Developer: Santa Monica Studio Publisher : INT Sony Computer Entertainment Director : Stig Asmussen[1] Series : God of War Engine : Santa Monica's God of War III Engine Native resolution : 720p Platform : PlayStation 3 EXCLUSIVE Release date(s):NA March 16, 2010:EU March 19, 2010: AUS March 18, 2010: JP March 25, 2010 Genre(s) : Hack and slash, action-adventure Mode(s) : Single-player Rating(s) BBFC: 18
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God.of.War.III.Ultimate.Edition.(For.US)
Exclusive Collectibles
� High-End Sculpted Replica of Pandora�s Box
� Limited-Edition God of War Art Book featuring exclusive art, content and interviews
Exclusive Digital Content (Available via PlayStation Network voucher codes on day of launch)
� God of War Combat Arena containing an exclusive environment and seven challenges
� Premium Kratos Skin � Dominus
� God of War: Unearthing the Legend Franchise Documentary � a full-length movie documentary depicting the history of the God of War franchise
� God of War Trilogy Soundtrack � God of War, II, and III scores from the game (mp3 digital download).
� God of War: Blood and Metal EP � a heavy metal homage featuring original music inspired by God of War (mp3 digital download).
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God.of.War.III:.Ultimate.Trilogy.Edition.(FOR.EU)
* God of War III
* God of War Collection (gentle reminder, this is God of War and God of War II, remastered in HD, running at 60 fps, with Trophy support, all on one Blu-ray Disc)
* Extra game content downloadable via PlayStation Network:
o God of War Combat Arena containing an exclusive environment and seven challenges to complete
o Dominus character skin
o Apollo character skin
o Phantom of Chaos character skin
o Forgotten Warrior character skin
* Exclusive video content downloadable via PlayStation Network:
o God of War: Unearthing the Legend Franchise Documentary. This is a full-length documentary detailing the history of the God of War franchise. A must have for fans!
* Special audio bonus content:
o God of War Trilogy Soundtrack � God of War, II, and III scores from the game
o God of War: Blood and Metal EP � a heavy metal homage featuring original music inspired by God of War
* Additional content:
o Artbook
o Postcards PRE-ORDER.BONUS
Those that pre-order God of War III at select retailers will receive a voucher code for first access to download the God of War III E3 2009 Demo , plus you will receive an exclusive downloadable skin from the following retailers: Amazon, GameCrazy and GameStop.
The first God of War was released for the PlayStation 2 in North America on March 22, 2005, in Europe on June 21, 2005, and in Japan on November 17, 2005. Prior to the events in the game, Kratos was the youngest and most promising captain in Sparta's army, quickly gaining recognition due to his violent tactics. During an attack by a barbarian tribe, they were outnumbered. Before being killed by the barbarian king, Kratos summoned Ares, the Greek god of war, and offered his soul in exchange for a victory. He continued to serve Ares until the god tricked him into killing his own family, after which he served several of the Greek gods for a decade. After becoming tired of serving the gods to erase the memories of his family's murder, he contacted Athena, who offered him forgiveness if he was able to stop Ares' destruction of Athens. After defeating several monsters which were attacking citizens, Kratos saves the city's oracle who tells him to retrieve Pandora's box in order to defeat Ares. Kratos succeeds in this task, but is killed by Ares and sent to Hades. After escaping from the underworld he returns to Athens and confronts Ares, regaining control of Pandora's box and using its power to kill the god. When he discovers that the gods' forgiveness does not include allowing him to forget his mistakes, he attempts suicide, but is stopped by Athena who informs him that he has been granted Ares' throne on Mount Olympus.
.God.of.War.II
God of War II was released for the PlayStation 2 in North America on March 13, 2007, Europe on April 27, 2007, Australia on May 3, 2007, and Japan on October 25, 2007. God of War II begins with Kratos performing his office as the new god of war. He however had chosen to avoid the other gods, instead using his powers to aid the Spartans in battle. This angered several of the other Olympians, but after receiving an ultimatum, Kratos ignored it and decided to destroy the city of Rhodes, where the Spartan army was fighting. Upon descending to the city, Zeus brings the Colossus of Rhodes to life and tricks Kratos into transferring all of his godly strength into the Blade of Olympus, the sword used to defeat the Titans in the Titanomachy. Zeus then gains control of the sword and stabs him with it, declaring to Kratos "you will never be the ruler of Olympus". After this, Gaia aids Kratos in escaping from Hades and tells him to find the Fates in order to change his destiny. He travels to the island of the Fates, where he retrieves the Golden Fleece and the power of some of the surviving Titans. Kratos eventually reaches the temple of the Fates with the help of Atlas and confronts them. The Fates decline to help him, citing that his destiny was already determined. Seeing that the Fates were not going to help him, Kratos fights and kills them. He then rewinds the thread that controlled his life and returns to the moment when Zeus betrayed him, regaining control of the Blade of Olympus. Both engage in battle, Zeus becomes badly injured, but Athena intervenes before Kratos can kill him, resulting in her getting mortally wounded. Before dying, Athena reveals to Kratos that he is Zeus' son. The game ends with Kratos rewinding the thread a second time and returning to the moment of the Titanomachy, where he convinces the Titans to accompany him back to his time and engage in battle against the Olympians.
