God Of War II
LIVE HARD - DIE GREAT - BURN IT DOWN!!!! - Full FAQ/Walkthrough
Authored by VampireHorde
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What it do nephews? Welcome back to the violent world of ancient
Greece. But whatever! Scroll down and read the walkthrough already!
ENOUGH TALK, FIGHT!!!
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+++  DOMINATION - GAMEPLAY ASPECTS   +++
--CONTROLS (KRATOS)
X BUTTON: JUMP/DOUBLE JUMP/SWIM/GLIDE
SQUARE BUTTON: LIGHT ATTACK/DIVE
CIRCLE BUTTON: GRAB
TRIANGLE BUTTON: HARD ATTACK
L1 BUTTON: BLOCK/DEFLECT WITH FLEECE
L2 BUTTON: ACTIVATE MAGIC
R1 BUTTON: ACTION BUTTON
R2 BUTTON: SUB-WEAPON
--CONTROLS: (PEGASUS)
X BUTTON: PEGASUS DASH (drains magic power)
SQUARE BUTTON: LIGHT ATTACK
TRIANGLE BUTTON: HARD ATTACK
CIRCLE BUTTON: GRAB
L1 BUTTON: DASH LEFT
R1 BUTTON: DASH RIGHT
ON TO THE WALKTHROUGH!
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+++   PRIMAL CONCRETE SLEDGE - FULL WALKTHROUGH   +++
Looks like Kratos isn't happy being a god. Sigh, here we go again!
+++   AREA: RHODES   +++
The level begins inside a chamber room with multiple enemies. Begin
slashing away using hard combos. All the enemies here are too simple so
slash away until a short cutaway occurs.
With the room cleared, go up to the door and press the R1 Button and
then rapidly tap the Circle Button to open the door. Head outside and
continue the onslaught of fast combos.
Once the walkway near the door is clear, head for the other end but
WATCH OUT! The Colossus will smash his fist through the walls leaving
an open gap. Jump past the large hand and into the gap. Open up the
Green Chest and then climb up the ladder to the next area.
+++BOSS BATTLE: THE COLOSSUS - PART 1
Jump down to the lower area and start slashing at the enemies. The
Colossus is prone to using slam and swiping attacks with its right arm.
Use evasive rolls when the Colossus starts to rear its arms (that means
it's gonna pound the floor).
Attack the boss's arms with hard combos until it falls back in pain.
Repeat the tactic two more times and the Colossus will become stunned.
From there, a cutaway will show the catapult machine.
Jump up to the catapult machine and toss a rock at the boss (press the
R1 Button at the base). When the boss is out, press the R1 Button to
mount onto the catapult and then rapidly tap the Circle Button to fling
yourself sky-high onto the Colossus.
From there, a series of buttons will show onscreen. Press the button
that is shown onscreen to deal massive damage to the boss. If
successful, Kratos will remove the boss's right eye and then get thrown
halfway across the city to another area. If you pressed the wrong
button, the boss will grab Kratos and slam him back to the ground. If
that happens, I suggest memorizing the button layout!
+++TITAN MODE NOTE: The Colossus has a brand new attack where he slams
both fists into the center of the arena.
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+++   AREA: RHODES BATHHOUSE   +++
+++I SAID "WHAT WHAT" IN THE BUTT: TEN DOLLARS TWO HOURS
Emerge out of the water and climb out to the ledge. Break down the wall
on the right side to see two lovely wenches. You know what to do! You
don't need me to tell you how to get the job done. Once you're done, I
suggest "doing it" a couple of more times to hear some funny lines from
the ladies.
When you're done loving the ladies, jump back into the water and swim
through the large pipe (wait, what?). Use a Dash Charge on the gate and
then swim up to an open area. Swim towards the ledge on the right side
and then jump up and climb the ladder.
Access the lever across from the ladder and press and hold the R1
Button to activate your first grip holder. Jump up to the grip holder
and press and hold R1 to swing. Swing and jump to the next ledge and
then continue forward. Jump up to the higher ledge and open the door
and head outside.
+++TITAN MODE NOTE: Next to the lever is a Save Point! Use it!
Destroy the small number of soldiers and continue upwards to the
ladder. Climb it up and head forward but WATCH OUT! The Colossus will
smash its foot through the wall in an attempt to squish you down.
Rapidly tap the Circle Button to throw it back. Continue towards the
Blue Chest (open it if you want) and then climb up the wall to the
rooftops. Its boss battle time again!
+++BOSS BATTLE: THE COLOSSUS - PART 2
Jump down the balcony to face off against the Colossus again. The
strategy is still the same: evade and counter. The boss has some
unblockable and unavoidable attacks (like its goddamn forearm attack)
but all you have to do is stay evasive and continue to pound hard
combos on its arms.
