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Chest Guide

by Mookiethebold

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                              By Mookiethebold

                            Version 1.3 / Athena

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  WARNING! This guide does contain some spoilers! Read it at your discretion!

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< TABLE OF CONTENTS >
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*Using [Ctrl + F] type in the search code and click "find" to go to the desired
 section of this guide.

 1 - VERSION HISTORY......................[ CG01 ]
 2 - INTRODUCTION.........................[ CG02 ]
 3 - UNDERSTANDING THIS GUIDE.............[ CG03 ]
 4 - RHODES...............................[ CG04 ]
     - URN OF GAIA........................[ URN1 ]
 5 - LAIR OF THE TITAN....................[ CG05 ]
 6 - THE TEMPLE OF LAHKESIS...............[ CG06 ]
 7 - THE TEMPLE OF EURYALE................[ CG07 ]
     - URN OF THE GORGONS.................[ URN2 ]
     - GIFT OF EXPERIENCE.................[ GFTE ]
 8 - THE HALL OF ATROPOS..................[ CG08 ]
     - URN OF OLYMPUS.....................[ URN3 ]
 9 - ATLAS................................[ CG09 ]
     - URN OF PROMETHEUS..................[ URN4 ]
10 - THE PALACE OF THE FATES..............[ CG10 ]
     - GIFT OF HEALTH.....................[ GFTH ]
     - GIFT OF MAGIC......................[ GFTM ]
11 - THE TEMPLE OF THE FATES..............[ CG11 ]
12 - Q & A................................[ CG12 ]
13 - CONTACT INFORMATION..................[ CG13 ]
14 - CREDITS..............................[ CG14 ]
15 - DISCLAIMER...........................[ CG15 ]

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< 1 - VERSION HISTORY >                                                [ CG01 ]
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Version 1.3 / Athena
6-8-08: Added Gorgon Eye chest #57.

Version 1.2 / Athena
3-31-08: Added red orb chest #72

Version 1.1 / Athena
2-08-08: Added red orb chest #170

Version 1.0 / Athena
1-02-08: Started a new game and began writing the guide.
1-06-08: Finished the current playthrough and the basics of the guide.
1-08-08: Did some proofreading and polishing and... Done!

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< 2 - INTRODUCTION >                                                   [ CG02 ]
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Greetings, Spartans! Do you desire great strength? Do you wish to raise your
health to its peak as quickly as possible? Do you need a boost of magic power?
Then you've come to the right place! This guide was designed to lead you to
each and every chest in the conflict known as God of War II. Follow these
simple instructions and you'll be as powerful as a titan in no time!

This guide gives detailed locations of all the chests that contain red orbs,
Gorgon Eyes, Phoenix Feathers, the three "gift" chests, and four of the six
Urns (the other two Urns are not found within the main game, hence their
exclusion). Regular green/health, blue/magic, and yellow/Rage of the Titans
chests are not covered because, quite frankly, they're all so obvious you'd
have to be playing with your eyes closed to miss any of 'em! 

Of course, it's not necessary to find all these chests in order to complete the
game, but why wait till Bonus Play to max out your health and magic meters or
the power of your weapons and magic spells when you can do it the first time
through, eh? 

Let's get started!

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< 3 - UNDERSTANDING THIS GUIDE >                                       [ CG03 ]
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< CHEST TYPES >

-> RD: Denotes a chest with a red "glow" on the outside, which contains red 
       orbs on the inside, used to increase the power and/or skills of your
       various weapons and magic abilities. Some chests containing red orbs *do
       not* have the standard red glow on the outside, but instead are just a
       plain looking grey chest. These grey chests *with* red orbs are more
       common in the later half of the game after you've acquired all of the
       Gorgon Eyes and Phoenix Feathers. Some red orb chests also give small
       amounts of blue/magic or yellow/Rage of the Titans orbs as well.

-> xRD: Denotes a regular grey chest which contains red orbs. However, if you
        don't collect all of the Gorgon Eyes and Phoenix Feathers at the
        earliest opportunity, they may still be found in some of these chests.

-> GE: Denotes a normal grey colored chest which contains a Gorgon Eye. This 
       type has no "glow" to it like the red orb chests, or the green and blue
       chests with health and magic refills. There are a total of 18 Gorgon
       Eyes in one new game. Every six you collect permanently increase the
       health/life meter of Kratos by a small amount. If you miss any Gorgon
       Eyes they can not only be found in other chests later in the same game,
       but they'll also appear in chests in a Bonus Play game. So, if you only
       get 15 on your first playthrough on normal, when you start a Bonus Play
       game on the same difficulty, the other 3 will continue to spawn in the
       grey chests till you have all 18. Get it? Good!

