This game looks so good I am thinking about it.
Yes it's crazy!
Maybe less if you think about getting Shadow of the colossus,Ico, MGS 3 ,Silent Hill 2,3,4 ,DBZ sparking neo ,...etc etc
I've been going nuts trying not to buy one (especially now that they are cheap) for guitar heroes. I say why not...
God of War is -awesome-
nuff said :P
(Guitar Hero is also awesome, and highly addictive, i've nearly completed it on expert but i've spent about 3 months trying to finish freebird >_<)
A used PS2 is pretty cheap and you have acccess to TONS of good games at reduced prices, so you'll never be hurting for a library. I'd say if you can afford it, go for it.
Personally I would go for it now that the PS2 is cheap. I would try out the game first though to see if you like it, from what I understand you've only seen it and not played it yourself. And as Glitch Girl points out, there's a whole bunch of great games out there for low prices so you can't go wrong there.
I may or may not buy a PS2 so I can play Justice League Heroes. However, I did buy spider-man 2 and then go out and buy a Gamecube so I can play it a couple of years ago, so go figure. Then I bought every Star Wars game I could find for that platform as well as X-men Legends (for which I bought solely for multiplayability along with 4 controllers). Then again, Ms Kommando and I bought a second computer so we could play NWN PWs. Then we recently spent about $1100 more to upgrade the first computer so we could both play Second Life.
I won't even mention how we bought a laser printer so I could print RPG Pdfs I buy online :P
If I get one I plan on getting one of these, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/B000JCLLUW/ref=cm_cr_dp_pt/102-6814443-1343314?ie=UTF8&n=172282&s=electronics
I want it to look it's best.
No, it is not crazy to buy a ps2 just for God of war/god of war II.
It would be crazy to buy a ps2 and NOT get them however, as they are some of the best ps2 geames out there.
I also reccomend the Prince of Persia series (similiar to God of War - less combat, more puzzles, less blood), and of course Guitar Hero I and II.
According to all my friends: Yes.
-CM
Go buy it now! The first stage alone for GoW2 is epic.
Penny Arcade said it best...
OTT...but still awesome
(http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/03/19)
First stage of GoW2...epic??
Noooo. The entire game is the uber-epic. It demands much (to steal a catchphrase) wootage.