final (the end)

After the cutscene, you will take over control over Kratos once again, with the slight difference of being in FPP. This will also be the last fight with Zeus. Attack him with Circle and Triangle (the Circle alone does the job done well, no complications involved).

Once Kratos grabs the enemy in his true form, begin to mash Circle. Stop once the screen is covered in blood completely (you can continue if you like).

This way a cutscene will play and the end will be near.

At the very end you have to make use of the sword and press L2 and R2 a couple times. This way the game comes to an end. Note that after the credits roll, another cutscene will be player – it’s worth seeing it!!!

Congratulations, you’ve finished the game.

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the darkness

This stage is basically all about going up. For the most time you will be following a trail of blood or a blue flame, meeting various characters on your way.

Head towards the chalice.

Afterwards follow the red line, pay a visit to your family and move on.

This way you will reach a dying Pandora, who will change into blue flame of hope.

Move on and you will see your family, brutally murdered. Continue going up the screen after the cutscene ends.

You will pass by Athena. As you walk away the camera will once more show her body [RS] – return to her.

Go straight in the direction of the pit and Kratos will perform a characteristic jump, known from the first game.

You will land in an ocean of blood. Swim towards and flame and then swim around while getting away from the voices of the gods you’ve killed.

Another source of light will appear in the distance. Swim towards it and you will find yourself in front of the Pandora’s Box. Open it to end the stage.

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Zeus

You will once again arrive in the well known room, this time able to collect all the experience chests and one with w power-up[!!!], hidden in a alcove next to the chain (not the one you’ve been climbing). Once you open them all, go up the round stairs.

Approach the Pandora’s Box and begin to move the crank. This time you will be able to push it till the end, which will start a cutscene.

After it ends, the first fight with Zeus will begin. It will be kept in a 2,5D style. You will be able to move in one line only, so dodging the enemy’s attacks will be much easier.

During this phase Zeus will most likely attack with lightning bolts after jumping. Avoid getting hit by simply jumping in the other direction.

Additionally the highest god will attack you with combos. They’re not very effective, as you would have to stand very close to him for a long time to even get hit. Zeus can also sometimes break your combo in the middle and attack.

During the fight Zeus can sometimes grab you and drag you through the whole „arena”. Move the left stick to avoid getting thrown at the wall.

At some point a QTE mark will appear above the enemy’s head. Grab him and activate an event during which you will have to press three of the basic buttons.

After the first QTE, you will move on to the second phase of the fight. It’s not very different from the first one. Zeus will however learn some new moves: attack with a series of lightning from the ground (quickly dodge) and teleport (he’ll be able to quickly move behind you).

Deal enough damage and another QTE mark will appear. Quickly tap Circle to complete it successfully.

After finishing the initial part of the fight and watching a cutscene, you will regain control over Kratos. Head to the door and save your game before exiting the ruined room.

Go forward and glide towards the terrace. There you will fight again (and surely not for the last time). It will be really short and easy. For the most time Zeus will try to hit you with lightning. Dodge his attacks and deal enough damage...

... and Gaia will appear. She will grab the whole building and you and Zeus will land inside her.

Before the final fight begins, you will have to follow the familiar path towards the Titan’s heart.

Once there, destroy the crystals surrounding her heart and incinerate the vines found there. Hit the heart a couple times and your health will regenerate.

Zeus will join the fun and the last classic fight will begin (you’ll have several more occasions to attack him later on). Pay attention to Gaia’s heart during the fight, as after regenerating it can be used as a health pack both for you and your enemy as well. Remember about it while playing on higher difficulty setting – you will get green orbs by hitting the organ a couple times). If Zeus runs toward the heart (after charging up and throwing a comment) and starts regenerating, be sure to attack him and stop the process.

The enemy will mainly throw lightning bolts at you and clone himself. However you should always be able to tell the clones from the real ones. By destroying the fakes, you will receive mana and orange orbs which fill up your Rage of Sparta bar.

The god will also be able to quickly dodge your attacks and hitting him won’t be that easy this time around. He will move very fast which will allow him to do a quick counter attack.

Hit him enough and a QTE mark will appear above his head.

The QTE will take the form of a mini-game, as before you will be able to push Zeus onto Gaia’s heart (where the finishing blow will be dealt), you will have to alternate between pressing L1+R1 and mashing Circle. If you fail with L1+R1, a sub-QTE will launch, during which you will have to press three basic buttons to avoid death.

As you get close to the heart, Kratos will jump into the air and you will have to do a curve with the left stick. Thanks to it Zeus will be pushed onto the place where his death will begin. Press L2 and R2 at the same time.

You will begin wrestling with Zeus, quickly press Circle.

A cutscene will play.

Afterwards you will take control over Kratos once again. Approach the sword lying in front of you.

You will get attacked once again – press Circle to get out of it alive. This will end the stage for now and you will sink into darkness.

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Judges of the Underworld part2

After the cutscene there’s a flight sequence waiting for you. It’s very hard, with lots of obstacles in your way. However you shouldn’t have much difficulties, considering you’ve went through it several times now.

Get ready for a tough fight as you get to the surface. You will have to kill a big Cerberus and some Satyrs. Get rid of them to be able to move on. There are also two experience chests and one with a power-up [!!!] in the area (jump over the destroyed walkway on the left side of the arena onto the ledge and go to its end).

Once the threat is gone (and all power-ups are in your possession), head towards the Hyperion gate which you’ve already used once. On your way you will pass by a power-up chest [RS] [!!!].

After teleporting upstairs, head left. There you will find the first crystal attached to the head of the judge. Destroy it using the Cestus and get ready for a fight. Two Sirens and some basic enemies will attack you.

Afterwards head right. Upon getting to a pit, you can find another power-up chest next to it [!!!].

