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Battle the Colossus in God of War 2

Posted by Zonk on from the that's-a-big-boy dept.

Kotaku has a writeup on what it's like to battle the Colossus in the latest demo for God of War 2. The epic boss battle that sets the stage for the game recalls the incredible Hydra sequence at the start of the first God of War title. One can only hope that the designers plan to kick off every GoW game with an intense fight scene. Kotaku's Brian Crecente on what it is like to face the beast: "There's much rolling about and trying to dodge giant-sweepy arms, and of course dispatching of normal-sized bad guys. Finally, you can hump it over to a nearby ballista which you can use to first attack the big statue guy and then to launch yourself on to him. Once you mount the statue, the battle turns into timed button pushes which do some amazing bits of damage and really flexes the graphics muscles of the Playstation 2. My favorite bit here was the eye-gouging. You gotta love that." To see the game in action, GameVideos can accomodate you in a three part series of moving pictures.

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  1. wording... by User+956 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Finally, you can hump it over to a nearby ballista which you can use to first attack the big statue guy and then to launch yourself on to him. Once you mount the statue

    Is this God of War: Brokeback edition?

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    1. Re:wording... by patio11 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Funny? Whats so strange about cocking a ballista then mounting the shaft and using it to penetrate the big guy? I must have missed the joke.

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    2. Re:wording... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Thought it would have hit you right in the face.

  2. Nice to see... by Skreems · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Nice to see that this is out for the PS2. Yet another awesome new game to validate my $120 PS2 purchase this Christmas :-)

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  3. Upcoming stories... by PresidentEnder · · Score: 4, Funny
    "What it's like to battle Lavos in Chrono Trigger"

    "What it's like to jump on Bowser's head repeatedly"

    "What it's like to move around the world map in Twilight Princess"

    "What it's like to click the ace of spades in MS Solitaire"

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    1. Re:Upcoming stories... by StikyPad · · Score: 3, Funny

      "What it's like to click the ace of spades in MS Solitaire"

      I hope they don't forget to put up a big **SPOILER WARNING** for that one.

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    2. Re:Upcoming stories... by KDR_11k · · Score: 2, Insightful

      "What it's like to jump on Bowser's head repeatedly"

      Is there any Mario game where that isn't fatal?

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  4. Not a Rhodes scholar, are you? by Bieeanda · · Score: 3, Informative

    Given that the setting and trappings of God of War are Classical greek, chances are that he's fighting the original colossus.

  5. Re:oh boy! by ZetSabre · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_of_rhodes

  6. Not sharing the enthusiasm by Wilson_6500 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    One can only hope that the designers plan to kick off every GoW game with an intense fight scene...

    I, for one, hope that there aren't sufficiently more God of War games to bear out a theory like this. I have nothing against GoW in particular, but _any_ series will get stagnant after a finite number of outings. I'd rather see the developers focus their energies on something new and different--sure, OK. THAT can have an intense fight kick it off, too, if that's what matters to people.

  7. Re:Slow news day? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Usually they reserve that honor for Duke Nukem Forever :)