GOW II Walkthrough

8/2/2019 GOW II Walkthrough

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To make it easier to navigate through the walkthrough, I've given eachsectiona code, so press Ctrl + F, then type in the code to find the section youneed...or just read the whole thing!

Rhodes and the Colossus Battle [WKTH001]Inside the Colossus [WKTH002]Zeus's betrayal and escaping the Underworld [WKTH003]Flying on Pegasus [WKTH004]Typhon's Mountain [WKTH005]Flying on Pegasus [WKTH006]The Temple of Lahkesis [WKTH007]The Steeds of Time [WKTH008]Acquiring the Amulet of the Fates [WKTH009]Destiny's Atrium [WKTH010]The Bog of the Forgotten [WKTH011]Arriving at the Temple of Euryale [WKTH012]River and Ruins of the Forgotten [WKTH013]Cerberus and the Golden Fleece [WKTH014]Getting to and fighting Euryale [WKTH015]

Getting back to Destiny's Atrium...and moving on [WKTH016]Reaching the Courtyard of Atropos [WKTH017]The Edge of Creation [WKTH018]Clearing the way ahead [WKTH019]The Lowlands [WKTH020]The Great Chasm [WKTH021]Atlas [WKTH022]The Palace of the Fates [WKTH023]The First Translator [WKTH024]The Second Translator [WKTH025]Entrance to the Underground [WKTH026]The Phoenix [WKTH027]The Temple of the Fates [WKTH028]Fighting the first two Sisters [WKTH029]Guardians of the Loom Chamber [WKTH030]Clotho [WKTH031]The Summit of Sacrifice [WKTH032]Rallying the Titans [WKTH033]

And don't forget the Information Guide at the end! If you want to jumpstraight to it, here are the codes for each section:

Advice [INFGD001]Bonus Play [INFGD002]Magical Powers [INFGD003]Cyclops Eyes [INFGD004]Gorgon Eyes [INFGD005]

Phoenix Feathers [INFGD006]Urns of Power [INFGD007]Bonus Costumes [INFGD008]Arena of the Fates [INFGD009]Challenge of the Titans [INFGD010]Other unlockables [INFGD011]

Final Message [FIN000]

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[WKTH001]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>>>>> LOCATION: RHODES


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>>>>> LOCATION: RHODES BATHHOUSE


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been done, rapidly press L1 and R1 to escape from the Colossus's crushinggripand get thrown away over the city...again!!!

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>>>>> LOCATION: RHODES PALACE


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awaits you under the Earth in the lair of the Titan Atlas.

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Open the other two chests aswell then drag and kick the statue back to theroom the switch, open the next gate and head inside.Another bunch of infantry and several archers await you, deal with them inthesame way as you did last time, until the room is clear. Go to the end of thepassage, to your left is a chest containing red power-up orbs and to yourright is a lift to another level.Pull the lever and rise up to a small upper hallway with a small window attheend. As you proceed forwards, the Colossus will return and put his eye to thewindow. Attack it to make the giant withdraw and trigger a cutscene, in whichZeus offers Kratos a special weapon ...but is he doing it because he's nice,or is he doing it because he's nasty? We'll see...

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>>>>> LOCATION: EASTERN RAMPARTS


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enter the Colossus...yes, you heard me, ENTER the Colossus!

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>>>>> LOCATION: INSIDE THE COLOSSUS OF RHODES


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Jump up onto the zipline and wait for the pendulum to block the energy goingto the eye closest to you. When the energy is blocked, press X to quicklymovealong the zipline to the middle.Wait for the pendulum to block out the other eye and cross to the other side.Jump down and make your way round to the centre, to drainthe last of the energy. Well done! You did it!

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Now, it's a race against time, otherwise you'll DIE!!! (Wow, I made thatsoundso dramatic!) Quickly jump from platform to crumbling platform and escape theColossus through its mouth. An explosion from the head will finish off thatold tin can! Congratulations, you just beat your first boss!

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>>>>> LOCATION: EASTERN RAMPARTS > LOCATION: HADES


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>>>>>FLYING ON PEGASUS


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Make your way down the passage. You will come across a minotaur (the firstoneof the game, this breed is called the Erebus Minotaur) and some harpies. Ialways find that the best way to deal with bats and harpies is to use Circleto grab them and kill them that way. For the minotaur, use any combos you'vegained from powering up (for instance Rampage of the Furies) and whenprompted, press Circle and then rapidly press Circle to finish it off!Continue down the path to the end and open the red orb chest. Backtrackslightly and go over to the right. Smash the cage and cross to the other sideusing the zipline. Continue down the passage and head outside to a snowstorm!

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>>>>> LOCATION: THE SNOWY CLIFFS


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and evasion rolls if she tries to use her gaze! Another method, which I used,is to approach her and hold down the Triangle button to launch both of youinto the air. When airborne, press Circle to slam the gorgon back to theground. Do this a few times and a Circle will appear above her head. Also, Iwill mention: when she's airborne, it is possible to attack her before youslam! After pressing Triangle, why not try getting in with a quick combo likeCyclone of Chaos or Rampage of the Furies (I always find this one worksbetter) before pressing Circle to slam her back down to the ground. Whenprompted, rotate the left analog stick 180 degrees in the indicated directionand then again in the specified direction, this time 360 degrees, todecapitate the creature!Two more gorgons will then appear. Forget my launch-and-slam strategy whenthey're both present, it will only work on one at a time and if the other oneturns you to stone in mid-air, you're screwed! Deal with one of the gorgonsand concentrate ONLY on that one, while avoiding the other one. Use fastLightAttacks, or combos if you wish, but stay evasive to avoid gettingimmobilised.Once one of the gorgons is dead, either deal with the other one the same way,or use my launch-and-slam strategy if you so wish. When the area is clear,

smash the shining ice pillar to continue on to the save point.

SAVE GAME HERE.

Typhon's huge head will soon be visible. When the World's LargestRefrigeratorsees you, with a glint in his eye, he will begin blowing gusts of icy wind atyou, which will slowly push you back and, if you are in the wrong place atthewrong time, off the platform altogether! Wait until he stops to take a breathand then run to the next safety spot (where his gusts can't reach you.) Keepdoing this, and eventually reach the other side.Deal with the harpies the usual way (grab!) and then run up to an open space(avoiding more gusts!) with a shining ice pillar and a passage leading offthescreen in the bottom left corner.Head down this passage into a room with a furnace in it, where enemies willattack! And they will keep coming! All you need to do here is use Circle tograb them then use Square to chuck them into the furnace. Throw five into theflames to melt the ice and reveal four chests for you to open! The one on thefar right contains a Phoenix Feather.Exit the area back to the open space and attack the shining ice pillar. PressR1 to knock it down and run up it to find yourself face to eye with Typhon.Press R1 again to jump towards him and stab his eye, obtaining your first newmagical power in the process! Magic's back! Woohoo! It is Typhon's Bane, amagical bow which can fire blasts of wind to damage enemies near and far.When

it's at its maximum level, you can summon a huge tempest to wipe out groupsofenemies! Cool!Use Typhon's Bane on the Titan's other eye, blinding him, then head back downthe bridge. Enemies will appear on the ground, and several archers willappearin the distance. Use your new power to deal with the archers, but don't useiton the soldiers, there are a few more archers to kill yet!


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Use melee attacks on the soldiers then go to the right where you will beshownthree grip points...and three archers! Shoot them before swinging! Destroytherubble and return to the save point!

SAVE GAME HERE.

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>>>>> LOCATION: THE SNOWY CLIFFS


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>>>>>FLYING ON PEGASUS> LOCATION: TEMPLE OF LAHKESIS


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One of them still has flesh, attack him to cut him down then press R1 to pickhim up. Return to the lever, put the body down, then activate the lever todescend to the lower level. Put the body on the button to open the first gateand then pull the door lever to open the second gate.Now get through both gates before the second one closes! Done all of that?Well done, you solved the puzzle! What do you want, a trophy or something?

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Enter the next courtyard and kick down the wooden bridge at the end. Emergeinto the open to trigger a cutscene, during which you are introduced to theactual Island and told that you must find a way across! Don't worry aboutthatfor now, that comes a bit later.Backtrack a bit, but don't go back through into the courtyard. You will seetwo narrow ledges just before the gateway. The one on the right leads to achest with a Gorgon Eye, so go and grab it! It's the sixth in the game, soexpect a health meter increase if you've been collecting them all!Then head to the other ledge and go round it. Be careful, the ledge willstart

to collapse, but as with the bridge the Colossus smashed, a couple of well-timed double jumps will get you across! Jump down into the courtyard andprepare for battle!

