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God of War: Chains of Olympus

An HD remaster of God of War: Chains of Olympus included in "God of War: Origins Collection." It features high-definition resolution, stereoscopic 3D, anti-aliased graphics locked in at 60 frames per second…

13 September 2011

God of War: Chains of Olympus is an adventure developed by Ready At Dawn, released 13 September 2011 on PlayStation 3.

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What God of War: Chains of Olympus is

God of War: Chains of Olympus is an adventure game developed by Ready At Dawn and released in 2011. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set halfway through Kratos' ten years of servitude to the Gods, Chains of Olympus begins with Kratos being dispatched to the city of Attica to help defend it from the invading Persian army. Soon after his arrival, the Spartan spots a basilisk climbing over the city walls and gives chase. During his chase, Kratos confronts the Persian King inside the city and kills him. Taking the King's power to summon the Efreet, he then encounters the basilisk and kills it. After defeating the basilisk, he witnesses the sun fall from the sky, plunging the world into darkness. Following the dim remaining light on the horizon, Kratos fights his way through the city of Marathon, along the way encountering…
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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: Chains of Olympus is the 15th of 42 entries we hold in the God of War series. The next entry was God of War: Origins Collection in 2011.

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What it launched against

God of War: Chains of Olympus launched on 13 September 2011, within three weeks of Dark Souls, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Shadow of the Colossus (2011) and Gears of War 3.

Released around the same time: Dark Souls, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Shadow of the Colossus (2011), Gears of War 3.

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When did God of War: Chains of Olympus come out?
God of War: Chains of Olympus was released on 13 September 2011 for PlayStation 3.

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