Dave Valentine of Square Enix Music Online rated it eight out of ten and praised the composers for steering clear of the creation of "a neverending dullness of action themes". At the 2005 Spike Video Game Awards, it was named "Best Action Game" and David Jaffe won "Designer of the Year" for the activity. In November 2012, Complex magazine named God of War the eleventh-best PlayStation two video game of all time.