-> PF: Denotes a normal grey colored chest which contains a Phoenix Feather.
       Like the chests with Gorgon Eyes, these do not glow either. There are
       a total of 18 Phoenix Feathers in one new game, and like the GE's, every
       six you collect permanently increase the magic meter of Kratos by a
       small amount. Again, if you miss any they'll continue to spawn in the
       grey chests later in that same playthrough and in Bonus Play till you've
       found all 18.

-> URN OF X: Denotes a normal grey colored chest which contains one of four
       different urns available in the main game. Like the GE and PF chests,
       these do not glow. Each of the four urns can only be found in one
       specific chest. If you miss one of them during one playthrough you can
       get it the next time around in Bonus Play at the same location.

-> GIFT OF X: Denotes a chest which contains one of three "gifts", health/life,
       magic, and experience. The health and magic gifts give Kratos a small
       permanent increase to the respective meter, while the gift of experience
       rewards you with a whole bunch of red orbs. Each of the three is only
       available in one specific location and they can be found in a subsequent
       playthrough if you miss them on the previous game.

-> Green/Blue/Yellow chests: As stated in the intro, these chests, containing
       orbs that refill your health, magic, and Rage of the Titans meters, are
       not listed in this guide due to the fact that they are generally all
       right out in the open and almost in your way (not to mention that there
       are a hell of a lot of 'em). If I were to list all of these chests as
       well, the guide would be unnecessarily long.

*Note: During Bonus Play, if you collected all of the GE's and PF's on your
       previous playthrough, some of those chests which were just a plain grey
       color before will now glow red instead (and some don't; go figure).

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< LOCATION GROUPINGS >

1. XX ~ Denotes one chest at this location.

2. XX ~
3. XX ~
4. XX ~ When two or more chests are listed in this manner, it doesn't mean I
        forgot to tell you where the first one (or two) is/are, instead it
        means said chests can all be found together in the same location, or at
        least within close proximity of each other.

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< LOCATION DESCRIPTION >

-> Each section of the guide is broken down into the main areas of the game in
   which the chests can be found. Subsections, listed in parenthesis, are named
   according to the nearest (usually the previous, sometimes the next) save
   point in order to help narrow down the specific location of a chest. If you
   don't know the name of the subsection of your current position, find a save
   point, save your game, resume, then choose the save option again. The game
   will list the name of the subsection on the file you just saved.

-> In some instances I used north, south, east or west to describe which way
   you should go/look to find a chest. North always means up/forward, south
   always means down/toward the screen, east always means right, and west
   always means left. Unfortunately, the camera sometimes shifts a bit as you
   move around, thus going east can sometimes suddenly mean going north. Know
   what I mean? Eh, don't worry though. This doesn't happen very often, so you
   shouldn't have any trouble understanding my directions.

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< 4 - RHODES >                                                         [ CG04 ]
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(Rhodes Bathhouse)

1. RD ~ In the room where the Colossus steps on Kratos, near the ladder and
        climbable wall, continue left past a blue/green combo chest and head
        into a small nook in the corner.

2. RD ~ In the same room, climb the wall, head to the left, climb down and jump
        off, rather than proceed up and out. The chest is at the end of the 
        short balcony.

(Rhodes Palace)

3. RD ~
4. URN OF GAIA ~                                                       [ URN1 ]
5. RD ~ In the area with all the hallways and gates, push the block onto the
        second floor button under the gate opened when Kratos stands on the
        first button and roll right after it. After that, push it down the
        hall to the right, then all the way straight ahead. Be sure you destroy
        the bird statue on the block, then jump up on the ledge to get all
        three chests.

6. RD ~ Still in the hallway area, head to the section where the platform and
        lever is (don't get on yet), then go south (from your perspective) to
        find the chest.

(Eastern Ramparts)

7. RD ~
8. RD ~ On a platform to the right, between two small broken roofs, in the area
        where you must balance on some narrow wooden beams. Jump across from
        the right end of the first section of beams (before proceeding towards
        the save point) to find both chests.

9. GE ~ Climb the net on the platform where you destroy the third joint of
        machinery inside the Colossus to find your first Gorgon Eye.

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< 5 - LAIR OF THE TITAN >                                              [ CG05 ]
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10. RD ~
11. GE ~ After getting off Pegasus, climb (or jump) down the wall just in front
         of the green chest, and jump down to the lower platform on the left to
         find both chests.

(The Hand Cavern)

12. RD ~ Near the edge of the cliff past a rope you will need to slide down,
         just a bit after a green chest near where you fight your first
         Minotaur.

13. RD ~ After exiting the cave into the snowy area outside, destroy the
         platforms and climb to the upper ledge. The chest is to your right
         just before you slide down the chain.

