God of War 3

God of War 3 Tips & Tricks

• Max Weapons and Magic Glitch

  This glitch will give you maxed out weapons and infinite magic at the start of the game, but you have to have already beat the game once previously. You have to unlock the Combat Arena, then set magic to infinite. Get killed in the Combat Arena five times and the game will prompt you to switch to easy mode. Choose no and you'll be at the main menu. Start a new game on the same difficulty you were on in the Combat Arena. You will begin the game with all weapons maxed out and infinite magic.

• Challenge of Olympus #4: El Matador - Ole

  This challenge requires you to not get rammed by the Minotaur or grabbed by the soldiers. This one starts off easy but ends horribly! When the challenge begins, you'll have one Minotaur and then some soldiers, and then TWO Minotaurs, and then more soldiers, and then THREE Minotaurs plus more soldiers! There are multiple ways to outsmart the Minotaur. One thing you can do is approach the edge of the arena and let him charge after you. As soon as the challenge starts, stand near the edge (any edge) and wait for the Minotaur to charge at you. Jump up twice or fall off the edge to make the Minotaur slip and fall (don't worry Kratos will grab on the ledge but only for a few seconds, so quickly climb up). Another way to outsmart the Minotaur is to use the Grapple move on him. When they spawn, position Kratos near the Minotaur so that when he Grapples and pushes it, the Minotaur will fall right off the ledge. EASY, right? During the last part of the challenge, you'll encounter multiple soldiers plus THREE Minotaurs. To fend them off, you'll need to have quick fingers! As soon as the soldiers spawn, quickly use the L1+Square attack (to kill off a few of them) and then quickly use the Icarus Dash (jump and move the Right Analog Stick) to get near the edge and then quickly fall off so that Kratos grabs the ledge. When done correctly, all three Minotaurs will fall down the edge along with a majority of the soldiers. Quickly get back up and slice down the remaining soldiers. It's not as easy as it sounds but it worked for me!

• Challenge of Olympus #5: Knockout

  For this challenge, you have to knock multiple enemies out of the arena and gain 1000 points in less than 75 seconds. Each enemy has a point value and knocking a bunch of them out of the arena adds to the tally. When the challenge begins, quickly dispatch the large Cyclops so that you can ride him. From there, DO NOT use heavy attacks on the enemies! Heavy attacks cause the Cyclops to fall down between hits (which wastes precious seconds off the clock), so stick to light attacks only! Walk in a circle while rapidly tapping the Square Button to knock out a bunch of baddies off the arena. Don't wander off! Just walk in a circle and keep smashing the enemies and you should get the points within the time limit.

• Challenge of Olympus #6: Hades' Kids

  For this challenge, you are required to spawn FIVE armored Cyclops in the arena. When you kill the first Cyclops, it spawns two more. When you kill another one, two more will jump in. When you kill another one, THREE more will jump in! You basically have to kill FOUR armored Cyclops enemies in a row while trying to dodge the other Cyclops that crowd the arena. Use the Grapple pull as much as you can and keep up your defense. There are no other tips I can give you, so good luck!

• Challenge of Olympus #7: Simply Smashing

  For this challenge, you are required to destroy 30 pots in 20 seconds. It might sound easy, but not with the Blades Of Athena! When the challenge starts, stick to using the SQUARE SQUARE TRIANGLE combo to break multiple pots without having to move too far. Use the SQUARE SQUARE TRIANGLE combo on all sides of the arena and you should be able to complete the challenge easily.

• Switching Between Items

  When Kratos' obtains items like the Bow Of Apollo, Helios Head, and the Hermes Boots, press and hold the L2 Button and then switch items by pressing the Square, Triangle, or X Button.

• New Combat Move: The Battering Ram

  At the start of the game, Kratos can use a new move called the Battering Ram. To use this move, grab an enemy and then press the Square Button and then run around the area with the enemy in hand to use them as a Battering Ram! This will clear out large groups of enemies that swarm around you (which will happen occasionally). The Battering Ram can also be useful against the big enemies. Pick up a soldier and run towards them to quickly decrease their health. Use this move when fighting off big enemies like the Centaurs, Minotaurs, Cerberus, and Cyclops.

