Talk:God of War (video game)

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[edit] The Old Gravedigger

I myself have never played God of War, but reading that there's a god that looks like an old man,l and calls Kratos son, I think of Oranos. I don't know, is there any merit in this theory? (or at least enough to add it to the article?)

That's stemmed from voice actor Paul Eiding providing the voices of both the Gravedigger and Zeus (not Oranos),and it's been suggested in numerous plot summaries that the Gravedigger was,in fact,Zeus himself keeping an eye on Kratos' progress. But can't say for sure as I'm not aware of any sources. SpartanGlory1983 (talk) 10:35, 15 April 2008 (UTC) SpartanGlory1983

[edit] Movie section

someone should think about makin a movie of this game...i would so watch it :)

[edit] Screenshots

I just have a question about the screenshots. Were they just lifted from a website (probably the developer's)? If so, we can't use them. Since this is a PS2 game, I highly doubt those are actual screen grabs—they're too high resolution. If they are legit, the information proving they are legit needs to be put on the image's pages. Just saying they're fair use doesn't cut it. Say where they came from and the reason they're okay to use. If they're not legit, they need to be deleted.

If they are, in fact, legit, they'd be better spread around the article with Good Captions(tm). A gallery of images with no descriptions is non-standard and next to useless. Good screengrabs with nice, informative captions are a great boon. — Frecklefoot | Talk 20:31, Apr 6, 2005 (UTC)

Not that anyone probably cares anymore, but chances are those are legit screengrabs, probably from progressive scan mode (which is higher resolution)

[edit] Those other gods of war

It's funny that we have an article on this video game at the default "God of War" article when I'd expect a disambiguation page instead. Maybe we should like to one that has a list of gods of war from various religions and mythologies? -- LGagnon 21:51, May 2, 2005 (UTC)

If we had such an article, it would be under God of war, not God of War. Capitalization makes the difference here. Only titles of works of fiction, like this, have a title with other capitals than the first word on wikipedia. Right now, God of war is a redirect to this page, but if you feel so inclined, you could make it a general article on war deities, or a disambig page. Fieari 01:38, September 2, 2005 (UTC)

There should be a God of war disabiguation page with Gods from different religions.--193.188.109.237 14:49, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

There has been one for 6 months you silly sods. Fixed up :) Does this article still need the cleanup tag?? It looks pretty good to me. --Cornflake pirate 07:38, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

I removed the strikes that Cornflake pirate added. Normally, I don't think one should strike out other people's comments. It makes it look like they have changed their position and it makes the text harder to read for those who come later. -- Kjkolb 16:51, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

Oh! I'm sorry. I'm still a bit of a n00b when it comes to wiki-etiquette :) --Cornflake pirate 14:22, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Changes to the Japanese version

PLEASE, someone with the Japanese version help me out with the edits section! I'm just going by what I've seen on the website.

could this be made more objective? It sounds like a advertisment.

[edit] Myth

Why doesn't anybody says something about the "incorrect" vision of the myth in this game? Great, the game is awesome, handsome and much more "somes", but it does not obey the neither Homero or Hesiodo or anything, it's like the autor greek myth. Am I wrong? Sorry if my english isn't too good, I am a brasilian folk.

It's a fictional story. It's not supposed to be correct. It uses elements of Greek myth to create a new one. --Vyran 22:34, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Content to be merged

[edit] Desert of Lost Souls

The AfD for the above article just closed with the request that it's text be merged into God of War. Because there is only one paragraph, I am copying it here. Will someone knowledgeable in this area please merge? Thanks. Babajobu 06:55, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

"In the PS2 game God of War, the Desert of Lost Souls is where Sirens and Pandora's Temple reside. Through the game you will come to a challenge where you must kill three Sirens to proceed. It is called "the Desert of Lost Souls" due to the fact that all the men who have entered have never returned, and also note that while in the desert trying to find the Sirens you must "follow the cry of the Sirens" in order to find them. This is tricky because you will always hear it and also two of the Sirens summon Minotaurs. After defeating the Sirens you come across the last Titan, Kronos. Who carries the ancient Pandora's Temple on his back as punishment by the king of all gods Zeus until the sand shreds his skin from his body."

