<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Santa	O
Monica	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
SCE	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
console	O
on	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
sixth	O
chronologically	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2005	O
's	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
protagonist	O
Kratos	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
who	O
killed	O
the	O
former	O
,	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kratos	O
is	O
betrayed	O
by	O
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
the	O
King	O
of	O
the	O
Olympian	O
gods	O
,	O
who	O
strips	O
him	O
of	O
his	O
godhood	O
and	O
kills	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slowly	O
dragged	O
to	O
the	O
Underworld	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
saved	O
by	O
the	O
Titan	O
Gaia	O
,	O
who	O
instructs	O
him	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
Sisters	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
,	O
as	O
they	O
can	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
travel	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
,	O
avert	O
his	O
betrayal	B-Language
,	O
and	O
take	O
revenge	O
on	O
Zeus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
focuses	O
on	O
combo-based	O
combat	O
which	O
is	O
achieved	O
through	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
main	O
Athena	B-Application
's	O
Blades	O
—	O
and	O
secondary	O
weapons	O
acquired	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
its	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
improved	O
puzzles	O
and	O
four	O
times	O
as	O
many	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
been	O
acclaimed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
and	O
was	O
2007	O
's	O
"	O
PlayStation	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
IGN	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
second-best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
IGN	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
consider	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
swan	O
song	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Application
2	I-Application
era	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Complex	O
magazine	O
named	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
during	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
4.24	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
sixteenth-best-selling	B-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
2	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
was	O
remastered	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Saga	O
,	O
also	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
with	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
character	O
Kratos	O
in	O
combo-based	O
combat	O
,	O
platforming	O
,	O
and	O
puzzle	O
game	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
battles	O
foes	O
who	O
primarily	O
stem	O
from	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
,	O
including	O
harpies	O
,	O
minotaurs	B-Operating_System
,	O
Gorgons	B-Device
,	O
griffins	O
,	O
cyclopes	O
,	O
cerberuses	O
,	O
Sirens	O
,	O
satyrs	O
,	O
and	O
nymphs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
combination	O
attacks	O
used	O
in	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
reappear	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
more	O
than	O
double	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
boss	O
fights	O
and	O
more	O
difficult	O
puzzles	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
regular	O
health	O
,	O
magic	B-Application
,	O
and	O
experience	O
chests	O
that	O
are	O
found	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
three	O
Uber	B-Application
Chests	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
these	O
chests	O
provide	O
an	O
additional	O
increment	O
to	O
the	O
Health	O
and	O
Magic	B-Application
Meters	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
chest	O
contains	O
an	O
abundance	O
of	O
red	O
and	O
gold	O
orbs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
urns	O
are	O
also	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
the	O
Urn	O
of	O
Gaia	O
)	O
which	O
,	O
upon	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
unlocks	O
special	O
abilities	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
unlimited	O
magic	B-Application
)	O
for	O
use	O
during	O
bonus	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Called	O
Athena	B-Application
's	O
Blades	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Blades	O
of	O
Athena	B-Application
)	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
swung	O
offensively	O
in	O
various	O
maneuvers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Kratos	O
begins	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
Athena	B-Application
's	O
Blades	O
and	O
the	O
magic	B-Application
ability	O
Poseidon	B-Application
's	O
Rage	O
(	O
both	O
at	O
maximum	O
power	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
blades	O
 '	O
power	O
is	O
reduced	O
and	O
the	O
magic	B-Application
is	O
relinquished	O
after	O
an	O
encounter	O
with	O
Zeus	B-Application
(	O
Poseidon	B-Application
's	O
Rage	O
can	O
be	O
regained	O
by	O
obtaining	O
a	O
certain	O
urn	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kratos	O