You'll notice that on the right side of the balcony, there is a grip
holder. You can jump and swing to the opposite balcony and continue
your assault from there. You can alternate from balcony to balcony to
avoid its pound attacks and then attack it while it turns around.
When enough damage is dealt (when it reels in pain three times), the
Colossus will keel over on the other balcony and a Circle Button will
appear above its arm. Quickly make your way to the arm and then press
the button to begin the kill sequence. You then have to press the
buttons that appear onscreen to finish the first half of this battle.
When successful, Kratos will land back onto the balcony. You then have
to damage the boss until it keels over again. Repeat the kill sequence
and then the boss will grab Kratos and try to squish him. Rapidly press
both the L1 and R1 button to set Kratos free.
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+++   AREA: RHODES PALACE   +++
Open the Blue chest and jump up to the upper area and open the door. Go
around the corner and you'll see some archers on the other side of the
gate. Ignore the archers and turn right and then turn right again into
another hall.
SAVE GAME!
Eliminate the enemies that appear here. First, roll towards the archers
on the other end of the hall and kill them first and then get rid of
the other soldiers until the room has been cleared. Now its time for
your first puzzle!
+++DOUBLE STEP PUZZLE SOLUTION:
You'll notice two buttons (one on the other side of the gate). When
Kratos steps on the button in front of him, the gate will open and then
close if he steps off. Look to the left side of the wall where the
button is located to find a statue pedestal.
Grab the pedestal and then drag it to the button to open the gate. Do a
light charge kick to kick the pedestal to the adjacent button. Roll
under the gate and then drag the pedestal on the button to open the
adjacent door.
+++SECRET: THE URN OF GAIA
Before opening the next door, drag the pedestal into the hallway on the
right side. Kick the pedestal towards the end of the hall and then
break apart the statue above the pedestal.
You will notice three chests above. Jump up towards the chests using
the pedestal and open the middle chest to obtain the URN OF GAIA Bonus
Item. Open the other two chests as well!
Bring the pedestal back to the switch button and open the gate. Make
your way into the hall to encounter the last batch of soldiers. Before
you eliminate them, roll towards the archers at the end of the hall and
get rid of them. Now finish off the soldiers and then head for the
elevator (open the Red Chest if you want). Activate the lever to ascend
to the top. When the elevator stops, the Colossus will peek through the
open window. Perform a hard combo on its eye to trigger a cutscene.
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+++   AREA: EASTERN RAMPARTS   +++
Time to get the Blade Of Olympus! Climb up the wall to the top.
Soldiers and archers will try to stop you but why? First, ignore the
soldiers and roll towards the archers. Eliminate those archers and then
wipe out the soldiers to clear the top balcony area.
Open the double doors and head inside. Crack the green chest open and
grab the goodies and then smash the windows open and head out.
It might seem like a good idea to cross the wooden bars but with so
many archers and soldiers below, it's not worth the trouble. Jump down
to the bottom area and eliminate the archers on the upper perch. When
the archers are gone, rid the soldiers and then climb back up to the
wooden bars. As you cross the bars, there are TWO hard-to-see chests on
the right side of the bars. Simply double jump towards them and then
open the chests for the goodies. Continue crossing the bars towards the
Save Point.
SAVE GAME!
Now ascend ladder and enter the next room. Slide down the chain to the
lower room and destroy the soldiers. Enter the door to the next area.
+++BOSS BATTLE: THE COLOSSUS - PART 3
WAVE 1: As you head towards the Blade, the boss will continue pounding
the floor. To stop him from doing that, run towards the large piece of
metal (the boss's missing left hand) and press the R1 Button to fling
it at the boss. Now head for the Sword and press the R1 Button.
WAVE 2: For this wave, you need to physically damage the boss. Run up
towards its body and pound the hard combos on it. Use triple evasion
when it uses its double-swipe and slam attack. Continue attacking it
until it keels back. Now head for the Sword and press the R1 Button.
WAVE 3: Same as above. Continue the barrage of attacks until it keels
back and then head to the Sword to finally obtain it!
Now that you have the sword, you've basically drained all of your
powers back to nothing. Run up to the boss's forearm and inflict hard
combos with the sword until it falls over. Use simple evasion to avoid
being electrocuted. Once the boss is really damaged, press the Circle
Button when it starts floating on its head to enter the boss's
"internal" organs.
+++BOSS BATTLE: THE COLOSSUS - PART 4
Get ready because this is the longest part of this battle!
Once inside the boss's body, make your way up the scaffoldings and
eliminate the soldiers inside. BE CAREFUL! There is falling debris and
watch for those blue-colored rods. Head for the center platform and
smash the chains binding it. Press the R1 Button when prompted to drain
all of the blue energy.
Now continue up the scaffoldings until you reach what looks like a dead
end. Use the wooden wall to scale to the top. As you continue, the
floor will collapse. Double jump up towards the zipline above and then
scale towards the other end of the area. Jump down (press the R1
Button) and eliminate the soldiers. Use the wooden bars and cross to
the center platform. Smash the chains and then press the R1 Button to
drain more power.
