I just took note of it because the graphics in GoW were amazing to me for a PS2. And it had a very nice opening sequence.
Gears of War wasn' t on the PS2... duuuuhhhh!!!!

(Sorry Byakko, it was there, had to take it.)
If " Ready at Dawn" is doing it, then I have the utmost faith in the game.
I managed to miss the first God of War, not for any good reason though. MGS3:Subsistence came out the week I started, & my attention got diverted.