--------------------------------------------------------------------------- God of War Challenge of Gods Guide --------------------------------------------------------------------------- written by: Jerry M version: 1.01 This Faq is no longer supported by the author. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.Version History 2.Legal Info 3.Introduction 4.Controls 5.Challenges Challenge: 1. Challenge: 2. Challenge: 3. Challenge: 4. Challenge: 5. challenge: 6. Challenge: 7. Challenge: 8. Challenge: 9. Challenge: 10. 6.Contact Info 7.Credits --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.Version History --------------------------------------------------------------------------- v1.21 - (January 6, 2006) - Added some additional strategies primarily for challenge 10 v1.11 - (April 4, 2005) - Added user strategies I've received that I've found useful v1.01 - (March 27, 2005) - Fixed a few minor spelling mistakes - Seperated each challenge more v1.00 - (March 27, 2005) - Completed the Challenges and wrote this guide --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.Legal Info --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. This file may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission, except http://www.gamefaqs.com/ http://www.supercheats.com http://www.neoseeker.com http://www.ign.com http://stuckgamer.com/ Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The Gods of Olympus have abandoned me" Finally after 3 years in development SCE Studios Santa Monica has released this gem of a title called God of War. God of War is a action/adventure game based off Greek Mythology. This guide was written for the purpose of providing strategies on the Challenges of the Gods mode unlocked after completing the game so people would stop making topics about in on the forums =p Why beat the challenges of the gods? Well not only are they challenging(duh) and add replay value, but they also unlock 4 additional costumes that not only affect Kratos' actual appearance but actually change his attributes as well. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.Controls --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Ground Controls Left Analog Stick Walk/run/Climb Right Analog Stick Evade X Jump X then X Double Jump Square Normal Attack Triangle Heavy Attack O Grab Enemies L1 Block (and parry if enemy is blocked at the right time) Direction buttons Select Magic L2 Use item/Magic R2 Action/interact with world L3 + R3 Rage of the Gods (when Rage meter is full) Triangle(hold (Launch and follow enemy into air) X(when launching enemy into air) Super Jump O(when enemy is in air) Chain Grab Start Access Menu Controls L1 + R1 Switch to Artemis Blade In Air Basics Square Horizontal Attack Triangle Vertical Attack O(when Kratos and enemy are in air) Air Grab L1 Block Direction Buttons Select MAgic L2 Use Item/Magic R1 Hercules Stomp --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Challenges --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tip: Make sure you have Rage of Gods(L1+R1) for the Final Challenge, not a necessity but makes it easier. You can use it on other challenges, if you use it on challenge 8 or earlier, it will recharge by 10. Tip 2: You cannot save during these so if you quit, you have to start over. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Challenge: 1. Description: Knock 8 enemies off the platform before time runs out. Killing an enemy will fail the challenge. Difficulty 1/5 Strategy: There will be 8 undead Legionnaires with magic shields at the beginning of this. I have found either trying to grab them(O) works well. Since they have the shields on, you won't actually grab them but you will push them back a bit. Or you can also try switching to Artemis Blade(L1+R1), and using Wrath of Artemis(hold L1+X) Be careful which direction you evade and try to not get too close to the edges. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Challenge: 2. Description: Kill all Archers and Undead Soldiers before time runs out. Difficulty: 3/5 Strategy: There are 4 Large platforms in a square formation with 2 smaller ones in between each one. Each of the big platforms has 4 undead soldiers(1 with a shield) and 3 on the one you start on. The smaller platforms in between each have 1 archer on them. On the big platforms,I had a bit of difficulty with this one at first. I reccommend you use Plume of Prometheus(Square, Square, Triangle) on the shield users to get rid of their shields, while using heavy attacks (Triangle) for the regular ones. A good combo for the undead soldiers is Spirit of Hercules (Triangle, Triangle, Triangle). Jump between the platforms and along the small platforms either use Hermes Rush(press R1 while moving) or grab(O) them and rip them apart (Triangle). Hermes Rush is quicker but more risky but grabbing them is safer. When you get to the third platform or fourth platform, first get rid of his shield, then select Army of Hades(Up) and use(L2) it. Use light attacks after you use the magic so you get rid of them quicker. It Should take out a few archers around. Ignore the flying Harpies. Dodge attacks when you can. -- Steve submitted: "for challenge 2, the Lance of the Furies (L1 + O) with the blades of chaos technique worked pretty well for the undead soldiers. When you're jumping from the archer platform to the soldier platforms, they usually rush you and you can both break the shields of the shielded soldiers and knock some off as well." My note: I tested this and found this to work well and it made this challenge considerably easier. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Challenge: 3. Description: Break all jars in the room before the time runs out. Difficutly:1/5 Strategy: Shouldn't be much of a problem at all, either move around the room and use light attacks(Square) or use a fully charged Lance of the Furies(Hold L1+O) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Challenge: 4. Description: Kill 4 Minotaurs but none of the Undead Soldiers. Difficutly: 3/5 Strategy: No time limit so take your time. Evade attacks and evade right by a Minotaur and use Apollo's Ascension(L1+X) to throw them up into the air(also hold the buttons so you go into the air also), then either attack and repeat or Air Grab(O) to slam it back onto the ground. It will bounce back up and you can repeat until its dead. If you get a soldier into the air with the Minotaur just wait until you get back to the ground and try again so you don't risk killing a soldier. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Challenge: 5. Description: Shoot all of the Undead Soldiers! Do not shoot the Human Soldiers. Difficutly: 2/5 Strategy: There is no time limit again so take your time, this also decreases the difficulty on this one a bit. Interact with the bow(R2) and pull back on the analog stick to charge, once it reaches the end it will automatically fire so you can't hold it forever. The undead soldiers will move around the outer circle while 3 Human soldiers move around a smaller one inside. They all move clockwise. Pick a Undead soldier(whichever one) and watch it, once it gets to around 1 or 2 o'clock (around the northeast), start pulling back. Experiment a bit and you should get the timing and this one will be easy. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Challenge: 6. Description: Reach the center of the end platform before time runs out. Difficutly: 4/5 Strategy: There are 2 sets of platforms moving left and right. Every other platform has a archer, and the last one has 4. They all use exploding arrows that will knock you back. If you get hit while in the air, your dead, if you get knocked off the side of a platform with a archer on it, he will probably hit you off before you get a chance to get back on. There isn't much time in this one so speed is essential, I reccomend either Just running and jumping all the way to the end(this will take a few tries since it depends more on luck) or using Hermes Rush(R1) to take out the archers. Although its risky because you don't have much space on the smaller platforms. -- MediusNacht submitted: "When jumping onto a platform that has an archer on it, use the air Hermes Rush (R1 in the air, does a side-kick downward). Since it auto-targets enemies on the ground" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Challenge: 7. Description: Kill all of the enemies while not getting hit. Difficutly: 2/5 Strategy: This one is easier than it sounds, first the time limit is generous so you shouldn't have a problem from that side. Primarily use Plume of Prometheus from a distance(Square, Square, Triangle) while evading into open spaces constantly. You can also use Lance of the Furies(hold L1+O) while in the air if you want. -- Mr Floppy TankMage submitted: "medusa's gaze is made available, using it made the challenge a lot easier for me" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Challenge: 8. Description: Kill all the enemies. Difficutly: 5/5 Strategy: Much harder than it sounds. You have to fight wave after wave of undead soldiers and waves of 4 gorgons at a time. You also can't use magic. The key to winning this? Evading a lot!... A LOT!!! Evade whenever A gorgon is trying to stone you(indicated by the red beam) and try to dodge attacks. Your primary tactic should be to use Lance of the furies(hold L1+O) while in the air, keep doing this and this will eventually finish the battle. By the way this one takes a while, so it will probably take the longest of all the challenges. If you ever do turn to stone, use your palm to quickly rotate the left analog stick to get out of it, you can get out of it in most situations. I have found that there is one un-avoidable death after you land Lance of the Furies, there will be some time before you can move again and sometimes a gorgon will stone you before you can, but usually you can evade it too. Once the undead soldiers are gone this should be easy, just finish off the gorgons with whatever combo you want. >>I have heard some people have trouble finishing the gorgons alone after the soldiers are gone. Personally health has never been a issue for me on this one. Lance of the Furies should work fine again even after the soldiers are gone. You can block every one of the gorgons melee attacks. They dodge before they attack. They also don't take much hits to defeat. You can lift them in the air with apollo's ascension(L1+X) and keep using L1+x while in the air and that should finish them easily also. -- Matt Jirgal submitted: "with this one, things go a tad faster if you do L1+O in mid air in the middle to spread everyone out, and then use it near the edges where theres somone between you and the edge, this will send them off the edge." --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Challenge: 9. Description: Kill all Cyclops before time runs out. Difficutly: 1/5 Strategy: Unlike challenge 8, this one should be fairly easy, just evade or block the Satyrs and dodge the cyclop's attack when you see him starting one. Use Spirit of Hercules (Triangle, Triangle, Triangle) or to Plume of Prometheus (Square, Square, Triangle) to kill the Cyclops from a distance. Shouldn't be hard at all. