View All. Summary [Metacritic's 2007 PS2 Game of the Year] God of War saw Kratos, a mortal warrior, set upon an epic quest to dethrone a God. But his journey did not end there. In God of War II, Kratos sits atop his Olympus throne, as the new God of War - far more ruthless than Ares ever was.
Both Jaffe and Barlog said that the reason God of War II appeared on the PlayStation 2 instead of the PlayStation 3—which was released four months prior to God of War II—was because "there's a 100 million people out there that will be able to play God of War II as soon as it launches." Barlog assured that the game would be playable on the
First released for the PlayStation 2 on March 22, 2005, the game is the first installment in the God of War series and the third chronologically. Loosely based on Greek mythology, it is set in ancient Greece with vengeance as its central motif.
Through the aid of Athena, Kratos, a mere mortal, had murdered the original God of War while in service to the gods and in doing so had finally seeked the vengeance that he had longed for
God of War (GoW) has most of the elements that make up the ideal adventure / fighting video game. It lacks a few refinements, though, probably because the makers were more concerned with
God of War creator David Jaffe took the stage to introduce God of War II, saying that his team had passed on saving it for the PS3, because the PS3 "seems to be incapable of rendering three-way
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