God of War II, along with God of War, was remastered and released on Novemas part of the God of War Collection for the PlayStation 3. It was the best-selling game in the UK during the week of its release and went on to sell 4.24 million copies worldwide, making it the fourteenth best-selling PlayStation 2 game of all time. In 2012, Complex magazine named God of War II the best PlayStation 2 game of all time. In 2009, IGN listed it as the second-best PlayStation 2 game of all time, and both IGN and GameSpot consider it the 'swan song' of the PlayStation 2 era. God of War II has been acclaimed as one of the best PlayStation 2 and action games, and was 2007's 'PlayStation Game of the Year' at the Golden Joystick Awards. In addition to its vastly similar gameplay, God of War II features improved puzzles and four times as many bosses as the original. The game also features puzzles and platforming elements.
The player can use up to four magical attacks and a power-enhancing ability as alternative combat options. It features quick time events that require the player to complete various game controller actions in a timed sequence to defeat stronger enemies and bosses. The gameplay is very similar to the previous installment, and focuses on combo-based combat, achieved through the player's main weapon-Athena's Blades-and secondary weapons acquired throughout the game. Slowly dragged to the Underworld, he is saved by the TitanGaia, who instructs him to find the Sisters of Fate, as they can allow him to travel back in time, avert his betrayal, and take revenge on Zeus. Kratos is betrayed by Zeus, the King of the Olympian Gods, who strips him of his godhood and kills him. The player character is protagonist Kratos, the new God of War who killed the former, Ares.
The game is loosely based on Greek mythology and set in ancient Greece, with vengeance as its central motif. First released for the PlayStation 2 console on March 13, 2007, it is the second installment in the God of War series, the sixth chronologically, and the sequel to 2005's God of War. God of War II is a hack and slashaction-adventurevideo game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE).