According to ESRB, this game contains: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language
Parents would be well advised to keep this game away from their kids. This is one of the most violent and bloody games on the market. Exampes include a bird eating out a man's stomach as he screams in pain, ripping the arm off an enemy and shoving it down its throat, and repeatedly smashing a man's face into a pedestal until he is dead. In addition to the violence, players can also engage Kratos in a three-way sex mini-game, which occurs off-screen but includes full audio.
Fans of the original God of War will enjoy playing the sequel insofar as it represents more of what they loved about the original. It is best, however, to think of this more as an expansion than a sequel. The core gameplay and overall quality is comparable to the original. The story is new, the settings are new, and some of the enemies are new, but it is essentially the same game.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing gamers will have difficulty following the story since none of the dialogue is subtitled; however, the combat does not rely on any audio cues.