retains	O
the	O
relic	O
Poseidon	B-Application
's	O
Trident	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
installment	O
,	O
and	O
gains	O
new	O
relics	O
;	O
the	O
Amulet	O
of	O
the	O
Fates	O
,	O
the	O
Golden	O
Fleece	O
,	O
and	O
Icarus	B-Application
 '	O
Wings	O
,	O
each	O
being	O
required	O
to	O
advance	O
through	O
certain	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Icarus	B-Application
 '	O
Wings	O
allows	O
Kratos	O
to	O
glide	O
across	O
large	O
chasms	O
that	O
cannot	O
be	O
crossed	O
with	O
normal	O
jumping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
its	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
ancient	O
Greece	O
,	O
populated	O
by	O
the	O
Olympian	O
gods	O
,	O
Titans	O
,	O
heroes	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
beings	O
of	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
flashbacks	O
,	O
the	O
events	O
are	O
set	O
between	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
Betrayal	B-Language
(	O
2007	O
)	O
and	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhodes	O
,	O
its	O
skyline	O
dominated	O
by	O
the	O
massive	O
statue	O
,	O
the	O
Colossus	O
of	O
Rhodes	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
war-torn	O
city	O
under	O
assault	O
by	O
Kratos	O
,	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
and	O
his	O
Spartan	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lair	O
of	O
Typhon	O
,	O
hidden	O
in	O
an	O
unknown	O
location	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
snow-topped	O
mountain	O
and	O
prison	O
of	O
the	O
Titans	O
Typhon	O
and	O
Prometheus	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Island	O
of	O
Creation	O
is	O
a	O
vast	O
island	O
located	O
at	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
home	O
to	O
the	O
Sisters	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
outskirts	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
are	O
the	O
Steeds	O
of	O
Time	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
itself	O
are	O
the	O
Temples	O
of	O
Lakhesis	O
and	O
Atropos	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Bog	O
of	O
the	O
Forgotten	O
,	O
which	O
hides	O
the	O
Gorgon	B-Device
Euryale	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
site	O
of	O
Jason	O
of	O
the	O
Argonauts	O
 '	O
last	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
Kratos	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Terrence	O
C	O
.	O
Carson	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Spartan	O
warrior	O
who	O
became	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
after	O
killing	O
the	O
former	O
,	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
include	O
Athena	B-Application
(	O
Carole	O
Ruggier	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Goddess	O
of	O
Wisdom	O
;	O
Zeus	B-Application
(	O
Corey	O
Burton	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
King	O
of	O
the	O
Gods	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
;	O
several	O
Titans	O
—	O
including	O
Gaia	O
(	O
Linda	O
Hunt	O
)	O
,	O
Atlas	O
(	O
Michael	O
Clarke	O
Duncan	O
)	O
,	O
Prometheus	B-Language
(	O
Alan	O
Oppenheimer	O
)	O
,	O
Typhon	O
(	O
Fred	O
Tatasciore	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Cronos	O
(	O
Lloyd	O
Sherr	O
)	O
—	O
heroes	O
Theseus	O
(	O
Paul	O
Eiding	O
)	O
and	O
Perseus	O
(	O
Harry	O
Hamlin	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
insane	O
Icarus	B-Application
(	O
Bob	O
Joles	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
Gorgon	B-Device
Euryale	O
(	O
Jennifer	O
Martin	O
)	O
;	O
an	O
undead	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Barbarian	O
King	O
(	O
Bob	O
Joles	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Sisters	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
—	O
Lakhesis	O
(	O
Leigh-Allyn	O
Baker	O
)	O
,	O
Atropos	O
(	O
Debi	O
Mae	O
West	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Clotho	O
(	O
Susan	O
Silo	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gods	O
Hades	B-Language
and	O
Poseidon	B-Application
appear	O
in	O
flashbacks	O
of	O
the	O
Great	O
War	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
cutscene	O
alongside	O
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
Helios	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
on	O
Olympus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kratos	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
following	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
 '	O
death	O
,	O
is	O
still	O
haunted	O
by	O
nightmares	O
of	O
his	O
past	O
and	O
is	O
shunned	O
by	O
the	O
other	O
gods	O
for	O
his	O
destructive	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ignoring	O
Athena	B-Application
's	O
warnings	O
,	O
Kratos	O
joins	O
the	O
Spartan	O
army	O
in	O
an	O
attack	O
on	O
Rhodes	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
a	O
giant	O
eagle	O
,	O
which	O
Kratos	O
assumes	O
to	O
be	O
Athena	B-Application
,	O
suddenly	O
drains	O
a	O
huge	O
portion	O
of	O
his	O
powers	O
and	O
uses	O
it	O
to	O
animate	O
the	O
Colossus	O
of	O
Rhodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
battling	O
the	O
statue	O
,	O
Zeus	B-Application
offers	O
Kratos	O
the	O
Blade	O
of	O
Olympus	O
,	O
a	O
mighty	O
sword	O
that	O
Zeus	B-Application
had	O
used	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
Great	O
War	O
,	O
requiring	O
Kratos	O
to	O
infuse	O
the	O
