 At the time of its release , Raymond Padilla of GameSpy wrote that God of War is the " best action game ever to grace the PS2 " . Other critics have similarly said that it is one of the best action games of all time ; it received over a dozen " Game of the Year " awards . In 2009 , it was named the " seventh best " PlayStation 2 game of all time on IGN 's " Top 25 PS2 Games of All Time " list . God of War II was also on IGN 's list , and was named the " second best " PlayStation 2 game of all time . God of War II has similarly been called one of the best action games of all time and is considered the swan song of the PlayStation 2 era . In November 2012 , Complex.com named God of War II the best PlayStation 2 game of all time — where God of War was named the 11th best — and consider it better than its successor , God of War III . Betrayal was acclaimed for its fidelity to the series in terms of gameplay , art style , and graphics . 
