God of War II goes Greatest Hits

by Justin McElroy { Apr 8th 2008 at 1:00PM }

It's a scientific fact that $20 is a magical price point for console games. It's the price at which our judgment of what's worth buying and what's not begins to blur and we falter, letting our baser instincts hold sway. "Why do you own Kinetica?" a friend will ask incredulously, before a look silences him and he understands all to well: It was $20.

Well here's a $20 purchase you can be proud of: God of War II has just attained "Greatest Hits" status, meaning that if you haven't purchased it yet you have an errand to run on your way home from work. Trust us, you'll be glad you picked it up ... unlike some $20 purchases. (We're looking at you, Fugitive Hunter.)

Tags: godofwar2, greatest-hits

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Reuben @ Apr 8th 2008 1:06PM

HEY!...I loved Kinetica.

Now I can finally pick this game up; I've been waiting for this price drop for some time.

jcd @ Apr 8th 2008 1:56PM

Oh, that's the one with the chicks in thongs racing with tires on their hands rite? I've always wanted to play that one :P

Fernando Rocker @ Apr 8th 2008 1:08PM

I'm going to buy it before they start labeling the cover with the ugly Greatest Hits red label.

=p

Curtis the Claw: Brawl Code 1075-0441-3284 @ Apr 8th 2008 1:13PM

Me to...who came up with the idea that if a game sells well it needs to have a new ugly case design to go with it?

StrangeBum @ Apr 8th 2008 1:44PM

At least the PS2 greatest hits cases weren't as bad as the Xbox and the 360s boxes. They still retained a black box, and not the silver piece of shiat that the other's did.

Personally, I think the little yellow strip on the Gamecube's games were the least distracting and most visually pleasing.

Fernando Rocker @ Apr 8th 2008 1:50PM

Gamecube Players Choice and PS2 Greatest Hits are the less ugly...

But what abomination the boxes from Xbox and 360 Platinum Hits.

jcd @ Apr 8th 2008 1:52PM

I don't see the problem with the case, I mean, only the PS label changes color and it's not like it's bright green or something

On the other hand, the $20 price label IS an important factor

Fernando Rocker @ Apr 8th 2008 1:56PM

jcd

But, for example, I have both Kingdom Hearts with the metallic cover.

The Greatest Hits cover for both KH are very ugly, with a normal cover.

Besides, not only the change the black color for red, they aslo add a little curved red space with the words Greatest Hits

http://image1.play-asia.com/170/PA.84341.001.jpg

Curtis the Claw: Brawl Code 1075-0441-3284 @ Apr 8th 2008 2:20PM

I just don't get why it has to be such an ugly color like red for the GH. If it could just be black and have the little GH curve thing that would look a million times better. Throwing a huge slab of red on their distorts the covers balance. Same goes with the Platnium hits and the gamecube one's.

lysernix @ Apr 8th 2008 2:21PM

I always hate the Greatest Hits cases too, and try to avoid them anywhere... used at GS, ebay, wal-mart.. etc. I think they know they're ugly - so - its incentive to buy it before it reaches Greatest Hits status (full price).

jcd @ Apr 8th 2008 2:23PM

After thinking about it I too will try to get the non-GH version. Not because of the cover tho, but because GH = B&W booklet.

Fer, I guess it sorts of depends on the original game cover. GoW's cover already has some red stuff so I don't think its a problem (in this case anyway).

Noshino @ Apr 8th 2008 2:31PM

you guys are bitching about the colour of the case?...

you are saving about $20, and yet you still find a reason to bitch about it? goddamn, just buy a black marker if you don't like the color*, geez

*Use of black marker not recommended for value Xbox and Xbox 360 games

Mr.ESC @ Apr 8th 2008 2:56PM

It goes like this: There is a great game that sold well but not enough so they decide to lower the price but as punishment all those cheapskates that didn’t bought the normal or limited edition get a fugly cover.

Noshino @ Apr 8th 2008 3:17PM

Mr.ESC

"There is a great game that sold well but not enough..."

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2003/all/boxshots2/914983_72905.jpg

Exo @ Apr 8th 2008 7:54PM

i think you guys are all forgetting playstation 1's ugly bright green GH cases

Curtis the Claw: Brawl Code 1075-0441-3284 @ Apr 9th 2008 1:34AM

Damn you Exo...just when I had blocked the green greatest hits case out of my mind you had to bring it up!

acefondu @ Apr 8th 2008 1:12PM

This is so weird. Just yesterday after beating Chains of Olympus I was wondering if this game had gone down in price. Sure enough next day it does. Weird!!

Mr.ESC @ Apr 8th 2008 3:00PM

Me too.

Chains of Olympus was the first GOW game I ever played and I think it was great.I was thinking about buying GOWII but at full price there are Xbox 360 games I wanted to buy first but now that is cheap I might buy it one of these days meanwhile MGS:E is one hell of a collection.

Dahk @ Apr 8th 2008 4:00PM

You'll probably not want to miss the first GOW. It explains a lot about, well, the TITLE and what happened after CoO.

Plus, GOWI and GOWII both have even more epic boss battles than CoO. Definitely play through both =)

acefondu @ Apr 8th 2008 4:25PM

Oh, I've played through God of War I (rented it) Didn't think much of it, found the crate puzzles annoying and lengthy. I actually felt Chains had better boss battles than the first one but I know GoW II has the best boss battles just by looking at it on youtube.

