The gods have spoken

Eric Watkevich / Culpeper Star Exponent
Published: April 26, 2007

Last week I was busy watching as no one bought my super- rare Pokemon cards on Ebay ( hey, got to get to college somehow), when my dad walked into my room and hit me in the head with the newspaper we got in the mail that morning. He said that my article wasn't in it and they got some other guy to write a review.

After I found out that the game reviewed was God of War II, I picked up my arms towards the ceiling and screamed like a little kid. (Editor's note: I should have known Eric would have liked any game with blood and gore. My bad.)

I looked at the giant countdown I'd written on my wall in permanent marker and the giant cardboard cut-out of Kratos (the game's main character) in the corner and started to cry in disappointment. My dad just shook his head and ignored me as usual. I decided then and there to act like my hero Kratos and get revenge on the newspaper by writing a review on the same game. Man, I'm evil.

God of War II is the greatly anticipated sequel to 2005s greatest game (that's not an opinion, it's a fact).

The first God of War gained notoriety for its epic movie feel, excellent controls, clever story, and extreme brutality.

However, the experience didn't have enough bosses, was too short, and had some annoying little puzzles scattered throughout to piss off dumb people like me.

Thank the heavens that was fixed, as this new game eliminates the bad and makes the good….well, pretty much the same.

The developers who made this videogame didn't do anything wrong, per se, but the feel of the game is changed, or maybe I'm just simple.

In the first God of War, Kratos, the guy you control, is consumed by revenge against the Greek God of War Ares for killing his family.

Kratos then is helped by the other Greek gods to find Pandora's Box, the only weapon strong enough to kill a god. Eventually Kratos succeeds and takes Ares' place on Olympus. But don't get confused, Kratos is not a good guy. Along the way he mercilessly kills anyone who gets in his way, including those who help him. He thinks nothing of murdering innocent people in order to fulfill his objectives.

But for all his evil, Kratos hates what he has become and is plagued by his actions everywhere he goes.

There is a human aspect to his character that has been taken away in the second game. Now Kratos is pure evil and ends up being worse then Ares.

I was very disappointed by this and at some points didn't want Kratos to win, as that would result in the destruction of everything.

Besides some of the essence being taken out of the game, I have no problems. But for all its perfection, I wish it still had some soul.