(Fire of Olympus)

14. RD ~ By the save point after the climbable wall a bit beyond the fire pit
         that Prometheus hangs above.

15. GE ~ Around the bend after the previously mentioned save point, right by
         the next climbable wall.

16. RD ~ On the left inside the tunnel you just entered with the face carved
         into the entrance.

17. PF ~ Use R1 to swing across the chasm, head over to the right and slide
         down the rope back to where you just jumped across from. Before
         reaching the end of the rope, press R1 again to grab onto the grapple
         point and get launched back across the chasm and land right in front
         of the nook in the wall with the chest containing your first Phoenix
         Feather.

(Typhon's Cavernous Prison)

18. RD ~ Right at the save point and next to a green chest when you hear
         Typhon's voice, just after encountering your first Gorgon(s).

19. RD ~
20. RD ~
21. RD ~
22. PF ~ After getting Typhon's Bane and killing the enemies that appear,
         instead of swinging across the chasm, look behind you for a pathway
         between a couple of torches, leading to a pyre. Grab and throw five
         enemies into the fire to melt the ice on all four chests.

(Fire of Olympus)

23. GE ~ 
24. RD ~ As soon as you exit the tunnel, don't swing across the gap. Instead
         climb back down the wall to where #15 was, approach the broken bridge,
         shoot the cover using Typhon's Bane to access a grapple point, and
         swing across to find these two chests.

25. RD ~
26. GE ~
27. RD ~ After taking care of the monsters that spawn by the fire pit, climb 
         the ledge and shoot the post to lower a rope you can climb. Head to
         the upper ledge near the broken bridge and jump onto the vertical 
         chain. Slide down and enter the small chamber to get the chests.

28. RD ~
29. PF ~
30. RD ~ Back up near the broken bridge, look for the climbable surface on the
         north wall. Hop up, head left, get off and head around the bend to
         find the chests.

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< 6 - THE TEMPLE OF LAHKESIS >                                         [ CG06 ]
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31. PF ~
32. RD ~ After climbing up the cliffside of the temple, head along the ledge to
         the left to find the two chests nestled together in the wall.

(The Cliffs of Lahkesis)

33. RD ~
34. RD ~ Down to the far right, in the area where the dogs attack and a bunch
         of bodies are hanging from chains.

35. GE ~ After kicking the bridge down and watching the cutscene about the
         early days of Zeus, head to the right along the short ledge.
         *At this point you should have collected 6 Gorgon Eyes to receive
          your first Health upgrade.

36. RD ~ Directly in front of Kratos after climbing out of the previous room
         with the Cerberus and other little dogs, and just before a save point.

(The Garden of Lahkesis)

37. RD ~ After sliding down the wall just beyond the previous save point, it's
         on the opposite side of the ladder and green chest.

38. GE ~
39. RD ~ In the round chamber with the giant chain hanging above, and where you
         encounter your first Siren Widow, jump onto the small ledge on the
         wall where the lower part of the large chain is. Jump onto the chain
         and run up to the top of it, then jump and grab onto the ceiling,
         making your way over to the far ledge with the two chests. Don't
         forget to break the smaller chain on the ceiling barring your path.

(Pathway to the Steeds)

40. GE ~
41. RD ~ After defeating Theseus, instead of entering the newly opened chamber,
         stay outside and head to the right and climb (or jump) down the wall
         to find these two chests.

42. RD ~ On the left inside the newly unlocked chamber after defeating Theseus.

43. RD ~ In the same chamber, exit to the right, climb the ladder outside and
         run forward to the end of the pathway.

44. RD ~ On top of the uppermost platform on the roof of the same chamber,
         right by the rope you need to slide across to return to the outer area
         you first arrived at on the Steeds.

(The Steeds of Time)

45. RD ~ On the uppermost platform on the roof of the chamber where you get
         Cronos' Rage.

46. PF ~ Upon exiting the chamber after getting Cronos' rage, climb up and head
         to the far right, then proceed straight ahead to the end of the narrow
         pathway.

47. GE ~ On the nose of the first steed on your left when Kratos is facing
         north and standing in front of the various colored levers, sorta in
         front of the green switch (not the group of colored levers) and down a
         few steps.

(The Divine Pools)

48. RD ~ Hidden behind a breakable wall in the small room with the waterfalls,
         after returning from the Steeds. Go straight ahead and destroy the
         cracked wall.

49. RD ~ In the same room with the waterfalls, climb to the upper ledge, then
         jump back and to the right onto another ledge. Follow it to the end
         for the chest.

50. RD ~
51. RD ~ Upon exiting the room with the waterfalls, head around the small outer
         ledge till you see the wall with the climbable surface. Hop on and
         head to the left, jump the gap, get off the wall and head around the
         bend on the left to find the two chests next to each other.

