God of War

God of War (2005)

by SCE Santa Monica Studio, Capcom, Sony Computer Entertainment
Genres:Adventure, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Themes:Action, Fantasy, Historical
Game modes:Single player
Story: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 first instalment in the God of War series and the third in chronological order. Loosely inspired by Greek mythology, it unfolds in ancient Greece with vengeance as its central theme. The player takes on the role of Kratos, the protagonist, a Spartan warrior devoted to the Olympian gods. Tasked by the goddess Athena, Kratos is assigned to eliminate Ares, the God of War and Kratos' former mentor. Ares had deceitfully manipulated Kratos into killing his wife and daughter. As Ares attacks Athens fueled by hatred for Athena, Kratos embarks on a quest to locate Pandora's Box, the sole object capable of permanently stopping the vengeful god.Show more
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user avatar@Chris_890user avatar@Chris_890
January 31, 2025
Unbelievable how the old God of Wars are still stuck on old consoles or just emulation. Played the entire trilogy plus the spinoff on the psp and enjoyed them all (for me they are even better of the newest ones). Really hoping Santa Monica or another studio under it remember to bring this masterpiece of a series on new hardwares!
user avatar@JE983user avatar@JE983
January 30, 2025
Um jogo que me traz memorias agradáveis que aquecem meu coração! Momentos vividos juntos de amigos, familiares, etc Sou um cara dos consoles.. sou dos tempos que Pcs custavam o valor de um Rim.. kkkkk Mas agora tenho PC e ainda medio.. amaria voltar a jogar os grandes e medianos jogos do ps1, PS2 , PS3 no PC... a todos da GOG se depender de mim vcs terão meu total apoio nessa empreitada!!! E ainda farei propaganda gratuita da plataforma rsrsrsrs
user avatar@Rzulf83user avatar@Rzulf83
March 27, 2025
Read a positive review in CD-Action and still waiting for a PC port as I do not like console controllers and prefer keyboard and mouse for gaming =) maybe I'm too old to be bothered with learning how to play well with a controller x) I think I was sold on the game and the character when they mentioned that Kratos can rip a foes arm off and beat them to death with their own arm. It is nice to have some action movie tropes transferred to games x)
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