The Bog of the Forgotten God of War 2 Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

You can get some orbs from corpses hanging along the path (use the /-based attacks to reach them). A little bit ahead Kratos will meet his old adversary - a Barbarian Warlord. Before the duel commences, you have to enter a correct button sequence in order to prevent Kratos from getting hit.

This battle consists of 4 different phases. In the first one your enemy rides a horse. It's not easy to deal damage to him, because he's quite fast. Remember to evade his attacks and use your bow. When you finally manage to get him down (by pressing O when prompted), the second phase will begin.

The Barbarian will use his hammer to limit the arena. Be sure to stand somewhere around the middle when he does that, or else you'll fall into the swamp and die. You have to defeat 3 units of zombies that he summons. Ignore the boss himself and focus on his minions, always using O against them.

When you defeat all the zombies, the barbarian will grow to humongous size. Use the traditional jump-attack-jump pattern, avoiding his hammer attacks at all cost. Don't try to hit him more than 2 or 3 times at once. When he gets back to his normal size, you can be more confident when attacking him. Avoid his spiritual attack by rolling around the arena. When he's weak enough to perform a fatality, do so - first you have to get his hammer (quickly tap O), then repeat a random button sequence. After you finally kill him, you'll get yourself a new weapon: Barbarian Hammer.

When the barbarian dies, some more zombies will appear in the area. You can test your new weapon on them, or just use O to quickly finish them one by one. Leave this place by using the blades to jump across to the back of the screen. Go forth until you reach the Temple of Euryale.