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^^^^^ BOSS BATTLE: CERBERUS ^^^^^

The first Cerberus fight of the game awaits you here, there are several tofight during the course of the game.Some small hounds accompany this brute and we all know how to deal withhounds, don't we? Grab each of them and use Square to chuck them at thehellhound. If you're low on health, kill the small hounds to release greenorbs.To bring down Cerberus, after chucking hounds at it, go for it with anycombosyou've gained up to this point, but remember to evade or block if it tries toattack you. Eventually a Circle will appear above its head, so press Circleand then mash the Circle button to pull off the first head.Repeat this twice more to remove all three heads and kill the demon!

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Next, go over to the right to see three statues in the wall. Attack thestatuefurthest from where Cerberus appeared to bring down a pedestal. Drag and kickit to the ledge from which the beast jumped, then jump up to the next level

and approach the first save point in a while!

SAVE GAME HERE.

Next to the save point is a small gap in the wall that you can squeezethrough. Do so, then go round to the right and jump onto the wall. Go rightand then down to the bottom of the wall.Run round to see two chests and a ladder. Open the chests then climb up theladder and attach yourself to the ceiling. Move along the ceiling, killingthe


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enemies the usual way (remember how? That's right, grab!)Go right to the other side of the ceiling then climb up onto level ground.

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>>>>> LOCATION: UPPER GARDEN >>> LOCATION: THE STEEDS OF TIME


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^^^^^ BOSS BATTLE: THESEUS ^^^^^

Many (including me when I fought him the first time round) think that thisguy's a pain to beat, but with the right tactics he's not that hard. Yourmainpath to victory is quick, but powerful attacks such as Plume of PrometheusandRampage of the Furies, and BLOCKING! Attack him quickly, then when he isaboutto strike, block! Then go for him again and keep on with that strategy.Sometimes he will grab you and you are required to rotate the analog stick ina specified direction - if you do this, Kratos will grab the spear and throwTheseus to the ground. If not, it's vice versa!Eventually, he will retreat and clamber up to the smaller balcony above thedoorway. Activate Typhon's Bane and fire at him non-stop until you've run outof magic. Roll to the side to avoid his own blasts of magic.Soon, Theseus will start summoning Erebus Minotaurs to the balcony. This canactually work in your favour, abandon Theseus and attack the minotaurs in the

usual way (he will summon two at a time, so remember to concentrate on oneONLY, before going for the other one!)Remember that minotaurs release green health orbs, blue magic orbs AND redpower-up orbs all at once!When you have some magic, quickly activate Typhon's Bane again and keepshooting at Theseus. Keep killing the minotaurs he summons and shootingTheseus when there are no minotaurs present.Eventually, Theseus will hang from the doorway with a Circle above his head.Press Circle to trigger a very gruesome kill sequence.Once Kratos takes the Horsekeeper's Key from him, rapidly press the Circlebutton to smash his face in with the door and finish him off good and proper!Yes, I agree, very disgusting!

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Before heading inside, go to the right of the balcony and climb all the waydown to a small ledge with two chests, one of which holds a Gorgon Eye. Goback up to the balcony and go inside the door. Open up the chests there, thenexit the room to the left or right. Climb up to the very top of the balcony,(remembering to search for chests on the way, because you won't be comingbackhere!) and take the zipline back to the other balcony.Open the gate there with the Horsekeeper's Key and head inside. Approach themantle and press R1 to trigger a cutscene where a spiritual form of the TitanCronos appears and gives Kratos a new magical power! Cronos's Rage is anelectrical energy attack, great for damaging and stunning multiple enemies.At

its maximum level, it strikes more enemies, does more damage and its coreexplodes! Awesome! Try it out on the enemies that appear in the room and thenexit to the left and climb up to the top of the balcony.

SAVE GAME HERE.

Go to the right of the upper balcony and head down the stairs, then down thepathway to the end. There is a chest with a Phoenix Feather waiting for you.Return to the save point. From there, head left towards the long pathwayrunning between the steeds and run up it to the front of the Steeds of Time.


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At the end of the long path, you will see four coloured levers in front ofyou. Each one corresponds to the energy source on a different steed.Fortunately, the order the levers are is the same as the order the Steeds arein, for instance the lever on the far left will affect the energy source ofthe Steed on the far left. Isn't that nice!

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&&&&& PUZZLE: AWAKENING THE STEEDS OF TIME &&&&&

First off, pull the GREEN lever round as far as it will go. It will slowlyreturn to its initial position, so be quick and climb up the rein to theleft.Head up to the top of the steed to find a green energy source. Press R1 toplace the Horsekeeper's Key on it and the harpy roosting on it will take offand float between two of the steeds. Notice the grip point on its feet...Below the green energy source, go down the steps to a chest with a Gorgon Eyein it.Return to the levers and this time pull the RED lever (if the capital lettersare annoying you, then too bad, it's to make the colours stand out - makes it

easier.) Head up to the steed on your right and press R1 at the red energysource. The little harpy will take off and float between the other twosteeds.This time, pull the YELLOW lever round as far as it will go. Climb up towherethe green energy source is, but this time, go past it. Jump and swing fromtheharpy's grip point and head up to the yellow energy source. You know what todo.Can you guess what to do now? Correct, turn the BLUE lever round as far as itwill go and head over to the red energy source, but ignore it and swing overto the steed on the far right. Press R1 as usual next to the energy sourceandthen return to the levers for the final part.Press R1 and prepare to awaken the Steeds! You will be moved back on yourplatform to between the two middle Steeds. Go forward and press R1 and thenrotate the analog stick in the directions indicated onscreen (you will needtorotate it five times!) and then sit back and watch the cutscene where theSteeds awaken and charge forwards, pulling the Island of Creation forwards atthe same time, the result being that the Island is now reachable from theTemple where you have been all this time.

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Return to the balcony and save!

SAVE GAME HERE.

Now drop down to the bigger balcony below (hey, alliteration, I like it!) andyou will have to face some enemies! Destroy them all to unlock the gates andwork your way back up the huge chain towards the Temple and the Island.

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At the end of the chain, climb up onto the wall and destroy the rubble.Climbup and head round the ledge to find a save point.

SAVE GAME HERE.

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the room with the pillars and step on the switch to raise them.Activate the Amulet of the Fates by holding down L1 and pressing R1. Timewillslow down, but when the new yellow meter below the magic one runs out, theeffects will wear off and everything will move at normal speed.As soon as you have activated the Amulet, step off the switch and jump upontoone of either sets of pillars to get back up to the upper level. (If you wanta Gorgon Eye, choose the right hand pillars. On the highest pillar, smash thecracked wall on the right to reveal a chest with a Gorgon Eye in it.)Run back towards the entrance and step on the button to make the statue lowerher hands. Activate the Amulet again, run forwards and jump onto the hands.Allow yourself to be lifted up and a cutscene will start, during which thestatue TALKS TO YOU! Scary!!!When the cutscene has finished, attack the statue's head to knock it throughthe window. Then jump down onto the ledge, grab the goods from the two chests(one at either end of the semi-circular balcony - the one on the left has aPhoenix Feather) then jump out the window into the next area.

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time for another puzzle!

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&&&&& PUZZLE: REFLECTION, REFLECTION, EXPLOSION &&&&&

Hopefully by now, a cutaway will have shown you a large statue head firingmagic energy from its eyes and impeding your progress. It's time to stop thatenergy!There are four ladders in the atrium: the one you came down, the one oppositeand two more opposite each other near to the statue head.Climb up the one on the right and head into the small courtyard. There is alever, a wooden ledge and a statue tucked away in the wall. Pull the lever tolower the wooden ledge and drag the statue onto it. Pull the lever again toraise the ledge and jump up onto it. Charge up a kick to throw the statuetowards the huge stone head.Go down to the statue and drag it into the small depression in front of thenearest eye to block the energy.Head over to the opposite courtyard where you will find another statue. Dragthat one in front of the other eye to trigger a small cutscene where the

energy is reflected back upon the statue head and it blows up! Woohoo! Jumpdown and go over to the save point just outside the atrium.