[edit] Blades of Chaos

This article should also be moved here per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Blades of Chaos. The most recent revision can be found here. Have fun. — Mar. 3, '06 [06:46] <freakofnurxture|talk>

[edit] Do we need...or even want...review quotes?

"I feel totally comfortable saying that God of War is the best action game ever to grace the PS2. The gameplay, graphics, sound, production, presentation, and story are excellent. It all adds up to an epic Greek adventure where you can execute some of the slickest moves in gaming.
Quoting a professional review to demonstrate aspects or opinions of the game is good, but these quotes in a section by themselves, essentially Woo! (the positive ones) and Ehh. (the mixed/negative ones) don't really seem to add any information or enjoyment to the article. Agree or disagree? TransUtopian 01:59, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Australian Version

Does anyone know if the Australia/NZ version of the game has the same censorship as the European version or is it the same as the American version?

Yes it does. --Cornflake pirate 03:04, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] External links

Too many - which do we keep and which do we remove? Havok (T/C/c) 19:49, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Move Request

It was requested that this article be renamed but the procedure outlined at WP:RM#How to request a page move did not appear to be followed, and consensus could not be determined. Please request a move again with proper procedure if there is still a desire for the page to be moved. Thank you for your time! -- tariqabjotu 19:37, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Soundtrack Exists?

According to IGN (http://music.ign.com/articles/599/599201p1.html#), some kind of bonus CD of the soundtrack was released. Since the game won so many "best score" awards, its release is obvious. But no soundtrack is on Amazon, Froogle, or eBay. Is this a legitimate product and if so where do I get it? Once confirmed, this would be good info for the Wiki entry, as other games have information about their soundtracks/scores. -Keithustus 22:43, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Okay, so there is a wiki page about the soundtrack but I didn't see a link to it from the game page, so added a See Also section and put the link in for that page. Now to test the Sony Sonic Stage to see if it is still available there. - Keithustus 09:22, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Phone Number

After completing the game, there is a phone number given as a series of numbers splayed about the screen. Does anybody have a screen grab of this? If not, the number itself should be included as trivia, since its a recording of Jaffe and Kratos, or rather Kratos on Jaffe.

[edit] Athena's Blades

Shouldn't we mention that Athena gives Kratos new weapons after Ares stripped him of his Blades of Chaos. I'm afraid I can't remember what the weapons are called right now.

They're called "Athena's Blades" (yeah,I'm serious). SpartanGlory1983 (talk) 10:38, 15 April 2008 (UTC) SpartanGlory1983

[edit] This is a total Wank-off article

With a statement like "God of War sports one of the most advanced graphics presentations for the PS2.", This article is masturbating itself to this horrible game. It is just my opinion, but there are other games that look alot better than this.

This is why Wikipedia requires all information to be sourced, and not someone's opinion. -HumanZoom 10:21, 29 March 2007 (UTC)


It reads like an ad to me too. In fact, when searching google, it was a sponsored link for God Of War. -Guest

[edit] Re: God of War for PSP

It says that God of War for PSP was stated in an AD at the end of God of War 2. This information has to be false since GoW2 has yet to be released. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 151.199.192.119 (talk) 16:48, 7 March 2007 (UTC).

GOW for PSP God of war (psp) is advertised on the back of the manual for God of War II. Advance copies of the game and manual are in the hands of video game review sites and this information was revealed by 1up. I have begun the GOWPSP article here at Wiki. KsprayDad 19:39, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] usage of ps2 power

does this game use 100% of the ps2s power like its sequel —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.218.169.25 (talk) 01:12, 16 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Japanese Release / Censorship section

Can anyone add the Japanese release date information to this article. It is oddly missing.

Nevermind, I got it.

Also, the following paragraph provides a link to Capcom's GOW site (I'm assuming they had something to do with the Japanese release) stating that it shows a video of the censored women in the game. I was unable to find such a video. Can someone please point it out to me or has the video been removed (and therefore the link needs to be removed as well)?