After jumping to the other side, approach the second crystal. Destroy it and fight some shielded undeads. Move on and as you pass by the tunnel in which you’ve fought Minotaurs before, you will discover the third power-up chest [!!!].

Additionally you’ll get attacked by two Satyrs assisted by undeads. Considering they’re not the easiest enemies around, you shouldn’t underestimate them.

Approach the vine wall, go down it and destroy the last crystal to unveil the Chain's weak spot.

Now all that’s left is destroying it. Return upstairs using the vine wall and use the nearby Hyperion gate. On the other side you will find a power-up chest [!!!] and a lever which opens up the gate. Get to the chain and break it to start a cutscene.

Once it ends, the last flight section in the game will begin (it will be rather short and shouldn’t be too troublesome).

After landing in the labyrinth and having a conversation, jump onto the chain and get to Olympus, which will end this level.

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The Labyrinth

This way you will find yourself inside Daedalus’ labyrinth. There’s a save point and a hidden experience chest in the bottom left corner of the first room.

You will also find a familiar switch – interact with it and change the cube’s position. This way you will also trigger a fight. It will be a little harder than usual, but you should okay, especially considering the Cerberus which you can „mount”.

After the fight ends, move on to the next room, open the power-up chest found there [!!!] (on the left) and then interact with the switch.

The cube will turn and you’ll land next to two chests (on the right): one with experience, the second one with a power-up [!!!] [LS]. Open them one at a time so that the fire doesn’t reach you – it will appear once every couple seconds and by touching it you automatically die.

On the left there will also be a fire mechanism. Once it turns off, run there, grab the grating and quickly climb up.

Hold on to the moving object. Approach its right edge and wait for it to get close to another grating. Once it does, jump onto it[LS]. Afterwards, as the last moving mechanism retreats, get onto the top and jump onto another one. You will find a lever which opens a passage – pull it.

Go outside and cross the bridge (it’s completely safe) to get to another room.

There’s another puzzle waiting for you here. On the ground (apart from an experience chest on the right) you fill find a movable block. Move it to the middle part of the platform and then change the cube’s position by hitting the switch. Afterwards move the block once more, this time to the upper part (away from the camera) and use the next switch.

This way you have moved the block near the pressure switch. Put it onto the switch and head to the exit.

A fight will begin, during which it will be very easy to die, even on the lowest difficulty. The cube you’re in is filled with spikes which will appear from the floor – getting hit by them causes an instant death. To make things easier, the process is divided into two phases: at first just the tips of the spikes will appear, the whole will move out afterwards. If you see the tips underneath your feet, quickly run to another part of the room.

There’s a whole cast of enemies that will try interrupt you. Basically you should keep moving all the time and let the spikes finish them off.

By the end of the first and second phase the whole floor will be filled with spikes. A Harpy will also appear, so grab it to save yourself (try to get the moment right, as grabbing too early will result in you falling on the not yet retracted spikes), just like you do when crossing gaps.

After you survive the second phase, an exit will open up [RS] – use it to get out.

Cross another bridge, save your game and go to the cage at its end (you will open it by destroying the crystal lock with the Cestus. Inside you will find Pandora.

After the cutscene go out and collect the power-up from the chest on the right [!!!]. Afterwards follow the path to its end, grab the girl (Circle) and give her a leg up.

In the next room you will have to go through a longer and harder than usual fight. Enemies will appear for quite a long time, with Gorgons amongst them (finish them off with QTEs to petrify the other). On the left you will find a hidden experience chest.

Once everyone’s dead, pull the nearby lever and let the girl go through the grating. She will stand on a button and unveil to you a switch which will chance the cube’s position.

Once it happens, the girl will find herself in a deadly trap, with saws approaching her. You have only a couple second to save her. Jump onto the green gratins and quickly move left. Afterwards jump onto the upper moving part and then jump onto the lower one again, once you’re on the other side. Jump down to the ground once there and pull the lever.

If you were fast enough, Pandora will be saved. Now give her a hand once more and she will get behind the nearby grating. While she’s climbing up the ladder, you can collect some experience from the chest on the left.

Go through the opened grating, grab the ladder and head up.

Once you get to the top you will find Pandora trapped in a tank which will start to be filled with water in just a moment (once you move the first object). Before you begin the rescue mission, collect the Minotaur Horn [!!!] from the hidden chest on the right.

Now you can try to save Pandora. As you switch on the mechanism (by moving the wall on the left [LS]), you will have a short amount of time to save Hephaestus’ daughter. Move the mentioned block and run up the vertical wall. Afterwards glide towards the tank.

Once on it, jump to the vertical grating on the right and move out the block. Grab the ceiling, go up and activate the switch there to change the cube position.

After that quickly move along the ceiling on which you’ve landed again or you’ll end up in the fans (you’ll only have a couple seconds to do this). Move towards the wall under the tank and wait until the moving spiked platform gets beneath you. Then quickly climb up the grating onto the tank.

Move the crank to unveil a switch. Use it to change the cube’s position again.

This way you will pump the water out of the tank and will be able to break the glass, freeing Pandora.

Once reunited, go across another safe bridge (there a save point on it). At the end of the path there’s a lift which will take you down.

After the lift stops, you’re in for another long fight. The enemies will appear for a long time and among them will be the troublesome Minotaurs.

After the fight, collect the chests hidden on both sides of the room. On the left you will find experience and on the right a power-up [!!!].

Now pull the lever to open the gate for Pandora. As she gets inside, you should get onto the switch above her and leave the labyrinth by going up.

Now go straight in the direction of the save point. Upon reaching it a cutscene will start and the stage will come to an end.

Get there by using the cubes most to the right side. There are hidden chests on the first and last of them (a power-up and Minotaur Horn) [!!!] [!!!].

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