PlayStation 2Very Good
God of War
PS2's most spectacular farewell
Sony Santa Monica2005Action, Hack and Slash
Emulator
PCSX2
Quality
Very Good
Notes
Full speed on M1 Pro+. Base M1 handles it at native resolution.
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The Story
David Jaffe made God of War because he wanted an action game that felt like a summer blockbuster — giant, loud, cinematic, and unapologetic. Kratos killing the Hydra in the first ten minutes was technically impossible on PS2. It wasn't. God of War pushed PlayStation 2 hardware beyond what Sony's own engineers thought the chip could do, and the result was the console's most technically spectacular game shipped one year before PlayStation 3 was announced.
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actioncinematicplaystation