PlayStation 2

God of War

God of War is set in the age of ancient Greek myths. The hero of the game is a mortal warrior Kratos. Long time ago, Kratos was the leader of Spartans, a fearless and brutal general who waged wars for the glory of his city. Today, he is known as the Ghost of Sparta. For the past ten years, he is tormented with terrible nightmares, unable to forget the tragedy that happened in his past. He has to serve the gods of Olympus, who promised to forgive his sins if he becomes their champion. Finally, the goddess Athene tells Kratos that redemption will be granted to him if he defeats her brother, the god of war Ares, who was the very reason for the tragic event of his past... Kratos has two default...

Genre: Action
Year: 2005
Developer: SCE Santa Monica
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
Players: 1

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Achievements

43 achievements · 317 total points

Poseidon's Rage Acquire Poseidon's Rage.
2 pts
Cursed Capital Reach Athens.
2 pts
Malevolent Minotaurs Encounter the first Minotaurs.
2 pts
Granite Gaze Encounter the Medusa.
3 pts
Wraith Woes Encounter the first Ghost Soldiers.
2 pts
Grecian Rage Acquire Zeus' Fury.
2 pts
Lost in the Desert Reach the Desert of Lost Souls.
3 pts
One More? Find the cursed man on Cronos' Back.
3 pts
On the Hunt Find the Blade of Artemis.
4 pts
Visions of Times Before Remember your past.
3 pts
Hellish Hounds Encounter the first Cerberus.
3 pts
I Will Swim as Well Acquire Poseidon's Trident.
3 pts
Soul Food Acquire the Army of Hades.
2 pts
The End Is Near Activate Pandora's Temple.
4 pts
The Ghost of Sparta Keep your progress.
4 pts
Pandora's Box Find Pandora's Box.
3 pts
Get Out of Hell Get back to Earthrealm.
4 pts
God of War Kill Ares and become the new God of War.
25 pts
The First of Many Open a chest.
1 pts
Odin's Gift Collect 6 Gorgon Eyes and upgrade your health.
3 pts
Icarus' Gift Collect 6 Phoenix Feathers and upgrade your magic.
3 pts
Infused with Strength Upgrade any weapon.
3 pts
Good Looks Collect all the Gorgon Eyes.
10 pts
Phoenix Up! Collect all the Phoenix Feathers.
10 pts
Full God II Upgrade all your weapons before getting Athena's Blades.
10 pts
All-Powerful! Perform a 500-hit combo.
5 pts
Rage of Olympus Perform a 1000-hit combo.
10 pts
Two Girls One Mortal Complete the sex minigame.
1 pts
To the Pleasure Dome! Use both Muse Keys.
2 pts
Full God Fully upgrade your health and magic.
5 pts
Who You Gonna Call? Find the second secret message.
1 pts
GRAveyard Read all bios in the Character Graveyard.
1 pts
Fish Slap Upgrade your Blades of Chaos using the Bubbles costume.
3 pts
Orb Leech Collect 60,000 red orbs.
10 pts
Godly Gamer! Beat the game on God difficulty.
50 pts
Rollin' 'till the End Beat the game in under 3 hours and 30 minutes - infinite magic allowed.
25 pts
And Your Reward Is Clothes Beat the Challenge of the Gods mode.
25 pts
Kratos Kosplay Use an alternate costume.
1 pts
Loose End Rescue the Oracle with 30+ seconds to spare.
3 pts
Can I Play, Daddy? Die so many times that you unlock Easy difficulty.
1 pts
Plated Beef Tartare Defeat the Armed Minotaur on God difficulty.
10 pts
Shutting Down Order 66 Defeat Kratos' Clones on God difficulty.
25 pts
A Valorous, Courageous Battle Defeat Ares on God difficulty.
25 pts

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Who scored the most on this game's achievements.

1 erick 3 achievements 800 XP

God of War frequently asked questions

How do I play God of War online with a friend?

God of War (PlayStation 2) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play God of War on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find God of War in the PlayStation 2 library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does God of War netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does God of War have achievements?

Yes, God of War has 43 achievements worth 317 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play God of War for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play God of War on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.