Cross the wooden bars again and head towards the other scaffolding.
Head up and scale the wall to the top. Eliminate more soldiers and then
head for the center platform. Shimmy on the center platform to the left
and then climb down (press the R1 Button) and continue shimmying to the
left and then climb up. BUT BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE....!!!!
+++POWER-UP: GORGON'S EYE
There is a secret area near the blue-colored bars. As soon as you climb
up the scaffolding (where you shimmied), make a left turn to the side
to see a wall to scale. Climb it up and you'll see a chest. Open it to
grab the Gorgon's Eye!
Now jump down and smash the center platform and press the R1 Button to
drain the power. Now climb the rope to the top and jump towards the
scaffolding. WHEW!
+++BOSS BATTLE: THE COLOSSUS - PART 5
Now make your way to the ladder at the other end and climb it to the
top. There is a lever just near where you ascended. Above the lever is
a zipline. PUZZLE TIME!
+++THE PENDULUM PUZZLE SOLUTION:
Head towards the lever and activate it to lower the pendulum. Now jump
down and whack it a few times to get it swinging. Now head back up to
the lever and press it again to raise the pendulum.
When the pendulum rises, it will swing back and forth (slowly) and
block the blue energy that is flowing towards each of the boss's eyes.
Double jump to the zipline above and patiently wait for the pendulum to
swing towards the left eye. When the energy is blocked, quickly zip
past the eye towards the middle. When the pendulum swings to the right
eye, quickly zip to the end of the line and jump down! WOOHOO!
Now make your way to the center platform and destroy the chains and
SUCK that last piece of blue energy to FINALLY finish this battle. Now
exit the area through the boss's mouth.
WELCOME TO GOD OF WAR 2
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+++   AREA: PALACE OF RHODES   +++
Approach the Blade Of Olympus to trigger the first epic showdown with
the almighty god of Olympus, Zeus.
--BOSS BATTLE: ZEUS
Unfortunately, you are SCREWED! Press the Circle Button when prompted
to trigger the next cutscene.
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+++   AREA: HADES   +++
After the cutscene, climb up the wall and attack the protruding arms to
release green energy and restore health. Jump to the right and then
continue climbing to the top towards the light.
SAVE GAME!
You will see a bunch of dead soldiers in the area. One of them is still
alive, though. Approach him and talk to him to trigger a cutscene and
the arrival of the Pegasus. Once the soldier leaves, mount onto the
Pegasus. IT'S TIME TO RIDE!
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+++   FLIGHT OF THE PEGASUS - PART 1  +++
Attack the flying beasts (griffons) that surround the Pegasus and
continually attack them until the Circle Button appears. Do NOT use
hard attacks on them or they will fly off and shoot energy balls at
you. Just use continuous light attacks (Square Button) to avoid the
hassle. Once prompted, press the button shown onscreen to perform a
cool fatality. There are four beasts that need to be killed, so do it!
After the griffons have been killed, another enemy (a large raven) will
start doing dive bombs at Pegasus. The fastest way to kill this bitch
is to use the Pegasus Dash. When the raven performs the dive bomb,
press the X Button and any of the attack buttons AT THE SAME TIME to
trigger a kill sequence. Press the button shown onscreen and then
rapidly MASH the Circle Button to kill that goddamn raven.
And now for the last part! Dodge the enemies' purple energy balls until
you enter the next area.
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+++   AREA: LAIR OF THE TITAN   +++
--MISSION OBJECTIVE: FREE THE PEGASUS
Once you've "landed", attack the harpies that appear and then descend
the stairs to the bottom. DO NOT ATTACK THE FINGERS JUST YET!!!
Continue towards the bottom of the area and climb down.
+++POWER-UP: GORGON'S EYE
Descend the wall to the bottom to find a Gorgon's Eye and a blood
chest. Open them both and then climb back up. Attack the middle finger
(*snicker*) and roll to the other side.
Now it's time for some wall-climbing! Head to the other end and descend
down the wall. IGNORE the enemies that appear here! They will only
distract you! Press the R1 Button to quickly descend and the X Button
to ascend faster.
Continue downwards and then towards the right side. Scale the ceiling
and then descend the next wall. Scale the next ceiling and then down to
the bottom floor. Destroy any enemies that followed you!
SAVE GAME!
Head down the path to encounter the Minotaur and some harpies. Use jump
attacks to damage them both and then press the Circle Button when
prompted to finish off the Minotaur. Continue down the path towards a
cage on a zipline. Smash the cage and zip down the zipline to the other
side (open the Blood chest if you want). Exit the area to a snowy
Cliffside.
