I've been playing God of War II in my spare time, and it is everything the first one was, plus way more!

Today, I climbed up the back of an enraged cyclops and pulled out his eyeball! (I got to keep it as a trophy! Only 19 more to go!)

I really like it, but I'm hesitant to call it the best. There's still tons of amazing games out there (I'm still a huge fan of Final Fantasy X-2), but this one is close to the top.