One of the best action/adventure games of all time!

User Rating: 9 | God of War (Greatest Hits) PS2
God of war is quite simply one of the best action/adventure games I have ever played in all my years of gaming. It is also notable for being one of the few mature titles to use its rating to recreate what the greek culture was like with violence and sex instead of just putting in "mature content" with the intent of selling more games.

The story is almost as traditional as you can get with mythology. You play as Kratos,a disgraced warrior who is tasked by the gods to kill Aires the god of war,thereby earning redemption. But before that can be done Kratos must prove his worth to all the other gods to gain their help and favor in his overeaching goal to find pandoras box which can give him the power to complete his task. The story is told in cutscenes with some of the best graphics I have seen that still hold up against the next gen.

The action parts of the game are intense,with awesome combos,great magic,and quick time events that are actually fun. In fact the QTE's in the game make it possible to have intense boss battles that flow properly without having to find that "one weakness" a lot of games use with enemies of that size.

The adventure parts are also great,with a bit of puzzle solving that fits the tone and the theme of the game never feeling out of place or tedious.

All in all this is a must play,I even recommend at least one playthrough for people that are not fans of these types of games just because of how well it is all done.

This is a buy not a rental,and thats my two cents,

Mattykovax.