God Of War: Ranking The 10 Best Boss Battles
5. Hades - God Of War 3
Four words. Soul tug of war.
The creativity behind the boss battles, and the subsequent defeat of villains at the hands of the angriest Spartan in gaming, is never better than yanking the soul of the God of the Underworld from his body and plunging him in to the River Styx.
It's a brilliant boss battle in terms of spectacle, and Hades' soul-bound arsenal of attacks is superb.
The character design is fantastic here too, with Hades being so formidable that Kratos resorts to hacking chunks of his muscles off and hacking at them whilst Hades desperately tries to summon his flesh back to his body. This contrast of Kratos' smash and slash physical attacks and the soul-yanking mechanic make the battle feel like something Kratos hasn't faced before, leaving Hades' demise stuck in the mind of gamers long after completion.