God of War 2

[Bleeders]

Haven't played much, but don't expect SCEA Santa Monica to have reinvented the wheel with Kratos' new adventure; it's business as usual if your familiar with the first one. But, like it's predecssor, it wastes absolutely no time in molly coddling you through a tutorial process.

Nope, GOW2 basically tells you to get your **** together and take down one of the finest opening boss battles, since the Hyrda! It's epic! Huge! And to think, this is being done through last-gen hardware.

Like before, GOW2 utilises a concoction of QTE, puzzle elements and of course, action mechanics. The opening battle really is probably the most impressive gambit I've seen so far this year!

I'm savouring this, so probably going to play a bit here and bit there... till the weekend.

[John Beaulieu]

2 hours into this and I am exhausted - the opening boss battle goes on and on and on, all whilst you are fighting against normal dudes. Finally took the bastard down and now I am fighting an even bigger boss

The graphics are absolutely amazing for the PS2 - first level looks good, but the 2nd level looks even better

[The_G_Man]

How the hell did you guys get the game so quick? I am still waiting on my VG+ copy to arrive.
Are you guys playing on PS3? HDTV?

[John Beaulieu]

only got a HK PS3 so the game won't run on it - and 4 days is about average for me from VG+

Playing it in progressive scan mode - tiny bit of screen tearing at times but not a deal breaker. At times this looks fantastic, some effects look poor next to the next-gen consoles (understandably so) but at times this looks as good as you can hope for.

The cgi cutscenes are sweet

[The_G_Man]

Look forward to you guys posting more impressions as I await my copy

No spoilers though

[Bleeders]

Tronix with Fedex shipping mate, quicker than a dodgy gut after a curry.

Playing mine on a US PS3, looks really good. Not half as blurry as some PS2 games do through the PS3.

[John Beaulieu]

just finished the 2nd section - now onto the third, and graphically this pisses over anything else I have ever seen on the PS2 - it looks as good as Tombraider Legend looks on the 360

[Uli]

just finished the 2nd section - now onto the third, and graphically this pisses over anything else I have ever seen on the PS2 - it looks as good as Tombraider Legend looks on the 360

let's get this straight: God of War 2 even pisses over any so called "Next Gen" action-whatever game, except from maybe Gears of War!

[iloveannie]

So once again just as the consoles are mastered they are put to bed.

Am I gonna get stuck again like in the first and put it back on the shelf?

[gunrock]

I'm still awaiting my copy (from VG+, hurry!), but if this is as an impressive utiliation of the PS2 hardware as they say, what could have developers done with the Xbox 1??

We shall never know.... I guess.

[mackemansj1]

Anyone know a asian or japan release as im stuck with a jpn ps3 atm.

[glazza]

Just flew in on the Pegasus and into the snow absolutely awesome stuff this and have to say if my PS2 wasnt in front of my Dell 2405PW whilst im playing it you would swear this is a next gen game it looks that good.Can only echo what JB and the others have said already but im loving this to death right now and the first boss fight takes an age to do but once i defeated him i went straight back to my save and did it again its that satisfying but im going to try to do a bit here and a bit there as i want this baby to last a good while.(No chance of that).

G.

[eastyy]

the original god of war i though was excellent but had some sections that did annoy me

is that the same for the sequel

[glazza]

From what i played right now eastyy everything has been a joy from the openning boss fight to fighting in snowy caves and battling 3 medusas in temples at a time and again theres no real camera issues here neither and in some stages you can see for miles like buildings on fire way of in the distance and battles taking places on distant rooftops..impressive stuff for PS2 for sure.

[eastyy]

is the combat the same or has there been many changes like moves added?