DP because he started it. (the character limit is quite forgiving here, I think)MrCycleCancel

Who's DP?

Second. Slightly trickier. "Sleep spot" abuse is favourite, ask if you are unsure of what this isMrCycleCancel

Please enlighten me.

Third. Depends on how adventurous you are. MotK from range works. Do you know of the stage one skip?MrCycleCancel

What's MotK? What's the stage one skip?

Euryale: Sorry to sound controversial but she requires zero skill whatsoever. Just abuse the sweet spot for stage one and three.MrCycleCancel

What's the 'sweet spot'?

Endurance Run: Don't know if you prefer to work through it by yourself or seek advice. If you want help at all, (I feel I can speak for everyone on this) just tell us how far you are getting, what is killing you and what tactics you are using and we will help as best we can, which without being big headed is, pretty damn well.MrCycleCancel

I am having some trouble with this bit. For the first part where you encounter the three 'Gladiators' for lack of a better name, I use EH with the L2 + O Blast move, I think it's called Gorgon Rage or something. For the part where you face the gorgons and sirens, I use AQ (now upgraded to MAX). I've been able to reach the part where you face the Satyrs and torch weilding Minotaurs. I'm stuck here right now. I'd really appreciate some advice with this battle.

The Barbarian King (no offence but we are a little fussy here and like things to have their "proper" names)MrCycleCancel

Lol. I'll make sure I'm more politically correct with my names, going forward :)

First stage: RotT and Threexsquare or regular square hits followed by tricking parrting is the way to go.MrCycleCancel

What do you mean by tricking parrting?

Was there a problem with the Message Board? One of the Messages I posted earlier isn't showing here. Oh well,

Perseus: A very easy boss. I used to have plenty of trouble with this guy earlier but not anymore. Basically, I was never able to wiggle the left analogue stick fast enough when he would blind me with his shield reflection attack. This would almost invariably be the cause of my failure in the past. However, I now use a slightly different technique. When the 'wiggle analogue stick' indicator shows up on my screen, I immediately hold the controller in my left hand and wiggle the left analogue stick with my right hand! This works marvellously well and I've never had any issues with Perseus, since I adopted this method.

Icarus: If you even call him a boss. :)

The Mysterious Adversary: A piece of cake. Only marginally tougher than Icarus.

The Kraken: A medium difficulty boss. The BH makes this a whole lot easier. I used to employ CR immediately after swooping towards his head, but BH works a lot better and doesn't consume any magic either.

The Sisters Lahkesis and Atropos: Medium difficulty. Most of it boils down to fleecing/ reversing their projectile attacks. This is especially true when facing Atropos on the sword-bridge from GoW1. This battle requires near perfect reversal abilities. Overall, a fun boss fight :)

I'll copy paste my messages on a text editor from now on. Don't want to spend forever re-typing messages because of some stupid tech issue. Typing isn't one of my strengths either :)

The Rock Minotaurs: The First and Third Rock Minotaurs are pretty easy. The Second Rock Minotaur requires a lot more skill than the First or the Third. And possibly, a bit of luck too. So there is no real strategy I have except, get close and use RotT when you can and use TB when you can't. Fleecing the rocks he throws at you and trying to get a Harpy between you and the Minotaur when he throws a rock are a couple of strategies I rely on. The exploding harpies can be a real pain in this fight. Dodging helps, but not always. I seem to need a bit of luck here, rather like the Theseus fight in that regard.

The Cerberus Boss: This one requires a bit of patience. Not really a challenge once you understand his pattern of attacks.

Euryale: She requires a fair amount of skill. dodging her petrification wave that rushes across the floor is not always possible for me, but otherwise, it's her first form that I find the most difficult. Overall, a medium difficulty boss.

I've just finished beating Lahkesis and Atropos. I probably didn't mention this earlier but, I've gotten the Gifts of Health, Magic and Experience. I'm having a ridiculously hard time in The Endurance Run.

Well anyway, here are the strategies I've used for the various boss-fights.

