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God of War II
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North American box art, depicting Kratos, overlooking the Palace of the Fates.
Developer(s)SCE Santa Monica Studio
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Director(s)Cory Barlog
Producer(s)Steve Caterson
Writer(s)Cory Barlog
James Barlog
Marianne Krawczyk
Composer(s)Gerard Marino
Ron Fish
Mike Reagan
Cris Velasco
SeriesGod of War
EngineKinetica (PS2)
Bluepoint Engine (God of War Collection and Saga)
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3 (God of War Collection and Saga)
ReleasePlayStation 2

God of War Collection

God of War Saga
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

God of War II is a third person action-adventure video game developed by SCE Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released for the PlayStation 2 video game console on March 13, 2007, and is the second installment in the God of War series and the sequel to 2005's critically acclaimed God of War. The game features improved puzzles and four times as many bosses as the original. God of War II, along with God of War, was remastered and released on November 17, 2009 as part of the God of War Collection for the PlayStation 3 video game console. The remastered version was released again on August 28, 2012 as part of the God of War Saga, also for the PlayStation 3.

God of War II is loosely based on Greek mythology, and is set in Ancient Greece. The player controls the protagonist Kratos, the new God of War who has killed the former, Ares. Kratos is betrayed by Zeus, the King of the Olympian Gods, who strips him of his godhood. Kratos is saved by the Titan Gaia who instructs Kratos to find The Sisters of Fate, who will allow him to travel back in time, avert his betrayal and change his destiny. God of War II is chronologically the sixth chapter in the series, and forms part of a saga with vengeance as a central theme.

God of War II was regarded as one of the best PlayStation 2 games and action games of all time. IGN listed the game as the second best PlayStation 2 game, and both IGN and GameSpot consider it to part of the closing phase of the PlayStation 2 era. The game has sold more than 4.2 million copies worldwide as of June 2012, and was the best-selling game in the UK during the week of its release.

Gameplay

The gameplay of God of War II is very similar to that of its predecessor, God of War. It is a single-player video game that features a fixed camera that shows a third-person view. The player controls the game's protagonist character Kratos in a combination of combat, both normal and quick time, with platforming and puzzle game elements. The player navigates Kratos through a long series of tests, trials and mazes to achieve goals. Many of the combination attacks used in God of War reappear, and the game features four times as many boss fights and improved puzzles than the original.[3] Combat includes a quick time event (QTE) feature that is initiated when the player has weakened a strong foe. The player performs actions on the control device shortly after the appearance of an on-screen prompt using the circle button on the controller. It allows limited control of Kratos during the QTE cinematic sequence. If the player succeeds, the battle ends, whereas failure usually resulting in damage.[4]

Kratos battles the Colossus of Rhodes.

Kratos' main weapons are a pair of double-chained blades called Athena's Blades, and as the game progresses, Kratos acquires new weapons—the Barbarian Hammer, the Spear of Destiny, and periodically the Blade of Olympus. Although Kratos begins the game with Athena's Blades and the magic ability Poseidon's Rage at maximum, he loses these abilities after an encounter with Zeus. Kratos retains the relic Poseidon's Trident from the original installment and acquires several other relics, such as the Amulet of the Fates, the Golden Fleece, and Icarus' Wings. Kratos uses magical abilities, including Typhon's Bane, Cronos' Rage, Head of Euryale, and Atlas Quake. Rage of the Gods featured in the previous game is replaced by Rage of the Titans, which provides temporary invulnerability and increased attack damage.[5]

During the game, the player finds chests containing orbs colored green, blue, red and gold. Green orbs replenish health, blue ones replenish magic, red ones replenish experience—for upgrading weapons and magic and making new and more powerful attacks available—and gold orbs replenish the Rage meter for Rage of the Titans. The player also collects red orbs by killing foes and destroying certain inanimate objects. Gorgon Eyes and Phoenix Feathers, which increase the maximum amount of Health and Magic respectively, return and are found in plain, non-colored chests. The player must find six Eyes or Feathers to increase each meter's maximum. The player must also find three large chests that provide an increase to the Health and Magic meters; the third chest releases a large amount of red orbs.[6] Several urns are hidden in the game which, upon completion of the Challenge mode, will unlock special abilities.[5]

