God of War II

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God of War II
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Developer(s)SCE Studios Santa Monica
Publisher(s)SCEA
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
ReleaseUnited States of America March 13 2007
Europe March 30, 2007
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single player

God of War II is the upcoming sequel to the original God of War video game and will be released for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console. According to IGN, it is slated to ship on March 13, 2007.[1] In an article from the gaming site 1up.com, game director Cory Barlog confirmed the release date and stated that "there will be no delay."[2] The game will be released March 30th in Europe. As of December 22, 2006, the game is in Beta.

God of War II will be a two disc set, with bonus materials on the second disc, including a diary of the game production. There is no special edition, and all copies will ship with both discs.

Trailer

A video interview from IGN was released shortly after the demo. In it, Kratos is seen looking down on the destruction of Rhodes. Athena comes to Kratos and pleas that he stop destroying the cities of Greece, because the Gods are becoming increasingly angry. Athena warns Kratos that he is in her debt, because she gave him his throne. Kratos ignores Athena, saying he owes her nothing, at which Athena mumbles that then he has left her with no choice. Kratos descends to Rhodes himself. A crow-like creature flies over Kratos and starts draining his godly power, turning him into a mortal. The creature flies over the Colossus of Rhodes and brings the statue to life. Kratos then begins the battle against the Colossus, as it rages throughout the city.

Another video from Game Trailers reveals that Kratos, emboldened by the respect given to him by the Spartan forces, decides to help his warriors take the entire world. After battling the Colossus, Kratos is confronted by Zeus, who stabs him with what appears to be the Sword of Olympus, then asked to join the Olympians (only this time staying in line) Kratos refuses and is sent to Hades. He is rescued (some believe by the real Athena), and goes on a quest to the Island of the Sisters of Fate. Here, he is able to travel back in time, find the Sword of the Olympians, and "Settle the score with Zeus."

It has been stated in GameSpy review that Kratos is also helped by Gaia who dislikes Zeus.

It is stated that in an E3 Interview (with Cory Barlog) that on the Island of Fate, "key" Greek Heroes are also on the Island trying to change their Fates as well as Kratos, including Perseus, Theseus, Hercules, and Jason.

Gameplay

Titan Mode is the hardest difficulty setting in God of War 2; it replaces the "God Mode" difficulty of the first game.

Kratos begins the game with full health, full magic power, Poseidon's Rage, and fully powered up Athena's Blades. After being stripped of most of his abilities, Kratos will be left with the lowest level Athena's Blades, lowest health and magic power, and no magical attacks.

Kratos will be able to take flight on the back of Pegasus. In a recent gameplay of flight combat with the Pegasus, it appears that the combat will be similar to rail games such as Panzer Dragoon Orta in which Kratos can tell the Pegasus to move up, down, reverse, speed up, left, and right. Apparently if the Pegasus crashes or accelerates too quickly it will fall into a tumble in which the player must shake the analog stick to escape.

Another story trait that has been confirmed is that the relics will be more closely tied with the story, like obtaining the Golden Fleece to ward off the gaze of a Gorgon that is emblazoned on a temple door. Items like Cyclops eyes can only be obtained by completing mini-games.

There are 7 new costumes with new abilities, and the costumes can be customized.

There will be a new "Hall of the Titans" mode with 7 challenges, which is said to be very difficult, and includes a ranking system. There are bonuses for achieving the highest rank, however, the next level can be reached by achieving the lowest rank. There is a save feature in between rounds as well.

Another mode revealed is Arena of the Fates, in which the number and types of opponents can be customized. The experience points carry over to the main game. But, the Hall of the Titans must be achieved with Titan rank to play this.


Enemies

The cast of foes is said to be more than twice as larger as the first game with many new enemies including skeletons, gryphons, and imps.

These enemies have been seen in various trailers, articles, and exclusives:

  • Undead Legionaires - Basic Undead soldiers and archers are back from the first game.
  • Cyclops - These creatures make their return from the original, and now have small imps which ride them, you can obtain Cyclops Eyes from completing a mini-game on them.
  • Minotaurs - Minotaurs make their return from the original, there are new versions such as being covered in ice. Also, there is a gigantic one made of rock and lava, similar to the minotaur boss in God of War.
  • Harpies - Harpies have been given a new look, appearing to be much larger and darker than they were in the original.
  • Skeletons - Skeletons can allegedly rebuild themselves after being cut down.
  • Cerberus - Cerberus is involved in a minigame in which Kratos must use three different devices to behead the creature.
  • Wraiths - Wraiths are standard soldiers from the original with blades graphted to arms.
  • Sirens - Sirens make their return from the original with the same attacks.
  • Gorgons - Gorgons make their return from the original, but with the exception that now the gorgon freezing ray can petrify other gorgons, which was not possible in the first game.
  • Human soldiers - Human soldiers will fight Kratos in Rhodes; ask Zeus to guide them in their battles as they fight. They include archers too.
  • Satyrs - Satyrs have returned from the original holding new spear-looking weapons.
  • Gryphons - half eagle, half lion enemies fought on top of Pegasus.These range in a variety of colors and can have imps mounted on them as well.
  • Boars
  • Cyclops riders - Freakish little imp troll baby creature beast that mount a Cyclops to give it more power.
  • Hordes of the Barbarian King - Barbarian soldiers reserrected by the Barbarian King to help kill Kratos.

Bosses

  • Colossus of Rhodes - First boss in the game, the historic Colossus is brought to life and is sent to kill Kratos throughout Rhodes.
  • Euryale - Medusa's sister, but a much larger, heavier gorgon. Eruyale's Head is earned by pulling her head off.
  • Icarus - Kratos will fight Icarus for the use of his wings (Kratos rips his wings off).
  • The Barbarian King - Fought and defeated Kratos in his days as a Spartan Commander (and who forced Kratos to make his deal with Ares. A large hammer is earned after defeating him.
  • The human with an ice spear - a mini-boss in the game, that holds the Spear of Destiny.
  • The sisters of fate - the Moirae, they are Clotho, Atropos, and Lachesisis.

Weapons, magic and relics

Weapons

  • Athena's Blades: Given to Kratos by the goddess Athena. Much of the combo moves from the original have carried over. The Cyclone of Chaos maneuver is still the same (as seen in the video "Stabby" on IGN as the first move that Kratos makes), while a similar move displays Kratos spinning both blades on the same side, instead of one on each side. Mush more new moves. At the beggining they have all of the moves but after you are killed and play in Hades, they are back to Lv.1.
  • The Hammer of Souls: This hammer comes from the Barbarian King and can summon the dead souls of Hades; this weapon is actually the returning spell "Army of Hades," but incorporated into a weapon.
  • Blade of Olympus: Giant sword that glows blue, Kratos will have to sacrifice godly power, red orbs and execute Poseidon's Rage to power it up. The sword absorbs enemies power when you kill them with it.

Video from GameTrailers has shown the following Moves:
Divine Absolution- L1+Square
Divine Retribution- L1+Triangle
Divine Retribution (Air)- L1


  • Spear of Destiny Giant purple spear seen in the IGN video review. Seems to be able to change length. Can also summon ice pillars from the ground.

Magic

  • Poseidon's Rage: Kratos starts out with this magic, and the level one spell appears to be more powerful than the starting spell in the first game. The Wrath of Poseidon, the attack where Kratos spins around, returns at level two. Earned in the first game from Poseidon.
  • The Typhon Bane: Level one shoots out supernatural wind arrows; level two shoots out a charged shot in the form of a whirlwind which will send multiple enemies skywards; level three will shoot out a massive tornado. This tornado is not an arrow-shot but an actual tornado which rips and tears enemies to pieces.
  • Kronos' Fury: A new thunder magic from Kronos which lets Kratos place thunderbolts that will essentially tie-down enemies and shock them.
  • Euryale's Head: The new 'Medusa's Gaze', it transforms enemies into stone as in the original but it weilds new attacks and features. Earned from defeating Euryale.
  • Apocalypse of Atlas: The last magic has been confirmed to be an earth spell which will shoot boulders at enemies at level one. Level two creates earthquakes and, at level three, fissures that enemies fall into. Earned by defeating Atlas.
  • Rage of the Titans: Simalar to the "Rage of the Gods" attack in the original God of War, Kratos is covered in flames and inflicts massive damage toward enemies. Unlike the Rage of the Gods power in the first game, Kratos appears to use it without having to get the Rage of the Titans meter filled.

Relics

  • Amulet of the Fates: Slows down time for a certain amount of time when in range of a fate statue.
  • Wings of Icarus: Allows Kratos to hover for 3 seconds
  • Golden Fleece: Allows the reflection of projectiles and reduction of some % of melee attacks
  • The sandals of hermes (unconfirmed)
  • The helmet of Hades (unconfirmed)

Critical reception

References

  1. ^ "IGN shipping date".
  2. ^ "1up.com - "There will be no delay."".

External links

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