[kkbob33]

This game is finally in HD!!!! Been waiting so long for this. The PS2 just looks terrible on LCD and the backwards compatiable was OK but really not up to par.

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God of War Collection Delivers an Olympic-Sized Adventure in Stunning HD, Exclusively for the PlayStation 3 Re-mastered Versions of God of War and God of War II on a Single Blu-ray Disc Provides an Unmatched Entertainment Experience for Fans and Newcomers Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) today announced the North American release of the God of War® Collection, bringing the award-winning God of War® and God of War® II to the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) system for the first time. Just in time for the holiday season, the God of War Collection offers a substantial value to PS3 users, including both top-selling games at an attractive price of $39.99 (MSRP).

link: http://www.gamezone.com/news/11_17_09_08_01AM.htm

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God of War Collection Review Relive the story of revenge with the definitive versions of Kratos' journey. by Chris Roper November 13, 2009 - Perhaps more than any of its franchises, God of War stands out as the most looked-upon series in Sony's library of fantastic titles as even people who don't own a PlayStation system take a look at what Kratos is up to every time new info hits. While we still have some four months to go until we can get our hands on God of War III, the wait is being made a little bit easier with the release of the God of War Collection. This compilation contains both God of War I and II ported over to PlayStation 3 code. This means that you don't need a backwards-compatible PS3 to play them as the collection is actually a native PlayStation 3 title, despite the content being completely untouched. While the games remain identical to their original releases, one big thing here is that they both now run in HD, and simply because of the resolution bump, they've never looked (and even played) better.

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Graphics Comparison: God of War Collection Vs. Originals By Aaron Thomas Friday, 06 November 2009 Tags: God of War Collection , God of War 2 , god of war On November 17, Sony will release God of War and God of War 2 as a compilation for the PlayStation 3. The most notable aspect of this $39.99 package is that the graphics have been re-mastered with anti-aliasing effects -- and now run at 720p at 60 frames-per-second. That sounds great, but is the difference worth the money if you already own both games? Judge for yourself with these comparison shots between the original and re-mastered versions of the God of War Collection.

Reviews:

Eurogamer-------------------9.0

PlayStation Universe----------9.0

GameZone Online-------------9.0

Extreme Gamer---------------9.0

PSX Extreme.com ------------9.3

GamePro--------------------10.0

1UP.com---------------------9.5

Terminal Gamer --------------9.5

Gaming Age -----------------9.5

IGN.com---------------------9.4

AVERAGE: 9.3

Comparisons

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) Comparison Video: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/go...d-of-war/58945

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PS2 & PS3

Pictures courtesy of PlayStation Life and BitMoB:

http://playstationlifestyle.net/2009...l-improvement/

http://bitmob.com/index.php/mobfeed/...originals.html

Review scores from GameStats:

http://www.gamestats.com/objects/029.../articles.html

 

[kkbob33]

Pics really need to be re sized to see difference.

 

[WannaBeNoob]

wow, old news is old.

 

[alawadhi3000]

God of War 3 is not God of War collection.

Misleading title.

 

[r3skyline]

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Originally Posted by WannaBeNoob wow, old news is old.

its new to me.

 

[Unaufhaltsam]

Old or not you can never have to much God Of War.

 

[kkbob33]

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Originally Posted by WannaBeNoob wow, old news is old.

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Originally Posted by alawadhi3000 God of War 3 is not God of War collection. Misleading title.

Woops!!! Got too excited I guess

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Originally Posted by Unaufhaltsam Old or not you can never have to much God Of War.

QFT

 

[Korben]

News to me. I love the God of War series, I don't think ill be buying this collection, since I already own them for PS2, but I do see quite a difference from the PS2 version to PS3.

 

[SwishaMane]

Its disgustingly sad that the PS3's backwards compatibility is so bad, that they have to convert PS2 games to PS3 format, and use the "HD" gimmic to sell it. I'm glad I have the very first, 20GB model with the PS2 CPU (EE) built into it. Hardware based "emulation" is 100x better then the new PS3s, and the one or two the WERENT backward compatible... *** is that? God of War I and II play mint on my ps3, but Im on a 1080i set, IDK if its "upscaling" to HD or not, I don't recall, but they played fine. Sony should have keep the EE in the PS3. Every once in awhile I still pop in an old PSone favorite, or PS2 classic, and I haven't had a single prob with the backwards compatibility.

BTW, this isn't God pf War III... GoWIII is gonna be SICK!

EDIT: Didn't know this was old news either, thought I had heard of it before tho, maybe 3 months or so this collection came out?

 

[Lazloisdavrock]

I got this game. It came with my 120GB PS3 Holiday Bundle from Gamestop.

720p AND Trophy support is just so EPIC. Here are a couple Pics. The bottom picture i have a Voucher in my hand for the God Of War 3 Demo, which was amazing.