SAVE GAME HERE.

Head out into the wilderness!

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several attacks including a double swing attack with his hammer, pounding theground to create a shockwave and the ability to summon barbarian zombies.Get in there with powerful combos, and then roll out of the way or block ifhetries to attack you. If you have Rage in your Rage of the Titans meter, useit. When he starts summoning the dead barbarians, kill them to replenish yourmagic and health and then continue weakening the Barbarian King.Now here is where I'm a bit confused. The walkthrough I used to help me withthe game said that they hadn't encountered this next occurrence on NormalMode, only on Titan, but when I played Normal Mode, I DID encounter it...notonly that, I encountered it on Easy aswell! Weird! Anyhoo, whether youencounter it or not, read through this short bit anyway, just in case it everdoes happen.After a while, the Barbarian King will grow to more than double his originalheight. Just continue pounding him with combos and evade his strikes and heshould soon shrink back to normal size.It will take a while, but eventually the familiar Circle will appear abovetheBarbarian King's head, you know, the one that means, "I'm weak - KILL MENOW!"

Do so, press Circle and when Kratos grabs the hammer, mash the circle buttonto get it off him. Then press the indicated buttons to finish off the brute!Some enemies will then appear in the arena. Smash them to pieces with yournewweapon. This hammer is quite slow, but powerful when it hits. When it'supgraded, you can summon souls to attack your enemies! Nice! With the areaclear, jump and swing from the grip point and continue into the wilderness.

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>>>>> LOCATION: TEMPLE OF EURYALE


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>>>>> LOCATION: RUINS OF THE FORGOTTEN


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...Took me a while to think of that title, it'll do, thank you Pirates of theCaribbean 2! Anyway, in front of you is a circular room with three gates andabutton in the centre.Here's what to do: search for the lever in the upper right wall and activateit to lower the gate on the right. Go inside and destroy the wall to reveal acouple of enemies and a small flowing stream.Next, go over to the mostly-opened gate on the left and jump inside. Destroythat wall to reveal the same stream. Go back to the alcove behind the gate onthe right and pick up the corpse. Drop it down into the flowing water.Now, return to the alcove behind the gate on the left and wait for the bodytoappear. When it does, pick it up and plonk it on the switch in the alcove. Goback out to the main chamber, but don't step on the switch yet.When you entered the room you may have seen two chests high in the wall totheright of the exit. Want to get to them? Use Typhon's Bane to reveal a grippoint above. Jump up and swing up to the ledge to grab the goods, one ofwhich

is the sixteenth Gorgon Eye!Jump back down to level ground and step on the big switch to open the exitdoorway. Quickly run through and head for the save point.

SAVE GAME HERE.

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Once old Rocky's out of the way, run up to the shining tree and bring itdown.Cross over it and climb along the wall until you come to a zipwire. Cross tothe other side and jump down when you reach the next platform. Destroy anyenemies, then open the door in the wall to reveal an Amulet statue.Activate the Amulet to slow down the waterwheel. Run over the wheel and goright up to the wall. Jump up to the ledge and open the chest. Backtrack abitand cross to the other conveyor belt. It doesn't matter if the Amulet runsout, you only needed it to cross that waterwheel.Kill the enemies that appear, but make sure you don't get pulled into thecentre coil of the conveyor belt - you will get squished! Head into thetunnel, avoiding the gorgon beams that come out the walls. Kill any enemiesthat appear (I'd recommend using Cronos's Rage to avoid fighting themdirectlyand chance getting turned to stone by the green beams.)Go to the other end of the tunnel, destroy the wooden obstacle and then swingonto the next ledge. Destroy the middle statue to reveal another coffin

thingy. Push it forwards and jump out of the hole after it to find yourselfback at the Ruins of the Forgotten, where you fought the two cyclopes andpulled their eyes out.Bring the coffin that you moved first time round to the edge of the wobblyarea, where it meets level ground. Then, push the second coffin onto thewobbly area and push them both to the other side. If done correctly, acutawaywill show you a gap under the courtyard. Press R1 next to it, to push it offinto the red water!Jump onto the exposed roof and cross the water. Scale the wall and go left(destroy the tree blocking your way) to find yourself at the doorway whereyousaw the minotaurs drag that man away, back when you first came here. Enterthedoorway into the next area.

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^^^^^ BOSS BATTLE: MOLE CERBERUS ^^^^^

The walkthrough I used to help me through the game didn't label this as abossbattle, so I'll be different and label it as one. At the start of the fight,the middle head hasn't yet finished eating Jason's arm. This won't stop itfighting though, its main weapon is fire. It shoots fireballs and alsobillowing clouds of flame, which can seriously hurt you - thankfully it CANbeblocked! Unfortunately the fireballs can't, so dodge them! Cerberus will firegroups of four fireballs at a time. Wait until he has shot them all, then getin with a quick combo, for instance Plume of Prometheus or Cyclone of Chaos,before retreating and going evasive again. Keep up this strategy and youshould get through the battle without any trouble. It might take a whilethough, for this brute has quite a lot of health, it took me several minutes!Once the familiar Circle appears above the hound's head, press it to forceopen the centre head's mouth and retrieve the Golden Fleece! Woohoo!

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The Golden Fleece is a special item that can deflect attacks of all sorts,projectiles, melee attacks, beams...even GORGON STARES! Think back, you havecome across several gorgon stares before now! To use the Fleece in combat,press L1 JUST before the attack makes contact with you, then press Square tolaunch a powerful counterattack. Sometimes you will be required to quicklypress a specific button to deflect the attack, after pressing L1, this isusually with gorgon stares.In the arena is another fireball-shooting wall, stand in the centre of theroom and press L1 at the correct moment, then press Square to counter anddestroy the wall.Exit the room and return to the fork, where you will have to fight somegorgons! Either use combos, my launch-and-slam strategy, or why not try outyour new Fleece and deflect their gorgon stares?Try it out, kill them and then continue down the path. Remember that rotatingwheel I told you to ignore earlier? You will see that it has stoppedspinning,so smash it down and head into the small passage. At the end is a chest withaGorgon Eye, so grab it!Exit the area back to Euryale's Temple.

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@@@@@ SPECIAL ITEM: URN OF THE GORGONS @@@@@

This is optional, it will just require you taking a small detour! If you wantto get this special item along with another Gorgon Eye and a Phoenix Feather,head back to the area with the fast-spinning waterwheel, the Amulet statueandthe conveyor belts.Do you remember all those gorgon stares coming out of the walls that you hadto avoid? Stand in the path of each beam and use the Fleece. A button willflash on the screen, press it to destroy the wall and reveal a chest.There are three gorgon stares to deflect, and the middle one, when the wallis


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destroyed, contains a chest in which lies the Urn of the Gorgons! Nice! Ifyouactivate this during bonus play, every strike you make against your enemieswill turn them to stone!The other two destroyed walls contain a chest each, one with a Gorgon Eye andthe other with a Phoenix Feather. (This is the eighteenth Gorgon Eye in thegame, you are only able to collect eighteen in all, so any Gorgon Eye chestsafter this will have red orbs instead, unless you have not collected alleighteen Gorgon Eyes up until now.)

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When you're done, swing over to the next ledge and return to the Ruins of theForgotten. From there, head back to the Temple of Euryale.You've gone quite a way in the game without saving, so I'd recommend doing sonow at the save point to the right of the temple

SAVE GAME HERE.

Now, return to the temple entrance where the stone door marked with the

gorgonhead will shoot green energy at you. Use the Fleece to block the beam andthenrapidly press Circle to deflect it and crack the door. Then, smash it up withthe Barbarian Hammer and head inside.

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SAVE GAME HERE.

Backtrack a little bit and head up the passage to the left. As you climb upthe wall and emerge into a new room, a voice will echo throughout the area,telling you all about how you're going to die! Lovely!Anyhoo, a cutaway will show you a load of killer saws on the roof. Climb upand make your way to the other side of the room, avoiding the saws as bestyoucan. There is a health chest in the far end incase some of the saws touchyou.At the other end, rotate the lever all the way round to pull back a batteringram inside a tunnel. Run into the tunnel and run up it - near the end is alever. Quickly pull it and escape the tunnel before you get smashed to piecesby the ram.Enter through the newly opened door and jump down into a huge chamber. Gooverand destroy the statue next to the book and then press R1 to read the bookandtrigger a boss battle with the owner of the temple!

