You don't find many games as good as this one.
The game takes in ancient Greece. Don't be fooled by the name like I was. You ARE NOT the God War. Aries is. His objective: destroy Athens. But you, are Kratos. In exchange to what you've done to other people in the past, your tasked to save Athens -- by killing Aries. Sure, it doesn't look easy early on. But you've got your uber-powerful "Blades Of Chaos". The gods will give you a hand whilst magical powers. And yourself, mashing the X, square, circle and triangle buttons. Of course, you have to go up against some evil things. Medusa, some Kraken-like serpents and, and of course, the God Of War himself, Aries. Think your up for the challenge?
Anyways, God Of War -- in my opinion -- was surprisingly good for me. I was stunned with its gameplay and impressive storyline. Obviously, its one of the best PS2 games I've ever played. Make sure that if you own a PS2 that you get this game because you don't find many games as good as this one.