Did Not Know God of War II Was This Good

1. Did not know God of War II was this good. Me and Edge practically were tearing each other's arms just to snatch the controller and take a stab at being Kratos.

2. Apparently, it's never too late to play God of War II, no matter if four years have already passed since it was first released. The first time I saw the game was in video game store. I forgot if someone had been playing or if the game was playing by itself. All I remember is that giant statue on which Kratos had to jump aboard and kill, and I was thinking to myself, the enemy is also the terrain. Noice.

3. For some unknown reason, Edge's bro's PS2 plays the game in black and white, no matter how we tinker with the RGB cables. We actually thought God of War II was deliberately rendered in black and white and we were quite content with it.

Then we popped Fight Night and everything was still B&W.

4. Barring that sex mini-game at the early part of the game in the Rhodes bathhouse, God of War should be recommended to high school students. What better way to learn about Greek mythology than through an slash 'em all PS2 title of epic proportions? As for me, I practically learned the names of the Greek gods and goddesses and other characters from the our big dictionary. Kids of today have it easy.

Time and again I've lamented the fact that Greek mythology is not included in gradeschool curricula. The tale of Prometheus sneaking in fire to mankind behind the gods' back is infinitely more interesting than tales about the monkey and the turtle and the banana they fought over.

5. The God of War series undoubtedly has got the best boss battles in all of gaming history. Remember during the Super Mario Bros. days, the boss fights with King Koopa (and his sub-bosses Koopalings) were already as good as you're gonna get.

6. I read the box a little too late. It says there, for every hour of game play, a 15-minute break is recommended to avoid eye strain. The box also warned about the dangers of epileptic shocks. While me and Edge are relatively epileptic-shock proof, five hours of nonstop play has nevertheless rewarded me with a headache the size of Olympus.