That sure is a lot of numbers in that headline and it also rhymes!
The God of War 2 embargo has been lifted, and IGN has posted their full review. Without giving too much away, they thought it was just peachy (as did 1up), but that was expected. What's interesting is that apparently PlayStation 3 users finally have something (more) to smile about -- when running on a PlayStation 3, the game will display in a true HD resolution of 720p.
The last two things that we want to talk about unfortunately can't be tested yet as we won't have the boxed copy of the game for a few weeks (though what we've reviewed is the final code), though neither would alter the score in any fashion anyway and we want to point them out. The first is that God of War II will not only be playable on the PlayStation 3, of course, but that it will run at a true HD resolution of 720p. We're unsure as of yet whether or not we'll see additional texture detail because of this, but we'll update this section of the review when we can test it.
This is great news for any PlayStation 3 owner, since all of them own high definition televisions. While specifics on how this will work aren't clear, NeoGAF user Panajev2001a breaks it down all technical like, using big words and numbers that are too complicated for my puny human brain to handle this early in the morning. So if that's your thing, go check it out.
Everyone else can rest easy just knowing that God of War 2 is going to look super sweet no matter where or how you play it.
[Update: Turns out IGN was wrong about 720p. They issued this update: Editor's Correction: After posting the review, we've gotten word from an SCEA representative that the game will support 480p on the PlayStation 3 but not 720p. Our error was due to crossed information and we're sorry for the confusion. We will report back once we have the final copy in our hands.]
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10:05 AM on 02.12.2007
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From what I understand, Cory Barlog had mentioned he wanted the game to detect you were playing it on a PS3 and implement tilt functionality into the game. Time constraints didn't allow that to happen, but just knowing that's something that can happen is pretty slick.
i'll just use my PS2 like everyone else.
i'll buy something else with my income tax money
this sounds like Sony coming up with more BS to
sell those PS3's taking up shelf space .....
a next gen system is trying to be
sold using a game from its predecessor is lame.
where are all the TRUE HD games?
AND F U to 1up adn ign for their month early copies, you bastards
i don't notice rumble their or not, sure i'll take it if there... but i don't "miss" it...
i kinda haven't cared about it since psx and n64
sell those PS3's taking up shelf space ..... "
Sounds like your coming up with more BS to attack Sony.
"a next gen system is trying to be
sold using a game from its predecessor is lame. "
Kinda like a certain Zelda game released back in November...
;)
where are all the TRUE HD games?
That would be awesome. I don't how how this is possible since it is rendered on the PS2 HARDWARE built into the ps2 but if it can be rendered at 720p.
This even the ps2 graphics look as good as any ps3 or xbox360 games out there.
Apparently there is a whole huge debate over 720p vs 1080p as it was being made and if it ACTUALLY makes a difference, unless your TV is around 50" or bigger going from 720p to 1080p is IMPOSSIBLE to tell the difference.
So boo hoo to you.
Editor's Correction: After posting the review, we've gotten word from an SCEA representative that the game will support 480p on the PlayStation 3 but not 720p. Our error was due to crossed information and we're sorry for the confusion. We will report back once we have the final copy in our hands.
Anyway, the first God of War looked specacular in 480p. I can't stress how huge of a difference even that slight resolution difference made. 720p would have been godly, too bad it's not the case. If you've got an HDTV and a PS2, it's worth the literal one dollar to get some component cables off of ebay.
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