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+++   AREA: THE SNOWY CLIFFS   +++
In this area, you will encounter three archers perched above wooden
scaffoldings and three minotaurs. Attack the scaffoldings to bring down
the archers and then use a Grab attack to kill them off.
+++TITAN MODE NOTE: There will be 6-7 additional minotaurs that will
appear during this battle so be prepared!
Deal with each minotaur the usual way and then ascend the cliff. Shimmy
to the left and then climb up to the top. Open the chests if you want
and then zip down the zipline. Approach the large bird to trigger the
cutscene.
After the cutscene, attack the chains on the old man (Prometheus) to
bring him down. Now descend the chain down to the bottom. Go around the
fiery blaze and you will be shown another Cliffside (with a Save Point
at the bottom). Descend the walls to the bottom (while avoiding the
enemies) and then destroy the ones that are waiting for you near the
Save Point.
SAVE GAME!!
Go around the path and eliminate more enemies. At the end of the path
is another Gorgon's Eye, so go and get it! DO NOT CROSS THE BRIDGE YET!
You don't have the weapon needed to cross that bridge! Instead, scale
the nearby wall to the top and enter the helmet-covered entrance.
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+++  AREA: TYPHON'S CAVERNOUS PRISON   +++
Enter the cavern and open the two chests for goodies. At the end of the
cavern is a grip holder. Press the R1 Button to do a large jump to the
other side. Notice that caged-up chest? Here's how to get it:
+++POWER-UP: PHOENIX FEATHER
To open up the cage, go to the right and you will see another zipline
that takes you back to the area where you started. When you take the
zipline down, keep pressing the R1 Button BEFORE you land on the ground
to do a large jump towards the cage. This will open up the cage and get
you a Phoenix Feather.
Continue down the cavern until you reach a small circular area. BATTLE
TIME! A gorgon will appear and you gotta kill that bitch! Use light
attacks and evasion rolls. Simple rolls will keep you from being
frozen. When the Circle Button appears above her head, grab her and
ROTATE the analog stick in the direction it points to AND HOLD IT
THERE! The next direction will tell you to ROTATE the analog stick 360
degrees in a specific direction. Do it and you will behead that whore!
Two more gorgons appear together with some harpies. Use the same
strategy with the first gorgon and behead both those skanks. Once it's
clear, smash the pillar blocking the way and descend towards the Save
Point at the bottom.
SAVE GAME!
--MISSION OBJECTIVE: OBTAIN TYPHON'S BANE
As you approach Typhon, he begins blowing gusts of wind towards you.
When he stops, approach each ledge and wait until he starts and stops
blowing gusts of wind to move to the next ledge.
To get rid of the harpies, use jump-and-grab attacks (when behind safe
ledges). As you approach the top ledge, smash the large pillar and
knock it down to make a bridge towards Typhon. Wait for him to stop
blowing gusts and then approach the top pillar across from him and
press the R1 Button to jump towards him and obtain a new weapon!
+++NEW WEAPON ACQUIRED: TYPHON'S BANE
Once you've acquired the weapon, start using it on Typhon (hold the L2
Button to aim and the Square Button to fire). Fire enough arrows at him
to blind him. Now make your way towards the bridge back to the ledge.
Archers and soldiers will appear in the area, so use the Typhon's Bane
to rid the archers and then take care of the soldiers. Head to the
right to see more grip holders and three far-off archers. Use the Bane
and fire lots of arrows until the archers are gone.
+++SECRET CHESTS:
There is a fire pit and some soldiers further down where Typhon is
located. You need to toss the soldiers into the fire pit by grabbing
them and then pressing the Square Button. After tossing 4-5 of them,
the ice wall melts to reveal four hidden chests with goodies!
Now jump and swing your way back to where you started the level.
Destroy the rubble and go back to the Save Point.
SAVE GAME
--MISSION OBJECTIVE: FREE PROMETHEUS
++POWER-UP: GORGON'S EYE
Before going back to the area with the old man, go back down to the
area with the broken bridge. Shoot an arrow at the shining light to
reveal a grip holder. Jump and swing towards the other side to find a
blood chest and a Gorgon's Eye!
Now head back to the area where the old man is hanging for his life.
Use the Typhon's Bane a couple of times to bring him down. This will
trigger a cutscene and give Kratos' a new power.
+++NEW POWER OBTAINED: RAGE OF THE TITANS
More soldiers and some minotaurs will appear on the other end. Destroy
them with the Rage powers or use hard combos to eliminate them. Now
climb up the newly opened path up the cliff. At the top, you will see
wooden scaffolding. To bring it down, shoot an arrow at it and then
climb it up to the top. Go up the next set of steps to a broken bridge
area with a zipline but DO NOT TAKE IT YET!
++SECRET AREA #1: Right next to the broken bridge, there is a large
chain that goes down. Jump towards the chain and slide down to a secret
cavern with two blood chests and a Gorgon's Eye! YEAH!
