God of War
A remaster of God of War, an action-adventure hack-and-slash video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). Loosely inspired by Greek mythology, it unfolds in…
God of War is an adventure developed by SCE Santa Monica Studio, released 17 November 2009 on PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3.
What God of War is
God of War is an adventure game developed by SCE Santa Monica Studio and released in 2009. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3. It runs on Kinetica.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Kratos is a warrior who serves the Greek gods of Olympus. Flashbacks reveal that he was once a successful but bloodthirsty captain in the Spartan army and led his men to several victories before being defeated by a barbarian king. Facing death, Kratos called on the God of War, Ares, whom he promised to serve if the god would spare his men and provide the power to destroy their enemies. Ares agreed and bonded the Blades of Chaos, a pair of chained blades forged in the depths of Tartarus, to his new servant. Kratos, equipped with the blades, then decapitated the barbarian king.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the God of War series
God of War is the ninth of 42 entries we hold in the God of War series. The next entry was God of War III in 2010.
What it launched against
God of War launched on 17 November 2009, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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