before Rockstar’s crime simulator hit stands but they perfected the formula to such an extent, that nearly every game released thereafter was instantly compared to this ground breaking game. Same is the case with God of War; the PS2 was flooded with tons of action/platformers long before Sony’s behemoth hit stands in 2005 but Sony’s Santa Monica studio nailed every aspect of the game down perfectly and every game belonging to the similar genre was instantly compared to it (and most fell horribly short). When I heard of a sequel to Kratos' bloody adventures, I admit I was a bit skeptical at first since more often than not, sequels have a habit of fudging up the franchise, but in this case I can boldly claim that God of War 2 (GoW2) not only outdoes it’s predecessor in every way but it is the best game to grace the PS2... ever! And don’t worry, I got more than enough proof to back my claims up so read on to find out why this game will end up owning your soul


For starters, I’m going to give you a basic introduction of the plot, since discussing it in detail may spoil you. God of War 2 picks up immediately after the events of GoW and Kratos, the ghost of Sparta now sits at Ares’ throne after brutally slaying him in the first game. Being true to his name he commands his army to ravage Greece like there’s no tomorrow and this pisses off the other Gods to no extent since they don’t take too kindly to wanton acts of violence. To teach Kratos a lesson, they rob him of all his powers and leave him for dead (real bad move people) but Kratos is destined for a fate other than death and he makes his way to seek out the Sisters of Fate to rectify matters. Mutilating, maiming and decapitating every aspect of Greek mythology ensues.