Dave Valentine of Square Enix Music Online rated it eight out of 10 and praised the composers for keeping away from the production of "a neverending dullness of action themes". At the 2005 Spike Video Game Awards, it was named "Best Action Game" and David Jaffe received "Designer of the Year" for the activity. In November 2012, Complex magazine named God of War the eleventh-most effective PlayStation 2 sport of all time.