God of War/Aegean Sea

The game starts off with Kratos slowly stepping off a cliff in a suicide attempt. You're left to wonder what brought about this action as he falls to his death. Just before he hits the rocks, you are brought back in time to three weeks earlier at the Aegean Sea.

Ship Deck
You'll start off on the deck of a ship, with some of Ares' soldiers (the Undead Legionnaire) blocking your way. Kill them with Kratos' blades, and practice using different types of attacks. The game also tries to teach you the basics of combat through subtitles, like psx: S to perform a light attack, and psx: T to perform a heavy one. Enemies can also be grabbed by pressing psx: C, opening up a new possibility for different types of combos. After finishing off the group of soldiers, another group will appear through the trap door in the ship. Defeat them and head on over to the trap door. Tap to open it, and then hop inside.

Ship Interior
When you get to the inside of the ship, you'll see a stone chest with a glowing green light. The light signifies what type of prize is inside the chest. In this case, opening the chest will give you HP. To open it, press and hold psx: R2. Orbs that are usually gained from defeating enemies will fly out and go to Kratos. Now you'll notice that there is no way to go. Look for a structurally weak wall. Attack it and it will break, giving you a new path. Break anything else that looks weak to gain red orbs. You will now be told you can use psx: L1 to block.

Hydra: The First Head
Keep heading forward and one head of the Greek monster Hydra will break into the ship's interior. Keep striking at it but dodge when it tries to strike back. You'll know you're attacking it successfully when you see blood and the health meter at the bottom of the screen losing its green. After relentlessly attacking the head, you'll see the psx: C button above it. Press psx: C to start a QTE sequence. Keep pressing psx: T when you're told to. Kratos will finish off the head for now, and it will cower away after it is stabbed in the eye. You will gain an abundance of green and red orbs. Now is the time to power Kratos up. Press psx: Start to open up the menu, and give Kratos some more power.

Hydra Aftermath
The Hydra head has not only torn a hole through the whole area, but also destroyed practically everything. The floor is now gone except for a few boards of wood. You must now balance Kratos across the boards and to the other side of the ship. Jumping is risky, but can be a shortcut. Keep in mind that, although Kratos may catch himself before he falls sometimes, he does have a large chance of falling off, leading to death. After getting to the other side go through the opening in the left to see a caged soldier. Talk to him to see what he really thinks about Kratos (apparently, he'd rather die than be saved by him) and just leave him alone. Go to another opening to the right and walk up the staircase to see a chest. Open it and keep walking. You will then be told that you can use psx: Neutral Rstick to evade and dodge attacks made to you by minor enemies and bosses as well. Your path will be blocked. Once again, break it open with Kratos' blades. You will then see a door you will be able to kick open with psx: R2.

Ship Deck
Here you will meet new enemies, looking similar in appearance to flying demons. Though they have a special advantage over Kratos with the ability to fly, Kratos can still attack them just fine from the ground. Next to the door will be two other doors that must be lifted. Tap psx: R2 to find chests. Go back to the middle and the second Hydra head will pop right out of the ship's floor.

Hydra: The Second Head
This Hydra head will use different attacks due to its position. Instead of jabbing at you with its teeth, it will slam its head around the deck to try and smash Kratos. Your attack strategy should be nothing new. Evade its head and keep attacking with your blades. Once in a while it will swing its head right around. Jump quickly before he can hit you. It will also grab Kratos up into its mouth, which leads to a quick sequence of tapping psx: C. It will grab you in its mouth two times. The third time, it will cower away and you will get your reward of green and red orbs.

The Flooded Interior
Dive through the hole the Hydra head leaves behind. You'll be able to go underwater for an unlimited amount of time. Swim through the small opening and you'll see a large net at the end. Jump against the net and press psx: Up Lstick to climb up the net.

Ship Deck
You'll meet some more Undead Legionnaire on the deck. You'll be told you can press and hold psx: T to launch them into the air. Defeat them. Now you'll see that you're at the end of the ship. There will be a pole positioned on the deck to lead to another location. Balance on the pole and walk across. There will be two other poles to walk across after crossing the first one. Cross the one that's going straight to reach another ship.