God of War

 PlayStation 2
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8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2512 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 175 out of 2512
  3. Negative: 92 out of 2512
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  1. BeeSting1
    Nov 26, 2021
    9
    Good

    - linear fast paced action. No breaking of pace. - graphics are really nice. - combos feel fluent, and a having a parry system is great. - story is pretty interesting. - diverse amount of enemies. Petrifying effects, etc. - useful dodging abilities. - a large amount of moves and combos. - QTE feel great, and the animations with it look very cool. - adds    Good

    - linear fast paced action. No breaking of pace.

    - graphics are really nice.

    - combos feel fluent, and a having a parry system is great.

    - story is pretty interesting.

    - diverse amount of enemies. Petrifying effects, etc.

    - useful dodging abilities.

    - a large amount of moves and combos.

    - QTE feel great, and the animations with it look very cool.

    - adds enough puzzles to change things up, while keeping the fighting as the main focus.

    Bad

    - the lack of custom camera movement makes some platforming sequences look awkward.    … Expand
  2. Aidin004
    Nov 25, 2021
    10
    The game is great , in my opinion the first version is better than the second version. Good graphics , addictive gameplay , epic and beautiful music , great sound , powerful and engaging story . And a masterpiece game!
  3. Joao_Victor7
    Nov 24, 2021
    10
    O meu segundo jogo preferido da franquia god of war, amo esse game por isso dou 10
  4. Kvantaliani03
    Nov 20, 2021
    8
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  5. Algorythm
    Nov 17, 2021
    8
    Absolutamente bárbaro. Me obnubila tan magna cantidad de píxeles y el trato de los mismos.
  6. Domdom21br
    Nov 9, 2021
    9
    aquele tipo de jogo que você usa para desestressar, é um otimo game, o unico ponto que eu tenho a reclamar é que na ultima batalha o jogo travou, mas mesmo assim deu pra zerar
  7. Steyraus
    Oct 12, 2021
    3
    Massovly overrated game. Full of badly ballamced sections and lazy, in acurate combat. Worst is the stuply designrx puzzles.The game was praised and saved by a big budget thay allowed for good visuals and Cutsceanes.
  8. pl0tva
    Oct 3, 2021
    0
    Некоторые испытания и головоломки просто жопоразрывающей сложности, пройти практически невозможно.
  9. Fox45
    Sep 27, 2021
    8
    An extraordinary game for the time it was made. A game with a gameplay ahead of its time and very well done levels. A very good story for the time the game was released. The downsides are the game's parkour levels, which are extremely boring.
  10. Badr90s
    Sep 23, 2021
    10
    A PS2 greek god, a masterpiece by all means, bossfights soundtrack the game design the protaginist ofcourse .. Kratos
  11. agsanderson84
    Sep 12, 2021
    10
    Amazing game, couldn't stop playing till it was complete. Some very challenging bosses that make you think.
  12. grimreapersims
    Sep 9, 2021
    10
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  13. VikiSetyah
    Aug 25, 2021
    10
    God of war series is the best franchise exclusive on PlayStation. Fluid gameplay and satisfying gore hack and slash.
  14. juanesZ64
    Aug 21, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El comienzo de la IP del pelón Blanco espartano más famoso del mundo sonyer, un Gran comienzo para la Gran saga ambientada en la mitología Griega más Grande de Sony PlayStation, la historia nos ambienta en la antigua Grecia donde un General del ejercito espartano llamado: Kratos tras hacer un pacto con Ares el Dios de la Guerra este empieza a hacer recados para él hasta el día que por culpa de Ares, Kratos mató a su esposa y a su hija y tras quemar sus cuerpos decide ya no servirle más y hacer recados para los dioses del Olimpo para ayudarlos a olvidar las pesadillas de sus actos pasados y tras derrotar a la Hidra, a Kratos los dioses le mandan una última tarea, matar al Dios Ares que está invadiendo la ciudad de Atenas, entonces Kratos deberá viajar a Atenas para encontrar al Oráculo que le dice que la única forma de derrotar a Ares es con la caja de Pandora, que se encuentra en el templo de pandora y Kratos deberá pasar por muchas