A quick-time sex mini-game is included in the form of an encounter with two women.[7] The challenge mode also returns. Completing the game unlocks the Challenge of the Titans (seven trials). The player may unlock bonus costumes, behind-the-scenes videos, and art galleries as rewards, and usage of the abilities found in the urns during the first playthrough. Completion of each difficulty level also unlocks various rewards. A new arena mode, called Arena of the Fates, allows players to set difficulty levels and choose their own opponents.[5]

Plot

Setting

As with other games in the God of War franchise, God of War II is set in an alternate version of Ancient Greece populated by the Olympian gods, Titans, heroes and other mythical beings taken from Greek mythology. The narrative begins in the ancient city of Rhodes, moves to the Underworld, a mountain range and finally the Island of Creation. Kratos attempts to find the mysterious Sisters of Fate in order to take revenge on Zeus for his betrayal.[citation needed]

Characters

Main article: List of God of War characters

The protagonist of the game is Kratos, a Spartan warrior who became the God of War after killing the god Ares. Other characters appear in supporting roles, including Athena, goddess of wisdom, Zeus, King of the gods and the main antagonist, several Titans—including Gaia, Atlas, Prometheus, Typhon and Cronos—heroes Theseus and Perseus, the maverick Icarus, the gorgon Euryale, and the Sisters of Fate— Lakhesis, Atropos, and Clotho. Minor characters include the Barbarian King, the Boat Captain, and a loyal Spartan soldier (the Last Spartan).[8] Kratos' wife Lysandra and their child Calliope also appear in flashbacks.

Story

Kratos is now the God of War, having defeated the Olympian god Ares. He is shunned by the other gods and still haunted by nightmares from his past. Kratos supports a Spartan army that is ravaging Greece. He ignores a warning from the goddess Athena that his lust for revenge is alienating the other gods. Kratos joins the Spartans in an attack on the city of Rhodes during which a giant eagle drains him of his godly powers and animates the Colossus of Rhodes. After a series of skirmishes with the statue, Kratos is offered the Blade of Olympus by Zeus, requiring Kratos to infuse the blade with the remainder of his godly power. Although he is now human, Kratos defeats the Colossus but is mortally wounded. The eagle reveals itself to be Zeus, and states he was forced to intervene as Athena refused to undo what Zeus calls "her mistake". Zeus then grants Kratos a final opportunity to be a loyal servant of the gods, but Kratos refuses and is killed by Zeus with the Blade of Olympus. Zeus then destroys the invading Spartan army.

Kratos is slowly dragged to the Underworld and is saved by the Titan Gaia, Mother of Earth, who tells him that he must find the Sisters of Fate, who can change his fate and prevent his death at the hands of Zeus. With the aid of a Pegasus, Kratos is first directed to find Gaia's brother Typhon and enlist his aid. After an aerial battle with griffins and harpies, Kratos finds Typhon imprisoned under a mountain in the Arctic. Typhon is angered at the intrusion and imprisons Pegasus, trapping Kratos in his lair. Kratos is forced to explore, and battles hordes of foes until he encounters the former Titan Prometheus, who was trapped in mortal form and then chained and tortured at Zeus' directive for giving fire to mankind. Prometheus begs to be releaseed from his torment and to achieve this, Kratos finds and confronts Typhon, steals Typhon's magical bow and uses it to blind him. Typhon is angry and swears to take vengeance. Kratos returns to Prometheus and frees him using Typhon's bow. Prometheus chooses death by fire. In the act of immolation, the power of the Titans is released, which Kratos absorbs into himself. Kratos frees Pegasus with the Titans' power, escapes and locates the Island of Creation.

