Slashdot Mirror


Battle the Colossus in God of War 2

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.

3 of 37 comments (clear)

  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?

    --
    The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
    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.

  2. 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"

    --
    I used to carry a bottle of whiskey for snake bite. And two snakes. -Nefarious Wheel