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God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Action/Third-person 3D Action

RELEASE DATE

04/MAR/08

ESRB RATING

MATURE, Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content

DEVELOPER

Ready at Dawn Studios

PUBLISHER

Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.

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Tormented Spartan warrior Kratos journeys to the underworld to battle mythological creatures in Chains of Olympus, the anticipated debut of Sony's blockbuster action series on PSP. The storyline in this original title precedes the events chronicled in 2005's God of War. As penance for past transgressions, the son of Zeus agrees to become an indentured servant to the Greek gods for ten years. When the world suddenly plunges into darkness and renders their powers useless, the gods beseech Kratos to return Olympus to its former glory. Kratos will journey to the Gates of Hades and beyond to fulfill his solemn obligation.

With a look and feel designed to replicate the same fast-action mechanics from the first two God of War titles on PlayStation 2, Chains of Olympus offers a few subtle changes to combat. Once again Kratos wields the Blades of Chaos, twin swords chained around his wrists, with each swing punctuated with light trails to enhance the theatrics of the combo-heavy fighting system. As players string together multiple hits, "vicious," "gory," and "savage" words of encouragement will appear. Enemies include Persian soldiers, Cyclopes, minotaurs, and the screen-enveloping boss encounters the series is known for. Defeating bosses allows Kratos to learn powerful new magic-based attacks.

Kratos can also parry blows and perform evasive dodges, with the latter now initiated with a button modifier due to the lack of a right analog stick. A new windmill-style move has been added for taking out multiple enemies, at the expense of leaving Kratos temporarily vulnerable to subsequent attacks. Also featured is a more dynamic camera system designed to show off the atmospheric stages without interfering with combat or the game's various action-oriented puzzles. Veteran character actor Linda Hunt reprises her role as the game's narrator. Chains of Olympus is independent developer Ready at Dawn's second PSP game after 2006's best-selling Daxter. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP)

GENRE/STYLE:

Action/Third-person 3D Action
RELEASE DATE:

04/MAR/08
TOP TRAITS:

Greek mythology, Kratos, brutal
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Tormented Spartan warrior Kratos journeys to the underworld to battle mythological creatures in Chains of Olympus, th... more

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Vegetto1234 played God of War: Chains of Olympus on 10/MAR/13

“A solid game that fills in some gray areas”

created 11/MAR/2013

God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP) by: KevinIsaacs

“Amazing prologue to the events that happened in GoW1 and GoW2 as expected magnificent game play with a ever coherent storyline. Wielding the Blades of Chaos unleash fury amongst the legions of Hades and navigate obstacles and puzzles to hack and...”

created 21/MAR/2012

Jaksom played God of War: Chains of Olympus on 18/JAN/12

“i've finish this game in five hours, be ashamed sony for making a game so fast to be finished.”

created 19/JAN/2012

God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP) by: villpower

“God of war saga on PSP, lovely combos, tight controls, very well made gameplay along with eye-catching graphics...”

created 22/DEC/2011

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God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP) by: rahvii

“On par with the PS2 games, and in some parts it's even better. This is a no brainer for any action fan with a PSP”

created 06/SEP/2010

God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP) by: legendman1

“AMAZING”

created 26/APR/2010

Snarkasaur played God of War: Chains of Olympus on 28/FEB/10

“Beat Chains of Olympus. Only a three hour plus ride, but damn, what a ride it was. I think it's the best PSP game I've played, translating some of the best aspects of the console games to the...”

created 01/MAR/2010

Snarkasaur played God of War: Chains of Olympus on 25/FEB/10

“Started playing God of War PSP, and man does it feel like God of War. Which is fantastic. I haven't found the roll button yet however, which is slightly troubling. I also yet again wish they'd...”

created 26/FEB/2010

MrDaBucket played God of War: Chains of Olympus on 20/FEB/10

“Played a bit at my girlfriend's house”

created 21/FEB/2010

Plus XP: God of War: The Story So Far... by: LeonBelmontX

“On Plus XP, I've written up an article covering the main plotline of the entire God of War series so far - it's a long read, but if you want to re-cap or learn what happened in the first 3 games...”

created 16/FEB/2010

MrDaBucket played God of War: Chains of Olympus on 15/FEB/10

“Started Chains of Olympus for the 2nd time.”

created 16/FEB/2010

LeonBelmontX played God of War: Chains of Olympus on 08/FEB/10

“Picked up a PSP component cable so that I can play my PSP on my TV screen, which is pretty cool. Chains of Olympus looked pretty good on it, and it meant that I was able to give my friend Ray a look...”

created 09/FEB/2010

God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP) by: Roxas-UrBoxas

“First game I played on PSP, and it really kept the God of War feel on a handheld... It's amazing what this system is capable of, the big monster at the start of the game was as epic as the console versions, easily. I thought the story was lacking,...”

created 11/DEC/2009

Finally got round to finishing this one today by: Spoondog

“A must buy for any PSP owner, how they squeezed it all onto a psp is amazing. Great game. I'm ready for GOW3 now. (unless of course its banned in australia!)”

created 17/NOV/2009