God of War 2 is the sequel to 2005's critically and financially successful PS2 title, […]

+Stellar production values; +Gorgeous graphics; +Satisfying; fun combat; +Ingenious; challenging puzzles

Puzzles occasionally more frustrating than necessary (puzzle elements sometimes introduced before they can be used; inconsistent cues for destructible objects and climbable walls; Sporadic framerate glitches; Some enemies recycled from God of War 1

(continued from previous page) ...departing love letter, a fantastic "thank you" and tribute to a legendary system and console generation.

Thrillingly violent and thoughtful puzzle solving, Graphics constantly astound; Fantastic soundtrack, Sweet unlockables, an improved Challenge of the Gods and an entire second DVD packed with making-ofs

It can at points feel a little too familiar to players of Kratos' first epic

God of War II reprend l'histoire là où elle était restée à la fin du premier volet. Après avoir vaincu le dieu Arès, Kratos devient lui-même une divinité, prônant la guerre et le chaos.

L'ambiance mythologique; Un gameplay affreusement efficace; Un rythme d'action imperturbable; Des graphismes somptueux; Une bande sonore magistrale; Les caméras dynamiques; Un intérêt démesuré

Une durée de vie peu conséquente; Une légère carence scénaristique; L'absence de 60Htz

Deicide doesn't make you many friends on Olympus. God Of War II finds Kratos at odds with Zeus and Athena, who conspire to strip the up-jumped Spartan of his powers. You can't really blame them for the backstab; the guy did smite Ares the last time he rubbed elbows with the gods.

The sense of scale is off the charts; From the opening brawl with the towering Colossus of Rhodes to the Island of Creation-a sprawling mega-level which takes a good half of the game to traverse

Many tasks and altercations are resolved by jamming on a single button as fast as possible.

Everyone tries not to judge a game by the first hour. But no one wants to wade through a syrup of slow tutorials, tedious conversations and dull cutscenes either. Great as games like Metal Gear Solid and Okami are, they could learn a lot about how to start off a game from God of War II .

It's hard to imagine a better swan song for the PlayStation 2 than God of War II. Though it's not destined to be the very last game for the system, it doesn't seem likely that anything else will come along in the coming months to trump what God of War II achieves.

More of the gory; over-the-top action you've come to expect from this series; Fantastically paced; with some ingenious puzzle designs; Scale of some of the levels is unbelievably massive; Superb graphics and sound; Several more bosses than the first game

Combat is overly straightforward at times and still prone to button mashing; Ending leaves you hanging

Games like God of War II are so exceedingly rare. I've been playing games for about twenty years now, and for a game to come along and instantly become one of my favorites of all time is something truly special.

When the first God of War ended, we all knew right away a sequel was going to come, and that David Jaffe and his crew had their work cut out trying to top what was a perfect harmony of fluid, engrossing gameplay and balls-out attitude.

It would have been one thing to simply add in Krato's new powers, like grappling and flying with the Pegasus wings, and say, "Look, look, we have grappling and flying with the Pegasus wings!

Lately when a new PS2 game comes out, critics likes to slip a snide comment about how this will truly be the PS2's "swan song," but it seems like the PS2 is keeps getting better with age.