• New Combat Move: The Grapple Pull

  When Kratos receives the Blades of Exile from Athena, he will use a new attack called the Grapple Pull. When he does this move, Kratos flings his blades at an enemy and then pulls them towards him for a shoulder ram. This is probably the single most useful move in Kratos' arsenal of moves, so abuse this move! You can even use a combo after he rams the enemy to damage them even more! Almost all of the enemies and bosses are no match for the Grapple Pull, so use it in addition to using mixed combos. All four of Kratos' weapons (except the Blades Of Athena) can use the Grapple Pull.

• Elevator Puzzle at the Tomb of Ares

  If you can't figure this simple puzzle out within a few seconds, then you must be relatively new, otherwise, this one is a cinch! Activate the nearby lever to move the elevator platform. Climb the ladder to the top and get on the platform. When it moves to the next side, double- jump off to find the very first SAVE POINT!

• Rotating Stone Puzzle at the Heart of Gaia

  If you can't figure this simple puzzle out within a few seconds, then you must be relatively new, otherwise, this one is a cinch! Activate the nearby lever to move the elevator platform. Climb the ladder to the top and get on the platform. When it moves to the next side, double- jump off to find the very first SAVE POINT! Rotating Stone Puzzle at the Heart of Gaia See that shining object on the right side wall? Grab hold of it and pull the giant rock wall out. Rotate the wall 180 degrees (use the Right Analog Stick) and then move it to the left side of the area. Place the wall in between the empty crevasse to solve the puzzle! Now climb the vines to the top and then grapple to the next area. Climb to the top to encounter more enemies. Clear them out and continue down the path to find more vines. Jump and grapple higher while clearing more enemies all the way to the top to trigger the first boss battle!

• Burning Bramble Puzzle at the Peirithous Chamber

  First, jump up the ledge and jump on the large platform above Peirithous. This will lower the platform and open the gates on the other side. See that ledge across from you? Glide on towards that ledge to find a large wicker pot of Bramble. Grab the wicker and push it out to the floor below. Now drag the wicker pot towards the fire-breathing Cerberus and place the pot in front of the cage to light it up! Leave the burning bramble near the cage and go back to the platform above Peirithous. Jump on the platform to open the gates above the caged Cerberus. From there, quickly run towards the cage and use the burning Bramble to float higher towards the open cage above. Now activate the lever to open the Cerberus cage. Jump down and damage the Cerberus until the Context buttons appear. Press those buttons and Kratos will mount onto Cerberus! Guide Cerberus towards Peirithous (burn all the enemies in the way) and use a fireball attack on Peirithous to complete the puzzle and gain a new weapon: the BOW OF APOLLO. From this point, Kratos can use the Bow Of Apollo to burn any bramble that he sees. Press and hold the L2+Square Button to fire up a charged arrow and then release it to burn off the bramble.

• Flaming Hot Elevator Puzzle at the Judges of The Underworld

  First thing's first! Shoot a charged arrow at the Bramble to light it up. Jump on top of the hot heat and glide to the top of the area. Eliminate the enemies that appear and then activate the lever to bring down the elevator. Quickly jump on the elevator and then exit the upper ledge. Towards the wall is a large Bramble wicker pot. Grab that thing and pull it out. Slice up the baddies and then jump down to the elevator below. Activate the lever again and jump on the elevator. Grab the wicker pot and slide it to the elevator. Again, slice up the enemies that appear and then drag the wicker pot and kick it to the lower area (with all the smoke) to light it up even more! Now jump down to the bottom and then glide up to the platform above to lower it.

• Hades Statue Puzzle at the Palace of Hades (Part 1)

  This puzzle comes in two parts (that's what she said). First, you need to open the doorway on the second floor. There is a large wheel on the left side of the room and a large crate of flat tiles on the right side of the area. Grab the crate of tiles on the right side and drag it towards the large wheel. Kill off the harpies and then activate the wheel to open the doors on the second floor. From there, quickly grab the crate of tiles and place it UNDER the wheel so that it doesn't rotate back. Climb up the large white tree and jump on the second floor. Enter the doorway to trigger some Minotaurs and other baddies. Slice them all down to clear the area. Make your way up the halls to the third floor with the Hades statue.

