For being a God himself, he died pretty damn quickly...Just sayin
You get to fuck up King Midas! Who doesn't want to do that?!
For anyone out of the know about me and my absolute love for God of War, and all subsequent games in that franchise then you best get to learning about me. I mean, how can't a late teen-aged boy not love a game that is unapologetically overly violent, sex and loose mythology filled? I know my household has/does/will always.
Some backstory for this review, like always in my fashion, because I like to help out a little bit. This is the second PSP exclusive God of War game, set in between the first and second God of War games on the Playstation 2, where on his path to becoming the true god of war, Kratos must sever his ties with his humanity, all taking physical and emotional form throughout the entirety of the game. Main story is based on his brother, Deimos(Dai-mas), the god of fear also known as Phobos, and the journey Kratos goes on to save Deimos from the clutches of Thanatos, the god of death.
The designated lightning ability; The Eye of Atlantis, if you can't figure out what happens with this, you can't imagine anything.
Along the way, Kratos uses his "health orbs" alongside magic and experience, to level up himself and weapons he finds. Elemental specific magic is obvious, as well as the second primary weapon. The higher the level of weapons, the more powerful and meter draining they become, like per the usual. Pretty standard stuff from the previous PSP game, Chains of Olympus, like same controls, button scheme/layout, and sadly enough the difficulty.
With the same blueprint from the franchise, there are a lot of unlockables which are now available from their own nifty menu called the, "Temple of Zeus." You can spend your well earned experience points on these items, mainly videos and concept art, but its not at all required. There are 4 different costumes with their own attributes, one of which you can play as *spoilers* your dead brother with added damage, ironically. I believe he holds his strength in his beard, as all men should.
More of the same stuff, but I can guarantee you'll enjoy this nice little package. Great game within a short time period; about 6 hours of gameplay without multiple playthroughs. You can understand that this type of game is a little played out, pun intended, but the button mashing still is designed well and broken up by the quick time events, so there's that. I am a huge fanboy, but I do know the limitations of this franchise, so this is an accurate score: 4 "The Gods have betrayed me!"'s out of 5.
