God Of The Balance Beam
November 24, 2008
Where to start? Well, God of War is a very over-rated game. It has it's high points but overall it will leave you frustated and screaming "I hate this game!" at the top of your lungs.
While the title is filled with some highly stylized and fun action, it never really develops and you end up fighting the same enemies over and over again. They evolve but they don't become more of a challenge, they just become more annoying as you are continuously stunned while you mash the opposition.
However, the fighting is NOT the low-point of this game. The game, boiled down, is little more than a gymnastics competition with more floor displays than a 12 year-old(*Ahem* 16, right?) Chinese gymnast; minus the talent and entertainment. Level-designs do not advance or become anything better. You are constantly forced to walk along planks high up in the air while evading moronic things like spinning blades or climbing up moving walls littered with spikes. What happens? Well, you end up spending hours falling down, dying, and (here's where the screaming comes in) yelling at the TV.
The end boss fight is particularly horrible. In typical Power Rangers fasion, you morph into a giant to face off against Ares for the title of God of War. I couldn't help but wonder where the Megazord was. To be fair the fight is challenging, but not in a fun way.
In conclusion, there are some beautiful visuals, a decent story, and some stylish combat. However, this does not over come the repetitive action and horrible level design that ultimately dooms the title.
Bottomline: God of War is not the game it's hyped up to be.
BITING THE BLADES OF CHAOS
October 30, 2008
Basically you are a power hungry Spartan general named Kratos who sells his soul to "Ares" the god of war in return for victory.Driven by rage you conquer anyone loyal to the goddess Athena until one incident sets you on the path to your true destiny,you must destroy the God of War.To succeed you must fight legions of cyclops',undead soldiers,Minotaurs and countless other mythological beasts in places such as Athens,Pandoras temple and even Hades itself.The story sucks you in and feels like an actual Greecian epic.With the aid of the Gods and the lust for vengeance to drive you on,God of War is one hard hitting/mind blowing gaming epic that's not to be missed.If you like your action over the top/angry and insist on a good story then look no further because God of War has it all.
Greatest Action Adventure Game I Have Ever Played
October 23, 2008
God Of War is so much fun, from the gameplay mechanics, to watching the beautiful cinematics. As a Legend Of Zelda fan, I would have to say this game greatly exceeds any Zelda game I have ever played.
Ok maybe not THAAAT much, but if I was to rate Ocarina Of Time a 10, God Of War would be a 9. The storyline greatly exceeds any Zelda game, it is no contest. The only reason I would rate it below Zelda is because of the length of the game. A Zelda game could take me weeks, or months to finish. God Of War only took me 3 days
sick,brutal gameplay
September 17, 2008
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
Both cathartic and enraging.
September 9, 2008
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.