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^^^^^ BOSS BATTLE: EURYALE ^^^^^

In the first God of War you had to fight Medusa, now you have to fight hersister, Euryale! (It makes me wonder if Stheno will appear in God of WarIII...)Anyway, as you can see, Euryale seriously needs to lose some weight, butshe'sstill very agile despite her huge body. Her main attack is immobilising youwith her gorgon stare then smashing you to pieces with her tail. This got memany times before I could eventually defeat her, so be on your guard!Use the Fleece to deflect her stares and quick evasion to avoid her tailsmashes. Use any Rage of the Titans magic you have, and use some Cronos'sRageif you like, it works quite well.While you're evading her attacks, either go at her with hard combos or ifyou've upgraded it, use the Barbarian Hammer to summon souls while you dodge.(I did this on a boss later on...and it worked! More on that later.)Another method is to attack from the air. Hold down Triangle or double jumptolaunch yourself into the air and then descend while slashing away at your foewith powerful combinations. I always use Cyclone of Chaos here, but you canuse whatever you like, as long as it's fast and powerful!After a while, Euryale will slither away and slide up one of the two pillarsat the end of the room. From there she will start firing energy balls,deflect

them with the Fleece then press Square to fire the energy back at her.Sometimes she will use her stare, which will then sweep across the floor -again, use the Fleece, just before it hits you. At other times she will dropdown and slam into the floor creating a tremor, so if she does so, doublejumpor hold Triangle before she hits the ground to get into the air, so avoidingthe shockwave.While avoiding all these attacks, approach her and use aerial attacks on herto whittle down that health of hers! Alternatively, if you have any magicleft, use Typhon's Bane on her before advancing.


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Finally, a Circle will appear above her head, press it and then rotate theleft analog stick clockwise to bring down the pillar she is on. You need todothis for both pillars to weaken her.Now comes the last stage of the fight. She is much weaker now, so use anyRageyou have left to damage her. Also, go for her with combos and any magic youhave left - basically, throw everything you've got at her!When the kill sequence starts, press the onscreen buttons to kill her, chopher head off and gain a new magical power!

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The Head of Euryale is a great power, like Medusa's head from the first gameit can be used to turn enemies to stone! Nice! Just make sure you smash themall with the Barbarian Hammer before they break free!You will be required to use Euryale's head on the enemies that appear to getout of the area, so do so. Remember to have the Barbarian Hammer as yourweapon so that you can easily smash them once they're immobilised! Here, youcan do something really clever, if you've got the orbs! I saved up my orbs,

sothat at this point I had about twelve and a half thousand. That's enough toupgrade Euryale's head to the MAXIMUM LEVEL! On the maximum level, you canletloose a blast of energy, turning ALL surrounding enemies to stone! Howawesomeis that?With the area clear, exit the room and be ready for the next puzzle of thegame!

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&&&&& PUZZLE: PILLAR SWINGING &&&&&

This is not one of the hardest puzzles in the game, but it is certainly oneofthe longest! However, you can get through it OK if you keep at it!First thing to do, go up to the turnstile in front of you and rotate it asfaras it will go until the pillar in front of you stops rising and a grip pointappears. The pillar will stay where it is when you release the turnstile(fortunately!) so jump across to the lever and activate it.Use the Amulet and swim through the gate before the meter runs out. Pull thelever on the other side to open the gate again, this time it will stay open!Surface and turn the turnstile round as far as it will go. Again, the pillar

will stay in place. Dive back down and activate the lever in the corner toopen a double set of gates. Swim inside the tunnel and use a couple ofchargeddashes to make it through the other gate before it closes! (If you don't getthrough, swim down the passage on the right and you will be back at the gatethat you needed the Amulet to get through - swim back to the lever and tryagain!)Once you are through, rise to the surface and turn the red turnstile all theway round. Behind the red turnstile is a breakable wall with a Gorgon Eyehidden behind it, so grab your prize, before diving back down into the pool.


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Search for a wooden door and do a Swim Dash to get through it.Surface and turn the fourth turnstile until the pillar stops rising. Crossover to the lever to open the exit doorway above, but you can't get to ityet.Instead, pass through the nearby door and you will come to a junction. Aladder is in front of you, climb up it to emerge onto a ledge. There are twochests at the back of the ledge, so open them, then return to the junctionandgo down the other passage into a watery area.Once inside, a horde of enemies will appear, so go for them with powerfulcombos and any Rage you have left. Some of the enemies are juggernauts, whichrelease Rage when they are killed. Once the area is clear, go to the back andturn the turnstile round as far as it will go until the pillar stops and thefamiliar grip point is visible.However, it is different this time - after a few seconds the pillar willstartgoing back down! Activate the Amulet, head back into the passage and climbtheladder.By this time, the Amulet meter will have run out, so activate it again. Jump

and swing from the grip point on the first pillar. Swing round and catch thegrip point on the second pillar and keep swinging from pillar to pillar.The third pillar is the one that you had to freeze with the Amulet, so getpast it before the Amulet runs out. Swing from the fifth pillar and you willreach the exit!However, when you swing round the fifth pillar, you will see another ledge onyour right (from the camera's perspective.) On that ledge are a couple ofchests, one with a Phoenix Feather, so grab the goods, then swing over to thedoorway and exit! Well done!

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I suppose it's not really a puzzle as such, but these 'missions' are going tobe labelled as puzzles.Enter the next area and you will find yourself on a circular platform. Gooverand activate the lever to make the floor rise. Once the floor reaches the topof the room, you will have to mash the Circle button to avoid gettingsquishedand push it back down. It will then rise again and you need to do the sameagain.The door will only open after you have pushed the floor back down severaltimes. However, during the challenge, hounds will drop from above and attackyou.If they attack you while you're mashing the Circle button, you will lose your

focus and get squished. To avoid this, use Cronos's Rage to stun them whileyou push the platform back down.If you do not have any magic left, use Cyclone of Chaos - it's fast, powerfuland can hit multiple enemies. Trust me, it's the best combo to use here!Once the door is mostly open, you can jump through it and enter the nextarea,where there is a dark aperture with wooden bars crossing over it. Kill theharpies before attempting to cross. Go as far as you can on the bars, thengrab the ledge on the right-hand wall and go across to the other side.On the other side of the pit you will see a hanging rope. Climb up it to find


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a couple of chests, one with a Phoenix Feather. Open them then climb backdownand continue on.

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^^^^^ BOSS BATTLE: TITAN MINOTAUR ^^^^^

In the next area you will encounter another Titan Minotaur, or PetrifiedMinotaur, or Lava Minotaur, or Rock Minotaur...whatever you want to call it!I'm calling them Titan Minotaurs, because I feel like it. The tactics are thesame as the previous encounter, hard combos and evasion.This one, like the previous one, isn't too hard to defeat, it's the third andfinal Titan Minotaur that comes later on that's the hard one, I've got adifferent strategy for that one, I'll tell you when it comes.Once the Titan Minotaur is dead, swing over to the save point.

SAVE GAME HERE.

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A cutaway will show you another statue head, this time the head of Atropos,firing the same blue energy at the exit to the courtyard.Then, the wraiths I told you about will appear! Kill them all using powerfulcombos, the Golden Fleece and Cronos's Rage, or Euryale's Head if youupgradedit like I did. When they're gone, hurry over to the save point.

SAVE GAME HERE.

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backwards. Jump on top of it to reach a ledge with a Gorgon Eye on it. Thenpush it forwards through the hole and jump out after it to find yourself backin the Courtyard of Atropos.

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will need to kill him, so get to it!Even though he is invisible, you can see his shadow on the water and rippleson the surface as he moves. If you see his shadow approaching, block usingtheFleece and then counter. Save your magic for now, you will need it later.Go down on him with mighty combos like Valour of Hercules to lower hishealth.Finally he will reappear and the Circle button will appear above him - youmust be quick, and I mean QUICK! Press Circle to smash his helmet. Otherwise,he will disappear again and you will need to try again.For the next part, he is visible, so use any Rage you have along withpowerfulcombos, or the Barbarian Hammer if you so wish. When he fires balls of energyat you from his sling, use the Fleece to throw them back again. When he useshis shield, rapidly do the left-right-left-right motion with the left analogstick to recover. His melee attacks you can block.That's your defensive strategy - offensive? Just keep using those combos andthen press Circle when prompted to destroy his sword. Now, he only has hisshield and sling.To win this fight, you need to get him over to the far side of the pool and

weaken him there. This is where I used all my magic, zap him with Cronos'sRage. This will damage him and push him backwards, so use as much as you needto push him back to the far side of the arena.Once he is over there, go back to combos and blocking. If he tries to escapeto the other side, intercept him with a combo or go in front of him and zaphim again. When the Circle button appears, press it to trigger the killsequence. Follow the onscreen buttons, analog stick twiddles and so on, towipe him clean off the face of the earth!After the fight you obtain the shield, you won't have it for long though, infact you're going to get rid of it in the next few minutes... Think back towhen you last came to the Courtyard of Atropos - the huge head firing energyat the exit, a statue missing a shield...