++SECRET AREA #2: On the wall of the cliff next to the zipline is a
wall that you can scale. Climb it to the top and then to the left to
find three chests (one with a Phoenix Feather)!
Cross the zipline and eliminate the soldiers that are crossing. At the
other end of the zipline, jump down to the door entrance. Activate Rage
(L3 + R3) and use a combo to break down the door. Now it's time to free
Pegasus! Go back to the area where Pegasus is being squished (the Hand
Cavern) and activate Rage Of The Titans. Attack each of the Titan's
fingers to get him to release Pegasus. WHEW! Now hop on and fly outta
the cavern.
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+++   FLIGHT OF THE PEGASUS - PART 2   +++
Just like the first encounter, you will be swarmed by numerous griffons
and harpies. Use continuous Light Attacks on the harpies and the
griffons and perform the fatality on the griffons when prompted.
+++TITAN MODE NOTE: Instead of solo griffons, you will encounter 3-4
griffons with soldiers riding alongside them.
After you kill three griffons, you will encounter the Dark Raven.
Again, use continuous Light Attacks on it while circling around the
raven to avoid being hit. After much damage, the raven flies off and
starts shooting energy orbs.
Dodge about 5-6 orb attacks and then the kill sequence begins. Press
the buttons that appear onscreen to kill the raven handler and then the
raven itself. As Kratos falls from the sky, press the button that
appears onscreen before he falls! PRESS THE BUTTON!!!!!! AAAHHHH!!!!
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+++   AREA: TEMPLE OF LAHKESIS   +++
Jump and grapple your way to the top of the temple. Make a right turn
and you will find the Save Point.
SAVE GAME!
Before you ascend the ladder, go to the other side of the balcony to
find two chests with some goodies and a Phoenix Feather. Now climb up
the ladder to the top. Grapple higher to the upper balcony and jump up.
A new soldier enemy will appear. Eliminate all the soldiers in the area
(or don't) and then ascend the next ladder to the top. As you approach
the center area, you'll see numerous hell hounds. Uh-oh! How do you
kill so many hounds? Simple, you grab them! That's right, approach
every hound and keep pressing the Circle Button and Kratos will grab
and kick each hound (and then he'll snap their necks after more grabs).
**NOTE: Every time you grab a hound, Kratos takes NO damage for those
few seconds when he is grabbing and kicking the hound. Believe me,
using grab attacks on the hounds is MUCH easier than using combos.
+++THE DOUBLE GATE PUZZLE SOLUTION
See that lever? If you activate the lever, you will descend to a lower
level. There is a step-button and a door lever across from you that you
need to pull. Unfortunately, you can't step on the button AND pull the
lever, so you need some "help". Go back to the center court above.
Attack the hanging corpses to retrieve some extra blood. One of the
hanging corpses is still in human form so cut it down and have Kratos
haul it with him back to the lever. Activate the lever to descend back
to the lower area. Haul the dead body with you and place it on the
step-button. Now pull the lever all the way back and then enter the
metal gate before it shuts itself. Simple.
Enter the next area. Now head for the large bridge and kick it down to
trigger a cutscene. After the cutscene, it's mini-boss battle time! You
can't go any further from there, so go back.
+++POWER-UP: PHOENIX FEATHER
The bridge has two ledges: one on the right and one on the left. The
ledge on the right takes you to the next area. But at the end of the
left ledge, there is a special chest that has a Phoenix Feather just
for you! Grab it and then take the ledge on the right side.
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+++   AREA: GARDEN OF LAHKESIS   +++
+++MINI-BOSS: CERBERUS + HOUNDS
Go back near the entrance of the bridge and go around the ledge to the
other side. Careful because the ledge collapses! Jump through the open
path and jump down to encounter Cerberus.
The strategy is the same with the previous hounds. Grab and kick each
hound towards Cerberus (be sure to kill the hounds for health!). After
5-6 kicks to Cerberus, perform some combos on it to trigger the kill
sequence. Press the Circle button and then rapidly mash it to
decapitate the first head. Repeat the strategy two more times to kill
the three-headed bitch.
Now make your way to the lower area of the courtyard to see some
statues. Destroy the third statue to bring down a pedestal. Drag and
kick the pedestal under the ledge that Cerberus emerged from and then
jump up to the top to find a Save Point on the left side.
SAVE GAME!
This may seem like a dead end but its not. Squeeze between the pillars
right next to the Save Point. Now scale down the wall to the bottom
area. Go around the ledge to find two chests with goodies.
Ascend the ladder located between the chests and grapple the ceiling.
Make your way down the ceiling while eliminating soldiers. Head all the
way to the other side of the ceiling and then climb up to the top.
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+++   AREA: UPPER GARDEN - PATHWAY TO THE STEEDS  +++
Once you climb up, more hounds will appear. There are also some
annoying archers on the other ledge, too. Use the Typhon Bane on the
archers and grab and kick all the hounds until the area is cleared.