The American and European version features two topless women, whom Kratos can have sex with (while the camera views a vase on an end table, which is eventually toppled by all the goings-on). A video on the game's Japanese website reveals that, in the Japanese release, these women wear lacy tops instead. Also, the Oracle of Athens no longer wears a transparent shirt as she does in the American and European release. Furthermore, in the Japanese version it is impossible to harm the humans who run around during the early stages of the game.

Thanks, HumanZoom 10:21, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

I, nor it seems anyone else, has been able to find sources for this information. I say we delete it from the article. Any objections? HumanZoom 00:57, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Neither seeing how anyone has come up with a source nor has anyone objected to this information being deleted, I have nixed it from the article. If you find a source please feel free to re-add the information back. Thanks, HumanZoom 07:44, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

I was a bit surprised to not find any text about the censoring of the European version in the article. I speficially mean the human sacrifice, where the US version has a human, but the EU version has you sacrificing an undead soldier. I seem to recall the article containing some info about this at some point, but I could not find it anymore. It does seem like a valid point to include in the article, especially since it changes a moral dillema into essentially a non-issue (you kill undead soldiers by the dozen anyway, who cares about frying one more). NightWhistler 14 september 2007

[edit] Old PS2?

Does this game work with an old PS2 model? It won't work on mine or any of my friends models, however, it works on thier slim PS2 models.Michael Cook 01:02, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

A lot of the old PS2's have trouble running games in general (since the gears get worn and causes the laser not to read the disk properly). Could it just be a case of bad PS2s? Do any other newer games play on your PS2? I can dust off my old one to see if it will play my copy of the game, but last time I picked up my PS2 it wasn't playing any game very well (old or new). -HumanZoom 02:08, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

The old ps2 plays Mortal Kombat Arrmagedeon and Naruto Uzumaki Chronicles quite well, it just won't play god of war. which is very idiosyncraticMichael Cook 18:34, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Yeah and from what I've heard about its backwards compatibility, I bet a PS3 can't play it either. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Link's Awakening (talk • contribs)

What have you heard about its backwards compatibility? God of War plays just fine on my PS3 and in 480p no less. -HumanZoom 01:06, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Both GoWs work fine on my PS3. SpartanGlory1983 (talk) 10:42, 15 April 2008 (UTC) SpartanGlory1983

Works on mine(ye olde ps2) :) John.n-irl 08:32, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Adding Medusa as boss

My rationale for adding Medusa as a boss monster as opposed to just another enemy:

1) Unique name and appearance--There is only one Medusa in the game; the other enemies which resemble her are simply "gorgons," in the plural. Likewise, she has a unique color scheme, whereas all of the other gorgons are colored identically.

2) Unique fight-- The player will only ever fight Medusa once, as opposed to encountering numerous Meduas throughout the game.

3) Must fight in order to pass area; unique reward-- Although there are numerous instances wherein Kratos must kill numerous enemies to pass a given area, he must only fight Medusa in a one-on-one battle to pass through. In addition, in exchange for killing her, he receives a unique item.

4) Mention in GOWII-- The fight with Medusa is significant enough to be mentioned in GOWII as a small plot element.209.169.73.213 04:17, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] That opening paragraph was a plug.

Did we really need to say which other games were in the 3rd Person Action Genre? Edit'd ~~Lazyguy~~I r needing userboxes plz! 13:40, 22 April 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Ripoff of Rygar

Is there a place somewhere in this article to point out the similarities between this game and the PS2 game Rygar? Here's a YouTube link that compares the two. For all of the praise that God of War has received for its originality, the comparisons between it and Rygar are pretty hard to ignore.

It's a similar setting with a similar engine? I was expecting something a little more substantial. But anyway, it would just be original research to speculate in the article. --77.99.30.226 19:01, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Umm... How about the fact that God of War was being produced for quite a long time, most likely before Rygar was released. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jigsaw 541 (talk • contribs) 18:50, 6 June 2008 (UTC)