Bleu @ Apr 8th 2008 1:13PM

This game should have been a greatest hit from when it dropped.....what a beautiful game. And God of War 3 is going to blow everyone away next year when it releases.

Phranctoast @ Apr 8th 2008 2:37PM

They probably thought they could get more then $20 for it ;)

Bleu @ Apr 8th 2008 3:38PM

LOL touche!

ferrarigtc @ Apr 8th 2008 1:14PM

But will it play on my 40GB PS3......Nope!! I hate my PS3, really I do. It plays movies great though. Gran Turismo isnt what I thought it was going to be, after spending money to have that crap imported. It Was the only game I was really looking forward to. At least my Logitech wheel worked. There is no way you can sell me on how much better the PS3 is than the 360. Other than the 360 being prone to RROD there is nothing other than Blue-ray that the PS3 has over the 360. I was a huge Playstation fan, even imported the PS2 when it first came out in Japan. Anyways my rant is done, I was just thinking about how pissed I was when I bought this game to not have it work. Sorry for the rant.

Curtis the Claw: Brawl Code 1075-0441-3284 @ Apr 8th 2008 1:16PM

You have a 40gb and bought it? Surely you knew the 40gb is not backwards compatible right?

loungemonkey @ Apr 8th 2008 1:17PM

Maybe you should do some research before spending $400.

It is your own fault for being pissed off.

Curtis the Claw: Brawl Code 1075-0441-3284 @ Apr 8th 2008 1:25PM

Actually I don't think you even need to do research, I'm pretty sure it says right on the box that it isn't backwards compatible.

SoulBlade @ Apr 8th 2008 1:53PM

could it be that people hate sony that much that they'll buy their products just to bitch about them? epic.

ferrarigtc @ Apr 8th 2008 2:07PM

You know whats "epic" is when people can't use the word in the right context. I hate hearing this word and it's used all the time now. You aren't Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear describing a car and you are not British. I bitch about shitty products that I spent $500 for dip shit. Why don't you go slay a dragon in a epic battle of WOW.

EPIC

1. noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style: Homer's Iliad is an epic poem.
2.resembling or suggesting such poetry: an epic novel on the founding of the country.
3.heroic; majestic; impressively great: the epic events of the war.
4.of unusually great size or extent: a crime wave of epic proportions.
–noun
5.an epic poem.
6.epic poetry.
7.any composition resembling an epic.
8.something worthy to form the subject of an epic: The defense of the Alamo is an American epic.
9.(initial capital letter) Also called Old Ionic. the Greek dialect represented in the Iliad and the Odyssey, apparently Aeolic modified by Ionic.

Noshino @ Apr 8th 2008 2:21PM

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=epic

Curtis the Claw: Brawl Code 1075-0441-3284 @ Apr 8th 2008 2:27PM

You want to know what else is "epic"? When people can't spell simple words right.

*what's

Another thing that is "epic" is when people don't understand when to use "an".

"in a epic battle of WOW."
*in an epic battle of WOW.

The only person to blame is yourself. Try reading the box or doing the very smallest bit of research before you go out and buy a $400 electronic next time.

Curtis the Claw: Brawl Code 1075-0441-3284 @ Apr 8th 2008 2:35PM

Also, Gran Turismo isn't what you thought it would be? What were you expecting???

Kangstarr @ Apr 8th 2008 1:14PM

Does anyone here know if God of War 2 PS2 works on post-Dec 07 PS3s? I can do some research but I figured someone here would know off the top of their head

Curtis the Claw: Brawl Code 1075-0441-3284 @ Apr 8th 2008 1:16PM

If you have a 40gb it will not work. If you have a 20gb, 60gb, or 80gb it will.

xFenixKnightx @ Apr 8th 2008 2:09PM

Sooo...whats up with that rumored firmware update that lets the 40giggers play PS2 games? I just dont feel like reconnecting my PS2.

Lazy, I know =/

Clutch_beast @ Apr 8th 2008 1:19PM

YESSSS! Took them long enough to do it.

Kangstarr @ Apr 8th 2008 1:45PM

Ah well...time to pull out the big phat PS2! Thanks for the update.

ferrarigtc @ Apr 8th 2008 1:30PM

I understand where you are coming from, usually I do a lot of research before I buy a product. I figured I was buying a PS3 which should play PS2 games...right? Well this is the last Sony product I will ever purchase. Why should I have to pay more money for a feature that comes standard on every PS3 SKU except mine. Plus the extra money for the god damn HDMI cable plus a BlueTool headset so I can chat with my one friend who has a PS3 too. Thats why I got the cheap PS3. Just writing this makes me want to sell it. For the record I have had 4 Xboxs, one ate all my games. Microsoft replaced my whole game library with (2) copies of each game that had been destroyed by the machine.

Bluebrake @ Apr 8th 2008 2:07PM

What? So your XBox started destroying the games you put into it and you just kept feeding it more and more games to be sure? "Maybe THIS one won't be wrecked!"

And why would they give you 2 copies of each game? What possible purpose would that serve?

ferrarigtc @ Apr 8th 2008 2:18PM

No what happened is I bought Forza 2 and after a few days I couldn't play it because it put circular rings on my disk. I was playing GOW in conjunction with Forza so they both got ruined. I had a guy that was assigned to my case and he asked me what games I had in my library. I told him and he said that Microsoft would replace my library. I started receiving a bunch of games withing a few weeks of each other and got multiple copies of each game. I gave them to my friends. I assume the purpose this served was Microsoft making a mistake and sent me double copies. My point is that I am very happy with Microsoft's customer service