God.of.War:.Betrayal
God of War: Betrayal was released for mobile phone platforms in North America on June 20, 2007. The plot of God of War: Betrayal covers the timeframe between the first and second installments. The game begins explaining that Kratos had been employing his power to help Sparta during the beginning of his reign as god of war; in this instance he was leading the Spartan army in an invasion of an unnamed city. Shortly after entering the city, the soldiers encounter Argos, a giant beast that was Hera's servant. Kratos traps the monster in a sewer, where an unidentified assassin kills it. The Spartans celebrate the victory, however Kratos realizes that he was being framed to infuriate the other Olympians and quickly chases after the culprit. During the pursuit, several undead soldiers attack Kratos, who suspects that Hades is behind the conspiracy. Meanwhile, the assassin continues fleeing, killing several Spartans in the process. Angered at the amount of destruction that the chase is leaving through its path, Zeus orders Ceryx to serve as his messenger and stop the violence. Ceryx confronts Kratos, but the god of war refuses to cease and engages the messenger in battle. Taking advantage of the situation, the assassin escapes. Kratos kills Ceryx and the Spartan soldiers celebrate, but he realizes that Zeus would eventually take action for this act of defiance.
..God.of.War:.Chains.of.Olympus
God of War: Chains of Olympus was released for the PlayStation Portable in North America on March 4, 2008, Europe on March 28, 2008, and Japan on July 10, 2008. On June 3, 2008, SCEA released a limited edition bundle pack that included the game with a special edition God of War PSP that is "deep red" with an image of Kratos's face on the back. God of War: Chains of Olympus serves as a prequel to God of War, the events in it take place ten years before the timeline of the first game. It starts in Attica, where Kratos was sent by the gods to defend the city from the Persian army. After the battle Kratos observes when the sun falls from heaven and crashes into the city of Marathon. Kratos makes his way to the crash site and discovers both the Sun Chariot and Temple of Helios. Near the temple's entrance he encounters a statue of Athena who tells him that Helios has disappeared and Morpheus has used his absence to make the gods fall "into a deep slumber." Athena wants Kratos to retrieve Helios so he can release Morpheus' grasp on the other gods. Inside the temple, Eos uses a statue to communicate with Kratos and tells him that the Titan Atlas has kidnapped her brother Helios. After awakening the fire steeds, the horses lead Kratos into Hades, the underworld. He faces off against Charon, but is left unconscious and is thrown into Tartarus. Kratos is eventually able to climb back out of Tartarus and finally defeats Charon. He takes the boat and follows the sunlight of Helios down the river Styx, eventually coming upon a temple, where he meets Persephone. She convinces him to "release" all of his evils by surrendering all of the powers and weapons he possessed in order to reunite with his daughter, Calliope in the Fields of Elysium. Once there, Persephone reveals that she released Atlas in order to destroy Olympus and kill everyone to recover her "liberty", expressing anger at being betrayed by Zeus and being tricked by Hades. Realizing this would kill his daughter Kratos decides to sacrifice his humanity in order to recover the powers he lost. Kratos has a final battle against Persephone atop the pillar that holds the world. After chaining Atlas to the pillar, Kratos is able to defeat and kill Persephone. Helios returns to the sky but Kratos, weak from battle, falls back towards Earth. While unconscious, Athena and an unidentified god show satisfaction towards his work and remove two Olympian items before leaving him alive on top of a cliff overlooking the Aegean Sea.
