15 best gaming graphical greats

God of War (2005)

PlayStation 2
Remember the fight at sea as the game begins? Or the epic hydra battle? Surely you remember Kratos and his flaming chained blades? We remember all that too, in spite of this being one of the biggest worlds to land on a PS2, and one of the few games to graphically push the console beyond what was previously thought possible. The lack of load times and chapter breaks made this an unrelenting gaming experience that was really, really hard to pause, even when nature was calling – with insistence.