An action-oriented adventure game with a strong focus on fast-paced combat, God Of War for PS2 allows players to take control of Kratos, a mystically powerful hero in the ancient Greece of classic mythology. Kratos can perform super-human leaps, agile dodges, and magically enhanced combo attacks.

Gameplay has the feel of combat-adventures such as Devil May Cry, thanks to fast-paced, over-the-top fighting combined with the tense environments and computer-directed camera angles. And unlike earlier blends of survival-horror presentation and combat-minded control schemes God of War is set in a world more immediately familiar to all fans of western fantasy -- Greek mythology. The Hydra, Medusa, the Cyclops, the Minotaur, and other legendary creatures all put in an appearance.