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&&&&& PUZZLE: GOLDEN FLEECE AND GOLDEN SHIELD &&&&&

Go up to where you found the statue with the missing shield. Attack thestatueto destroy its base, then press R1 to put the shield on the statue. Kick itoff the balcony into the courtyard below.Jump down and drag the statue into the square depression on the woodenplatform in the centre. Go over to the turnstile and rotate it as far as itwill go, until the statue reflects the energy from one of the eyes.After a few seconds, the platform will start to descend, so quickly climb up

to the upper balcony and use the Golden Fleece on the other eye to block bothenergy beams and clear the way out.Before you leave, head to the save point.

SAVE GAME HERE.

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Now, prepare for some good fun - it's more pillar swinging...with a twist!

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^^^^^ BOSS BATTLE: ICARUS ^^^^^

After the incredibly amusing cutscene, rotate the left analog stick in thetwospecified directions as you fall off the bridge into the chasm. If you getboth right, you will be on top of Icarus as you fall, otherwise the firstthing you will have to do is wiggle the analog stick left and right to get ontop.Use Square, Triangle and Circle to attack Icarus - punches and headbutts arethe only things you can do - and occasionally you will be required to do theleft-right-left-right with the analog stick if Icarus gets too big for hisbritches.Also, you will sometimes be required to rotate the analog stick all the wayround in a specified direction - do it correctly and Kratos will smash Icarusagainst a boulder, get it wrong and you take damage instead.When prompted, rapidly press Circle to rip off Icarus's wings. Anothercutscene occurs, where Icarus plummets into the Underworld, while Kratos dons

Icarus's wings and flies onto Atlas, who is chained to the bottom of theearthand must support it with his four arms to separate it from the Underworldbelow.I know what you're thinking, in Greek Mythology Atlas held up the sky, yes,but the God of War people changed things around a bit, probably because it'scooler! I must say, Atlas gets a stunning view from his position, adds to theawesomeness of the whole thing, take a look when you're down there and you'llsee what I mean!

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Push it over to the ledge on the left, jump up and open the chests (one ofwhich has the eighteenth Phoenix Feather. If you've collected them all upuntil now, this will be the last Phoenix Feather, all the rest of the PhoenixFeather chests will now be red orb chests, however if you have not collectedall eighteen, the rest of the chests will retain their Phoenix Feathers untilyou collect eighteen.) Jump back down and drag the block back into thedoorway, but from the other side, so that as he's dragging it, Kratos isblocked from view. In the next room, jump on top of the block to get up totheledge. Open the chest and then head down the passage, glide onto the platformand approach the large rock.

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^^^^^ BOSS BATTLE: TITAN MINOTAUR ^^^^^

I did mention that there was a third Titan Minotaur in the game, well here heis! And, for me anyway, he's a lot stronger and so harder to defeat. (Whatareall these chests and enemies doing inside a TITAN?)

Blocking won't work, evasion will! I said I had a different strategy for thisfella, since this one moves around instead of staying in one place, wellhere's my strategy (it might make the battle take longer, but no matter!)Either go for the beast with hard combos, or use my strategy if you like. Ifyou're using my strategy, save magic and Rage for now.Equip the Barbarian Hammer and make sure it's upgraded, at least to level twoso that you can summon souls! Now, as the enemy moves around the field, runaround the field avoiding him, flicking the right analog stick all the while,so that souls flood out of the weapon like water from a broken dam. That willdamage him, but keep you out of trouble! Just remember to avoid his spinattack!A good thing about this beast is that he's quite slow moving, so while you'resummoning souls, run around behind or to the side of him and use the Might ofthe King combo to deal more damage. Just keep doing that, it might betedious,but it works! Eventually, the next part of the battle will commence.The arena will sink into the lava (or whatever it is) and a wall will berevealed. Jump and glide over to the wall. The Titan Minotaur will stay inthelava and begin chucking rocks at you, so move the left analog stick right orleft and press X to jump out of the way.Soon, the platform will rise again. If you have any magic or Rage, which youshould do if you used the Barbarian Hammer strategy, unleash it all now tokill the demon.

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He will leave a rock behind, so drag and kick it to the edge of the arena,jump up on it and double jump (or jump and glide) up to the doorway.Head into the next room. You can't see it from your position, but the roomhasa lava pool in it, so take care when jumping and gliding. First, glide downand round to the left to open up the chests, one with a Phoenix Feather, thenglide over to the other ledge, head into the next room and approach the savepoint.

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Open up the chest if you need to (you will be coming back here, so you don'thave to if you don't need it) and then attack the tentacles at the doorway torelease a boulder. Time to hitch a short ride!Float down the river, destroy any obstacles in the way, and be ready to jumpand catch the grip point before the boulder falls down the waterfall. Swingover to the doorway and head inside.Destroy the obstruction to release a steam jet. Don't continue yet, however,jump down into the pit and destroy the wall on the left to reveal a chestwitha Gorgon Eye. Jump back up to the ledge, and use the steam to glide up to thehigh ledge. In the next area, there are loads of harpy nests, from which thecreatures come out in their masses. Smash each hive with the Barbarian Hammerto rid the area of harpies.The second nest will reveal a scaleable wall when destroyed. Climb up it andcross to the other side. Open the chests and then jump and glide to the otherwall. Destroy the stalactite in your way, get to the other end of the wallandthen jump down.You will see a large hole through which you can see the side of Atlas's head

-it is an exit yes, an exit to DEATH! The wall to the left of the hole isscaleable, so climb up it and move along the ceiling, destroying all thestalactites in your way.

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@@@@@ SPECIAL ITEM: URN OF PROMETHEUS @@@@@

The fourth Urn out of the six, and the last one that can be obtained in theproper game, waits for you in this area. One of the stalactites, whendestroyed, reveals a hole in the ceiling. Climb up it into a small room withtwo chests. One of them contains the Urn of Prometheus, which will give youunlimited Rage of the Titans during Bonus Play! How awesome is that!

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When you get to the end of the wall after destroying all the obstacles, youwill see another hole in the wall. Climb up it and then go forwards onto aplatform, which will then descend.Climb onto the nearby wall and scale the ceiling to find yourself back in theroom with the save point and the tentacles that held the floating boulder.Destroy the two stalactites, which will then drop into the furnace below, anda cutaway will show you the way to Atlas's hand (and give you another look atthe awesome view!)Continue round on the ceiling, destroy the obstacles and then drop down. Saveyour game if you like (you will get to save again in a bit, so it's not

compulsory) and then jump and glide over to the steam pouring out of thefurnace. Use the steam to fly higher and out into the great outdoors!Jump and glide to the first platform, and then from there to the second onewith the turnstile. As the view changes briefly to a side-on, with Atlas'smighty hand in the distance, some flaming harpies and satyrs will appear.Killthem all using Rage of the Titans and any combos you see as suitable (themulti-hit ones work best, like Cyclone of Chaos for the Blades, CrushingDefeat for the Barbarian Hammer and Piercing Shards for the Spear ofDestiny.)


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Once the area is clear, turn the turnstile all the way round to raise theplatform and then jump and glide from platform to platform, before hopping onthe zipwire and hitching a ride over to Atlas's arm.

SAVE GAME HERE.

