Review:
God of War III

I can now say that as of Christmas just passed, that I am the proud owner of a Playstation 3 (don’t think I’ve sold out because I still have my Xbox). As soon as I had it I took the opportunity to go out and buy all of the exclusive Playstation games that I had missed out on. Amongst these games was God of War III, which was a game I had longed for ever since I learnt of its release, and with it being my favourite exclusive PS3 game, I had to review it. It’s probably old news to long holding PS3 owners, but being as it is relatively new to me, I thought you should all know what I have to say.

As many of you will already know, the story is set in the mythology of Ancient Greece, following the beloved anti-hero Kratos in his personal vendetta against the gods. To examine the full epic tale, we have to step back to the first God of War. The story begins with Kratos as a Spartan captain leading the vast Greek army into battle against the tyranny of the barbarians. During this great massacre the barbarian warlord has Kratos at his feet, about to deliver the killing blow when Kratos is offered a second chance from Ares (the current God of War) on the condition that he is bound in chains and spend eternity serving the gods. With this new found power, Kratos defeats the barbarian and his men succeed in battle. He then returns home to his wife and daughter but whist caught in a murderous rage slaughters them without intent to do so. He then sought revenge on Ares for whom he blamed for his loss. For the power to take down the God of War, Kratos went to the desert in search of Pandora’s temple; a tower that rested on the back of the mighty titan Cronos. Within this temple Kratos found Pandora’s Box, and within the box lay the power to defeat a god. After defeating Ares, Kratos was forgiven for his sins, but was still haunted by his memories and decided to cast himself into the sea, however was rescued by the gods from suicide to take the throne as the new God of War.