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does not work

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 45
Date: July 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought it NEW and did not work on my playstation and tried to replace it but still did not work.I also tried the first one NEW.Still did not work.All my other playstation games work course it is getting some age on it cause I've had it since 2002.So just a warning.

a simple addictive game, sadly ruined by annoying puzzles

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 8 / 28
Date: May 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

god of war 1 was a semi-fun game that became a lot less fun to me after i ran into a bug, getting trapped in one level. i quit after an hour or so of trying to figure out what the hell to do.

god of war 2 is luckily bug-free. but i had to consult a walkthrough about 5 times and i hate that! what happened to the good old days, when walkthroughs weren't even an option and it didn't matter, because you didn't need them? now more and more games put in incredibly annoying puzzles. well i don't like puzzles. if i wanted puzzles, i could go play a puzzle game. too bad god of war takes the path of half-life 2 - interspersing the fun cool action with lame annoying puzzles.

anyway i solved some of the puzzles, some i looked up online, and by the time i reached a place i didn't know what to do, jumping on a rock that i couldn't get past because of a huge lava pit, i quit this game. god of war 2's strengh is in its action, so why does it insist on putting so many obstacles in the way of getting to the action?? it makes no sense, really.

also i found the flying levels to be mostly a bore. i don't think this game should focus on flying.. it should focus on what it's good at - earthbound action. it's obviously taken a lot of inspiration from ninja gaiden and that's cool, but no way would i rate it as highly as ninja gaiden. unfortunately i'm the only one willing to talk about the negative aspects of this game, because gamers think the graphics are oh-so-kool.. and they are great for a ps2 game, but there are problems.

God of What?? Needed much more work.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 37
Date: March 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The first God of War was incredible and a blast to play. So when I heard that Sony was coming out with GOW 2 for PS2 I was eagerly awaiting the release. When I finally got the game from amazon, (had to wait a week for shipment even though I ordered it on the 15th) I immediately opened the game and started playing. What I noticed is that the graphics are much better than in the first game, but then that is expected due to the logical advancements in technology in the time between GOW and GOW 2. The gameplay was a little smoother than in the first which was an imporovement but overall the game was not that great. They basically had the same magic as in the first game with none of them really all that great or awe inspiring. The new weapons they introduced were slow and clunky and really forced the game player to constantly use the blades since the opponents moved around a lot faster than you could attack. On top of that the moves for the weapons were so numerous, and in most cases painfully slow, that you'd be hard pressed to remember any of them and I found myself falling back on all the old moves from GOW. The puzzles which were hard but fun to do in the first game were mostly gone and there were not really that many hard battles with the bosses in this game. On top of that the levels seemed short and the overall length of the game was a lot shorter than in the original.
The bonus DVD that came with the game was slightly below awful and really teased you with the fact that there could have been more levels in the game that would have increased the entertainment value. To note the people in the bonus DVD state that this game will most likely be the last for PS2 and it will be a great game to send the system out on. Well all I have to say is that if this is the last game for PS2 they basically killed the system. I was greatly disapointed with the game and will be hard pressed to by a PS3 now if this is the level of games they are producing. My suggestion for people is to wait a while until the prices come down then buy the game. I'm actually considerig buying an Xbox 360 now just to play better more involved games.

God of War II - great graphics...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 24
Date: August 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Lousy game play; the first one was better overall. This game was nothing more than some action mixed with eye candy, and crammed with very poor, and false, references to Greek Mythology (certainly targeted for teenage boys who like "I'm a hardcore mutha'" music).

Let's start with the game play. You get to really abuse block to sickening heights. There is never really any fear of dying for a halfway decent player, even on the higher levels (the vaunted 'Titan' setting). This ruins the game play-wise. If they had removed or limited block, the game would have been far better and given the player a more serious challenge. The final fight with Zeus is pathetic and a non-challenge. Ares was tougher from GoW, and that is not exactly a 5 star endorsement for difficulty.

Historically, the game is laughable. Perseus was nobody to play with, and was honorable. He certainly did not walk around bragging about who he was (like Kratos) and acting pompous. Zeus is pathetically pompous (worse than Perseus, and weak) to where anyone would want to kill him (and a far cry from who he was in "myth"). Athena acts like a weak, love-struck hoochie-mama (she is the Goddess of Wisdom, not stupidity). Icarus was not a crazy lunatic (and his wings being almost useless in-game), and so forth. I clearly get that they made the gods reflect how some teen-age boys see modern day authority figures (like their fathers, and those in law enforcement/government), so they can get worked up into an emotional lather when they play.