Jump towards the adjacent balcony and more soldiers and archers will
appear. Eliminate them all to clear the area and then approach the
lever and activate it to descend.
In the next area, you will encounter the Siren. She has two attacks: a
double swipe attack and her shriek attack. If you stay far, you can
avoid SOME of her shrieks. For this battle, use HARD combos and lots of
evasion for the best results. Do 1-2 hard combos and then roll away.
When the Circle Button appears above her head, press it to kill her
(and crack the door). Kill three Sirens to blast the door open but DO
NOT exit just yet!
++POWER-UP: GORGON'S EYE:
See that massive chain on the wall? Climb up the ledge next to it and
then jump onto the chain and run up to the top. Scale the ceiling and
scale to the other end to find a couple of chest with goodies including
a Gorgon's Eye!
Exit the area to find the Save Point.
SAVE GAME!
Now jump down onto the large chain and make your way towards the Steeds
Of Time.
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+++   AREA: THE STEEDS OF TIME - ENTRANCE   +++
Climb up to the top. Go around the gate entrance to find a lever on the
other side. Activate it to bring down a zipline. Head for the zipline
and zip down the next balcony for first boss fight since the Colossus!
+++BOSS BATTLE: THESEUS
WAVE 1: This fight isn't as hard as it looks. The main strategy here is
to use DEFENSE and lots of quick combos. Attack Theseus and then roll
back. When you are attacking and see that he is about to strike, press
the BLOCK BUTTON to counter. Blocking is the key! Always BLOCK!
Use evasive rolls and well-timed blocks to defend from the boss.
Sometimes the boss will grab you and you are prompted to rotate the
Analog stick. When successful, Kratos will grab the boss and slam him
down. Keep up the defensive tactics and the boss will soon keel over.
WAVE 2: Theseus will perch himself above the doorway and start shooting
thunderbolts and summoning ice spikes. Use evasive rolls to keep from
being hit. To kill the boss, shoot arrows at him with the Typhon Bane.
Keep firing at him non-stop until your Magic is depleted.
At that point, Theseus will summon minotaurs. Destroy the minotaurs to
replenish health and Magic and continue to shoot arrows at Theseus
until he falls over.
WAVE 3: When prompted, press the Circle Button to perform a fatality.
Once Kratos grabs the Key Item, mash the Circle Button for a bloody
finish to Theseus. Eeeeew!!!
+++KEY ITEM OBTAINED: THE HORSEKEEPER'S KEY
Enter the room and open the two chests for goodies. Read the book on
the mantle if you want and then exit the area on the left or right
side. Make your way to the top of the steed and jump to the upper tower
and zip back to the area where you started the level. Be sure to grab
the chests from both sides before taking the zipline because you won't
be coming back to this area!
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+++   AREA: HORSEKEEPER'S DOOR   +++
Place the Horsekeeper's Key on the front door and enter inside.
Approach the mantle and press the R1 Button to obtain a new power.
+++NEW POWER ACQUIRED: RAGE OF CRONOS
Use your new power on the soldiers that appear. Clear out the area to
open the gates. Exit from the left side and go up the ladder to the top
to find the Save Point.
SAVE GAME!
On the other side of this area is a chest with a Phoenix Feather, so
don't hesitate to grab it. Now make your way down the pathway to the
reins of the steeds.
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+++   AREA: REINS OF THE STEEDS   +++
PUZZLE TIME!
+++THE COLORED LEVER PUZZLE SOLUTION:
Here's how it works, there are four different colored levers. Each one
you pull slowly rotates back into position. When you pull a lever, a
certain energy source will open in the upper area and you must insert
the Horsekeeper's Key to keep it open.
Rotate the GREEN lever. Quickly make a left turn and scale the wall to
the top. Approach the pole that is flowing with green energy and place
the HK Key on it (BE QUICK!). Notice the little harpie with the grip
holder?
**NOTE: After activating the green energy pole, jump all the way down
to the bottom to find a chest with a Gorgon's Eye.
Now head back to the lever area and rotate the RED lever. Quickly turn
right and scale the wall to the top and place the HK Key on the red
energy pole. Notice that other harpie with the grip holder? Go back
down and rotate the BLUE lever. Run back up to the right side and climb
up to the top. Use the grip holder and swing to the other area and
quickly ascend the stairway to the blue energy pole. Place the HK Key
on it. Now jump back to the last lever.
Yup, you guessed it. Do the same thing with the YELLOW lever on the
left side. Once all four levers and poles are open, head back to the
lever area and press the R1 Button to unlock the reins.
Now approach the center and press the R1 Button. Time to wrangle up
them horses, YEEEHAWW!!! Rotate the analog stick in the direction
indicated onscreen to wake up those valiant steeds, HEIGH HO SILVER!!!