52. GE ~ On the same ledge and just around the corner to the left of the
         previous two chests.

53. PF ~ Back on the climbable wall, head down to the lower ledge and get on
         another climbable wall on your right. Go down and left a bit, scale
         the ceiling and destroy the wall to reveal a hidden section where the
         chest lies.
         *This should be your 6th Phoenix Feather, granting you a Magic
          upgrade.

54. RD ~ On the edge of the ledge to the left of the large door after finishing
         the wall-climbing sequence.

55. PF ~
56. GE ~ In the chamber with the statue of Lahkesis, jump off to your immediate
         right or left and walk south, towards the screen, to find these two
         chests in the small alcove.

57. GE ~ After acquiring the Amulet of the Fates stand on the floor button that
         raises the four pillars in the room. Once they're fully raised, head
         right, climb on the first pillar, jump to the second, and smash the
         orange and black wall panel on the right to reveal a hidden nook
         containing this chest.
         *If you haven't missed any, this will be Gorgon Eye #12. Time for
          another Health upgrade.

58. PF ~
59. RD ~ On the left and right of the statue of Lahkesis, after knocking its
         head off.

60. RD ~ On the balcony outside the room where you destroy the head of the
         statue, head left from the green chest in front of Kratos and slightly
         down and left again.

61. GE ~ On the balcony outside the room where you destroy the head of the
         statue, head right from the green chest in front of Kratos and
         slightly down and right again.

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< 7 - THE TEMPLE OF EURYALE >                                          [ CG07 ]
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62. RD ~ Hidden in the right corner behind a pillar around the left side of the
         building with the Medusa-face on it, right by where two skeletons
         attack and just before you open the gate using Euryale's Key.

63. GE ~ In the corner to your immediate right just after opening the gate
         with Euryale's Key.

(The Ruins of the Forgotten)

64. PF ~
65. RD ~ Around the bend in the hallway after pulling the block out near the
         tilting platform you'll see a crate on the ground and another hanging
         from above over it. Jump on the crate on the ground and use a blast or
         two of Cronos' Rage to break the hanging crate and release the chest.
         Then smash open the crate on the ground to reveal the other chest.

66. RD ~ Go left where the path splits just a bit after the previous two
         chests and proceed to the end of the pathway.

67. GE ~
68. RD ~ After swinging across the 3 grapple points, look to the right for a
         ladder up to a small ledge. Climb it, hop on the rope and shimmy
         across (watch out for the baddies) to reach the chests.

69. RD ~ After "rocking" the pillar and toppling it, climb up and check the
         nook on your immediate left to find the chest hidden here out of
         sight.

70. GE ~
71. RD ~ After "rocking" the pillar and toppling it, climb up and run forward
         a bit and you'll see a blue chest on the right. Stop at the edge of
         the ledge for a moment. Before jumping down into the circular room,
         use Typhon's Bane and destroy the stuff on the far wall to the right
         (at about the 1 o'clock position) inside said circular room to reveal
         a grapple point. Jump forward and latch on to it to land on the ledge
         with the chests.

72. RD ~ After climbing along a rope you'll come to a large spinning wheel that
         you can only cross after slowing time using the nearby Fates statue.
         Do so and proceed forward to a ledge where you can see a green health
         chest. Hang from the ledge and shimmy along it to the right till you
         see a small break in the wall, just over a spinning spiked wheel
         below. At the break, pull up onto the ledge to find the chest hidden
         on the right.

(River of the Forgotten)

73. PF ~
74. RD ~ After toppling the building into the swamp proceed across its roof,
         climb onto the wall and head across into a tunnel. After (or before,
         if you wish) talking to the dying soldier and placing him on the
         conveyor belt to break the spiked wheel, head on past the conveyor
         into the right corner to find these two chests.

75. GE ~ After defeating the Cerberus and getting the Golden Fleece, head back
         through the tunnel the way you came in. On your left you'll notice the
         large stone wheel has now stopped spinning. Destroy it and enter the
         small passage to find the chest at the end.

76. PF ~
77. URN OF THE GORGONS ~                                               [ URN2 ]
78. GE ~ After getting the Golden Fleece and before entering Euryale's Temple,
         return to the conveyor belt with all the gorgon beams flashing on it
         (in the area after where you fought the Rock Minotaur). Press L1 to
         deflect the gorgon beams, which will break open one of three separate
         sections of the wall, revealing a chest hidden in each nook. The
         middle one contains the chest with the Urn of the Gorgons.
         *If you didn't miss any, this is the 18th and final Gorgon Eye, and
          with it, the final Health upgrade (except for the one gained from
          the Gift of Health, which comes later).

