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God of War II: Special Edition

God of War II is an action-adventure game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). First released for the PlayStation 2 console on March 13, 2007, it is the second…

27 April 2007

God of War II: Special Edition is an adventure developed by SIE Santa Monica Studio, released 27 April 2007 on PlayStation 2.

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What God of War II: Special Edition is

God of War II: Special Edition is an adventure game developed by SIE Santa Monica Studio and released in 2007. It is available on PlayStation 2 only. It runs on Kinetica.

The premise, in the publisher's words

God of War II takes place shortly after the events of God of War: Ghost of Sparta, but over 13 years after the events of God of War; Kratos, after defeating Ares, has become the new God of War, but unfortunately has not been accepted by the other Gods due to his ruthless treatment of the other Greek city-states. Kratos is still haunted by memories of the deeds from his past while working under Ares. He finds enjoyment the only way he can, by leading and aiding his Spartan army in conquering Greece. Athena pleads that Kratos stop, telling him that she cannot protect him much longer from the wrath of Olympus and that he should not turn his back on her because it was she who made him a god…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, drama, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the God of War series

God of War II: Special Edition is the third of 42 entries we hold in the God of War series. The next entry was God of War: Betrayal in 2007.

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What it launched against

God of War II: Special Edition launched on 27 April 2007, within three weeks of Persona 3 FES, The Lord of the Rings Online, Super Paper Mario and Forza Motorsport 2.

Released around the same time: Persona 3 FES, The Lord of the Rings Online, Super Paper Mario, Forza Motorsport 2.

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When did God of War II: Special Edition come out?
God of War II: Special Edition was released on 27 April 2007 for PlayStation 2.

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