After the cutscene, work your way BACK to the Garden of Lahkesis.
Destroy all the soldiers and minotaurs to unlock the gates and then
cross the gigantic chain back to the temple.
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+++  AREA: TEMPLE OF LAHKESIS   +++
As you head back to the temple, scale the wall and destroy the rubble
blocking your way. Head up to the top and go around the ledges to find
a Save Point.
SAVE GAME!
Enter the next area.
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+++   AREA: THE DIVINE POOLS   +++
Enter the Divine Pools to encounter some new harpie enemies. When you
kill them, they explode so be careful! Once the area is clear, approach
the back wall of the waterfall and destroy the wall to gather lots of
blood and find a blood chest.
Go up the waterfall and make a right turn. You'll find one more blood
chest. Now head left to a balcony and go around it. See that wall?
Scale it all the way to the left to find a hidden ledge with three
chests (one that has a Gorgon's Eye!).
Go back to the wall and scale to the bottom ledge. Make a right turn
and continue scaling down and then left. Break open the wall to find a
hidden chest with a Phoenix Feather inside. Now go back up to the upper
ledge and eliminate the exploding harpies and then kick the double
doors open. Enter inside for a new puzzle!
+++AMULET OF THE FATES PUZZLE SOLUTION:
In this massive room, there is large statue with a green Amulet on its
head and a step-button across the doorway you just entered. Jump down
to the bottom area. There is a lever on the upper left of the area that
will only partially open the metal gate if you activate it. There is
also a step-button on the lower area of the floor. If you step on it,
the pillars will rise and then fall when you step off. (There's also a
hidden chest with a Gorgon's Eye next to the button!)
See that large centerpiece in the middle of the room? Walk up to the
front of it and drag it BACKWARDS to reveal a hole. Swim into that hole
and break open the wall blocking the way. Emerge on the other end and
approach the statue to obtain the Amulet of the Fates Key Item!
Now swim back to the other side. Stand on the button to raise the
pillars but DO NOT STEP OFF! Activate the Amulet (L1 + R1) to freeze
time and then make your way to the pillars and jump back to the top
area before the timer runs out. Now step on the button across from the
statue and then activate the Amulet. Run towards the statue's hands and
jump on them to trigger a cutscene.
After the cutscene, smack the statue's head off and then jump down.
Turn left of the statue to find a Phoenix Feather and a blood chest on
the other end. Exit to the area outside to encounter the shadow wraith
enemy and some harpies.
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+++   AREA: OUTER GARDENS   +++
There's no need to use the Amulet for this battle. Use simple BLOCKING
techniques and lots of hard combos on the shadow wraiths. Grab them
when they've been weakened to kill them. Four wraiths appear, so get to
it! Once the area is clear, destroy that noisy goddamn talking statue
head to open the next area.
Cross the bridge to the next series of balconies. There are chests on
the left and right side (one with a Phoenix Feather inside!), so grab
it while their hot! Take the ladder down to the bottom area.
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+++   AREA: DESTINY'S ATRIUM   +++
As you approach the center of the atrium, a couple of wild hogs and a
Cyclops will appear. Grab the hogs to kill them. For the Cyclops, use
evasive rolls and hard combos (use the Square, Square, Triangle combo
for more damage). All it takes is some fast evasive reflexes to stay
outta trouble.
When the first Cyclops falls, two more appear. Rid them both using Rage
Powers and whatever magic you wanna use. Once they've both fallen, it's
time to solve the puzzle of the laser eye!
**NOTE: After defeating the Cyclops, a new path with a fireball-spewing
wall will open. Ignore it for now because you don't have the
appropriate tools to crack it.
+++LASER EYE PUZZLE SOLUTION:
At the atrium, you will notice that there are four sets of ladders: two
where you descended and two near the large statue head. Ascend the
ladders near the statue head to the upper balcony.
On either side of the balcony are ledges with hard-to-see statues. Go
to the right side and look for the statue and a lever to activate.
Activate the lever to lower the upper ledge. Grab the statue and drag
it on top of the ledge. Activate the ledge again to raise it up. Now
double jump up to where the statue is located and use a fully charged
kick to fling the statue halfway across the balcony.
Now head for the statue and drag it into place in front of the left eye
to block the flow of energy. For the other eye, look for the statue on
the opposite ledge and just drag it in front of the other eye to
trigger a cutscene! WHEW! Now jump down and approach the SAVE POINT.
SAVE GAME!
Exit the area towards the forest area.
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Enter the area and head all the way down to trigger a cutscene. Press
the buttons indicated onscreen while being dragged to keep from getting
killed. Once you make it to the end of the path, its boss battle time!
+++BOSS BATTLE: THE BARBARIAN KING
This is a pretty lengthy battle that requires lots of patience and
quick evasion. Think you can handle it, Spartan?