• Hades Statue Puzzle at the Palace of Hades (Part 2)

  And now comes the tedious part. Rotate the crank to bring up a coffin. After the cutscene, press the R1 button to activate ladders on both sides of the room. Eliminate the enemies to clear the area first!

• Challenge of Olympus #3: Get Stoned

  This challenge requires you to get "stoned" by the Gorgons TEN different times. To get turned to stone faster, your best bet is to block with the Fleece to start the counter move. When the counter buttons appears, press a different button to immediately turn to stone. After you turn to stone, QUICKLY wiggle the Left Analog stick as fast you can to break free! Sounds easy, right? Now that you know how to get stoned, it's all a matter of surviving the challenge. When the challenge begins, you will start off with one Gorgon and some wandering baddies. The baddies are only there for health, so use them as often as you can. After getting stone two times, a bunch of non-stop spawning Harpies will show up. After getting stoned five times, a bunch of Satyrs will show up. And after getting stoned seven times, a bunch of armored Cyclops shows up! My only advice is to stay defensive and avoid fighting too many enemies. Keep blocking and rolling around while trying to get into the Gorgon stare. If you lose health, keep killing the wandering baddies! Stay alert as to where the Gorgon stare is coming from and then block and miss with the Fleece to get stoned. Other than that, good luck!

• Challenge of Olympus #2: Bare Hands

  This challenge requires you to defeat TWO Hammer dudes, ONE armored Cyclops and a bunch of soldiers in less than 75 seconds. This mission is quite tedious and may take multiple tries doing the same thing. Your best (and only guaranteed) bet at making the time limit is to push one of the big guys out of the way. Grab the soldiers and start using them as Battering Rams. If you can push one of the Hammer dudes or even the Cyclops off the ledge with the Battering Ram, then you'll have your work cut out for you! By luck, I was able to push the Cyclops out of the arena, which left me with enough time to batter the Hammer dudes and complete the challenge.

• Boss Strategy: Leviathan

  Leviathan I 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. Leviathan II This time the Leviathan will alternately claw both sides of the screen as it pulls itself towards Kratos. Dash to alternate side accordingly, then use heavy attacks on its claws to make it retreat. Attack it while it rears back. You'll need to repeat this pattern a few times before you receive a finisher prompt. But the battle isn't over yet! The Leviathan now will pound its claws on the ground, protecting itself and dealing damage all at once. Use your magic attacks to quickly sap its health and keep getting in attack while attempting t

• Boss Strategy: Poseidon

  This fight takes place in three distinct parts. In the first part, Poseidon's claws grip either side of the battle area. These should be the target of your attacks. Whip at them repeatedly, stopping only to dodge the electric attacks. When you see the crackle of electricity on the ground, jump or evade away from it to avoid the imminent lightning burst. You can also watch closely for Poseidon to rear up and attack in other ways -- all of them can be evaded. When you attack a claw enough it will release from Gaia's head. Once both claws are released you will be told to move to Gaia's arm. Run to the top of the screen and grapple to the left by pressing R1. In this next segment you must be aggressive. Run up to Poseidon's torso and attack it quickly. When he rears up, roll away to the very back of the level to avoid his trident attack. A variation on the Trident attack is somewhat harder to avoid -- when he thrusts his weapon into the ground three times, roll back to avoid the first jab and then forward to avoid the subsequent ones. Attack him while he's stabbing. He'll also occasionally punch the ground. This isn't difficult to avoid with a quick evade, but it is tough to anticipate the attack. When the finisher prompt appears, run to the rear of the area and ascend the wall of vines. At the top, activate the Quick Time Event with CIRCLE. The fight isn't quite over yet. For the final segment you'll need to move quickly to get the claws to release. Use light attacks and magic to do damage to both sides and his nearly unavoidable electric attacks won't have time to destroy you. If you dawdle, you will be destroyed quickly. Eliminate the God of the Sea permanently after the short cutscene by following the button prompts -- the final prompt instructs you to click both ANALOG STICKS (R3 + L3) at the same time by pressing them into the controller.

