3. Flight to the Lair of the Titan

Welcome to the first flying stage of God of War II. The controls for these
stages are much like a Panzer Dragoon game. Attack with [] (light), /\
(strong), and O (grab), dodge quickly to the right or left with R1 and L1, and
finally perform a speed boost attack by tapping the X button. Keep in mind
that the speed boost will drain some of your magic.

Your first task is to defeat four Griffin enemies. Heavy attacks will only
allow the Griffins to get away from you, so use light attacks to attack each
one and ram them until they are dizzied then grab them with grab button and
press the button that appears at the start of the Action Sequence to finish
them off. Use a speed boost while behind a Griffin if it ever hangs out in
front of you while flying. Move to the sides to avoid any energy blast from
the Griffins. Whenever a Griffin suddenly flies upward when it is beside you
while attacking it, move up yourself in order to avoid its tail attack.

After four Griffins are defeated, a Raven will appear in the distance and fly
directly toward you. Fly right in front of him with Pegasus then perform a
speed boost directly toward him to set off an Action Sequence. If you don't
perform an immediate speed boost or miss the button tap then you will need to
shake the analog to the left and right in order to keep Pegasus from falling
out of the air. If you hit the Raven right when he first appears this fight is
nothing at all.

Kratos [LEAPS] on top of the Raven then grabs ahold of its neck and
>>STRUGGLES<< to quickly break its neck.

The Dark Rider enemy on top of a blue and purple Griffin will appear and start
to fire purple fireballs while flying up ahead. It is best to watch for an
open portion in between the fireballs and move toward that spot as the
fireballs shoots toward Pegasus in order to avoid them. Pegasus will speed up
rapidly during this chase so you can't use the speed up attack. All you need
to do is simply survive until you make it to the next area.