God of War
God of War is an action-adventure hack-and-slash video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). Initially launched for the PlayStation 2, the game stands as the…
God of War is an adventure developed by SCE Santa Monica Studio, released 22 March 2005 on PlayStation 2. The main story takes about 9.2 hrs to finish.
What God of War is
God of War is an adventure game developed by SCE Santa Monica Studio and released in 2005. It was published by Capcom. It is available on PlayStation 2 only. It runs on Kinetica. It carries an ESRB M age rating.
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 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.[23] Kratos waged war at the behest of Ares, eventually leading an attack on a village occupied by worshipers of Athena. Ares had…
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 first of 42 entries we hold in the God of War series. The next entry was God of War II in 2007. Its critic score of 93 is 8 points above the series average of 85. The highest-rated entry is God of War III at 96.
How it was received
God of War holds a critic score of 93 out of 100. That places it above 98% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 26 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 88, across 1,068 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 9.2 hrs.
What it launched against
God of War launched on 22 March 2005, within three weeks of God of War I, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, SWAT 4 and LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.
Released around the same time: God of War I, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, SWAT 4, LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for God of War yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Characters
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Dlc
Remakes
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Quick answers
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