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| director = Cory Barlog David Jaffe | producer = Steve Caterson | designer = Cory Barlog | programmer = Tim Moss | artist = Stig Asmussen | writer = Cory Barlog James Barlog Marianne Krawczyk | composer = Gerard Marino Ron Fish Mike Reagan Cris Velasco | series = ''God of War'' | engine = Kinetica (PS2) Bluepoint Engine (PS3/Vita) | platforms = PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 (Remastered) PlayStation Vita (port) | released = ''God of War Saga'' PlayStation Vita ''God of War Collection'' }} | genre = Action-adventure, hack and slash | modes = Single-player }} ''God of War II'' is a third person action-adventure video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). First released for the PlayStation 2 console on March 13, 2007, it is the second installment in the ''God of War'' series, the sixth chronologically, and the sequel to 2005's ''God of War''. The game is loosely based on Greek mythology and set in ancient Greece, with vengeance as its central motif. The player controls the protagonist Kratos, the new God of War who killed the former, Ares. Kratos is betrayed by Zeus, the King of the Olympian Gods, who strips him of his godhood and kills him. Slowly dragged to the Underworld, he is saved by the Titan Gaia, who instructs him to find the Sisters of Fate, as they can allow him to travel back in time, avert his betrayal, and take revenge on Zeus. The gameplay is very similar to the previous installment, and focuses on combo-based combat, achieved through the player's main weapon—Athena's Blades—and secondary weapons acquired throughout the game. It features quick time events that require the player to complete various game controller actions in a timed sequence to defeat stronger enemies and bosses. The player can use up to four magical attacks and a power-enhancing ability as alternative combat options. The game also features puzzles and platforming elements. In addition to its vastly similar gameplay, ''God of War II'' features improved puzzles and four times as many bosses as the original. ''God of War II'' has been acclaimed as one of the best PlayStation 2 and action games, and was 2007's "PlayStation Game of the Year" at the Golden Joystick Awards. In 2009, IGN listed it as the second-best PlayStation 2 game of all time, and both IGN and GameSpot consider it the "swan song" of the PlayStation 2 era. In 2012, ''Complex'' magazine named ''God of War II'' the best PlayStation 2 game of all time. It was the best-selling game in the UK during the week of its release and went on to sell 4.24 million copies worldwide, making it the fourteenth best-selling PlayStation 2 game of all time. ''God of War II'', along with ''God of War'', was remastered and released on November 17, 2009, as part of the ''God of War Collection'' for the PlayStation 3. The remastered version was re-released on August 28, 2012, as part of the ''God of War Saga'', also for the PlayStation 3. A novelization of the game was published in February 2013. ==Gameplay== ''God of War II'' is a third-person single-player video game viewed from a fixed camera perspective. The player controls the character Kratos in combo-based combat, platforming, and puzzle game elements, and battles foes who primarily stem from Greek mythology, including harpies, minotaurs, Gorgons, griffins, cyclopes, cerberuses, Sirens, satyrs, and nymphs. Other monsters were created specifically for the game, including undead legionnaires, ravens, undead barbarians, beast lords, rabid hounds, wild boars, and the army of the Fates, including sentries, guardians, juggernauts, and high priests. Many of the combination attacks used in ''God of War'' reappear, and the game features more than double the amount of boss fights and more difficult puzzles than the original. Platforming elements require the player to climb walls and ladders, jump across chasms, swing on ropes, and balance across beams to proceed through sections of the game. Some puzzles are simple, such as moving a box so that the player can use it as a jumping-off point to access a pathway unreachable with normal jumping, while others are more complex, such as finding several items across different areas of the game to unlock one door. In addition to the regular health, magic, and experience chests that are found throughout the game world, there are three Uber Chests to be found. Two of these chests provide an additional increment to the Health and Magic Meters, respectively, and the third chest contains an abundance of red and gold orbs. Several urns are also hidden in the game (e.g., the Urn of Gaia), which, upon completion of the challenge mode, unlocks special abilities (e.g., unlimited magic) for use during bonus play. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「God of War II」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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