(The Temple of Euryale)

79. RD ~ In a section of wall already broken open, with a beam of light shining
         on it, just after exiting the previous large chamber you were briefly
         trapped in while fighting a horde of enemies, some of which were
         already petrified.

80. PF ~ Hidden behind the seal on the wall at the base of the elevator shaft.
         *Feather #12, time for another Magic upgrade.

81. RD ~ Crank the elevator down just enough to squeeze Kratos out under the
         gate surrounding it and enter the opening at the base of the elevator
         platform to find this chest hidden inside.

(Euryale's Defeat)

82. RD ~ In the chamber sectioned off into smaller rooms surrounded by water
         with the pillars you must raise, destroy the wall on the platform of
         the third pillar (the one with red lights on the ground).

83. RD ~
84. RD ~ In the same watery area as chest #80, head into the passage opposite
         of the pillar surrounded by yellow lights and climb the ladder. Both
         chests are towards the front of the screen, directly behind Kratos
         when he reaches the top of the ladder.

85. RD ~
86. PF ~ Still in the same watery area as the 3 previous chests, after raising
         all of the pillars, slow time and grapple/swing from one pillar to the
         next. While on the fifth pillar, instead of jumping off straight ahead
         toward the exit, jump off to your right to land on the platform with
         these two chests.

87. PF ~
88. RD ~ After reaching the bottom of the shaft in which the ceiling tries to
         crush you and a bunch of dogs attack you'll come to a section of the
         tunnel with no floor and some beams you must balance on to get across.
         Cross the beams and shimmy along the wall. Upon reaching the other
         side you'll see a rope hanging from above right nearby. Jump onto it
         and climb up to find these two hidden on the upper ledge.

(Destiny's Atrium)

89. GIFT OF EXPERIENCE ~                                               [ GFTE ]
90. RD ~ After ascending a spiral staircase you'll find yourself back in
         Destiny's Atrium. Head to your left and return to the swamplands to
         the spot where the Barbarian King first attacked Kratos to find these
         chests. The larger chest on the left contains the Gift of Experience,
         which rewards Kratos with a TON of red orbs!

91. RD ~
92. RD ~ Shortly after leaving Destiny's Atrium you'll come across an area with
         some waterfalls and a few grapple points. On the second platform after
         the first grapple, climb the wall to find these two up top.

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< 8 - THE HALL OF ATROPOS >                                            [ CG08 ]
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(Courtyard of Atropos)

93. RD ~ After raising a platform and placing a small pillar under it to hold
         it up, you'll find this chest right around the corner by a ladder.

94. RD ~ In the room with a small pool of water and two Satyr Champions, pull
         the block out from the doorway (do not push it forward yet) and jump
         up on it to reach this chest.

95. PF ~ In the outer area with the giant face shooting beams from its eyes,
         climb to the upper balcony, cross the beam in front of the face and
         head to the left when you see the green chest in front of you.

(The Edge of Creation)

96. PF ~ Grapple along the side of the building and stand on the button to make
         the tree roots extend, then slow time. Run out to the central land
         mass and drop down to a small ledge between the two trees for this
         chest.

97. PF ~
98. URN OF OLYMPUS ~                                                   [ URN3 ]
99. RD ~ After getting the Spear of Destiny, push the Fates statue into the
         hallway and park it at the edge of the path by the water. Swim across
         to the other side and climb out. Slow time and quickly grapple across
         the gap. See the statue of the man at the corner holding the sword
         and pointing? Head around that corner and run forward over the
         pressure plate on the floor. With time slowed down, the pressure plate
         won't activate the gate, which will allow you to get into the small
         room with the three chests. The middle one contains the Urn.

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(The Face of Atlas)

100. RD ~
101. PF ~ After landing at Atlas' face and gliding across the platforms you'll
          come to a chamber with a couple of Satyr Champions and Harpy's
          waiting to be disposed of. Once done with them, attack the "tendrils"
          that are holding the block in place (or is it some weird giant piece
          of flesh?), pull it out and place it against the wall on your left.
          Climb on the block and jump to the upper ledge to find the chests.
          *Assuming you haven't missed any, this is Phoenix Feather #18, giving
           Kratos his final magic meter upgrade.

102. xRD ~
103. xRD ~ After defeating the Titan Minotaur, jump to the upper ledge to exit
           the chamber, and from there glide down to the left (don't land in
           the lava! or is it blood? whatever...)

(Inside the Mighty Titan)

104. RD ~ After riding on a rock across some lava and grappling across the
          chasm you'll be in a chamber with a stone sticking out of the ground
          right in front of Kratos, which when destroyed reveals a vent so you
          can glide, and a small pit below. Jump down into the pit and destroy
          the left part of the wall when facing forward. If you are standing
          under the torch facing that wall, turn to your right 90 degrees.
          That's your target. 