Gameplay wise God of War III is unsurprisingly similar to that of it's predecessors. You, as Kratos start off with the Blades of Chaos complimented with some default moves already unlocked for your butchering pleasure. The path up the mountain is littered with various obstacles or "cannon fodder" as the case may be, providing you with ample opportunities to use the various combinations of light and heavy attacks, as well as grabs, to take down the obstacles in your path. Kartos is also armed with extra weaponry, two of which appears in the demo; a bow and a set of lion-headed gauntlets called the Cestus, which feature its own set of combos and moves and is devastating at close quarter combat. If you saw the gameplay video you know that the demo also features quick time events, which is a staple in the God of War franchise, as well as new features such as the ability to control a Harpy's (flying vampire boobie creatures) flight as you stab into it. Basically it's a sadist "fly-by-pain" system that adds into the platforming elements of the game. Kratos can even jump from Harpy to Harpy, like Tarzan swinging from vines, to get to areas that you normally wouldn't be able to on foot.
In addition to Harpy flying the game also introduces the concept of riding larger creatures via a similar process. Basically you attack a cyclops, transfer a certain amount of damage and then engage in a series of QTE which gives you the ability to "mount" and gain limited control from your target and, although it is sluggish, it is funny when you press the attack button, which, in turn, makes Kratos stab the creature in the shoulder, which then makes the Cyclops swing its club and attack anything in its path.
When playing the demo it is pretty hard to miss the visuals of the whole thing. It's predecessor, God of War II looked brilliant when it was first released and it seems that the developers went to great lengths to improve on it further for this title. The attention to detail is quite high, limbs of enemies and even their intestines are all laid out in vivid detail as you hack, slash, decapitate and skewer your way through them, the screen is usually crimson red as the blood of the fallen gush like a Kill Bill movie and the overall chaos is rampant as ever showing no signs of being dialed down (I wonder how this will work in Australia?).
As you make your way onward and upward Mount Olympus you can (when not engaged in combat) pause to take in the world around you; the background animation is quite stunning as it shows you the burning fields littered with the broken bodies and the destruction in your wake- overall very impressive.
Fluidity of controls is another thing that stands out in the demo. All the old favourite Blades of Chaos combos make a return in GoW III; stabbing a guy, knocking a guy up in the air and then stabbing him, and spinning around in a circle, hoping to stab as many guys as possible. And now with the lion-headed Cestus, Kratos has even more opportunities to get up close and personal, allowing you to completely and utterly destroy an enemy in many diverse ways.
The gauntlet features combos similar to the Blades of Chaos because it too can be fired forward and brought back to you on chains attached to your arm, albeit with a tad shorter range. Swapping weapons is seamless enough and you can start combos with the Blades and finish strong using the Cestus, or vice-versa. The bow - the other new weapon in the demo - can fire very quickly to pile up the hits, and can even be charged to fire a flaming blast. This not only can set a target alight but also any enemy that comes into contact with the burning target also ignites spontaneously - nice touch that.
# Stheno - The last living of three Gorgon sisters (Medusa and Euryale).
# Hera - Queen of the gods and wife to Zeus. IMDb voice actor list includes her as a character.
# Artemis - She was in the first game, but was not in the second. She may reappear in the third.
# Aphrodite - The goddess of Beauty that was present in the first game might reappear in the third.
# Hercules - Rumored to be the character wearing Cestus. Kratos kills him in order to wield the weapon.
# Assassin - Mysterious man armed with blades similar to Kratos that appeared in God of War: Betrayal. If he appears, he could turn out to be Hades, Hermes, or Kratos' Brother.
# Apollo - The God of Music and Prophecy is believed by some (though unlikely) to make an appearance due to a costume being available for Kratos.
# Morpheus - The God of Dreams (previously being a background character in God of War: Chains of Olympus) may make an appearance due to a costume being named after him.
# Hephaestus - The Smith of Olympus was seen on one of concept arts and might be in game.
# Odysseus - It is a pure speculation that, because so many Greek heroes already appeared in the series, Odysseus (also called Ulysses) will appear too, along with Hercules, in the game.
# The Furies (Erinyes) - The evil female beings from Greek Mythology
invisiblekevin posted:I might just do that. GOW and heavy rain are on the list when I get more money lol
I loved Heavy Rain despite the gaping plot holes; Would definitely recommend. If you're into retro-style classic games, I would also check out 3D Dot Game Heroes - it's sort of flying under the radar for a lot of people so far, but the art style is hilariously awesome. It's hot on my radar right now, and set to appear on US shelves in May.
Smokeyy90 posted:ib4ColdComfort doesn't like Kratos.
Ha. Let him have his say.. its a good read!
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