God of War: Chains of Olympus/In Defense of Attica

Battle on the Rooftops
Kratos has been ordered by the Gods of Olympus to defend the city of Attica from the invading Persian Army. Kratos starts off the game on the rooftops of Attica surrounded by an unrelenting force of Persian Warriors. Kratos will encounter waves of enemies as soon as the waves are over head towards the ballista.

Use the Ballista on the Persian Fleet
Having eliminated the Warriors on the rooftop, Kratos must now turn his attention on to the invading Persian fleet off the shores of the Aegean Sea. To stave off their attack, Kratos must use the nearby ballista to puncture and sink one of their ships.

To use the ballista approach it, hold psx: C, and press down on the psx: Neutral Lstick. Kratos automatically fires the ballista when it's primed. A hit results with the ship exploding in a burst of flame.

The fleet retaliates by firing explosive projectiles toward the rooftop, destroying the ballista as well as creating a hole for Kratos to drop down into. Make haste and head below to continue.

Down below inside a storeroom, Kratos encounters more Persian resistance. Take the fight to them and continue to weaken their ranks with both light and heavy attacks. In addition to enemies inside the storeroom, Kratos finds a green glowing chest-a health chest. Approach it and hold psx: C to open it, allowing it to release and spew its contents, a large ammount of health-refilling Green Orbs.

Once the storeroom has been cleared of enemies, Kratos can open the doorway set in the front wall. To open it, approach the handle and rapidly tap psx: C. Be ready to start mashing psx: C the moment Kratos begins to lift the door, as a giant Cyclops beats him to the punch. Keep rapidly tapping psx: C in order to keep the Cyclops from Squashing Kratos with his gigantic club. The Cyclops' life is only short lived, as the Basilisk appears behind the Cyclops and makes short work of him.

Battle Against the Basilisk-Part 1
This massive creature has a mouthful of razor sharp teeth, as well as the ability to spew fire from the depths of its bowels. Thankfully, its large frame prevents it from getting inside the storeroom, and for the moment it can only attack with its head.

The moment you gain control over Kratos, begin slashing at the Basilisk with a combination of light and heavy attacks. The Basilisk retaliates with two different types of attacks:
 * It gnashes and lunges at Kratos, attempting to chomp him with its gaping mouth. This attack can either be evaded or blocked.
 * It shoots a stream of fire at Kratos in an attempt to light him on fire. These attacks are telegraphed and should be avoided by evading when fire begins to erupt from the beast's mouth.

Continue attacking the beast every chance you get while blocking its lunges and taking evasive action to avoid the fire. Once the Basilisk's Health Meter (located on the bottom of the screen) has been depleted by 75%, it enters a temporarily stunned state, allowing Kratos to begin a context-Sensitive attack. As soon as the Basilisk is stunned, approach it and press psx: C to perform a series of timed button presses and to carry out a deadly and devastating attack. After correctly following the two timed button presses, the Basilisk goes down, but it's not out for the count. To finish off this portion of the boss fight, quickly approach the Cyclops's club, which is on the ground to the right of the Basilisk's head, and press psx: C to heave it up over Kratos's shoulder. Kratos lifts it even higher and then slams it down onto the beast's cranium, destroying its left eye and causing it to retreat.