105. URN OF PROMETHEUS ~                                               [ URN4 ]
106. RD ~ After the room with all the bugs and nests where you must scale the
          walls and ceiling, you'll come to another part, sort of outside,
          where you must scale along the ceiling again. There's a stalactite
          hanging from above which will reveal an opening when destroyed. Climb
          up into this opening to find the chests. The one on the left holds
          the Urn.

(Ascension of Atlas)

107. RD ~ After gliding across a couple platforms and sliding down a chain to
          Atlas' hand you'll land right by a save point and the chest.

108. RD ~ In the area where you place one rock on top of another via the help
          of a ramp, upon reaching the ledge where you see the nearby green
          chest, jump to the back wall kinda to the left and grab onto the
          climbable surface. Head to your left to find the chest on a small
          ledge.

(The Great Chasm)

109. RD ~ Immediately after the save point glide over to the first ledge, then
          glide to the back of the tall ledge on the left. Climb to the top to
          find the chest.

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110. RD ~
111. RD ~
112. RD ~
113. RD ~ These can all be found in the small side rooms of the large chamber
          with the spiked floor and rotating gate. The best thing to do is just
          wait for the open section of gate to be in front of the room with the
          block and pull it out to stop all the traps. Upon doing so, all the
          side rooms will be open for you to pillage. Much safer than trying to
          open the chests before the spiked walls in each room close in on you.

114. RD ~ On the left side of the hallway where the circular floor pattern is,
          across from a blue chest, and just beyond the previous spike-trap
          room.

115. RD ~ In a nook on the ledge where you land after turning off the flame
          shooting from the wall and slowing time.

116. RD ~ Straight ahead and against the far wall after getting out of the trap
          with the two spiked walls that slowly close in on Kratos while
          fighting a bunch of enemies.

(The Garden of the Gods)

117. RD ~
118. RD ~ In the small round room with the statues of the gods, these two
          chests can be found in the lower left corner, at the 7 and 8 o'clock
          position from your perspective.

119. RD ~
120. RD ~ After the room with the statues is a hallway in which you must shimmy
          along the wall. While doing so you will see the two chests in front
          of Kratos, but behind a gate. Continue along one more section to the
          right, drop down from the ledge to a floor and proceed forward, up
          the ladder, then to the left to get to the chests.

(Sacrifice to the Fates)

121. RD ~
122. RD ~ After taking a swim in what seems like blood, look directly behind
          Kratos, towards the front of your screen, for these two chests.

123. RD ~
124. xRD ~
125. RD ~
126. RD ~ In the round glowing room with all the ice, use the phoenix statue in
          the middle of the room to melt the ice walls blocking the nooks that
          contain each of these chests.

(The West Auditorium)

127. RD ~ 
128. xRD ~
129. RD ~
130. RD ~
131. RD ~ After the round room where you fight some Cerberus's you'll climb a
          ladder and find a save point. Glide across to the ledge on the right
          to find the first chest, then head slightly north for the next two.
          While still up on that ledge, drop down to the floor on the left,
          landing in the fenced-in area for the last two chests.

(Auditorium of Atropos)

132. GIFT OF HEALTH ~                                                  [ GFTH ]
     Just a bit past the previous save point you'll find a Fates statue. Push
     it all the way to the right/forward to a gate and park it at the right end
     against said gate. This will trigger a cutscene where a man jumps off the
     ledge outside. Pull the lever on the left and immediately push the statue
     under the gate to keep it from closing. Run through the mirror on the left
     in the next room and you'll emerge in front of the gate. Immediately slow
     time and run back to the nook where the statue originally was. You must
     get there before you hear the man jump off the ledge again. When done
     correctly the chest with the Gift of Health will have materialized. Open
     it to receive a health meter upgrade (your last if you collected all of
     the Gorgon Eyes).

133. RD ~ After dealing with the translator you'll come to a spot with a vent
          on the ground. Glide up to the ledge, pull the lever to open the vent
          further, and glide up to the ceiling. As you pass by the broken arch
          take a short right towards the back wall and drop down onto the small
          ledge to find this chest.

(Entrance to the Underground)

134. RD ~
135. RD ~ Upon exiting the elevator shaft with the spiked ceiling and all the
          skeletons, these two chests will be at the front of your screen,
          right before the stairs.

136. RD ~ In the lava-filled room, after you shimmy across the rope, climb up
          on the wall, then the ceiling and proceed around to the opposite side
          of that section of wall to find it hollowed out. The chest is on the
          small ledge in here.