 

[Nickosha]

Is this basically the same games with just some AA and AF turned on? It'd be interesting to see a comparison of how this looks compared to the originals played on PCSX2 with some of the filters that are available.

 

[Lazloisdavrock]

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Originally Posted by Nickosha Is this basically the same games with just some AA and AF turned on? It'd be interesting to see a comparison of how this looks compared to the originals played on PCSX2 with some of the filters that are available.

Yeah and those screenshots dont give it justice at all. it looks 100X better. and it runs at 60fps.

 

[kkbob33]

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Originally Posted by SwishaMane Its disgustingly sad that the PS3's backwards compatibility is so bad, that they have to convert PS2 games to PS3 format, and use the "HD" gimmic to sell it. I'm glad I have the very first, 20GB model with the PS2 CPU (EE) built into it. Hardware based "emulation" is 100x better then the new PS3s, and the one or two the WERENT backward compatible... *** is that? God of War I and II play mint on my ps3, but Im on a 1080i set, IDK if its "upscaling" to HD or not, I don't recall, but they played fine. Sony should have keep the EE in the PS3. Every once in awhile I still pop in an old PSone favorite, or PS2 classic, and I haven't had a single prob with the backwards compatibility. BTW, this isn't God pf War III... GoWIII is gonna be SICK! EDIT: Didn't know this was old news either, thought I had heard of it before tho, maybe 3 months or so this collection came out?

I also had a backwards compatible PS3.

I ended up getting the old 40GB(60 maybe can not remember now) model with four front USB ports, BC (of course), 2 controllers and one of those $40 HDMI ******ed people buy. Also, it came with a slew of games. For the whole package I ended up paying $180 because the guy wanted a slim

. Sold it for #350 with 1 controller along with Sega Rally too

The only PS2 games I played on it were God of War I & II, Silent Hill 2,3 and some final fantasy titles. I really do not miss the BC.

Back on topic......

Speaking from personal experience, and in my biased opinion - in no way, shape, or form did the PS2 games upscale nearly as well as the new Blu-Ray version of God of War.

Granted, playing the upscale PS2 version on the PS3 was better(especially with smooth on) than it was trying to run the PS2 on my LCD TV but if you love GoW as I do, the $40 price tag is well worth it IMO

Note: Got my GOW CE off the egg for $33.xx with fre shipping

EDIT: Comparison Video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/go...d-of-war/58945

 

[Lazloisdavrock]

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Originally Posted by kkbob33 I also had a backwards compatible PS3. I ended up getting the old 40GB model with four front USB ports, BC (of course), 2 controllers and one of those $40 HDMI ******ed people buy. Also, it came with a slew of games. For the whole package I ended up paying $180 because the guy wanted a slim The only PS2 games I played on it were God of War I & II, Silent Hill 2,3 and some final fantasy titles. I really do not miss the BC. Back on topic...... Speaking from personal experience, and in my biased opinion - in no way, shape, or form did the PS2 games upscale nearly as well as the new Blu-Ray version og God of War. Granted, playing the upscale PS2 version on the PS3 was better(especially with smooth on) than it was trying to run the PS2 on my LCD TV but if you love GoW as I do, the $40 price tag is well worth it Note: Got mine off the egg for $33.xx with fre shipping

awesome. I wish my slim had backwards compat. o well. I loved Silent Hill 2 because it scared the hell out of me in Elementary school. I have it for PC around somewhere, mite install it and relive the memories.

 

[kkbob33]

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Originally Posted by Lazloisdavrock awesome. I wish my slim had backwards compat. o well. I loved Silent Hill 2 because it scared the hell out of me in Elementary school. I have it for PC around somewhere, mite install it and relive the memories.

I tried but ran into problem in windows 64. if you get it working please PM me

 

[ThePath]

The PCSX2 allows you to change the game D3D internal resolution

So, if you use PCSX2 you can even run game on higher resolution like the PS3

 

[FallenFaux]

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Originally Posted by ThePath The PCSX2 allows you to change the game D3D internal resolution So, if you use PCSX2 you can even run game on higher resolution like the PS3

But wouldn't the textures still be really low resolution and still look horrible?

 

[ThePath]

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Originally Posted by FallenFaux But wouldn't the textures still be really low resolution and still look horrible?

I do use PCSX2 and games look way much better when I play on high resolution than playing it on native resolution. But you have to remember that changing internal resolution do cause problems in some few games

There is also texture filter option in GSDX graphic plug-in that PCSX2 use and it does improve the image quality.

 

[kkbob33]

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Originally Posted by ThePath The PCSX2 allows you to change the game D3D internal resolution So, if you use PCSX2 you can even run game on higher resolution like the PS3

God of War does not completely work on that emulator yet(at least not the last time I tried)

 

[MNiceGuy]

GoW 1 was amazing and I never got a chance to play the second one because I had ditched my PS2 by then. This will be a purchase for me!