God of War is, simply, one of te best games ever!
The gameplay, in my perspective, is what makes the game so addictive. You can wade through a dozen or so enemies, and dispatch each one with a different attack combo. The combat is amazing, addictive, and inovative, taking just a few different buttons, and creating a complex system of attacks and blocks. And the bloody aspect only implroves this. if one of your chaos blades makes the slightest contact with and enemy, blood flies. A lot of it. And it's realistic.
In short, this game is a must have must play. I don't have a PS2 ( I confess i played it and beat it on my friends system), but this game makes me want to get one, if i didn't already. God of War is and Instant classic. And I hope there is a sequel in the future. Sony would be hard pressed to mess up such a masterpiece.