WAVE 1: The BK will circle around the arena and shooting arrows at you.
Block his arrows and pound hard combos towards the horse. That's pretty
much the strategy for this wave. Once the Circle Button appears, press
it to dismount the BK and slaughter his horse.
WAVE 2: Here's the long part of the battle. The BK is pretty powerful
and it'll take LOTS of hard combos to whittle his health down. The BK
has four attacks: ground pound, a double swipe, hellspawn summons, and
the legions of undead souls.
Attack him after he pounds the hammer. Get in as much hard combos and
then evade before he counters. Remember to BLOCK! Keep up this strategy
for this portion of the battle until he starts summoning the hellspawn
soldiers. Eliminate the soldiers for health and magic and continue
pounding combos on the BK. Now would be a REALLY good time to activate
Rage of the Titans.
+++TITAN MODE NOTE: I didn't encounter this in Normal Mode, but in
Titan Mode, the BK has a new move where he grows to three times his
size. When that happens, use continuous aerial combos and he'll start
shrinking back to normal.
After much, MUCH damage is inflicted, the Circle Button will finally
appear above the BK's head. Press it to begin the brutal kill sequence.
Once Kratos grabs the hammer, press the buttons shown onscreen to
finish off this boss! Okay, so it wasn't as bloody as the Theseus
battle, but whatever!
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With the Barbarian Hammer in your possession, put it to use and start
smacking the crap out of the enemies that appear. The Barbarian hammer
is SUPER hard to get used to because of its slow speed but with some
practice, you'll get used to it (for all of you Ninja Gaiden BLACK
fans, the hammer is similar to using the Unlabored Flawlessness).
Now look above the trees to see a grip holder. Jump and swing out of
the arena to the next area. Head down the green path (kill those hogs
in the way to a new area).
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+++   AREA: TEMPLE OF EURYALE   +++
The Save Point is located on the right side of the temple entrance.
SAVE GAME!
Ignore the path on the left side of the temple because you don't have a
specific Key Item yet. Instead, continue past the Save Point to the
other end. Head down the path to trigger a short cutscene. Approach the
dead soldier to obtain a Key Item.
+++KEY ITEM OBTAINED: EURYALE'S KEY
Once you grab the key, some hogs clad in armor (huh, what?) will
appear. Eliminate them (or don't) and head back to the temple entrance.
A couple of skeleton warriors will rise at the temple entrance.
These enemies are quite strong and require a little more power to
defeat. Equip the Barbarian Hammer and pound the crap out of them. Now
head for the door on the left side of the temple entrance and use the
key. Enter inside to see a chest with some green goodies.
Just across from the green chest is a well-hidden chest with a Gorgon's
Eye in it, so grab it! Enter the next area to encounter a new enemy.
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+++   AREA: RUINS OF THE FORGOTTEN   +++
A mega-Cyclops will appear and try to stomp on you. Just like with the
previous battles with the Cyclops, use hard combos and quick evasion.
The Cyclops has a pretty strong club so avoid getting whacked by it.
After much damage, press the Circle button when prompted to trigger the
kill sequence. Press the buttons that appear onscreen to remove the
Cyclops' eye. Once the first one is killed, more soldiers and one more
Cyclops will appear. Take care of them using Rage powers and then grab
the eye from the Cyclops.
**NOTE: Collect 20 Cyclops Eyes to unlock a special item!
Head for the doorway on the teeter-totter and pull the coffin-looking
thing out of the way. Open the gate and head inside. As you circle
around the hallways, go all the way to the end (eliminate the enemies)
to find two chests with goodies. Head back to the middle of the hall
and enter the cave area.
Jump down to encounter harpies and shadow wraiths. Destroy them with
ease using the hammer and Typhon's Bane. Once the area is clear,
destroy the large rock pillar in the center of the room to reveal a
grip holder above.
Now jump and swing your way past two areas to the next area. In the
next area, you will see a ladder on the right side. Climb it up and
then take the zipline to the other end (eliminate the enemies) to find
two chests (one with a Gorgon's Eye!). Jump down and continue past the
red waters to an area with some deadly archers.
The archers here tend to use explosive arrows and throw bombs at you.
Use the Bane to drop two of them down but watch out! They will crawl
towards you and self-destruct! Approach the pillar and press the R1
Button and the mash the L1 and R1 Buttons to destroy the pillar. With
the area clear, continue onwards to the next area.
+++THE TRI-GATE PUZZLE SOLUTION:
There is a step-button in the center of the room, a partially-opened
gate with a step-button on the left side, and a closed gate on the
right. Look for the lever on the upper right side of the room and
activate it to lower the gate on the right side. There is a dead body
lying on the ground but don't grab it yet!
Break open the wall next to the body to reveal a small waterway
(eliminate the soldier). Go to the left gate (jump over the spikes) and