• Boss Strategy: Hades

  This is a long and arduous battle, and Hades switches up his tactics quite a bit. We'll try to summarize his attack patterns, but an element of randomness does exist in this battle. Hit Hades hard in the opening scene and stay close to him. If he grabs you, follow the R1 + L1 rapid button tapping command to escape with your soul intact. Stay around Hades' feet and hit him with standard attacks. If you've upgrade the Chains of Exile, try using the Cyclone of Chaos (R1+Square) to get in quick hits. When he lifts his foot, evade away to avoid the ensuing attack. Keep attacking him at close range and he'll stick to foot pounding almost exclusively as offense which is easy to dodge. His other attacks employ his glowing Claws of Hades weapon. There are three distinct attacks. The most common is a double slash in which he slams his Claws down across the entire arena twice. You can evade this attack by rolling right or left. Another attack involves one heavy attack near his feet which you may also evade. The final Claw attack involves him sweeping his claws across the ground from right to left four times. You need to simply hop the Claws as they pass under you. Keeping Hades from using his Claws is a matter of staying under him. Once you damage him a bit he'll retreat to the ceiling and drop creating a shockwave. Jump to avoid this, but make sure you don't stray too far away. When Hades grabs you and tosses you away you'll need to quickly make it back to Hades feet to attack him. Eventually a prompt appears over his head. Activate it and rapidly press the button shown to rip a piece of Hades' fleshy armor off. At this point the fight takes a strange turn: As Hades draws the chunk of armor back towards him, the arms of Minons appear to grab you. Your goal is to avoid these and attack the chunk before Hades pulls it back. To accomplish this you'll need to move in with quick chain attacks and possibly use your magic. The minions and chunk will award you with Health Orbs

• Boss Strategy: Hermes

  The battle with Hermes can be won pretty much exclusively using the Cyclone of Chaos (R1 + SQUARE). The move is unlocked by upgrading the Blades of Exile, but you should have upgraded your primary weapon several times by now. The Cyclone of Chaos hits Hermes even as he circles you in a dizzying blur. Just continually activate the attack and you'll sap his life at a steady rate. The only time you'll need to deviate from your R1 + SQUARE regimen is when Hermes attacks your head. The game will slow down and you'll get a prompt to rotate the LEFT ANALOG STICK in a sweeping motion (from top-to-bottom or vice-versa). Follow this motion quickly and precisely to counter Hermes' attack and deal some damage. Every few dozen hits, Hermes will be knocked down releasing some Health Orbs that make this battle even easier. After he is knocked down a few times, a prompt will appear above his head. Follow the rotation prompt to sever Hermes' leg. Approach him as his crawls away to follow another prompt that will allow you to sever the other leg and dispose of yet another "immortal."

• Boss Strategy: Hercules

  The confrontation with Hercules in the Forum is quite varied and will keep you on your toes. Examine the Forum and take note of the sections of wall covered in spikes -- these will become crucial in the upcoming fight. The first leg of the battle involves a large wave of peons while Herc looks on from afar. Grab one of the enemies and use it as a ram to deal fast damage to all nearby foes. Keep up the slaughter until Hercules hops down. At this point you should focus attacks on the strongman. You should use Army of Sparta to thin out the horde of enemies if you get bogged down at any point in this fight, but try to get Hercules caught in the area of attack as well. Like in the battle with Hermes, Cyclone of Chaos is an excellent attack here since it hits Hercules and all the nearby enemies. When the enemies thin out a bit, focus heavy attack combos on Herc. He'll soon grab you and charge towards a wall. This is your chance to deal some real damage. Mash the button shown to overcome Hercules and then use the LEFT ANALOG STICK to direct him into one of the spiked walls across the room. Just run him towards a panel of spikes and he'll be impaled. If you miss you'll have to damage him some more until he charges at you again. Successfully pinning Hercules against the spikes will land you health orbs and also deprive him of a few pieces of armor. You need to pin Hercules against the spikes using the same technique two more times. He'll now add in some ground-pounding moves that can be evaded or, better yet, you can jump over them and hit him with a Cyclone of Chaos in the air while his defenses are down. After a second grapple and slam against the spikes Hercules' attacks will have a wider area of effect. Nevertheless you can continue to hop over the shockwaves and attack him. He'll also try to send you flying into spikes with a directed punch. Aside from evading as he winds up, there's not much you can do to avoid his attacks at this point. This is a good time to in