Gaia tells Kratos that she once raised a young Zeus, who, on reaching manhood, betrayed her and waged war against the Titans as vengeance for the cruelty inflicted on his siblings by his father, Cronos. Kratos battles and defeats a number of foes, including Theseus—an undead version of his old foe—the Barbarian King, the gorgon Euryale, Perseus and Icarus —both of whom are also seeking the Sisters of Fate—Kratos encounters the imprisoned Titan Atlas. Atlas is angry and initially resents Kratos as he was responsible for the Titan's current predicament. Kratos explains his intent, and Atlas reveals that Gaia and the other Titans seek revenge on Zeus as they were punished and humiliated by the gods after their defeat in the Great War. Atlas reveals that the Blade of Olympus is the key to Zeus' defeat, and helps Kratos to reach the Palace of the Fates.

After evading numerous traps and defeating waves of monsters, Kratos encounters and battles an unseen foe, who is revealed to be a loyal Spartan soldier. Before he dies, the soldier tells Kratos that Zeus has completed his revenge by destroying Sparta in Kratos' absence. Outraged, Kratos is given even greater power by Gaia, who encourages him to continue to pursue his ultimate goal: the death of Zeus. He eventually finds and frees a phoenix, and rides the creature to the Sisters' stronghold where he confronts two of the three Sisters – Lakhesis and Atropos. After a series of skirmishes, including a failed attempt by the Sisters to change the outcome of Kratos' battle with Ares, Kratos kills Lakhesis and Atropos and then confronts the final Sister, Clotho. He kills her and uses the Loom of Fate to return to the point at which Zeus betrayed him.

Kratos surprises Zeus, seizes the Blade of Olympus, battles with and finally incapacitates Zeus. Athena intervenes and begs Kratos to stop, and says that by killing Zeus, he will destroy Olympus. Kratos ignores Athena's pleas and attempts to kill Zeus, but Athena sacrifices herself and is impaled upon the Blade of Olympus. Before she dies, Athena reveals that Kratos is Zeus' son, and that Zeus was afraid that Kratos would usurp him, as Zeus usurped his father, Cronos. Kratos declares that the time of the gods is at an end, travels back in time and rescues the Titans just before their defeat in the Great War. He returns with the Titans to the present, and the gods watch as their former foes climb Mount Olympus. Kratos, standing on the back of Gaia and wielding the Blade of Olympus, tells Zeus he has brought the destruction of Olympus.

Development

God of War II was first referenced during the end credits of God of War, that stated "Kratos Will Return".[9] The game was officially announced at GDC 2006.[10] David Jaffe, Game Director of God of War and now Creative Director of its sequel, was succeeded by Cory Barlog, the lead animator of God of War. In an interview with IGN in February 2007, Game Director Cory Barlog said that his goals for God of War II were to continue the previous game's story, expand on several elements and to feature more epic moments as opposed to cinematics during gameplay. Barlog said there were many additions to the game, but that they did not differ greatly from the style of the previous game. Set-pieces and large scale epic moments were reworked "so that each battle you have really feels epic and unique." Barlog also hinted that another sequel would be made; he said, "The story has not yet been completed. The end has only just begun."[11]

In another interview with IGN, both Jaffe and Barlog said that they did not view God of War II as a sequel, but rather a continuation of the previous game. Jaffe said that they did not want II in the title for this reason, and that the game title should not convey the impression it was an expansion pack.[12] Cory Barlog and David Jaffe both 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— is 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 also said that the game would be playable on the newer platform, which had PS2 backwards-compatibility.[13][14]

