God of War 2 (Special Edition) (PS2)

(Also appears at Freeola.com, and the University of Essex newspaper "The Rabbit") Get your blades out, pray to the Gods and get ready to kick posterior like never before - David Jaffe's immensely successful PS2 actioner God of War is back, and if you thought Kratos' first outing was epic, you've seen nothing yet. God of War 2 comes to our shores approximately 6 weeks after its US release, and has received an astronomical amount of hype, receiving incredibly high scores, and even earning accolades such as "best action game of all time", and some have lauded it as one of the greatest games of all time. Does it live up to both the hype, and ...  Read the complete review

With God of War: Chains of Olympus coming out this week, I decided to finally get round to reviewing the game I completed nearly a year ago, a few weeks after release actually. Don't worry I've played through it again, but anyways onto the review...the PS2s life may be coming to an end. After having an illustrious history since 2000, with quality exclusives like Ratchet & Clank, Jak and Daxter, Final Fantasy and Metal Gear Solid, the PS3 is here and now it seems PS2 is being pushed out of the limelight. Sure, it's still getting games like Rock Band and Mercenaries 2 on the system (at least for now) but to be honest, there isn't much promising coming out meaning it ...  Read the complete review

Well… I’m back at last with another video game review. I had to write this now, while time allows as at the time of typing this, I am merely weeks away from becoming a daddy!!! As you can imagine, I’m getting my games-playing jollies now while I still can and am not having to change cack-filled nappies! Anyway, as always I digress… What game am I spraffing on about this time around, I hear you ask (well… not really… but humour me!)?!? GOD OF WAR II – THE SPECIAL (2 DISC) EDITION!!! YES!!! I’m back in hogs heaven (well video gamer/geek heaven) with the main man, Kratos!!! God Of War II was released by Sony Computer ...  Read the complete review

Set in the age of ancient greek mythology, God of War 2, picks up where it's last installment left off. It's excessivley violent but in a good way, it looks beautiful and is a great advertisment for just how good a PS2 can produce and most importantly it's highly entertaining. The first thing you'll notice about GOW2 is just how massive the levels are. You play the role of Kratos, a God of War curently assuming his role atop Mount Olympus. Kratos have become bored with his kingdom and feels the need to destroy city after ity backed by his Spartan army of warriors facing off against major boss after major boss. It's a highly difficult game and definitley not one for the ...  Read the complete review