God of War II Retro Review: Does It Still Hold Up in 2026?

Does God of War II still hold up in 2026? In this episode of Retro Reviews, we return to ancient Greece to see if Sony Santa Monica's PS2 revenge epic is actually worth playing today, or if our nostalgia is blinding us. We're dragging this 2005 classic into the modern era to analyze the PS2-era button mapping that fights your own muscle memory, the dodge-roll-versus-camera conflict mapped to the same stick, and the operatic, over-the-top boss battles built around the Colossus of Rhodes. By breaking the game down across three specific categories—Accessibility, Gameplay, and Evergreen status—we calculate a definitive A.G.E. score to find out exactly how well God of War II holds up today. Timestamps: 0:00 - An Involuntary Cartwheel (Intro) 1:47 - Your Own Hands 3:59 - The Colossus of Rhodes 6:08 - The Blade of Olympus 8:15 - The Final A.G.E. Score Revealed Credits: Video Editing by DeJuan Written and Hosted by ConsciousLemon 👍 If you're enjoying Retro Reviews, subscribe so you don't miss the next one. 💬 Join the ConsciousLemon Discord — talk Retro Reviews, get notified the second new videos drop, and hang out with the community:   / discord   If you agree—or violently disagree—with my final rating, head into the comments and drop your personal A.G.E. score for God of War II below! #GodOfWarII #SonySantaMonica #RetroReviews #ConsciousLemon