pruebas en el templo para obtenerla y tras escapar del inframundo con la ayuda del enterrador, Kratos libera la caja de pandora desata su poder y se enfrenta a Ares en una épica batalla final, en la cual gana Kratos, al finalizar su tarea Kratos le pregunta a Atenea que si los dioses le liberan de sus pesadillas la cual le responde que No, solo lo iban a perdonar de sus pesadillas, lo cual Kratos desilusionado se lanza por el monte más alto de toda Grecia, pero cuando cayó al mar Egeo, fue levantado por los dioses y Atenea le dice que ganó el derecho de ser el nuevo Dios de la Guerra, entonces se siente en el trono que solía ser de Ares y Kratos queda coronado como nuevo Dios de la Guerra; la jugabillidad es la mejor o una de todas la mejores de la saga, con equis saltas y haces doble salto, con circulo agarras a los enemigos para destruirlos y haces las secuencias de Quick Time Event, con cuadrado haces ataques rápidos, con triángulo haces ataques destructivos, R2 es el botón Acción con el cual puedes interactuar con el escenario, R1 es para hacer un combo sprint con el hombro, L1 es para bloquear ataques enemigos, con L2 activas las magias, las cuales se seleccionan con las flechas del mando, las cuales son: la ira de Poseidón (sirve como una onda expansiva eléctrica que electrocuta a varios enemigos), la mirada de medusa (que sirve para petrificar enemigos) la ira de Zeus (que es un rayo que sirve para matar enemigos a distancia), el Ejercito de Hades (es un ejercito de almas que sirve para combatir varios enemigos a la vez), y además de poseer nuestras típicas espadas del caos también obtenemos la espada de Artemisa que se activa con L1 + R1, nos movemos con el joystick Izquierdo, con el Joystick Derecho podemos rodar por el suelo, cabe resaltar que no se puede controlar la cámara, y además de poseer un modo RAGE llamado: la ira de los dioses que la obtenemos al potenciar las Espadas del Caos por primera vez, y se activa con L3 + R3 pero lo malo es que solo lo podemos usar una vez que la activamos y cuando esté llena, nuestra salud se recarga con orbes verdes en cajas, la magia con orbes Azules en cajas, y además de tener Orbes rojos para potenciar nuestras armas y magias, en un menú, que también están en cajas o matando enemigos, además del combate el juego tiene secciones donde podemos columpiarnos, y además de poseer puntuales Puzles el cual destaco uno que me recordó a Tetris, que está antes de cojer el collar de Hera en las terrazas del templo de Pandora, y además de poseer un curioso minijuego sexual en la cama del barco de Kratos con una muchachas, que se hace con un Quick Time Event, y tras hacerlo te dan muchos orbes rojos; los Gráficos estuvieron bien en el año en que salieron en el 2005 en PS2, tiene vistas impresionantes como ver Atenas en batalla, o ver como cronos gatea con el templo de pandora, pero apesar de eso en vejecieron un poco mal y hace ver a los personajes muy cuadriculados excepto en escenas CGI; la banda sonora es muy épica y quizá la mejor de la saga con temas tan épicos tales como: el tema principal del vengador espartano, la batalla contra el minotauro o el de la batalla de Ares, y la banda sonora le da un toque de furia y épica al juego; la dificultad es muy elevada ya estando en modo normal teniendo partes muy difíciles en los combates contra diferentes bestias tanto zombies de soldados griegos, y bestias de la mitología Griega y de tener diferentes Puzles que sacan de quicio a los más impacientes tiene puntuales jefes que por desgracia son solo 3, los cuales son: la Hidra al inicio, el Minotauro en el templo de pandora, y Ares al final obviamente, además de las diversas pruebas del templo de pandora la parte más difícil del juego es el Inframundo, con rodillos de cuchillos que si te descuidas te mandan para el rio estigia; en conclusion el God of War 1 es un Gran juego y un Gran Inicio de la saga de God of War.… Expand
  15. Majoody90
    Aug 10, 2021
    9
    Best game ever better than ps 4 games for these days i love it so much thbaks santa
  16. Boy02
    Jul 17, 2021
    10
    Beautiful and enjoyable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  17. AJCk19
    Jul 12, 2021
    9
    All game designers must study the 1st section/hour/opener of God Of War. It was perfect game design and completely shows what the game has to offer. With that said, this game is almost perfect in its' entirety.

