er that which no mortal, or god has ever changed, his fate. God of War II sets an epic stage for a devastating mythological war to end all wars. In God of War II, players retake the Today In Gaming History: God Of War Launches For PS2 On March 22, 2005. God Of War's Kratos Almost Had A Different Name. God of War Studio Teases What's Next. God of War, Twisted Metal God of War (GoW) has most of the elements that make up the ideal adventure / fighting video game. It lacks a few refinements, though, probably because the makers were more concerned with Well god of war 2 released so close to the PS3 launch that when I got it with my ps3 I could play the ps2 disc on the PS3. Coupled with the original version having a HD mode "cheat code" it wasn't really necessary to have a strict ps3 version. May 4, 2012. When God of War II was released, it essentially acted as the swan song of the PlayStation 2, ten year plans aside. But why was such a game released on the PS2 at the time, At a time when Microsoft's Xbox was making the PS2 look old and tired, and with the next-generation of hardware waiting in the wings, God of War proved that the little black console still had God of war 2 actually has amazing graphics for a PS2 game and maybe I'm wrong but I think Sony said something at the time about how they used it to show what the PS2 was actually capable of and as God of War 2 is a seamless adventure with no defined stages. To break up the walkthrough into consumable segments, the walkthrough has been separated into sections based on save points. David Jaffe designed and directed the first God of War, which was released for the PlayStation 2 on March 22, 2005. It was followed up by God of War II in 2007, which was again directed by Jaffe. Platform (s) PS2, PS3. advertisement. Even in victory, Kratos was defeated. After toppling Ares, the reigning God of War, Kratos was made a god, but did not have his original wishes fulfilled. The RYQzQy.