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avoid them!Once you reach the hand, run over and break the shining chain to trigger acutscene, where Atlas realises his chain has been cut. As he booms, "Whobreaks my chains of torment?" he will grab Kratos between finger and thumbandtry to crush him. Rapidly press L1 and R1 to avoid getting squished.Atlas is not very happy with you, since you were the one that put him thereinthe first place (see God of War: Chains of Olympus for the full story.)Kratosinsists that he no longer serves Zeus and that he wants to kill the god usingthe Blade of Olympus, at which point Atlas has a flashback.You get to see the end of the Titanomachy - nice! First it shows Zeus in allhis godly glory! Then you get to see Hades (portrayed as a squat, spiky fellawho looks like he's got an oven on his head) attempt to bring down Cronos,butAtlas comes to Cronos's aid and tosses a rock at Hades.The surprisingly agile Hades swings over Cronos's head to avoid the blow andcontinues using his godly chains to steal Cronos's soul. (Haha, a load ofmonstrous giants bigger than the Empire State Building being OWNED by a group

of gods less than a quarter of their size!) Atlas, in a rage, pounds theground, which eventually manages to stop Hades, though I don't see why Atlasdidn't just grab Hades and squish him (he's got FOUR ARMS, for god's sake!)Atlas then gets zapped from behind. Poseidon has come to save the day! Thegodcontinues to zap Atlas while Hades pulls out his soul, so banishing Atlas toTartarus.The last part of the flashback shows Zeus creating the Blade of Olympus andusing it to banish all the other Titans to Tartarus. After another briefconversation between Atlas and Kratos, the Titan gives Kratos a new power,Atlas Quake! (You didn't think my username had no meaning at all, did you?)Atlas Quake is a very powerful attack, which will allow Kratos to pound theground and create quakes (as the name suggests!) These quakes damage enemiesand can instantly shatter foes turned to stone by Euryale's head, so the twoused in succession can be a great strategy for wiping out entire hordes ofenemies! At its maximum level it becomes more powerful and if you rapidlypress Circle, rocks will fly everywhere and damage your enemies further!Sweet!Try out your new power on the enemies that appear on Atlas's hand. Once theyare all gone, another cutscene will occur where Atlas returns Kratos to thesurface and wishes him luck. Time for Kratos to continue his journey, whilesecretly thinking, "Goodbye Atlas... *sniff* ...I'll miss you!"

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From there, glide down to the entrance of the Palace of the Fates. Under theramp (on the right hand side) is a lever. Pull it to lower the ramp andtrigger an enemy battle including several large Cyclops Berserkers and someBeast Lords.Here is one of those times that you can use the Head of Euryale/Atlas Quakecombo, provided the Head is at maximum level. If so, use Gorgon Rage to turnall the surrounding enemies to stone, then smash them with Atlas Quake!Alternatively, you can battle the Cyclops Berserkers normally and grab theireye when they're weakened!Use as much magic as you need, because there are health and magic rechargechests in the courtyard for you to use when the battle is over.When the area is clear and you are revitalised, head over to the right whereyou will see a rectangular block poking out below the gate, near to the righthand chest. Hold R1 and push it round clockwise, as far as it can go. It willstart to slowly move back, so run round and grab hold of the next protrusionand push that round as far as it can go. Keep doing so until the doorwayopensand the ramp lifts up. Head inside into a room with gates all round, holes inthe floor and a lever in the middle. Set Cronos's Rage as your magic power,then pull the lever.

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&&&&& PUZZLE: THE ROTATING DOORS &&&&&

I don't like this puzzle much (apart from the rewards you get afterwards) butthat can't be helped, so get on with it! When the spikes protrude out of theholes in certain sections of the floor, move out of that section before thespikes fully come out and hurt you.The open door you came in through revolves clockwise around the room,stoppingat each doorway for a few seconds. Wait until the open door stops at thealcove containing the huge stone in the top right of the room. When it does,grab the stone and drag it backwards out of its room to block the revolvingdoor system and stop the spikes.Harpies will attack you during the puzzle, so zap them with Cronos's Ragewhile avoiding the spikes and waiting for the open door to reach the stone.Once the puzzle is complete, enter each room and open the chests. In the roomon the far left is a dead body. Press R1 next to it to pick up a CrankHandle,which you will need in a short while.Leave the room, open the green chest if you need some health and then exit toa large outdoor courtyard.

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save point.

SAVE GAME HERE.

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Head back to the Palace Courtyard and find the door that opens with the Keyofthe Ram. Head inside and go down the hall to trigger two things - an enemybattle and a dire situation!You will be in a semi-circular passage, with spiked walls closing in frombothsides! Help! Groups of enemies will appear and attack, you must kill them ALLto stop the spikes. In terms of magic, Cronos's Rage or Atlas Quake will workwonders (use the one that's most upgraded) while slashing away with speedycombos (because of this, use either the Athena's Blades or the Spear ofDestiny as opposed to the Barbarian Hammer.) Once all the guys are dead, youwill be safe!Go through the new doorway and head up the steps.

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Dive down into the blood pool and make your way through the underwater caves,avoiding the spikes. Once at the other side, surface into a chilly corridor.There are two chests at the very bottom of the screen, so open them beforeheading into the next room for another puzzle! Joy!

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Well I say 'joy', I sort of mean it because I personally quite enjoy doingthis puzzle, partially because it's fun to work out and partly because of allthe goodies you get at the end!Here's the basic structure, doors all round the wall blocked with ice, threeturnstiles on the right hand side and a depression in the middle with afrosted eagle statue, a lever and images on the walls.Jump down into the pit and pull the lever. This will make the eagle statueshoot flames out of its beak, thus melting the ice door it is facing toreveala large spherical mirror. Ignore it for now and climb up the wall next to the

door and scale the ceiling.You will see stalactites on the ceiling, when you destroy one a light beamshines down. The only one you need to pay attention to is the one closest tothe doorway you came in from. Destroy it and then drag the globe mirror underthe resultant light beam. The light will be reflected onto the symbol on theleft side of the pit.Now, head over to the three turnstiles. Each one rotates a section of thesymbols around the pit. Rotate the turnstiles until the symbol closest to youmatches that of a fat crescent moon (not the skinny crescent moon, the fatone!) All the ice will disappear from the eagle statue and a turnstile willberevealed. Push it to rotate the eagle and melt all the doors with thestatue'sfire.The exit door is the one directly opposite the entrance. Most of the otheralcoves contain chests, but a couple contain minotaurs, which you can killthenormal way. Once you have opened up all the chests (one of which has aPhoenixFeather), leave the room through the exit door.

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The last Cerberus battle of the game awaits and this time you have to facefour of them (but I'll still label it as a boss battle.) These ones areCerberus Breeders, during the battle they spit out Cerberi Litter, whichquickly grow into adult Cerberi if not killed, so make sure you get rid ofthem all!For the hounds themselves, just stay evasive and whittle down their healthwith the Athena's Blades until they give in. Destroy the juggernauts aswell,and then exit the room.

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Climb up the ladder to the save point.

SAVE GAME HERE.

Don't exit yet, though. Go back to the ladder and jump over to the oppositeledge. There are three chests on that ledge, and two more on the other sideofthe gateway, so jump down and open them, and then jump onto the windowsill onthe right, then to the left, then to the right again to get back up.

Jump back over to the save point and open the next door.

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the statue was. The blob thing will have gone, in its place will be a chest.This is the only mega green orb chest in the game, but aswell as restoringhealth, it increases your health meter by one level, even if you've collectedall the Gorgon Eyes! Awesome!

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There is a steam vent, a turnstile, a ledge with a lever and a high ledge,which is your exit. Rotate the turnstile all the way round to release steam.Rise with the steam using your wings onto the lower ledge and quicklyactivatethe lever to intensify the steam.

Jump back out from the ledge and use the wings to float upwards on the newlyenergised steam jet to the top ledge.

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There are two chests nearby, one with a Phoenix Feather (to keep track, thetwenty-third in the game) so open them, then head into the next area,remembering to open the health chest on your way.

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At the other end of the room are two switches, a high ledge and a hard-to-seegrip point. Also, there will be a sculpture of the Phoenix, which will startto shoot waves of flame at you after a few seconds.Backtrack out of the room and go to your left to see a statue. Drag it out ofits alcove and push it along in front of you to shield yourself from theflames. Your goal is to get that statue onto the left hand switch, so let'sbegin!As you push the statue further into the room, fire harpies and satyrs willattack you, so zap them with Cronos's Rage - that will stun them, allowingyouto progress with your task.On the left and right are gateways and behind them are chests, one with aPhoenix Feather, so grab them if you want. If you do, make sure that thestatue is RIGHT up against the wall before going in and opening the chests,toensure that you don't get burned while you're claiming the goods.A slightly raised floor will impede your progress, so drag the statue infrontof the lever and then activate it to lower the floor. Push and kick thestatue

onto the left switch to open the gate above. Step on the right-hand switch tolower the grip point and swing up to the gateway. Enter to find the Ashes ofthe Phoenix.