137. GIFT OF MAGIC ~                                                   [ GFTM ]
138. RD ~ Upon descending from the ceiling just after getting the previous
          chest, you'll fight a few enemies, then look around the corner to see
          some steam rising and a glowing disc on the wall right in front of
          Kratos. Use Typhon's Bane to shoot the disc and destroy the wall.
          Glide over to get the red orb chest and the Gift of Magic. If you've
          already collected all of the Phoenix Feathers, this will be your
          final magic meter upgrade.
          *Here's a helpful tip: destroy the wall to the right of the Gift of
           Magic to find a lever to pull which will retract the spikes on the
           rotating columns just ahead!

139. RD ~ In the same area as the two previous chests, as you glide over the
          lava and around the second column, look for a ledge on the right
          where this chest lies.

(The Phoenix Chamber)

140. RD ~ Glide to the lower set of stairs to the left of the platform where
          the save point is in the Phoenix Chamber to find this chest.

141. RD ~
142. RD ~ Taking the left path out of the main area of the Phoenix Chamber, the
          next room has a spiked floor. Pull the lever and run up to the wall
          on the left. Destroy it and run back to the lever, lest you get
          impaled. Take care of the two enemies, then pull the lever again and
          slow time. Run to and open one chest, run back, let the spikes pop,
          pull the lever again, slow time, then run to and open the second
          chest.

143. RD ~
144. RD ~
145. RD ~ After getting past the spiked floor room you'll see the next three
          chests behind some bars in the hallway. Continue around the hall to
          the right, jump and grab onto the wall on the right, then jump
          backwards to the left side of the hall. Hop over the ledge to get the
          chests.

146. RD ~
147. RD ~ 
148. RD ~ In the room where a phoenix sends a wall of flame at you, two chests
          can be found behind a gate on the right. Push the statue till it's in
          front of the lever towards the front of the room in order to deflect
          the fire so you can open the gate and get to the chests. The other is
          behind a gate on the left, with a blue chest. This one may require
          you to have the statue right nearby as you lift the gate, so as not
          to get hit by the fire.

149. RD ~ 
150. RD ~ One chest is at the far right end of the upper stairway you ascend
          after releasing the phoenix, the other is at the far left end.

151. RD ~ After using the Hail of Boreas to lower the door, head into the hall
          and take two lefts to find this chest at the end.

152. RD ~ Blow the horn to free the phoenix, then glide across the pillars to
          reach a new room. You can see the chest behind a gate, so pull the
          lever, climb up onto the ceiling, and smash the chain over the gate
          to open it. Drop down and open the chest.

153. RD ~ After cranking the lever and raising the pillars outside, you'll be
          in a small, dark round room. Crank the lever around so the opening of
          the gate is on the right, at the 3 o'clock position, then enter the
          nook and open the chest.

154. RD ~
155. RD ~ On the platform with the Phoenix, after defeating the Kraken.

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156. RD ~
157. RD ~
158. xRD ~
159. RD ~
160. RD ~
161. RD ~ The first three are on the right side of the room and the second
          three on the left. Grapple up to the central platform and smash the
          crystal to restore normal time. Jump in the water at the base of the
          platform and pull the lever down below. You'll see a short blue lever
          sticking out of the base near the surface. Push (or pull) it to move
          the large ram platform till it's at about the 6 o'clock position and
          slow time immediately. Grapple up to the central platform, jump onto
          the ram platform, head to the end of it and jump off and glide over
          to reach the ledge in the corner with the chests. After, move the
          blue lever till the ram platform is at 6 o'clock again and repeat the
          remaining steps to reach the chests on the other side of the room.
          This can sometimes be a bit of a pain in the butt, so try not to get
          too frustrated if it takes a couple attempts.

162. RD ~
163. RD ~ After passing through the smashed face of the statue of Lahkesis,
          head into the immediate left and right corners for each of these
          chests.

(The Inner Sanctum)

164. RD ~
165. RD ~ After defeating the two sisters you'll enter a hallway with a save
          point on the path. The chests are right under that circular part of
          the path where the save is. Jump in the water on the right and left
          to access them.

166. RD ~
167. RD ~
168. RD ~
169. RD ~ In the room just after the previous save point, climb up the center
          column and make your way along the ceiling, around the pillar, to the
          back of the room, and drop off onto the ledge of the upper hall.
          Whether you went around the left or right of the pillar while on the
          ceiling, surely you saw one of the ledges where the chests are.
          Before proceeding into the hallway, jump and glide back to each ledge
          on the left and right side of the room. Two chests are on each.

(The Loom Chamber)

170. RD ~ On the second level platform that surrounds Clotho, immediately to
          your right after you climb up to this area and the camera pulls out
          and pans around, there's a hole in the floor that you need to open
          and trap one of Clotho's arms in by closing the hatch on it. Pull the
          lever to the right of this hole to open it and jump down inside it to
          find the chest (and make sure you beat up the arm so it stops moving
          and doesn't smack Kratos).

