God of War: Ascension
God of War: Ascension, the seventh instalment in the God of War series, acts as a prequel to the preceding games. The narrative revolves around Kratos, the protagonist from earlier instalments, who was once a…
God of War: Ascension is an adventure developed by SCE Santa Monica Studio, released 12 March 2013 on PlayStation 3. The main story takes about 7.4 hrs to finish.
What God of War: Ascension is
God of War: Ascension is an adventure game developed by SCE Santa Monica Studio and released in 2013. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3 only. It carries an ESRB M age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In a war between the astronomically large deities known as the Primordials, the madness and rage of the war took form, becoming the three guardians of honor, the Furies, who were tasked with exacting retribution onto any oath-breaker or betrayer. The first victim of the Furies was the Hecatonchires, Aegaeon, who had broken a blood oath to Zeus himself. The Furies set about their task, and, believing death to be too kind for one who had broken an oath to a God, transformed Aegaeon's humongous body into a stone prison for all who would dare follow his example in the future.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the God of War series
God of War: Ascension is the 20th of 42 entries we hold in the God of War series. The next entry was God of War: Ascension - Special Edition in 2013. Its critic score of 76 is 9 points below the series average of 85. The highest-rated entry is God of War III at 96.
How it was received
God of War: Ascension holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 54% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 6 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 75, across 271 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 7.4 hrs.
What it launched against
God of War: Ascension launched on 12 March 2013, within three weeks of BioShock Infinite, Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: BioShock Infinite, Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for God of War: Ascension yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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