blade	O
with	O
the	O
remainder	O
of	O
his	O
godly	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eagle	O
reveals	O
itself	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
Zeus	B-Application
all	O
along	O
,	O
who	O
states	O
he	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
intervene	O
as	O
Athena	B-Application
refused	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeus	B-Application
then	O
grants	O
Kratos	O
a	O
final	O
opportunity	O
to	O
be	O
loyal	O
to	O
the	O
gods	O
,	O
but	O
Kratos	O
refuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enraged	O
by	O
his	O
defiance	O
,	O
Zeus	B-Application
kills	O
him	O
with	O
the	O
blade	O
and	O
destroys	O
the	O
Spartan	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaia	O
tells	O
Kratos	O
that	O
she	O
once	O
raised	O
the	O
young	O
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
who	O
eventually	O
betrayed	O
the	O
Titans	O
as	O
vengeance	O
for	O
the	O
cruelty	O
inflicted	O
on	O
his	O
siblings	O
by	O
Zeus	B-Application
 '	O
father	O
,	O
Cronos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
instructs	O
Kratos	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
Sisters	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
,	O
who	O
can	O
alter	O
time	O
,	O
prevent	O
his	O
death	O
,	O
and	O
allow	O
him	O
his	O
revenge	O
on	O
Zeus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
Pegasus	B-Algorithm
,	O
Kratos	O
finds	O
the	O
lair	O
of	O
Gaia	O
's	O
brother	O
Typhon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imprisoned	O
under	O
a	O
mountain	O
,	O
Typhon	O
is	O
angered	O
at	O
the	O
intrusion	O
and	O
traps	O
Pegasus	B-Algorithm
,	O
forcing	O
Kratos	O
to	O
explore	O
on	O
foot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kratos	O
encounters	O
the	O
Titan	O
Prometheus	B-Language
,	O
who	O
is	O
chained	O
in	O
mortal	O
form	O
and	O
tortured	O
at	O
Zeus	B-Application
 '	O
directive	O
for	O
giving	O
fire	O
to	O
mankind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prometheus	B-Language
begs	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
from	O
his	O
torment	O
,	O
so	O
Kratos	O
confronts	O
Typhon	O
to	O
steal	O
his	O
magical	O
bow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
blinds	O
the	O
massive	O
Titan	O
with	O
it	O
to	O
escape	O
and	O
then	O
uses	O
it	O
to	O
free	O
Prometheus	B-Language
,	O
who	O
falls	O
into	O
the	O
Flames	O
of	O
Olympus	O
and	O
dies	O
,	O
finally	O
free	O
of	O
eternal	O
torture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
immolation	O
releases	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Titans	O
which	O
Kratos	O
absorbs	O
,	O
using	O
it	O
to	O
free	O
Pegasus	B-Algorithm
and	O
then	O
fly	O
to	O
the	O
Island	O
of	O
Creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
before	O
reaching	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
Kratos	O
fights	O
and	O
kills	O
Theseus	O
to	O
awaken	O
the	O
gigantic	O
stone	O
Steeds	O
of	O
Time	O
—	O
a	O
gift	O
to	O
the	O
Sisters	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
from	O
Cronos	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
change	O
his	O
own	O
fate	O
—	O
which	O
grants	O
Kratos	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
Kratos	O
encounters	O
and	O
defeats	O
several	O
foes	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
whom	O
are	O
also	O
seeking	O
the	O
Sisters	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
,	O
including	O
an	O
undead	O
version	O
of	O
his	O
old	O
foe	O
the	O
Barbarian	O
King	O
,	O
the	O
Gorgon	B-Device
Euryale	O
,	O
Perseus	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
deranged	O
Icarus	B-Application
,	O
who	O
throws	O
himself	O
with	O
Kratos	O
into	O
Tartarus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Icarus	B-Application
and	O
ripping	O
his	O
wings	O
off	O
to	O
take	O
for	O
himself	O
,	O
Kratos	O
eventually	O
encounters	O
the	O
imprisoned	O
Titan	O
Atlas	O
,	O
who	O
initially	O
resents	O
Kratos	O
for	O
his	O
current	O
predicament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Kratos	O
explains	O
his	O
intent	O
,	O
Atlas	O
reveals	O
that	O
Gaia	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
Titans	O
also	O
seek	O
revenge	O
on	O
Zeus	B-Application
for	O
their	O
defeat	O
in	O
the	O
Great	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlas	O
also	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
Blade	O
of	O
Olympus	O
is	O
the	O
key	O
to	O
defeating	O
Zeus	B-Application
and	O
helps	O
Kratos	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
Palace	O
of	O
the	O
Fates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
he	O
dies	O
,	O
the	O
soldier	O
informs	O
Kratos	O
that	O
Zeus	B-Application
has	O
destroyed	O
Sparta	O
in	O
Kratos	O
 '	O
absence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outraged	O
,	O
Kratos	O
defeats	O
the	O
Kraken	B-Device
and	O
frees	O
a	O
phoenix	O
,	O
riding	O
the	O
creature	O
to	O
the	O
Sisters	O
 '	O
stronghold	O
where	O
he	O
confronts	O
two	O
,	O
Lakhesis	O
and	O
Atropos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
Sisters	O
try	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
outcome	O
of	O
Kratos	O
 '	O
battle	O
with	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
Kratos	O
kills	O
them	O
both	O
,	O
then	O
confronts	O
the	O
remaining	O
Sister	O
,	O
Clotho	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
kills	O
her	O
