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Season 2 sets a course through the myth of ancient Greece with *God of War*. Max Roberts and Logan Moore travel back to *God of War*, not to be confused with 2018’s *God of War*. Has Kratos changed all that much since 2005? Does the quest for vengeance hold up?
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# *God of War*
Developer – Sony Santa Monica Studio
Platform – PlayStation 2 (Remaster released on PlayStation 3 and PS Vita)
Release Date – March 22, 2005 (Nov. 17, 2009 on PS3, May 6, 2014 on Vita)
Game Director – [David Jaffe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Jaffe)
Producer – [Shannon Studstill](https://twitter.com/studstills?lang=en)
Combat Designers – [Derek Daniels](https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,73059/), [Richard Foge](https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,147293/), [Eric Williams](https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,73057/), [David Jaffe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Jaffe), and [Todd Papy](https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,105409/)
Composers – [Gerard Marino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Marino), [Mike Reagan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Reagan), [Ron Fish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Fish), [Winifred Phillips](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winifred_Phillips), [Winnie Waldron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie_Waldron), [Cris Velasco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cris_Velasco), and [Marcello De Francisci](http://www.marcellodefrancisci.com/video-games/)
[Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/god-of-war) – 94/100
# Links
- [*God of War* – Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_War_(2005_video_game))
- [*God of War* Game Directors Live](https://youtu.be/Pu8TxFYF-Go)
- [*God of War: Ragnarök* Reveal Trailer](https://youtu.be/EE-4GvjKcfs)
- Soundtrack
- [YouTube](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiJCqXeqyAID45M8m99tpT-eJeaHczl5Z)
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*This episode was originally recorded on September 25, 2021.*
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