God of War II is a hack and slash action-adventure video game and the sequel to the 2005 game God of War for the PlayStation 2. It was released in North America on March 13, 2007, in Europe on April 27, 2007,[2] and May 3, 2007 in Australia,[2] and October 25, 2007 in Japan. It is the second installment released in the God of War series and fourth chronologically.