Theseus: My most hated Boss. No special strategy, just plenty of skill and a bit of luck. I've always felt that this fight needs a LOT of patience. Not my greatest strength. I've broken a controller while trying to beat Theseus :((

The Barbarian King: He's ridiculously tough on Titan Mode. For his first form I stand in front of his horse when he's not charging at me. This causes him to stay stuck in one place and lets me get enough hits to reach his second form.

In the second form I just hold down block. I realised that if I wait long enough, one of his minions grabs me is a bear hug. escaping from this move also lets me defeat the minion. I repeat this method till he summons the next wave of minions and slowly manage to reach his third form.

In the third form, I get behind him and attack him with everything including RotT and CR. Eventually, when I decide that I can't afford to lose any more health, I run away from him and attack him with the blades, one strike at a time till he eventually reaches his final form.

In his final form, I attack him with the blades, but only when he isn't swinging his hammer at me. When he starts his soul summon animation, I step a few yards away from him and roll towards him the instant he releases the souls. This usually causes most of the souls to avoid hitting me. It also lets me get in a few hits at the Barbarian King. Eventually I get the circle icon above his head that lets me finish him.

Hi everyone,

I'll be posting all information regarding my current run through GOWII as well as any future runs I'll attempt, here.

Here's some info about my current run:

Difficulty - Titan

New Game Plus - NO

Special Costume - NO

Current Area - The Temple of The Fates (just after beating the Kraken and riding the Phoenix).

Current Weapon/Spell Upgrades

1) Athena's Blades (AB) - Lvl 3

2) Barbarian Hammer (BH) - MAX

3) Spear of Destiny (SoD) - Lvl 1

4) Typhon's Bane (TB) - Lvl 1

5) Cronos' Rage (CR) - MAX

6) Euryale's Head (EH) - MAX

7) Atlas Quake (AQ) - Lvl 1

8.) The Blade of Olympus (BoO) - Not yet acquired.

HP - MAX

MP - MAX

XP - 2698 (Red Orbs)

I'll be offline for some time. When I return, I'll post the strategies/ tactics I used for all the bosses/ tight spots I've come across so far.

I'll start a new thread detailing my progress. I'll be offline for some time now. Catch up with you all later.

Cheers.

Hi everybody, I've never been a part of a Gamespot union before and I'm really looking forward to being a part of this community. I used to play a whole lot more than I do now (I guess I just have a lot more to do these days besides playing games). However, I still am a true gaming enthusiast. My favourite games include Resident Evil 4, Metal Gear Solid 3, Shadow of Rome, The Prince of Persia trilogy, The God of War games, the Grand Theft Auto games as well as first person shooters like Half-Life 2, Far Cry etc.

I tend to prefer story based action-adventure games over fast paced shooters and racing simulators. I've never owned a non-Sony console so I've missed out on playing games like Gears of War, the Ninja Gaiden series and the Halo series all of which I've heard a lot about and would love to play someday. I still enjoy some older actiongames like the original Half-Life, Thief and Thief 2. I haven't really played too may strategy games or RPG's but I like the Age of Empires games and Diablo II.

So much for my gaming likes and dislikes. I really like both the God of War games and have beaten GoW on God Mode and am in the process of beating GoW2 on Titan Mode. I'm currently at the save point just after the Kraken fight. Since I usually play once in a couple of days for about 2-3 hours, I'm hoping to finish Titan Mode this weekend. I've now converted to being a total Barbarian Hammer enthusiast after realising just how effective it is. I still haven't learnt all the tricks like bow/ head switching, air petrification etc. But I'm hoping to pick up some cool new strategies and tricks by being a part of this union and also contributing as often as I can.

So here's looking forward to knowing you all :)

Thank you Whitey. I still need to know if just any DVD writer can burn double layer discs (DVD9 aka DVD DL) or do I need a specific type of DVD writer for this.

I'd really appreciate some advice as I need to buy this ASAP. Thanks in advance.