Rooftops Of Athens

Make your way to the green shrubbery on the wall and climb to the top. Enter the doorway to encounter a new enemy.

++ NEW ENEMY: SHADOW WRAITH ++

You have to be creative with your evasion and BLOCK! Counter with a Cyclone Of Chaos to whittle down their health. Another way to stop them is to grab them. They rarely block so it's easier to grab them. Press the Circle Button when prompted to perform a fatality.

You need to kill ALL the enemies in this area in order to proceed. Kill the enemies on the floor you’re on, and then ascend the stairs and kill the enemies on the rooftop. Turn right on the opening of the roof to find a Phoenix Feather and Blood Chest. Once that's done, exit through the doorway and you'll come across a platform area with archers. Jump and climb your way to the other side and continue.

**You'll notice there's a Chest with Blood on a ledge. Jump on the first pillar and crawl and jump your way to that ledge. You can also bash down the door next to the Chest and kill the enemies AND those annoying Archers if you want. Head for the building with the Save Point inside.

SAVE GAME

DO NOT CLIMB THE LADDER NEAR THE SAVE POINT YET! I will explain why in a second.

==AREA 1: ZEUS' BUILDING==

Exit the Save Point room and head for the mini-bridge (you'll see Archers on the roof). As you make your way up the bridge, turn left to see a large Bow and Arrow contraption. You'll also see an open doorway next to the Bow and Arrow and a sealed doorway across from it.

Push that contraption into the open doorway and into a small room with a large wooden door. You'll see a door on the left and one on the right side of this room that can be opened. Open the left door to find a lever and some enemies. Kill the enemies that appear but DO NOT PULL THE LEVER YET!

ZEUS PUZZLE SOLUTION:

Notice that the Bow and Arrow set is facing opposite the wooden door. To spin that thing around, look at the large circular tile in front of the left door (it has a Helmet logo on it).

--Place the Bow and Arrow set on top of that Helmet logo tile and then pull the lever in the room to spin it 90 degrees.

--Remove the Bow and Arrow from the tile and pull the lever to reset the tile.
--Place the Bow and Arrow set on the tile AGAIN and pull the lever to rotate it 90 degrees more. When done correctly, the Bow and Arrow should be facing directly at the doorway. Climb the stair near the lever to find a Blood Chest. Drag that thing across the doorway and shoot an arrow into it. Proceed through to meet with Zeus.

++MAGIC OBTAINED: ZEUS' FURY++

Head outside and kill the archer's with your Magic to continue. Head into the newly unsealed door and break open the crack in the wall to find chests that contain a Phoenix Feather and a Gorgon's Eye.

Make your way back to the Save Point room.

SAVE GAME

NOW CLIMB THAT LADDER UP TO THE ROOF! Kill the enemies that appear on each roof top. Across the roof there is a ladder going up. Climb it to find a Gorgon's Eye. Use Zeus's Fury on the Archers when trying to cross the ropes to a set of chests.

Jump to the next building and kill all the enemies. There is a hidden Gorgon's Eye chest on towards the left of stone obstacle. Can you find it? Next, destroy the stone door and proceed to the next building.

**Continue up the roofs until you meet a cowardly bitch who won't open the drawbridge because he's PUSSYWHIPPED! To get him to raise the bridge, shoot a lightning bolt up his ass and the bridge will rise.

(**This is dedicated to all the people who couldn't figure out how to get this dumb-ass to open the bridge. I FEEL YOUR PAIN!)

Continue past the bridge into a small room with Chests that contain a Phoenix Feather and Gorgon's Eye. Head down the hallway and kill the wraiths on the way to the elevator on the other end. Enter the elevator and go down.

Sources for the above taken from VampireHorde at http://faqs.ign.com/articles/598/598618p1.html

Disclaimer and acknowledgment: I claim no credit whatsoever for this FAQ and guide, since it was not my work. The purpose of this site is as a tribute to the GOW world and for my easy reference. Most of the material in the FAQ section is borrowed from VampireHorde's collection of FAQs and guides. So, all credits and acknowledgments must go to him. Please do not copy, link, or reproduce this FAQ on your publication or website without permission.

If you want to use this FAQ or any of the material on this site, please e-mail VampireHorde at kroqjock@gmail.com and the author at stevie_ash@yahoo.com

The Road To Athens

==AREA 1: ENTRANCE TO ATHENS==

Walk up the stairs and head for the center of the bridge to trigger a cut-scene. Enter through the large curtains to trigger another cut-scene.

SAVE GAME

There are two paths. Take the one on the left. Head down the stairs and an explosion will block the way. Head through the gate for another battle.

++ENEMY: MINI-TAUR WITH MALLET & SWORD++

To evade its Mallet Smash-Wave, roll to the left or right! Double jumping will get you hurt.

STEP-BUTTON PUZZLE:



You need to use Medusa's Gaze to freeze the Mini-taur as it steps on the button to open the gate. From there, quickly roll to the open gate before it unfreezes. This will take lots of attempts but the Chest here will always replenish your Magic.

==AREA 2: ATHENS VILLAGE ROAD==

As you battle through the town, you can destroy the doors for each house to find Chests. There are 2 Phoenix Feathers and 2 Gorgon's Eye in this road alone (I'll let you find them.) Kill all the enemies here. Head for the roadblock and destroy it. Can't find a way to the other side? At the tip of the roadblock is a piece of hanging rope above it. Do you see it? Double jump up to grab it and swing your way to the other side.

Head outside to Athens Town square.

Author's Tips: When swinging from rope to rope, when Kratos get to the second rope, climb up off the rope and jump to the left for a hidden chest. Yes!

==AREA 3: ATHENS TOWN SQUARE==

Continue on until you see another new enemy causing havoc.

++ NEW ENEMY: CYCLOPS ++

Use simple evasion and hard Combos on this fool. When the Circle Button appears above its head, press the Button to fling the weapon to its eye and pull it out. You have to do this 3-4 times before it dies.

Kill all the one-eyed freaks to continue on through the newly opened doorway and through the hallways. Inside the first room is a hidden Chest behind the Greek painting walls. Destroy them and open the Chest to find a Phoenix Feather.

Follow the woman as she heads up the stairs. Before you jump the small gap (where the woman is waiting for you), bash open the large wooden door near the gap to find a hidden room with a couple of Chests. Head outside and continue.

Jump the gap and continue up the stairs to a cut-scene.

SAVE GAME (open the Chest on the left side of this Save Point to find a Phoenix Feather)

Jump down to where the woman fell and grab the Key Item. Sigh. Make your way BACK UP AGAIN! This time you'll encounter enemies on the way back. Follow the onscreen directions to kill them and head back to the Save Point upstairs.

Jump to the mini-bridge on the right side and use the Key Item. Open the hatch and jump down.

SAVE GAME

Head through the hall and open the large gate at the other end.

Sources for the above taken from VampireHorde at http://faqs.ign.com/articles/598/598618p1.html

Disclaimer and acknowledgment: I claim no credit whatsoever for this FAQ and guide, since it was not my work. The purpose of this site is as a tribute to the GOW world and for my easy reference. Most of the material in the FAQ section is borrowed from VampireHorde's collection of FAQs and guides. So, all credits and acknowledgments must go to him. Please do not copy, link, or reproduce this FAQ on your publication or website without permission.

If you want to use this FAQ or any of the material on this site, please e-mail VampireHorde at kroqjock@gmail.com and the author at stevie_ash@yahoo.com