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Push the Ashes forward to lower the floor, back to the Phoenix Chamber. Kickthe urn into the depression in the middle of the corridor, then hurry over tothe lever.Some enemies will appear (how typical!) so get rid of them, then pull thelever to trigger a cutscene where the Phoenix is awakened!After the cutscene, save if you like, then use the steam to glide up to theupper staircase. Make your way up it, eliminating the enemies as you go. Ateither end of the platform at the top are chests, one with a Phoenix Feather,so open them before hopping onto the dais and pulling the lever to rise up tothe Palace Courtyard.

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Heh, sorry I couldn't think of a more interesting title, but I can't reallythink of anything interesting, so I'll just stick with what I've got. Twodoors, two chains in the ceiling, one lever and one rising floor.Activate the lever to raise the floor, which will then become a scaleablewall. Climb up it to the ceiling. Destroy the first chain to open the firstdoor, behind, which will be a chest. Ignore it for now and move along theceiling to the second chain. Destroy that aswell, to open the other door andreveal a small pillar. Drag it out into the room, then go over and open thechest.Activate the lever again to lower the wall and reveal some enemies. Disposeofthem all, then drag and kick the pillar over to the rising floor. Place itmostly on the rising floor, but with a section of it on the proper floor ofthe room. The result is that when you pull the lever, the floor will getstuckhalfway on its ascent and you will be able to climb onto it. Do so, then dragthe pillar away so that the floor rises fully, to reveal the way out. Thereisa chain above it, either zap it with Cronos's Rage, or place the pillar near

the door and use it to reach the chain, then attack it with the Blades.Enter through the door and rotate the nearby turnstile round as far as itwillgo. Head down the passage and turn the other turnstile until an open doorwayappears. Go into the next room to encounter a mysterious enemy.

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^^^^^ BOSS BATTLE: THE MYSTERIOUS SOLDIER ^^^^^

In the darkness, silhouetted against the bright sky outside, all you see isthis guy's shadow. This fellow can be quite tough sometimes, he's good withhis sword, so get in there fast with the Athena's Blades and deliver quickcombos mixed with the occasional Atlas Quake to defeat him.When prompted, press Circle to stab him and smash him through the window,triggering a cutscene where Kratos, to his horror, realises that the man isinfact the soldier he had told to return to Sparta after Zeus's betrayal. Ashattered Kratos yells out in fury to Zeus, challenging him to come down andface him. However, something else comes to face him instead, its tentaclesslithering up the pillars and a huge fanged mouth opening wide...

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^^^^^ BOSS BATTLE: THE KRAKEN ^^^^^

The Kraken's from Norse Mythology, but obviously the game designers thoughtit

would be cool to include him in this aswell, though I often wonder whether ornot the beastie's slightly lost, shouldn't he be rising menacingly from theoceans as opposed to a dark abyss?Anyhoo, Kratos by this stage has given up, you can't damage the Kraken atall,so let it grab you. A cutscene will start where Gaia gives Kratos new hopeandupgrades his Rage of the Titans to bring back his confidence and stamina.When normal gameplay resumes, activate Rage briefly to break free from theKraken's tentacle. Then, the battle proper will start.


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Approach the tentacle on the left and attack it. Be careful of the Kraken'sattacks: Tentacle Smash and Bad Breath, as I like to call them - stay evasiveto avoid these. Soon the tentacle will lift up to reveal a switch. Run overtothe Spartan's body and carry it over to the switch. Once on the switch, asteam vent will open up in the centre of the courtyard. Use it to glide up tothe Kraken's head and unleash Blade combos on it to damage the beast. You mayneed to do this several times depending on what combos you use.Eventually, the Kraken will slam one of its two ultra-tentacles into themiddle of the arena. Run over to it and climb up it to the joint. Attack it,and when prompted, press Circle to cut it off.Do the same thing again, attack the left tentacle, put the body on the switchand attack the Kraken's head. This time, it will slam its other ultra-tentacleinto the wall of the courtyard. Jump up and scale the tentacle up to thejointand destroy it in the same manner.As you may see, the beast is pretty hacked off with you now and will startsmashing its tentacles more viciously in its rage. Remembering to stay on theevasive side, attack the tentacles that are wrapped around the pillars. After

a sufficient amount of damage to both tentacles, the Kraken will be losingitsgrip on the pillars, so quickly approach the lever between the two andactivate it to make the pillars spin and make the Kraken lose its gripentirely. The death sequence is a little bit gory, a bridge goes rightthroughthe Kraken's mouth - nice!

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Run down the bridge and cross over the Kraken's body to reach the Phoenix!Open the chests on the platform (ironically, one of them has the twenty-seventh Phoenix Feather inside it!) Press Circle and then press the indicatedbuttons and rotate the analog stick in the specified directions, untilfinallyyou manage to hitch a ride on the flaming bird - yikes! This is HOT!The Phoenix will then carry you up to the mighty pinnacle that houses whatit's taken SO long to get to, but what you have finally reached, the Templeofthe Fates!

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hard-to-see alcove on the left hand wall. We'll get those in a minute, butjust now, let's solve this puzzle! Now, how to get through to the nextarea...

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&&&&& PUZZLE: DING, DONG, DING, DONG, SMASH &&&&&

Yep, the title says it all, use the bells to smash the statue's face open.Here's how to do it. The bell on the right can be rung manually, the one onthe left can be rung with the huge...well, bell ringer! There is a turnstileon the water's surface below the platform and a lever under the water.Jump down to the turnstile and rotate it round. See that block thingunderwater? Keep rotating the turnstile until that protrusion is at aboutfiveo'clock. If done correctly, when you dive down and pull the lever, theprotrusion will rise and fit snugly into the gap above, allowing you to thenrise, turn the turnstile round again and aim the bell ringer at the left handbell.In order to smash the face, both bells must ring at the same time, so run

overto the manual bell and press R1, then quickly press L1 and R1 to ring it. Bevery quick, activate the Amulet (just keep mashing L1 and R1 to make surethatit is activated immediately after you've stopped ringing the ball.) and thenswing up to the upper platform, press R1 next to the bell ringer and let itswing forwards and ring the other bell.If done in time, the statue face will begin to crack. Jump down and turn theturnstile round until the bell ringer is facing the statue face, then returnto the platform and press R1 to smash a hole through the face. Well done!

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Right, want to get those three chests in the alcove on the left wall? One hasa Phoenix Feather inside it. You do? Good, right, so pay attention! Go backdown to the turnstile and rotate it so that the bell ringer is facing thebottom left of the screen. Activate the Amulet, swing up to the upper ledge,run along the bell ringer and glide from there to the ledge to claim yourprizes! Be sure to store up those red orbs, don't ignore them! You will needalot of them to upgrade the Blade of Olympus during the final boss battle ofthe game!Run along the bell ringer and enter through the newly opened doorway (well,hole in a statue face, but whatever) into the next room. Run into the alcoveson the left and right and open the red orb chests, then continue on into acircular room. Open the chest on your way round and open the door at theother

side to enter the next area...and another boss battle!

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^^^^^ BOSS BATTLE: LAHKESIS ^^^^^

Lahkesis has a range of melee attacks, and will also shoot energy balls fromher staff, which can easily be blocked and deflected with the Golden Fleece.Block or evade her melee attacks and get in there with quick combos with theAthena's Blades, souls and ground smashes with the Barbarian Hammer or fastand powerful slashes and swipes with the Spear of Destiny. Most of your magicwill be of some use, the Head of Euryale is useless, because bosses cannot beimmobilised, but Typhon's Bane is good when she hovers above the ground or isat the other side of the arena, Cronos's Rage is great for stunning her,whilecutting her down with fast Blade combos, and Atlas Quake is the mostrecommended as it deals severe damage to the boss. She occasionally doesground slams (when she hovers, it means she's gonna slam!) so be sure toavoidthose in any way possible. Other than that, nothing much to say, just keep it

up, until the next phase commences, aerial combat!Lahkesis will levitate above the floor, sometimes electrifying it and turningit green, this can seriously hurt you, so use the grip points and stay abovethe floor, while you battle Lahkesis.If you have any magic, use it, the best one to use is Cronos's Rage, as bothTyphon's Bane and Atlas Quake will involve you landing on the floor - withCronos's Rage you can just jump off a grip point, give the boss a quick zap,then grab the grip point again.Blade combos will also work, for instance Rampage of the Furies (my personalrecommendation) but just remember to get off the floor when she zaps it!Eventually a Circle will appear above her head, so jump towards her and pressCircle to end the battle!

