<s>
God	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
:	I-Language
Betrayal	I-Language
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Javaground	O
and	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
(	O
SOE	O
)	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
division	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Pictures	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
supporting	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
Platform	I-Language
,	I-Language
Micro	I-Language
Edition	I-Language
(	O
Java	B-Language
ME	I-Language
)	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fifth	O
chronologically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Kratos	O
,	O
who	O
became	O
the	O
new	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
after	O
killing	O
the	O
former	O
,	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Betrayal	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
originally	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
non-PlayStation	O
platform	O
and	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
(	O
2D	O
)	O
side-scrolling	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
mobile	O
platform	O
,	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
its	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
counterparts	O
,	O
it	O
retains	O
the	O
action-oriented	O
approach	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
combination	O
of	O
combo-based	O
combat	O
,	O
platforming	O
,	O
and	O
puzzle	O
game	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
primarily	O
a	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
series	O
,	O
Betrayal	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
fidelity	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
:	O
"	O
the	O
real	O
deal	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
killer	O
franchise	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kratos	O
utilizes	O
the	O
magical	B-Application
abilities	O
Medusa	B-Application
's	O
Gaze	O
and	O
Army	O
of	O
Hades	B-Language
acquired	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
secondary	O
weapon	O
,	O
the	O
Blade	O
of	O
Artemis	B-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
each	O
offering	O
alternative	O
combat	O
options	O
,	O
giving	O
him	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
ways	O
to	O
attack	O
and	O
kill	O
enemies	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
Medusa	B-Application
's	O
Gaze	O
briefly	O
turns	O
enemies	O
to	O
stone	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foes	O
encountered	O
in	O
Betrayal	O
primarily	O
stem	O
from	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
,	O
including	O
Gorgons	O
,	O
minotaurs	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
cerberuses	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
those	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
humanoid	O
minions	O
of	O
the	O
god	O
Hades	B-Language
,	O
including	O
dead	O
riders	O
and	O
undead	O
legionnaires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
God	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
:	I-Language
Betrayal	I-Language
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
ancient	O
Greece	O
,	O
populated	O
by	O
the	O
Olympian	O
gods	O
and	O
other	O
beings	O
of	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Events	O
are	O
set	O
between	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sparta	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
and	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
is	O
Kratos	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Captain	O
of	O
Sparta	O
's	O
army	O
who	O
became	O
the	O
new	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
after	O
killing	O
his	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
previous	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
include	O
Argos	O
,	O
the	O
giant	O
pet	O
of	O
the	O
goddess	O
Hera	O
;	O
an	O
unknown	O
assassin	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Olympian	O
messenger	O
Ceryx	O
,	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
and	O
main	O
antagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
the	O
King	O
of	O
the	O
Gods	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
unseen	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spartan	O
pursues	O
his	O
foe	O
across	O
Greece	O
to	O
discover	O
the	O
identity	O
of	O
the	O
assassin	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
slowed	O
by	O
constant	O
attacks	O
from	O
the	O
minions	O
of	O
Hades	B-Language
,	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
the	O
Underworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeus	B-Application
sends	O
Ceryx	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
message	O
to	O
Kratos	O
:	O
stop	O
the	O
relentless	O
pursuit	O
and	O
take	O
heed	O
of	O
the	O
destruction	O
already	O
caused	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kratos	O
then	O
realizes	O
his	O
actions	O
have	O
further	O
alienated	O
the	O
gods	O
,	O
and	O
Zeus	B-Application
will	O
soon	O
act	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
his	O
defiance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
:	I-Language
Betrayal	I-Language
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
at	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
in	O
May	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
Phil	O
Cohen	O
,	O
producer	O
,	O
designer	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
director	O
for	O
Betrayal	O
,	O
spoke	O
of	O
the	O
difficulties	O
in	O
developing	O
a	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
game	O
for	O
a	O
mobile	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
both	O
David	O
Jaffe	O
and	O
Cory	O
Barlog	O
(	O
game	O
directors	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
)	O
ensured	O
the	O
Betrayal	O
development	O
team	O
captured	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
combat	O
and	O
visual	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
"	O
helpful	O
with	O
feedback	O
and	O
positive	O
support	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
keeping	O
the	O
"	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
"	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
played	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
extensively	O
to	O
study	O
the	O
pacing	O
and	O
tricks	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
also	O
worked	O
closely	O
with	O
Marianne	O
Krawczyk	O
,	O
the	O
writer	O
of	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
console	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Krawczyk	O
used	O
Betrayal	O
to	O
bridge	O
the	O
events	O
between	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
include	O
additional	O
backstory	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
explain	O
why	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
the	O
gods	O
and	O
Kratos	O
had	O
changed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Matt	O
Paprocki	O
of	O
Blogcritics	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Betrayal	O
is	O
a	O
full-fledged	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
earns	O
its	O
title	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
you	O
’ll	O
ever	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
truly	O
made	O
the	O
format	O
a	O
relevant	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
video	O
game	O
scene.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Commenting	O
on	O
the	O
combat	O
,	O
Paprocki	O
said	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
simplified	O
combo	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
have	O
"	O
managed	O
to	O
infuse	O
the	O
sheer	O
brutality	O
and	O
force	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
known	O
for	O
within	O
the	O
confines	O
of	O
the	O
 [ mobile ] 	O
platform.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
simplified	O
system	O
,	O
situations	O
that	O
call	O
for	O
Kratos	O
 '	O
magical	B-Application
abilities	O
are	O
rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paprocki	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
autosave	B-General_Concept
feature	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
save	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
position	O
when	O
receiving	O
a	O
phone	O
call	O
,	O
which	O
"	O
can	O
lead	O
to	O
unbearable	O
frustration.	O
"	O
</s>