    The only thing I wish is that it had more replayability. It had something similar to a new game plus, but it was subpar. Regardless, this goes down in the list of top 100    All game designers must study the 1st section/hour/opener of God Of War. It was perfect game design and completely shows what the game has to offer. With that said, this game is almost perfect in its' entirety.

    The only thing I wish is that it had more replayability. It had something similar to a new game plus, but it was subpar.

    Regardless, this goes down in the list of top 100 greatest games of all time. It will be hard to dethrone it. It is easily the best god of war entry as well. Yes, even better than II, III, Ascension, PSP Origins collection, & Norse.    … Expand
  18. FRIST_008
    Jun 14, 2021
    8
    Не смотря на старость игры, общий сюжет и геймплей достаточно выверенный, чтобы рекомендовать вам эту игру.
  19. Lec
    Jun 11, 2021
    8
    Un juegazo la jugabilidad es Expecacular y la historia
    Pese a no ser perfecta es muy entretenida
  20. miguevindiano
    Jun 9, 2021
    9
    Just finished this classic and I can't say anything bad from this game. Although it has some mistakes, I understand that is an old game and the first God of War.
  21. kedireturns
    Jun 5, 2021
    10
    Absolutely fantastic game. Didn't age at all even though I'm playing decades apart. This is what a single player game should be! Perfect match of gameplay drives the story and story drives the gameplay! Superb loved it! Story is fantastic too, writing of this standards is missing nowadays. Terrific stuff! Advice to modern AAA Devs: In modern games, single player games are mostly gameAbsolutely fantastic game. Didn't age at all even though I'm playing decades apart. This is what a single player game should be! Perfect match of gameplay drives the story and story drives the gameplay! Superb loved it! Story is fantastic too, writing of this standards is missing nowadays. Terrific stuff! Advice to modern AAA Devs: In modern games, single player games are mostly game movies. Please learn from this game, how to have the perfect sync of yin & yang of gameplay + story. AWESOME! God of war!!!!… Expand
  22. AzizBulbul
    May 29, 2021
    10
    This game is a legend. Very fun and very enjoyable. Technically a legend for the year it came out
  23. littlejewboy95
    May 19, 2021
    8
    God of War - PlayStation 2 (8/10) .
  24. Raymond86
    May 15, 2021
    9
    One of the best Playstation 2 games ever. Death comes for the Greek pantheon in the form of The Ghost of Sparta.
  25. MrPajamas
    Apr 8, 2021
    10
    God of War has entered one of the best series on the PlayStation console ever. So it's no wonder that I had to play this game and it didn't take long and that I fell in love with it. God of War (2005) is an excellent game. Right at the beginning of the game we get a smaller and quick talk of our main character Krata, what actually happened to him and it doesn't take long and the gameGod of War has entered one of the best series on the PlayStation console ever. So it's no wonder that I had to play this game and it didn't take long and that I fell in love with it. God of War (2005) is an excellent game. Right at the beginning of the game we get a smaller and quick talk of our main character Krata, what actually happened to him and it doesn't take long and the game throws us into action and yes, that's what's going on here. The game has an incredible dose of action. What's best is the fact that it's constantly improving. At the beginning of the game, we get Blades of Chaos, which are already enough OP at that time, but it's nothing compared to what they can be a few hours later, when we improve our character. Yes, there is character improvement. In addition to our weapons, we also improve our abilities, which also greatly help to make the action even better, and the Combo, which appears in the corner of the screen and forces you to constantly increase it, or in other words, constantly forces you to make bigger and bigger, helps you to do all this. paseku. Here and there there will be puzzles that will let us breathe from all the massacre we are experiencing in the game. It is located in a beautiful environment. Indeed, the locations here are phenomenal and especially the desert. I love the desert, so I especially liked it here and Medusa sings for us. Well, just beautiful! Of course, there will also be delicious Boss Fights, which also know no bounds. Especially the last one, but I won't spoiler. Perhaps I will just say that it was The Final Boss and the overall finish that was more than satisfactory in my eyes and I love the ending. For me, a great game that I recommend and a must for PlayStation 2 owners. In short, a MUST-PLAY title.… Expand
  26. soahknam
    Apr 4, 2021
    10
    It is very curious, my first god of war that I played was GOW 2, and it was not that I met the first one, just after finishing GOW3, despite having played GOW1 years after its release date, I was shocked by this masterpiece , the story, the concept of the new god of war and creating a fictional mythology with kratos as a unique character, it is impressive .... you must play it

    Story 10    It is very curious, my first god of war that I played was GOW 2, and it was not that I met the first one, just after finishing GOW3, despite having played GOW1 years after its release date, I was shocked by this masterpiece , the story, the concept of the new god of war and creating a fictional mythology with kratos as a unique character, it is impressive .... you must play it

    Story 10 +
    Gameplay 10
    Visuals 9
    Music 10

    Personal Score: 10+ A master piece    … Expand
  27. skskskddd
    Apr 2, 2021
    8
    Awesome game with very good story. Its one of the best games ever and its enjoyable and after so many years
  28. deathstramding
    Feb 22, 2021
    10
    i like playstation 2 i like this console exclusives i like god of war series
  29. Angelhhn05
    Feb 17, 2021
    10
    el juego es perfecto buena jugabilidad,historia muy pero que muy interesante y sus mecanicas son super tiene un poco mas dificultad que las entregas que le siguieron pero eso lo hace mas entretenido
  30. bear00766
    Feb 6, 2021
    10
    This game is by far the best game I have ever played on the PS2. It had all the elements you'd expect from a top rate title.
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Awards & Rankings

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#2 Best PS2 Game of 2005
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#2 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2005
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#2 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2005

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Metascore
94

Universal acclaim - based on 75 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 74 out of 75
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 75
  3. Negative: 0 out of 75
  1. Game Informer
    100
    While playing God of War, I honestly found it difficult to resist the urge to simply genuflect and be humbled to be in the presence of such digital divinity, this god among games. [Apr 2005, p.122]
  2. IGN
    98
    If you like to kill freaky things with your giant serrated knives, you'll love the s*** out of this... This videogame features sexual situations, bare breasts and excessive brutality. Good with that? Excellent!
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  3. Play Magazine
    95
    The game contains so much energy and conviction, so much skill and spirit. There came a point where I was totally lost to it, in the way you are to a great movie - to any powerful art form. [Apr 2005, p.50]
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