Voice cast

Terrence C. Carson returns as the voice of Kratos, Carole Ruggier is Athena, and Keith Ferguson plays the Boat Captain. Linda Hunt returns as the narrator, who is revealed to be the Titan Gaia. Corey Burton assumes the role of Zeus, who was previously voiced by Paul Eiding, who voices the character Theseus. The Titans Atlas, Cronos, Prometheus, and Typhon are voiced by Michael Clarke Duncan, Lloyd Sherr, Alan Oppenheimer, and Fred Tatasciore respectively. Bob Joles provides the voices of the Barbarian King and Icarus, and Euryale and the Last Spartan are voiced by Jennifer Martin and Josh Keaton, respectively. The Sisters of Fate—Lakhesis, Atropos, and Clotho—are voiced by Leigh-Allyn Baker, Debi Mae West, and Susan Silo respectively. Baker and West also voice two minor characters. Actor Harry Hamlin was chosen to voice the character Perseus because of his previous portrayal of the same character in the 1981 feature film, Clash of the Titans. Although removed early in the game's development, Cam Clarke is credited for the voice of Hercules. Other voice actors who play minor roles include Robin Atkin Downes, Armin Shimerman, Stefan Marks, Marc Worden, Greg Ellis, Khary Payton, Peter Lurie, and Keythe Farley; Farley was also the Voice Director.[8]

Release

God of War II was released in North America on March 13, 2007,[15] in Europe on April 27, 2007,[15] and May 3, 2007 in Australia.[15] It was released in Japan on October 25, 2007 by Capcom, under the title God of War II: Shūen no Jokyoku (ゴッド・オブ・ウォーII 終焉への序曲).[16] The North American version of God of War II was packaged in a two-disc set. The first disc contains the game, and the second disc is dedicated to the game's development, and includes a diary of the game's production.[3] The European/Australian PAL version was released as two different editions: a single disc standard edition and a two disc "Special Edition" with different box art and a bonus DVD.

Both God of War and God of War II were re-released in North America on November 17, 2009 as part of the God of War Collection, which featured remastered ports of both games to PlayStation 3 format with up-scaled graphics and support for PlayStation Trophies.[17] This collection was released in Japan on March 18, 2010, Australia on April 29, 2010,[18] and the UK on April 30, 2010.[19] The "God of War II Bonus Materials" was included with the collection. [20]

On November 2, 2010, God of War Collection was released as a digital download on the PlayStation Store, and was the first product containing PS2 material to be made available via download. The bonus materials, however, are not included in the digital download version.[20] PlayStation Plus subscribers may download a one hour trial of each game and for a limited time could receive a God of War III skin with the purchase of each game: "Phantom of Chaos" (God of War) and "Forgotten Warrior" (God of War II) respectively.[21] On August 28, 2012, the remastered version of God of War II—along with God of War, God of War III, God of War: Chains of Olympus, and God of War: Ghost of Sparta— was released as part of the God of War Saga under Sony's new line of PlayStation Collections for the PlayStation 3.[22]

Marketing

On March 1, 2007 Sony held a media event that featured scantily clad women and a dead goat[23] in Athens as part of the game's marketing campaign.[24] The following month, the Daily Mail learned of the event from the UK Official PlayStation Magazine, called it a "depraved promotion stunt", and reported that MP and anti-video game violence campaigner Keith Vaz said he would understand if the incident resulted in a boycott of Sony products.[25] In response, Sony said the event had been sensationalized with hyperbole and that the article contained several inaccuracies, but apologized for the event.[23][24]

Other media

Soundtrack

Untitled

On April 10, 2007, God of War II: Original Soundtrack from the Video Game, composed by Gerard K. Marino, Ron Fish, Mike Reagan and Cris Velasco, was released on CD by SCEI. A reviewer from Square Enix Music gave the soundtrack an eight out of ten, and said that it features a wide variety of ominous orchestral pieces, and each composers' contributions seems slightly more distinctive than the previous installment.[26] Spence D. of IGN wrote that the score, "is an impressive orchestral accomplishment within the ever-growing and constantly changing arena of videogame composition," but that it was aimed more towards the gaming experience of God of War II rather than being a stand alone musical experience.[27] At the 2007 Spike Video Game Awards, the score was nominated for Best Original Score.[28]

