Yes, God of War is SUPERB.
Kratos is the man!
I too loved it! Can't wait for installment 2.
Games like this are why I can't ever go back to nintendo... Who cares about kiddie mario puzzle worlds, when there could be a convincing pit of spikes, or a burning hell inferno or worse down there! Cute = BAD. I might go as far as to say games like this make me like the chibbi japanese1st person RPGs a lot less too. Why not make them convincing and realistic!