The story line is exceedingly dumb. You could somewhat understand Kratos in GoW, but here he is just idiotic. Use your divine powers and get your family back! Better yet, ask Zeus. However, this Zeus is just as dumb as Kratos, and so pompous I doubt he would do anything for anyone (again, far removed from the god the real Greeks worshiped).

The game is great for casual gamers, and those who enjoy working out their emotions on straw men in a very phony, pseudo-Greek backdrop.

Frustration, Dying and more Dying

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 16
Date: January 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

SECA should be ashamed of themselves for subjecting people to this button mashing game. I spent a great deal of time trying to like the game, but in the end I just got too tired of having the game ignore my moves, spending 20 minutes trying to make just that perfect jump-jump-grab-grab-hit ect ect combo to milisecond timing required by the programmers. They even keep statistics on how many times they kill you.
Save your time, money and peace of mind and avoid this game like the plague.

Lets try something new

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 12
Date: March 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I am a fan of the first GoW. I loved the how brutal everything was. The sheer power of the presentation alone captivated me enough to play for hours on end. I simply didn't have that feeling this time around. There have been many improvements in this installment, and they are apparent right off the bat. After about three hours of play, I grew bored. This game is simply missing the wow factor of the first one. Don't get me wrong, this game is good. I was looking for something a little more.

WHAT IS THIS?!!!!!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 13
Date: April 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is not what I expected at all, this game, if it were anything but the sequel to perhaps the greatest game ever for the PS2, wouldnt rank above any other mediocre run of the mill adventure game. Where is the combat? What is Perseus doing here? The Icarus' wings seemed like a good idea, but what did they really do with it?, nothing, thats what.
Its as if they threw every bit of greek mythology the average american teen could be expected to remember or know into this imposter of a sequel.
Puzzle after puzzle, most of them fairly simple, so after awhile they just become annoying, a terrible plot ( SPOILER ALERT )
Kratos is Zeus's son, oh please what cliche' crap is that?
I cant go on its making me sick just thinking about it.
I havent even touched this game since i beat it the first time, and I dont think i will anytime soon. Save your money, and buy books, you're already here in amazon, it will do you more good than this junk.

Good, but somewhat disappointing

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: August 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I agree with most of the reviews that the graphics were excellent and included some good eye candy too. Well done on the details...great.

The game was too challenging! I played the normal level and the titan level and I still can not find half the items in the game. Some will say get the strategy guide, but if you need a strategy guide to complete more than 25% of the game, then it's too hard! The puzzles were good because a few I had to sit and think, however it wasn't impossible to figure out.

Too much fantasy contadicting history. Some of the characters that Kratos ran into were honorable men in greek mythology, but the designers made them to be villians. Bad taste on the designers part.

Overall it's worth getting and you will get enjoyment from it, but I don't see myself playing it multiple times or playing the challenge levels because it's too challenging and overall frustrating. Maybe if I played more than 6 hours a day, it might be easier.

Same as GOW 1?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

WARNING: I HAVEN'T PLAYED THIS GAME ALL THE WAY THROUGH. SKIP MY REVIEW IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ONE THAT'S MORE THOROUGH!

I played GOW1 all the way through, and I loved the game. I even played all the the "challenges of the gods" or whatever they're called. I got all excited when I saw that there was a GOW2 available, so snatched it up right quick. I've had the game for at least 8 months, and I've only played it for a grand total of 15 minutes. It turned me off that it seemed like the same exact game as the first one - at least as far as I had played it. Because of my quickly-onset apethy toward the game, I let my buddy borrow it (who also played GOW1 all the way through and loved it). He came to the same conclusion: same game as the first. You would think that that would be a good thing, and I'm guessing that for some it is... why change what works right? But if you're the type of person who no longer has as much time for video games as you did when you were 16 years old, and therefore are only looking to spend your time on games that will fully capture your attention with its freshness and originality, then try either of the GOW titles. But once you have played one of them, you don't really need to play the other.

Good Job

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

It was no as fun as the 1ST one.. Big Z is hard to beat.. But its sweet to try, try, & finally beat him down.. I'm waiting on the PsP game..

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