God of War

List Price: $19.99 Discount Price: $11.50

Features:

• Fight for your life against creatures taken from Greek mythology
• Challenging puzzles and incredible platform levels - Scale walls and mountains, and head out to sea -- all while facing hundreds of deadly opponents
• Face off against multiple foes in unbelievable situations - from a demonic temple to the high seas
• Collect magic and upgrades to upgrade your swords and give you incredible powers and a near-unlimited variety of new attacks
• Amazing graphics bring the slaughter and carnage of Kratos' quest to vivid, terrible life

Accessories:
God of War (Prima Official Game Guide)	PlayStation: The Official Magazine (1-year)	Electronic Gaming Monthly	Play

Customer Reviews:

Possibly The Greatest Video Game Ever. [Posted on 2008-08-14]
All I can say about this game is WOW!!!!!! I got this game a few months back along with God of War II because I had heard how good they are, but haven't been playing video games as much lately as I used to so I hadn't put it in my PS2 to play until last night. Even after reading all the glowing reviews from critics and gamers alike nothing prepared me for this. Right from the start I was in awe. Graphics, sound, gameplay, story, load times, everything is phenomenal. Compare this game to anything on the 360 or PS3 and I don't think there can possibly be anything on those systems that can be any better than this. IMHO the graphics and sound are on par with anything I've seen on the next-gen systems. This is going to make me put off buying a PS3 a little longer. The PS2 still has some life in it with games like this.

A Gamers Game [Posted on 2008-08-20]
This truly is for a real gamer. Beginners barely stand a chance in this game, and I highly don't recommend it if you don't play many video games.
God of War has a great storyboard, though difficult, with a great ending. Play as Kratos, and seek revenge against the God of War himself, Aries, who saved you in a battlefield years before.
As Zues forbids other gods to fight his son Aries, you are guided by Athena to save Athens. If you can save Athens, the gods will grant you forgiveness from your guilty conscious. If you fail, you will join Hades in Hades. Destroy Aries and you betray the one who saved you. What will happen? Play and find out.

What's the fuss? [Posted on 2008-08-23]
I'm fairly new to video gaming, having only bought my first console a couple of years ago for my young son. But I have grown to love playing, both with my son and by myself. I recently finished all the grown-up games I have (LOL!), and was on the hunt for a new one.

Based on the overwhelmingly positive reviews of the God Of War series, I picked up the first one. And...well...maybe I just don't get it. Maybe I'm too old. Maybe I'm too picky. I can't understand what all the fuss is about. I was TERRIBLY disappointed in this game and feel like I just flushed $20.00 down the toilet.

I feel that the game is juvenile, poorly written, poorly visualized, and...well, kind of lame. The action is ok, but only ok. The sets and characters are so poorly designed that I am shocked they actually made it to the screen (I'm a comic book artist, so maybe my expectations are high). On the whole, from the concept art and designs to the the battles to the unnecessary sex scenes to the character development, this game strikes me as something that came from the imagination of a depressed and angry 14-year-old boy.

Like I said, maybe I'm just too old and picky. I'm glad so many have enjoyed this game. But I'm certainly not one of them, and felt that there needed to be at least one review on here to show that, at least if you're an adult looking for some quality games, God Of War may not be the perfect video game that you expect it to be.

Both cathartic and enraging. [Posted on 2008-09-09]
God of War is an accessible and brutal combo-based action game, with puzzles and light platforming sprinkled throughout to keep the pacing even. It looks great, sounds great, and feels great. It is the game you slip into your Playstation 2 when you want to let off some steam and direct your violent tendencies to unwitting digital victims.

God of War is also somewhat unbalanced. The epic nature of the opening moments against the vicious Hydra -- a large screen-filling boss creature -- repeats only a handful of times more throughout the game. As cathartic as the action is, as much finesse as you can put into your deliciously painful combination strikes, some (but thankfully not too many) areas devolve into mindless hacking akin to Dynasty Warriors or Diablo.

God of War also has very small design issues. Environmental obstacles such as anchored razor blades have collision detection that is too wide. Did that blade just come in contact with you? No, but you'll lose some health anyway and perhaps plummet down to the bottom of the pillar you were trying to climb. Are you a warrior capable of double-jumping and twisting creatures' necks with your legs while climbing a horizontal rope hand-over-hand? Sure, all-powerful one -- but have fun trying to balance like a nervous rookie gymnast when you walk across those beams. That camera is mostly great, but every once in awhile, you're sure to kick the television when an unexpected angle-shift sends you plummeting to your death when jumping around. Oh, and don't ask about the final boss battle that is as tedious as it is epic in presentation.

God of War, then, is not perfect. But it is a game that should be played by any action fan. It's not the most challenging thing out there, and certainly can't hold a candle to Ninja Gaiden Black in terms of technique, but it's got plenty of style, some neat weapon and magic upgrades, a whole swath of interesting enemies, and simply fantastic production values. It makes it easy for you to feel like a totally unstoppable force, but it also (most of the time) makes you feel like you actually did something instead of just watching it happen.

...but guess what: The sequel is better.

sick,brutal gameplay [Posted on 2008-09-17]
This is the best game for PS2 other than god of war 2. i have a Ps3 but my friends reccomended this for me and its been my best buy in along time.the violence is extreme and so is the nudity. this is not for younger gamers im only ten and im saying that.overall this game is awesome

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