using	O
her	O
own	O
traps	O
,	O
and	O
acquires	O
the	O
Loom	O
of	O
Fate	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
at	O
which	O
Zeus	B-Application
betrayed	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kratos	O
surprises	O
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
seizes	O
the	O
Blade	O
of	O
Olympus	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
incapacitates	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Athena	B-Application
intervenes	O
and	O
implores	O
Kratos	O
to	O
stop	O
,	O
as	O
by	O
killing	O
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
he	O
will	O
destroy	O
Olympus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kratos	O
ignores	O
her	O
and	O
tries	O
to	O
kill	O
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
but	O
Athena	B-Application
sacrifices	O
herself	O
by	O
impaling	O
herself	O
upon	O
the	O
blade	O
,	O
granting	O
Zeus	B-Application
 '	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
she	O
dies	O
,	O
Athena	B-Application
reveals	O
that	O
Kratos	O
is	O
actually	O
Zeus	B-Application
 '	O
son	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeus	B-Application
was	O
afraid	O
Kratos	O
would	O
usurp	O
him	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
Zeus	B-Application
had	O
usurped	O
his	O
own	O
father	O
,	O
Cronos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
first	O
teased	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
its	O
credits	O
,	O
which	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Kratos	O
Will	O
Return	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
2006	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
(	O
GDC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Game	O
Director	O
David	O
Jaffe	O
stepped	O
down	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
Creative	O
Director	O
of	O
its	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
Santa	O
Monica	O
's	O
Kinetica	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Senior	O
combat	O
designer	O
Derek	O
Daniels	O
said	O
that	O
for	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
they	O
were	O
basing	O
the	O
magical	O
attacks	O
on	O
elements	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
air	O
and	O
earth	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
was	O
updated	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
flowed	O
smoothly	O
between	O
attacks	O
and	O
switching	O
between	O
weapons	O
and	O
magic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
where	O
magic	B-Application
had	O
a	O
small	O
role	O
,	O
Daniels	O
said	O
that	O
for	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
their	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
magic	B-Application
an	O
integral	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
and	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
refined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
experience	O
,	O
and	O
although	O
multiplayer	O
"	O
would	O
be	O
cool	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
appeal	O
to	O
him	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
installment	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
thought	O
it	O
"	O
would	O
be	O
freaking	O
awesome	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
not	O
something	O
he	O
had	O
time	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
Sony	O
's	O
decision	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
IGN	O
in	O
February	O
2007	O
,	O
Barlog	O
said	O
that	O
his	O
goals	O
for	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
expand	O
on	O
several	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
feature	O
more	O
epic	O
moments	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
cinematics	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
another	O
interview	O
with	O
IGN	O
,	O
both	O
Jaffe	O
and	O
Barlog	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
view	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Jaffe	O
and	O
Barlog	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
reason	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
instead	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
—	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
four	O
months	O
prior	O
to	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
—	O
was	O
because	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
100	O
million	O
people	O
out	O
there	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
soon	O
as	O
it	O
launches.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Barlog	O
assured	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
newer	O
platform	O
,	O
which	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
had	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
backwards-compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linda	O
Hunt	O
returned	O
as	O
the	O
narrator	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
Titan	O
Gaia	O
,	O
and	O
Carole	O
Ruggier	O
returned	O
as	O
Athena	B-Application
;	O
this	O
was	O
her	O
final	O
time	O
voicing	O
the	O
character	O
until	O
a	O
brief	O
cameo	O
in	O
2018	O
's	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Paul	O
Eiding	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
voiced	O
Zeus	B-Application
and	O
the	O
gravedigger	O
,	O
and	O
Fred	O
Tatasciore	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