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Q1. Why aren't the green and blue and yellow chests listed? I need to know
    where those are!

A1. Because they're all right out in the open and very easy to find. Yeah,
    there are a few that are kinda hidden, but they're so plentiful it's pretty
    unlikely you'll need to use each and every one or that you won't be able to
    find them on your own. 

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Q2. I found a chest you missed. What should I do?

A2. Knowing how well hidden some of these suckers are I wouldn't be surprised
    if I missed one or two (though I'm pretty certain I got them all). Should
    you come across one I missed, email me with its location and what type of
    chest it is. Once I confirm your information, whenever the next update
    occurs, I'll add it to the guide and you'll be credited for it.

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Q3. Er, I don't understand the location you described for chest #xx. Where the
    hell is it?

A3. Some locations were tricky to describe without getting too wordy and making
    things even more difficult to understand, so I tried to keep it simple. As
    long as you're playing the game while using the guide you really shouldn't
    have any difficulty finding any of the chests in their respective location.

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Q4. When I opened chest #xx, red orbs came out but they weren't added to my
    total. What's the deal?

A4. You must be playing on the "Titan (Very Hard)" difficulty setting. On Titan
    Mode red orbs are only worth 75% of their normal value, so not only will
    you get less, but in some instances, despite seeing red orbs exit from the
    chest, you may get none. That's right, NONE. This is normal, so don't
    freak out and think your game is glitched.

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Q5. Bah! I missed a chest that had a Gorgon Eye/Phoenix Feather in it. Can I go
    back for it?

A5. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. You can backtrack to certain areas if you
    missed a chest and want to return to it, but sometimes the game erects
    blockades, thus preventing you from going back the way you came. Other
    times you may have had to jump down from a higher platform to reach a new
    area and you can't climb back up in order to go back. As I stated in
    section 3, even if you miss a GE or PF, they will appear in other chests
    later in the game. It's up to you if you want to backtrack or not (assuming
    you *can* go back). You may have a limited opportunity to backtrack for an
    Urn you missed as well, but if not, they *do not* appear in other chests
    later on. Try not to miss these the first time you're in their respective
    areas.

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Q6. How come you didn't list which of the later grey chests specifically
    contain GE's or PF's and just put "xRD" instead? I passed by some of the
    earlier ones and now I need a couple more. 

A6. Well, the whole point of using this guide is to make sure you *do* get all
    of the GE's and PF's as early as possible. If for some reason you didn't
    get all of them right away, the "xRD" chests will let you know you can
    expect to get an eye or feather should you need another. Maybe in a future
    update I'll specify whether a GE or PF is in those xRD chests, but for now
    the current format should be plenty reliable.

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Q7. How come you only list four of the Urns? Where are the other two?

A7. The other two, the Urn of Poseidon and the Urn of the Fates, are not found
    within the main game. Instead, after completing the game once you will
    unlock the Challenge of the Titans bonus game. Complete CotT with a rank of
    Mortal (or better) to unlock the Urn of the Fates, and complete it with a
    rank of Spartan (or better) to unlock the Urn of Poseidon.

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Q8. Do I get anything special for opening all these chests?

A8. Besides the obvious rewards of red orbs, GE's, PF's, Gifts, and Urns? No.

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mookiethebold[at]yahoo[dot]com

- Please mention God of War as the subject, otherwise I'll delete it on sight.
- Please be polite. I will not respond to any mail I deem to be rude.
- Please be patient. If you have a question(s), I generally send responses
  within a week, but sometimes circumstances prevent me from doing so.

Feel free to email me...

- If you liked this guide and just want to say so.
- If you have a question specifically pertaining to this guide.
- If you noticed an error and have specific info about a correction. Once I
  confirm it, you'll be given credit whenever the next update occurs (spelling
  and grammar errors do not count). 

Do not email me...

- If you want to complain.
- To ask for help regarding the main game. There are walkthroughs for that, as
  well as the message board.
- If the answer to your question can be found within this guide.
- To send spam or a virus.

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< 14 - CREDITS >                                                       [ CG14 ]
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Thanks to -

SCEA & Cory Barlog: For the game!

CJayC & SBAllen: For GameFAQs!

markwhiskey: For bringing entry #170 to my attention!

Robin: For bringing entry #72 to my attention!

Mike Martens: For bringing entry #57 to my attention!

Me: For writing the darn thing!

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< 15 - DISCLAIMER >                                                    [ CG15 ]
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God of War II Chest Guide
For the Playstation 2
copyright 2008 Santo Lofaso

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