• Boss Strategy: Cronos

  After the cutscene, Cronos will attempt to squash you between his fingers. Hit the button shown rapidly to overpower the titan and then quickly equip the Head of Helios. Charge a burst of light by holding R2 + Triangle and release it to blind the titan temporarily allowing you to escape. As you fall you'll have to hit the buttons shown with precise timing to land safely on the massive hand below. Fend off the enemies and the wrist cuff will shift, allowing you to proceed up the massive arm. As you do the titan will shift and you'll have to climb while swiping at enemies below you. Climb until you get to the red welt on the massive arm. Whip this to get Cronos' attention. Back on your feet again you can start taking out the enemies to the far left. Roll out of the way of Cronos' breath and it will damage the other enemies around you. Eventually a colossal hand will clap down in front of you. Whip the exposed middle finger nail to damage it or use Army of Sparta to weaken it significantly. Ignore the other enemies or use Army of Sparta to keep them back and focus damage on the finger nail. The hand will eventually be retracted and you'll have to avoid the Titan's breath again for a bit. The second time the hand comes down you can deal more damage and hopefully get a prompt. Use the prompt to rip the fingernail off and the titan will change its strategy once again. This time the large hand will slam down, trapping you between its fingers. Look for a light strip of flesh on the finger to the left. You can jump on this and climb it. Eliminate any enemies on the finger and then equip your Head of Helios once more. Let fly a blinding flash of light and the titan will reel back, sending you flying. Hit the prompts shown to latch back on to the Cronos' waist. Climb up the soft flesh leaping across any gaps you come to. Grab enemies and toss them into eachotehr to quickly eliminate them. At the top of the climbable area, head right and make a big double-jump down to th

• Boss Strategy: Scorpion

  The massive Scorpion boss gleams with the blue crystal Onyx that is susceptible only to the Nemean Cestus. We highly recommend a fully upgraded Cestus for this fight. As soon as the fight starts the Scorpion will snatch you up in its pincers. Tap the R1 + L1 to escape. As soon as you hit the ground, evade around the side of the Scorpion. Your first targets are the Onyx-covered legs. If you destroy the Onyx shielding on the three legs on one side of the Scorpion it will fall to the ground stunned. An extremely useful attack in this battle is the Nemean Cestus' spin attack called Ferocious Bite (L1 + CIRCLE). Use this to chip away at the Onyx on the legs. Stand between two legs and jump, then execute Ferocious Bite several times on your way down. This will make it possible to whittle away at the Onyx-encrusted legs very quickly since you can hit more than one at a time. During your attack, ignore the smaller Scorpions on the ground and focus on the boss. Your Ferocious Bite attacks should hit them anyway. The giant Scorpion won't be able to hit you with many attacks while you are at its side, but you can evade to avoid its stinger-smashing attack. The best defense is a good offense in this battle, though, and the faster you crack the Onyx on the legs the less damage you'll end up taking. Once you break the crystal off all of the legs on one side of the monster it will collapse. Approach its face and attack it with a Nemean Rage magic attack and a few Ferocious Bites. This will cause a prompt to appear over the head allowing you to do some real damage. Follow the button commands to rip out one of the Scorpion's "teeth." The Scorpion will scurry away, leaving you to fend off its spawn. Use Brutal Kills (CIRCLE) on the smaller Scorpions to refill your health bar. When the colossal foe reappears, return to your leg-attacking strategy. You still just need to take out an entire row of Onyx-encrusted legs on one side of the Scorpion. It might run away as you attack it t

