After years of torturous nightmares, Kratos wants to cease the endless bloodshed at his own powerful hands. With but one more request from the gods, it is nearly time for Kratos to finally be happy. His only task is to kill the mighty God of War.

On a journey that spans the Agean Sea, Athens and beyond, you must hunt down and kill Ares, the God of War. Undead beasties, giant cyclopses, and menacing minotaurs all stand in your path to glory in hopes of crushing you before succeeding in your quest. If the mighty Hydra or any other beast of Ares proves too daunting for you to conquer, you're in the right place; our complete God of War stratey guide will take you from start to finish on this massive quest, with all the gory details necessary to conquering the untouchable Ares.

In this God of War strategy guide, you'll find:

• Basic combat info with details on destroying all enemy types, from lowly legionnaires to the mighty giant cyclops.
  
• Power-Up info that shows you just what you're getting before you invest your experience in new combat abilities and moves.
  
• Full walkthrough that details your complete quest, from the Agean Sea to Athens and far, far beyond, including the location of hidden Gorgon Eyes and Phoenix Feathers.
  
• Secrets and unlockables that give you the most God of War has to offer, including new outfits and special powers.

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Beat the game on any difficulty.

Beat the game on any difficulty.

Beat the game on any difficulty.

Beat the game on any difficulty.

Beat the game on any difficulty.

Beat the game on any difficulty.

Beat the game on God Mode difficulty.

Beat the game on God Mode difficulty.

Beat the game on any difficulty.

Beat the game on any difficulty.

Beat the game on any difficulty.

Beat the game on any difficulty.

After beating God of War's Challenge of the Gods, you'll unlock five new costumes for Kratos. Apart from just looking different, Kratos actually has different attributes for his damage power and defense power, and will also collect different levels of health, magic, and red experience orbs.

Chef of War
Damage Power	100%
Defense Power	100%
Magic	300%
Health	150%
Experience	100%
Bubbles
Damage Power	50%
Defense Power	100%
Magic	150%
Health	300%
Experience	100%
Tycoonius
Damage Power	200%
Defense Power	25%
Magic	100%
Health	100%
Experience	400%
Dairy Bastard
Damage Power	50%
Defense Power	100%
Magic	200%
Health	200%
Experience	200%
BONUS: Dairy Bastard has infinite magic supply.
Ares Armor
Damage Power	200%
Defense Power	400%
Magic	100%
Health	200%
Experience	200%

You can make Kratos move faster by rolling forward (press the Right Analog Stick forward) and cancelling the end of the roll with a Hermes Rush shoulder charge (press R1 when you've leveled up your Blades of Chaos). Repeatedly roll and shoulder charge to move forward at a much faster rate than Kratos' normal running speed.

After defeating the Hydra and beating the first level, you'll appear inside a large ship with two topless girls nearby. Jump onto the bed and press CIRCLE to start a sex mini-game. If you complete the mini-game you'll be rewarded with red orbs.

When you first get Medusa's Gaze and are asked to kill all the minotaurs, refuse the tutorial and instead cast Poisiden's Rage over and over. Kratos will have infinite magic in this "training" room since the game expects you to learn the Medusa gaze attack. With the respawning enemies, magic, and Poseidon Rage, you can rack up huge comboes and gain enough XP to max out Kratos early.

Remember to stock 25 to 30 thousand more XP than you need at that time so you can max out your weapons, magics, and skills later on.