Track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Main Titles"Marino2:59
2."The Glory of Sparta"Reagan3:10
3."The Way of the Gods"Marino2:13
4."Colossus of Rhodes"Marino2:22
5."The Bathhouse"Reagan2:02
6."Death of Kratos"Marino4:12
7."The End Begins"Marino1:57
8."Typhon Mountain"Reagan3:14
9."Waking the Sleeping Giant"Velasco1:49
10."Battle for the Skies"Reagan2:12
11."Exploring the Isle"Marino2:19
12."The Isle of Creation"Velasco3:20
13."The Summit of Sacrifice"Fish2:35
14."An Audience with Cronos"Fish2:07
15."The Barbarian King Returns"Velasco2:00
16."Bog of Lost Souls"Fish2:19
17."Battle in the Bog"Reagan2:00
18."Crossing the Lowlands"Marino2:07
19."Atlas"Fish3:37
20."Palace of the Fates"Fish2:46
21."Phoenix Rising"Velasco2:16
22."Ashen Spire"Marino1:06
23."Athena"Marino0:56
24."The Battle for Olympus"Marino3:11
25."Junkie XL Colossus Remix"Junkie XL4:24
26."Blood of Destiny"Shadows Fall2:43
27."God-Like"George "Tragic" Doman2:14
28."Atlas Remembers" (Bonus Track)Marino4:11
29."Kratos and Atropos" (Bonus Track)Fish1:33
30."Pursuing Destiny" (Bonus Track)Velasco3:36
31."Theme Of Fates" (Bonus Track)Marino2:11
Total length:66:41

Novel

An official novelization of the game, titled God of War II, is being written by Robert E. Vardeman and is expected to be released on February 5, 2013 by Del Rey Books.[29]

Reception

Upon release, God of War II was commercially successful in multiple markets. In North America, the game sold 833,209 copies by the end of March 2007, twice as many copies as the next-best selling game.[35] It was the highest-selling game in the UK in the first week of release.[36] The game sold over one million copies in the first three months after release,[37] and sold more than 4.2 million by June 2012,[38] and the God of War Collection—which includes God of War II—sold more than 2.4 million units.[38] On April 6, 2008, God of War II joined Sony's "Greatest Hits" list.[16]

God of War II received universal critical acclaim, and was regarded as one of the best PlayStation 2 games[39][40] and action games of all time. Chris Roper of IGN scored the game 9.7 out of 10 and wrote that it was "one of gaming's most intense and engaging experiences available."[3] Kristan Reed of Eurogamer scored the game 9 out of 10, and wrote, "God of War II sports one of the most satisfyingly honed game designs we've ever come across." Reed also wrote that the game would not overwhelm players, and that it motivates them to keep going and inspires them to improve their skills. The balance, said Reed, "always feels spot-on", and the "learning curve is just right," adding that the magic attacks were more useful than those in God of War. He wrote, "If you can find a flaw in God of War II, it'll be down to personal taste," and that regardless of refinement, "you can never quite replicate the wow factor of the original—even if it ends up being a better game."[31]

Alex Navarro of GameSpot wrote that the game was "[f]antastically paced, with some ingenious puzzle designs", the "[s]cale of some of the levels is unbelievably massive", and that the sound and graphics were superb. However, he said the "[c]ombat is overly straightforward at times and still prone to button mashing", and that the ending leaves players hanging.[32] In 2009, IGN listed God of War II at number two on the "top 25 PS2 Games of All Time" list – five ahead of its predecessor.[41] IGN and GameSpot consider God of War II to be the "swan song" of the PlayStation 2 era.[3][32] At the 2007 Spike Video Game Awards, the game was nominated for Best Action Game and Best Original Score.[42]

See also

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