Chapter 1:GAIA

The opening of the game finds Kratos amidst a swath of enemies on the arm of the enormous Titan, Gaia. If you are unfamiliar with Kratos' attacks, use this opportunity to acquaint yourself with the basics: HEAVY ATTACK and LIGHT ATTACK can be alternated for various combos (check your Moves tab in the pause menu for more on this). Plume of Prometheus is an all-time favorite (SQUARE, SQUARE, TRIANGLE), while you can launch enemies in the air with Olympic Ascension by holding TRIANGLE.

Destroy the enemies, who don't present much of a threat, and continue up the arm. Remove the tree branch obstruction and take out a handful of additional enemy soldiers. Just ahead you'll encounter a large crab-horse-thing that is actually a form the god Poseidon takes.The Leviathan emits a spout of water that can push Kratos back to the edge of the area and deal a bit of damage as well. To avoid it, simply tap the RIGHT STICK to evade. Meanwhile, try to approach the creature and deal damage to the "chest" area under the horse's head.

You can attack any part of the creature in this battle that you can reach, but for now you'll just have to run up and use your standard attacks on its main body. After dealing some damage, the arena will flip upside-down.You must now dodge crab-claw attacks using the JUMP button to dash out of the way. Hit one of the claws or go for the horse head once again between attacks to deal damage.Soon the battle will flip again, but you'll still be hanging off the edge of the cliff.

Attack a nearby claw and dodge the creature's attacks until the battle shifts to solid ground again.This final segment is much like the first, requiring you to dodge the water attack and get hits in on the central area of the boss. When you get the prompt to finish the fight (a spinning icon with a CIRCLE on it), hit CIRCLE.What follows is known as a "quick time event" or "context sensitive button presses." Here you must push the buttons shown on screen immediately, or you'll take damage and be force to start the event again.

 Remember to wait until you see the prompts before you hit the button! Completing the finisher correctly will end the battle.

MOUNT OLYMPUS

Climb up the vines -- you can press JUMP and a direction to moves faster -- to the right and then cross the gap using JUMP. Jump up to the upper ledge and then open the chest ahead for some Experience Orbs.When you come to an impasse, press against the wall to the right and shimmy around the thin ledge. You'll come across a gaggle of archers and soldiers here. Take out each with quickly with light attacks and climb up and over the wall.

Destroy a few enemies and be sure not to miss the chest with health in the next area. Above this area is a grapple point. Before using it, you can look around using the nearby R1 prompt.Now, use R1 to grapple to the left and then jump and glide down to the enemies on the far side using the Wings of Icarus (press JUMP, then press and hold JUMP in the air). Destroy them and climb the nearby wall.

Hold to the left and jump across the gap to reach a new area where you can see Gaia and Poseidon duking it out.