God of War II

God of War II
Region NTSC-U: Serial numbers: SCUS 97481 Release date: March 13, 2007 CRCs: 2F123FD8 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: Playable Mac Status: ? Region PAL: Windows Status: ? Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region NTSC-J: Windows Status: ? Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): SCEA
Genre: Action-Adventure
Wikipedia: Link
Game description: God of War II is a third person action-adventure video game. Sequel to God of War God of War II is loosely based on Greek mythology, and is set in Ancient Greece. The player controls the protagonist Kratos, the new God of War who has killed the former, Ares. Kratos is betrayed by Zeus, the King of the Olympian Gods, who strips him of his godhood. Kratos is saved by the Titan Gaia who instructs Kratos to find The Sisters of Fate, who will allow him to travel back in time, avert his betrayal and change his destiny.

Test configuration on Windows:

PCSX2 version:	0.9.8 r4976
Graphics by GSDX:	SSE4 (vr4976)
Sound by SPU2-X:	2.0 (r4976)
BIOS version:	USA(v2.0)

Hack comments: MTVU setting greatly enhances game speed.

Test configuration on Linux:

PCSX2 version:	untested
Graphics by ZZogl:	untested
Sound by SPU2-X:	untested

PC specs used to test the game:

CPU:	Intel i5 2500K stock speed
GPU:	GeForce GTX 460 SE 768MB

Comments: Game plays fine in 3x upscale. Barely any slowdowns, only in some very intense battles for a few secs.

Laptop specs

• CPU Type: Intel i3 2310M stock speed
• GPU Type: GeForce GT 525M 2GB
• Comment: Tried playing it on my laptop. Runs fine in native resolution. MTVU is a must! Some minor hiccups at intense fighting scenes, but tolerable. Needs good air ventilation nonetheless. :)

Known Issues

Ghosting

• Type: minor gfx issue
• Affected Versions: All
• Description: Kratos and other objects, characters have a shifted, ghosting like effect around them. Only visible if using any of the upscaling modes in GSdx. Native res. has no such problems.
• Solution: Switch on Half-pixel Offset in the GSdx hacks section.