• Boss Strategy: Zeus

  Zeus Part I This fight often begins with Zeus charging at you. Wiggle the LEFT ANALOG STICK quickly as shown to repel his initial attack. The remainder of this fight takes place on a Street Fighter-esque 2D plane. The King of the Gods has several attacks that you can learn to dodge or counter with some practice. The most common move is a three-part punch. Zeus will hit you with two punches and then clap his hands and release a burst of electricity. The key to defending against this attack is to counter with the Golden Fleece (R1, followed by SQUARE). You'll have to catch one of the first two swings. If you miss these, begin your Army of Sparta magic or jump to dodge the final clap. Zeus will often teleport away from you after you hit him a bit. When he does this he may start this three-part punch. You should double-jump over him and hit him from the back. You should be able to hit him freely while he punches in the wrong direction. Another move of Zeus' that often follows a teleport is an aerial lightning bolt attack. Since he shoots these diagonally downwards you can just run under him as he takes to the air and attack him. This is the most effective way to avoid this powerful barrage. An attack that's rarer in the first half of the fight has Zeus fly high above and slam into the ground. This is a great time to use Army of Sparta to become invincible and deal damage. Your offensive moves should be heavy moves like Spirit of Hercules (SQUARE, SQUARE, TRIANGLE), Plume of Prometheus (TRIANGLE, TRIANGLE, TRIANGLE) and Tartarus Rage (L1 + TRIANGLE). These moves will knock Zeus to the ground when he isn't blocking, allowing to score easy hits. Using the knowledge of Zeus' moves and the offensive attacks above you should be well prepared to deal with the angry deity. Try to stay near Zeus all the time, constantly attacking and watching for the telltale signs of his moves to counter or avoid them. When a prompt appears over his head the battle is halfway over. Succe

• Extra Red Orbs

  When fighting those sword-wielding Olympian skeletons, kill some so that there about ten left and position Kratos with his back to to a wall. Equip the Claws of Hades (which need to be at level 2 or higher). Repeatedly lash out with the Soul Rip (L1 + CIRCLE) and you'll get hundreds, even over a thousand hits on just a few enemies. The Soul Rip attack deals very little damage. On hard modes you can probably increase the hit count further and be rewarded with more red orbs. Note: If you don't back against a wall you'll have to move towards enemies a bit after each attack.

• Mysterious Website for Platinum Spartans

  If you get the Platinum Trophy in God of War III you'll be directed to a mysterious website featuring only a compass and falling rain.

• Weapon Carry Over Exploit

  There is a glitch where you can carry over your weapons and stuff to a new game. Note that this is an exploit, and may be patched with future updates to your Playstation 3 You need to pass Challenge of Olympus first. Open up Combat Arena and set up the game as such: Health: Unlimited. Magic: Unlimited. Item meter: Unlimited. Difficulty: Titan. Other settings will not figure into this exploit. Enemy 1: Gorgon Serpent (set to count 3 with attack and respawn on). Enemy 2: Gorgon (set to count 3 with attack and respawn on). Start the match. Proceed to die five times by jumping in the air as the Gorgons freeze you causing Kratos to shatter (and die as a statue) as he hits the ground. Once you have done this, you will be asked if you want to switch to Easy Difficulty. Select "No" and upon choosing this, you will be taken back to the main menu. Choose 'New Game' at whatever difficulty you like and you will now have all the weapons, unlimited health and a good chance to break the game by breaking things before you normally would(i.e Smashing the onix on the back of the Three Judges heads).

• How to Earn the Priceless Trophy

  Priceless is the trophy for collecting all the 'Godly Possessions'. The way of doing so is... After every God that you kill (including the Demi-God Hercules) there is an item somewhere near them that you can pick up. The only way of using these items, however, is to defeat the game. Once the game is defeated you may only use these items on defeated or easier difficulties.

• Challenge of Olympus #1: Population Control

  For this challenge, you are required to have less than 50 enemies appear onscreen. When the mission starts, you have 90 seconds to keep the arena under 50 enemies or less. You're best bet is to stick with the SQUARE, SQUARE, SQUARE combo with the Cestus. The combo can clear out multiple enemies at a time. While doing this combo, keep moving constantly around the arena! You want to cover as much ground and target areas that have more enemies.

