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God of War Saga

The God of War Saga is a collection of five games from the God of War series, and is one of the first in Sony's new line of PlayStation Collections. - God of War - God of War II - God of War III - God of War…

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God of War Saga is an adventure developed by Ready At Dawn, released 27 August 2012 on PlayStation 3.

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What God of War Saga is

God of War Saga is an adventure game developed by Ready At Dawn and released in 2012. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

God of War is an action-adventure video game series, the first era of which was loosely based on Greek mythology. Debuting in 2005, the series became a flagship title for the PlayStation brand and the character Kratos is one of its most popular characters. The series consists of 10 games across multiple platforms; the first seven plus the 2026 title make up the Greek era of the series. Five of the Greek era games have been re-released through three separate compilations for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) platform: God of War Collection (2009), God of War: Origins Collection (2011), and God of War Saga (2012). With the exception of God of War III in the God of War Saga, each collection features…
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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 Saga is the 17th of 42 entries we hold in the God of War series. It arrived 11 months after God of War: Origins Collection. The next entry was PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale in 2012. Its critic score of 80 is 5 points below the series average of 85. The highest-rated entry is God of War III at 96.

See all 42 God of War games in release order →

How it was received

God of War Saga holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points above the year average.

What it launched against

God of War Saga launched on 27 August 2012, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and FTL: Faster Than Light. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, FTL: Faster Than Light.

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Quick answers

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When did God of War Saga come out?
God of War Saga was released on 27 August 2012 for PlayStation 3.

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