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Challenge: 10. Description: Kill enemies to make the platform rise. Reach the top platform. Difficutly: 5/5 without rage of the gods, 4/5 with it Strategy: First of all I hope you have Rage of the Gods for this because it makes it quite easier, not a necessity but it helps. Jump to the 2nd platform, the problem with this is it is hard to evade since you don't have that much space. However, if you use Achilles flip(X after evade) after evading its easier to maintain your position on the platform. You can also try tapping block constantly when you see the Satyr going for a attack(indicated by a purple trail) or Try to evade only when you are fairly close to the edge and evade towards another edge. There are 2 respawning Satyrs and 3 Cerberus puppies(aww so cute o.O) that will keep respawning qas you kill them. Each time you kill anything, the platform you are on will rise, jumping back will make it go back down. Your goal is to keep killing until you can jump onto the top platform. You will primarily be using 2 attacks here, mainly Hercules combo (Square, Square, then hold Square) and Lance of the Furies(Hold L1+O) while in the air. Use Rage of the Gods(R3+L3) at any point if you have it charged, and just use Square to attack. This should finish off a lot of guys without much difficulty. Lance of the Furies will knock off all the cerberus pups usually but it doesn't work at all for the Satyrs. Another attack strategy for the Satyrs is to lift them into the air with Appollo's Ascenion(hold L1+X) then attack them with Appollo's Offensive (hold L1 and press X) while still in the air. I have found this to be effective. Keep trying and you will eventually get to the other platform, double-jump to it once its in range. -- Cronoeds submitted: I have a strategy for Mission 10 that takes a little bit of luck, but still makes the mission much easier than usual. Simply use the blade of Artemis and continually use L1+Triangle move on the ground. Both satyrs and cerberus puppies are vulnerable to it, and it's a quick one-two punch that can knock several enemies off the platform per attack. My note: I also found using (hold Triangle) while in the air after double- jumping to work well with the blade of artemis. Or just holding Triangleto get into the air also. -- h8uthemost submitted: Using Achilles flip, press Triangle while still in the air, and he performs a strong attack downward. Takes some patience and time, but not much risk. -- Menno Rutten submitted:"constantly use the evade move (preferably towards the center of theplatform) followed by (X) and then (L1+Square). Before you even touch theground again, you should already use the right analog stick again to evade.You can repeat this infinitely, although that takes a little practice (you have to get used to the constant rolling). Advantages of this strategy are that: 1; you won't get hit at all 2; you'll never fall off In other words, you can't fail with this, only if you take a slight pause in your constantly repeating chain of evade-strikes. Also, avoid accidentally pressing (L1+Square) twice in a row because it will leave you vulnerable. If that happens, block immediately and then evade again as soon as possible, followed by (X). You CAN evade by the edges of the platform, unlike you said in your guide. You won't ever fall off. Just make sure you tap (X) to get in the air in the opposite direction. Knowing that gave me a lot more freedom on that little platform." --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Info --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Faq is no longer supported by the author. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Credits --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.Gamefaqs- For maintaining a huge videogame database of guides, and forums. 2.Various users on the gamefaqs message boards(too many to mention, don't even remember any names anyways- For providing help with the game when I asked as well as giving me a general idea for how to get through a challenge for problematic ones. 3.David Jaffe- For being responsible for this fantastic game 4.Ris and Dei- for proof-reading =p 5.Pyroe on gamefaqs- fixed a minor problem with challenge 5 6. Piranha Pariah and Tyler Welter- for making me aware of a mistake in challenge 7 7. Steve, Mr Floppy TankMage, Matt Jirgal, Cronoeds, MediusNacht, Menno, h8uthemost- for submitting useful strategies Copyright (c)March, 2005 Jerry M. All rights reserved.
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