Over the weekend I started God of War, on the PS2.

I'm trying to defeat the Hydra, and I'm stuck. For about an hour tonight I battled the Hydra, and neither the Hydra nor myself died. It was tedious.

Searching online I have found many posts from other folks stuck here, and the solution always seems to involve figuring out how to press the O button faster. I'm not sure that's my issue.

When I'm battling the Hydra, and the O symbol appears on-screen, when I press the O button, Kratos tries to throw his rope/chain/whatever into Hydra, but the rope is too short to reach the Hydra. Consistently.

So I'm stuck, and am crying Uncle.

Thanks for any help.