voiced	O
Poseidon	B-Application
,	O
returned	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
reprise	O
those	O
roles	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
voiced	O
the	O
characters	O
Theseus	O
and	O
Typhon	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corey	O
Burton	O
assumed	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
having	O
previously	O
voiced	O
the	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
1998	O
Disney	O
animated	O
film	O
Hercules	B-Device
:	O
Zero	O
to	O
Hero	O
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
animated	O
series	O
Hercules	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
removed	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
Cam	O
Clarke	O
is	O
credited	O
for	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Hercules	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
and	O
May	O
3	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
disc	O
was	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
disc	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
disc	O
was	O
a	O
DVD	O
documentary	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
6	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
line	O
up	O
of	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
in	O
multiple	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
pre-order	O
incentive	O
,	O
the	O
demo	O
disc	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
customers	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
and	O
its	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
,	O
featuring	O
remastered	O
ports	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
platform	O
,	O
with	O
upscaled	O
graphics	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Trophies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
Bonus	O
Materials	O
"	O
—	O
content	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
disc	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
North	O
American	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
—	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
product	O
containing	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
software	O
available	O
via	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
2.4	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Origins	O
Collection	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Saga	O
under	O
Sony	O
's	O
line	O
of	O
PlayStation	O
Collections	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
from	O
the	O
Video	O
Game	O
,	O
composed	O
by	O
Gerard	O
K	O
.	O
Marino	O
,	O
Ron	O
Fish	O
,	O
Mike	O
Reagan	O
,	O
and	O
Cris	O
Velasco	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
CD	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spence	O
D	O
.	O
of	O
IGN	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
score	O
"	O
is	O
an	O
impressive	O
orchestral	O
accomplishment	O
within	O
the	O
ever-growing	O
and	O
constantly	O
changing	O
arena	O
of	O
videogame	O
composition	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
aimed	O
more	O
towards	O
the	O
gaming	O
experience	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
musical	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Trilogy	O
Soundtrack	O
in	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
novelization	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
novelization	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
paperback	O
,	O
Kindle	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
audio	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sisters	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
are	O
given	O
more	O
story	O
instead	O
of	O
only	O
being	O
the	O
next	O
to	O
last	O
boss	O
fight	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Titan	O
Typhon	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
help	O
Kratos	O
because	O
if	O
he	O
failed	O
,	O
Zeus	B-Application
would	O
kill	O
Typhon	O
's	O
wife	O
Echidna	O
and	O
their	O
children	O
,	O
who	O
Zeus	B-Application
had	O
allowed	O
to	O
live	O
in	O
freedom	O
while	O
Typhon	O
was	O
imprisoned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theseus	O
,	O
the	O
King	O
of	O
Athens	O
,	O
wanted	O
the	O
Sisters	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
god	O
Dionysus	O
a	O
new	O
lover	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
have	O
Ariadne	B-Protocol
back	O
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
revive	O
his	O
father	O
Aegus	O
,	O
who	O
committed	O
suicide	O
as	O
he	O
thought	O
Theseus	O
had	O
died	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
died	O
by	O
Kratos	O
 '	O
hand	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
cerberus	B-Application
 '	O
as	O
Jason	O
tried	O
to	O
kill	O
Kratos	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
Fleece	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
fought	O
the	O
Gorgons	B-Device
and	O
killed	O
a	O
monster	O
that	O
King	O
Cepheus	O
had	O
tried	O
to	O
appease	O
with	O
a	O
sacrifice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atropos	O
contacted	O
Iris	O
and	O
had	O
her	O
lie	O
to	O
Zeus	B-Application
about	O
Kratos	O
on	O
several	O
instances	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
cause	O
of	O
distrust	O
among	O
the	O
Olympians	O
due	O
to	O
her	O
rumor	O
spreading	O
and	O
half-truths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
