God of War II (PS2) IPO Announced

Sony Corp's (ADR: SNE) God of War II for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) will debut on the simExchange on Monday, January 29, 2007. It will be categorized under the Action genre. Shares will open for purchase at 135 DKP (forecasts 1.35 million copies sold worldwide over lifetime). The release for this game is scheduled for March 13, 2007 in North America. The listing was submitted by Reitoei. The game's page is found here. The summary of the game is:

God of War II is the sequel of God of War, which was released in 2005 for the PS2. The sequel continues the story of Kratos, a feared warrior of Sparta. The series' setting is mythological Greece. Kratos is endowed with the powers of the Gods such as Poseidon's storms and Zeus's thunderbolts. The game features the same engine as the previous game and can be quickly picked up by fans of the original.

God of War II is a 3rd-person action game. The gameplay focuses on combat and puzzle-solving. The previous game was known for its fatality minigames, in which time will pause when an enemy has critically low health and the player can attempt to complete a minigame-like feat such as button mashing combos and joystick rotation. Success will result in performing an execution that results in the enemy dropping health or magic restoring orbs.

Kratos is armed with "the Blades of Chaos," swords that are chained to his arms so that they can be swung for greater distance. These weapons allow the player to piece together combo attacks. The game also features contextual attacks where the player must press certain buttons in certain situations to perform special attacks, such as dismounting a rider.