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However, the battle isn't over yet! Lahkesis summons her sister, Atropos tothe battlefield. Atropos grabs hold of you and drags you through a TimeMirror, taking you back in time to the moment you fought Ares, back in theoriginal God of War. There, atop the mighty Blade of the Gods, you must fightthe second sister.

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^^^^^ BOSS BATTLE: ATROPOS ^^^^^

This battle may seem quite difficult, but it ain't! Once you work out what todo (and what not to do!) it's pretty darn simple. Atropos will hover around

the blade and attack you, mostly by throwing energy balls at you, but thesethings are pretty slow and so are easy to block and deflect with the Fleece!Use Typhon's Bane on Atropos until you run out of magic (make sure it'supgraded, preferably to the maximum level, as Titan Storm will work wonders.)Soldiers will appear during the course of the battle, kill them to regainmagic and health.When Atropos starts to float close to the sword, approach her and either gether with magic or combos with the Blades or the Spear. (The Hammer's a bitslow, but if you decide to use it, Might of the King and Legion of Souls willboth work fine.)


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Your main aim here is to defeat Atropos before the sword becomes too cracked.If that happens, it will be destroyed and you will be defeated, both by Aresand Atropos - not a good thing!During the course of the battle, Atropos may flee to the other end of thesword and start recharging health. If she does, run over to her and keepslashing away at her. Finally, a Circle will appear above her head, so pressit and OWN that bitch!

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Thought you'd seen the last of Lahkesis and Atropos? Well if you did, toughluck. After the battle you will be returned to the Throne of Lahkesis, wherethe sister will once again confront you. But there's a twist, there are threemirrors in the room, and Atropos is behind them, ready to strike...Understand what I mean? Yes, you'll have to fight both sisters at once!

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^^^^^ BOSS BATTLE: LAHKESIS AND ATROPOS ^^^^^

Atropos will not appear right away, so focus on Lahkesis and deal with herthesame way you did last time, fast attacks and blocking with the Fleece. Soon,Atropos will half-emerge from one of the mirrors in the room and throw energyballs at you. Block or evade them, but keep your attention focused onLahkesis, do not go for Atropos yet!After a while, Lahkesis will keel over and a green light will start glowingonher, the same light as you would see on an Amulet statue, so you can probablyguess what that means! Activate the Amulet and run over to Atropos. Slashawayat her with the Blades until she disappears back into the mirror, then equipthe Barbarian Hammer and smash the mirror to pieces!Repeat the strategy when she appears from the opposite mirror, damageLahkesis, wait until she's stunned, activate the Amulet, attack Atropos thensmash the mirror using the Hammer. Lahkesis will now be alone again, sorecycle the tactics from the first battle and put them to use! Remember tousethe Fleece to deflect her ranged weapons!In order to defeat her, you MUST weaken her in front of the third mirror inthe room, otherwise the familiar Circle will not appear. So, get her to themirror and attack her there. Resort to magic if she gets too feisty!Eventually, when the Circle appears, press it to finish off both sisters!Justremember to smash the mirror afterwards!

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From there, continue on into a circular room with a pillar in the middle.Climb up the wall and move round the ceiling to the doorway on the otherside,but don't continue yet. From that doorway, glide round the room to the leftand right, to find ledges with chests for you to open. One has a PhoenixFeather. Splendid. Yeah, it's pretty awesome, because it's the last one inthegame!Once you have opened the chests on both sides, head inside the doorway anddown the passage beyond. Ahead of you will be a window and beyond you willgetyour first glimpse of the third Sister, Clotho. Yeah, she's pretty darn big.She's supposed to be the youngest of the three (Atropos is the oldest) yetthese game designers make her a huge monstrous creature...well, I supposetheyhad imagination when they created her, that's all I can say.You will hear Clotho talking to you, trying to stop you from your quest,apparently you will destroy everything, blah, blah, blah, yeah whatever. Headdown to the end of the passage and smash the wall on your right to continue.Right! It's time for a battle! As you make your way down the curving

passageway, wave after wave of enemies will attack, consisting of pretty muchEVERY creature you've encountered up until now, yes, that includes cyclopes -fortunately they are the normal ones as opposed to the Berserkers. Sirens,soldiers, gorgons, juggernauts, minotaurs, satyrs...the lot! The last wavewill be where the cyclopes come in, three or four of them in total, at least,that's what I encountered...Your strategy? Use your MAXED-OUT weapons! Hopefully some of your weaponswillbe at maximum by now, if not all of them! So go for it! Powerful combos,magic, evasion, the Golden Fleece, you will need everything you've got! Onceyou reach the bottom and defeat the last wave, you will be free to use thesave point.

SAVE GAME HERE.

Right, time to head into the Loom Chamber! To unlock the door, attack bothhands to lift them up. When a hand is raised, press R1 to unlatch the lock.Dothis on both sides, then press R1 in the centre of the door to open it andenter Clotho's domain!

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then drop down and rotate the turnstile to open the gate. Glide from theremains of the stairs up to the gateway and climb up the rope to the nextlevel.

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I wanted an alliterative title for no apparent reason, and managed to thinkofone! On this level, Clotho has three arms, all of which need to be trapped inorder to progress. So, let's get on with it!For the first arm, run over to the nearby lever (the one surrounded on threesides by railings) and activate it to open a trapdoor near the arm. Jump downthrough the trapdoor to get the chest, then climb back out and stun her arm.Activate the lever again to close the trapdoor, locking her first arm inplace.The second arm is the one to the right of the one you've just trapped, nottheleft. Head round past the trapdoor lever to find her second arm and a couple

of ledges above it, you'll only need the first one to do her second arm.Attack it or zap it with Cronos's Rage to stun it, then climb the rope to theleft and hop onto the platform. Activate the lever to make the hanging bladedescend and impale her second arm.Now that two of her arms are trapped, head back round to where the first armis. See that device on the outer edge of the platform with the shininghandle?Grab that handle and push the device round to where the blade is hanging downnear the third arm, where a blue light should switch on and the pot-likethingon the machine should be below the hands on the device above.Step on the button next to the shining handle to make the pot rise up andlockinto the hand device. (To make sure your progress isn't disrupted, zap thethird arm with Cronos's Rage as you get near to it.) Now, when you push thehandle round, the blade will tag along. Drag it round to the next 'blue lightarea' (in front of Clotho's third arm) and then attack her arm.In pain, she will lift it up and accidentally catch the blade, which willthenimpale and trap it. Climb up the chain that the blade is hanging from andjumponto the ledge. Pull the lever to ascend to the top level, where the realbattle begins with the most frequent star on the cover of 'Heat' magazine andnine times winner of the 'Sexiest Female of the Year Award.'...Hah! Yeah, whatever!

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^^^^^ BOSS BATTLE: CLOTHO ^^^^^

This battle is probably the easiest out of all four Fate battles, so breatheasigh of relief, but still keep your concentration up! Just evade her armattacks, that's not very difficult. If you really want to, activate theAmuletand then attack her, but it's not necessary. There are two levers, on thebottom left and right of the arena. Activating these will bring up corpses,


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which Clotho will then attack, releasing health orbs.Right, let's get on with it! Stun both of her arms, the run round to theright, where you will see a handle. However, you cannot use it, something isblocking it above. Either destroy it with magic, or climb up the nearby walland destroy it with the blades.When you're done, run back to Clotho and stun her arms again. Head back tothehandle and push it round until the right-hand lever is in the centre of thesemi-circle, right in front of Clotho (a blue light will switch on next tothehandle.) Stun her arms again, then activate the lever to bring up one of theswinging blades that you had to avoid when you first entered the chamber.Press R1 and rotate the analog stick to turn the blade round, so that it isfacing Clotho. Run round so that you are between the blade and the edge ofthearena and press R1 again, then push the analog stick down and press theindicated buttons to impale C

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