eventually	O
replaced	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
as	O
the	O
Messenger	O
of	O
the	O
Gods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
told	O
Zeus	B-Application
that	O
he	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
appoint	O
a	O
new	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeus	B-Application
pondered	O
about	O
making	O
Hercules	B-Device
the	O
new	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Athena	B-Application
wished	O
Kratos	O
to	O
be	O
returned	O
as	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
thinking	O
by	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
stop	O
the	O
chaos	O
and	O
dissension	O
between	O
the	O
gods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hermes	B-Operating_System
had	O
thought	O
to	O
suggest	O
Perseus	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
gifted	O
him	O
his	O
invisibility	O
helmet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hermes	B-Operating_System
eventually	O
regained	O
his	O
position	O
as	O
the	O
Messenger	O
of	O
the	O
Gods	O
when	O
he	O
finally	O
convinced	O
Zeus	B-Application
that	O
Iris	O
had	O
been	O
lying	O
to	O
him	O
about	O
Kratos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
novel	O
also	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
Titans	O
Rhea	O
,	O
Themis	O
,	O
Iapetus	O
,	O
and	O
Mnemosyne	B-Language
,	O
along	O
with	O
Hyperion	O
,	O
were	O
banished	O
to	O
Tartarus	O
after	O
the	O
Great	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
book	O
omitted	O
Kratos	O
receiving	O
the	O
Blades	O
of	O
Athena	B-Application
;	O
this	O
book	O
did	O
not	O
explain	O
how	O
he	O
received	O
them	O
as	O
he	O
already	O
had	O
them	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
novel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
action	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
improvements	O
over	O
its	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Roper	O
of	O
IGN	O
said	O
that	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
gaming	O
's	O
most	O
intense	O
and	O
engaging	O
experiences	O
available.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kristan	O
Reed	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
sports	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
satisfyingly	O
honed	O
game	O
designs	O
we	O
've	O
ever	O
come	O
across.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
balance	O
"	O
always	O
feels	O
spot-on	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
learning	O
curve	O
is	O
just	O
right	O
,	O
"	O
adding	O
that	O
the	O
magic	B-Application
attacks	O
are	O
more	O
useful	O
than	O
those	O
in	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
IIs	O
gameplay	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
"	O
finds	O
a	O
comfortable	O
middle	O
ground	O
"	O
between	O
hardcore	O
and	O
casual	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
sharpens	O
up	O
the	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Navarro	O
said	O
that	O
both	O
the	O
sound	O
and	O
graphics	O
were	O
"	O
superb	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
technical	O
graphics	O
are	O
impressive	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
said	O
that	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
visuals	O
,	O
"	O
there	O
are	O
n't	O
that	O
many	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
league	O
as	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
II.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
the	O
cliffhanger	B-Application
ending	O
and	O
said	O
a	O
few	O
of	O
the	O
bonus	O
challenges	O
"	O
are	O
n't	O
all	O
that	O
great.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
IGN	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
consider	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
"	O
swan	O
song	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Application
2	I-Application
era	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
PlayStation	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
25th	O
annual	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
UGO	O
awarded	O
it	O
"	O
PS2	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
12th	O
Satellite	O
Awards	O
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
the	O
Outstanding	O
Platform	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2007	O
British	O
Academy	O
of	O
Film	O
and	O
Television	O
Arts	O
(	O
BAFTA	O
)	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
the	O
"	O
Story	O
and	O
Character	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Technical	O
Achievement	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
"	O
Action	O
and	O
Adventure	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Original	O
Score	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Use	O
of	O
Audio	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
IGN	O
named	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
the	O
second-best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
—	O
five	O
ahead	O
of	O
its	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
Complex	O
magazine	O
named	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
—	O
where	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
eleventh-best	O
—	O
and	O
also	O
considered	O
it	O
better	O
than	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