• Muse's Song Puzzle at the Upper Chamber Of The Flame

  This one may seem a bit confusing, but it's really not. First thing you need to do is fine-tune the large music box. To do that, use the vents on the left or right and glide to the top. Jump towards the large golden metal turnstiles. There are FOUR metal turnstiles and the objective is to rotate each one until the music box at the bottom has the imprint of the Blade Of Olympus. Understand it so far? Good! The directions below are from left to right. METAL TURNSTILE #1: Rotate ONE time. METAL TURNSTILE #2: Leave it alone. METAL TURNSTILE #3: Rotate THREE times. METAL TURNSTILE #4: Rotate THREE times. When the music box has the imprint of the Blade Of Olympus, jump down and approach the PS3 button scheme in the center to activate the music box. From there, press the buttons accordingly as they pass through the circle. There will be four notes to do, so do it! After the puzzle is solved, activate the lever to start the elevator. Of course, the elevator will stall for a battle.

• Gates of Tisiphone Puzzle

  There are two chains: one on the left and one on the right. When you activate either chain, a block will protrude on the wall. Push both blocks in to activate the puzzle. From here, jump to the top of the block on the left side and wait for the Harpy to fly by. Grapple on to it and fly towards the right side. Time it so that you land on the platform! Once there, jump on top of the moving block and jump all the way to the left side. Push the block on the left side to activate the blocks on the right side. Grapple to another Harpy and fly to the right side before the block closes up and then push the next block in to complete the puzzle. Now jump to the top center and turn the large wheel to open the door. Exit outside to the Save Point.

• The Hera's Garden Maze Puzzle

  After you've collected all the goodies, enter the next open area to start this new puzzle. Step on the circular platform to trigger the Hyperion Stone. This will temporarily make 2D perspectives change into 3D perspectives. With the stone activated, approach the newly revealed stairway (kick down the metal door) and make your way up the stairs. Traverse the upper path and open the door. Slide down the ladder and then glide over to the other side of the garden. See that large moveable pillar with a stairway above it? Grab that pillar and drag into the next courtyard. In the courtyard is a giant bronze chalice. You need to fill that up with water, so rotate the pillar so that the stairway above is angled to the RIGHT side. Push the pillar to the right of the bronze chalice to make the waterfall fill it up water and open the doorway. Enter the doorway to trigger a cutscene.

• Flamethrower-Smashing Spikes Puzzle at the Labyrinth

  This puzzle isn't really that complicated, so first thing you need to do is wait for the flames on the left side to die down. When the flames are cooling, climb the metal gate to the top and grapple upwards before the flames start up again! When the smashing spikes stop moving, move to the right and jump to the right side but don't climb up yet. Wait for the upper smashing spike to move away and then climb up and climb the metal wall on the right side before the smashing spike moves again. Climb to the top and then jump down when the lever is near you. Activate the lever to solve the puzzle and open up an exit. Exit the room and cross the bridge to the next area.

• Pedestal Puzzle at the Labyrinth

  Again, it's not so much of a puzzle but a bit of a brain-tease. Approach the pedestal on the right and drag it towards the Mechanical lock. Use the Boreas on the lock to move the room. Now drag the pedestal across from the other Mechanical lock and use the Boreas on the lock to turn the room over. If done correctly, the pedestal should land next to the circular switch. Drag the pedestal onto the switch to open the metal door above. Use the Agility Run to the top and enter the next room. Use the Boreas on the Mechanical lock on the wall to trigger a deadly little game.

• Houdini Underwater Puzzle at the Labyrinth

  Climb the ladder to the top. Approach the wall on the left side and pull it all the way out. From there, use the Agility Run on the metal gate to the top. Jump to the right side and latch on to the metal wall. Climb the ceiling to the top and use the Boreas on the Mechanical lock. When the room flips over, quickly climb the ceiling to the top and approach the next metal wall. Climb up and climb to the right. Wait for the spikes on the right side to drop down and then jump over the gap and quickly climb to the top. Jump to the right and slide down and then approach the turnstile and turn it. Quickly insert the Boreas in the next Mechanical lock to save Pandora from drowning. WHEW! Jump down and smash the glass box and approach Pandora.