<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Ready	O
at	O
Dawn	O
and	O
Santa	O
Monica	O
Studio	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
SCE	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
chronologically	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kratos	O
is	O
guided	O
by	O
the	O
goddess	O
Athena	B-Application
,	O
who	O
instructs	O
him	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
Sun	O
God	O
Helios	B-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
the	O
Dream	O
God	O
Morpheus	O
has	O
caused	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
gods	O
to	O
slumber	O
in	O
Helios	B-Operating_System
 '	O
absence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
magical	B-Application
attacks	O
as	O
alternative	O
combat	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
control	O
scheme	O
was	O
reconfigured	O
to	O
compensate	O
for	O
the	O
smaller	O
number	O
of	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
compared	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
controller	O
;	O
Ready	O
at	O
Dawn	O
's	O
solutions	O
for	O
the	O
controls	O
were	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chains	B-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
was	O
acclaimed	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
highest-rated	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
title	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
several	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Best	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Action	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
Technology	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
Sound	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
3.2	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
best-selling	I-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
2010	O
's	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sparta	I-Application
,	O
Chains	B-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
was	O
remastered	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Origins	O
Collection	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Saga	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
also	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
single-player	O
video	O
game	O
viewed	O
from	O
a	O
fixed	O
camera	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
character	O
Kratos	O
in	O
combo-based	O
combat	O
,	O
platforming	O
,	O
and	O
puzzle	O
game	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
battles	O
foes	O
who	O
primarily	O
stem	O
from	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
,	O
including	O
cyclopes	O
,	O
Gorgons	B-Device
,	O
satyrs	O
,	O
harpies	O
,	O
minotaurs	B-Operating_System
,	O
hoplites	B-Application
,	O
and	O
sphinxes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Morpheus	O
beasts	O
,	O
shades	O
,	O
banshees	B-Application
,	O
fire	O
guards	O
,	O
fire	O
sentries	O
,	O
hyperion	O
guards	O
,	O
and	O
death	O
knights	O
were	O
created	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
,	O
Kratos	O
acquires	O
new	O
weapons	O
—	O
the	O
Sun	O
Shield	O
and	O
Gauntlet	O
of	O
Zeus	B-Application
—	O
offering	O
alternative	O
combat	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kratos	O
only	O
learns	O
three	O
magical	B-Application
abilities	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
four	O
in	O
previous	O
installments	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Efreet	O
,	O
the	O
Light	O
of	O
Dawn	O
,	O
and	O
Charon	O
's	O
Wrath	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
</s>
<s>
He	O
acquires	O
the	O
relic	O
Triton	O
's	O
Lance	O
—	O
similar	O
to	O
Poseidon	B-Application
's	O
Trident	O
in	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
—	O
which	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
breathe	O
underwater	O
;	O
a	O
necessary	O
ability	O
as	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
require	O
long	O
periods	O
of	O
time	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
challenge	O
mode	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
called	O
the	O
Challenge	O
of	O
Hades	B-Language
(	O
five	O
trials	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
requires	O
players	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
specific	O
tasks	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
Burn	O
50	O
soldiers	O
with	O
the	O
Efreet	O
)	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-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
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
,	O
Titans	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
beings	O
of	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
flashbacks	O
,	O
the	O
events	O
are	O
set	O
between	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
Ascension	B-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
and	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
locations	O
are	O
explored	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
real-world	O
locations	O
of	O
the	O
ancient	O
cities	O
of	O
Attica	O
and	O
Marathon	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
including	O
fictional	O
settings	O
of	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
Helios	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Caves	O
of	O
Olympus	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
fictional	O
locations	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Underworld	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
scenes	O
at	O
the	O
River	B-Application
Styx	I-Application
,	O
Tartarus	O
,	O
the	O
Fields	O
of	O
Elysium	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
Persephone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attica	O
is	O
a	O
war-torn	O
city	O
under	O
assault	O
by	O
the	O
Persian	O
Empire	O
and	O
their	O
pet	O
basilisk	B-Application
and	O
is	O
the	O
site	O
of	O
Eurybiades	O
 '	O
last	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
beyond	O
the	O
city	O
is	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
Helios	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
sits	O
atop	O
the	O
Sun	O
Chariot	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
plummeted	O
to	O
Earth	O
in	O
Helios	B-Operating_System
 '	O
absence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boreas	O
,	O
Zephyros	O
,	O
Euros	O
,	O
and	O
Notos	O
,	O
the	O
gods	O
of	O
the	O
north	B-Application
,	O
west	O
,	O
east	O
,	O
and	O
south	O
winds	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
reside	O
in	O
the	O
temple	O
and	O
guide	O
the	O
chariot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Caves	O
of	O
Olympus	O
is	O
a	O
cavern	O
below	O
Mount	O
Olympus	O
and	O
houses	O
the	O
dawn-goddess	O
Eos	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Primordial	O
Fires	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
statue	O
of	O
Triton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Underworld	O
is	O
the	O
underground	O
realm	O
of	O
the	O
dead	O
and	O
is	O
host	O
to	O
the	O
River	B-Application
Styx	I-Application
and	O
the	O
ferryman	O
of	O
the	O
dead	O
,	O
Charon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
Kratos	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Terrence	O
C	O
.	O
Carson	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Captain	O
of	O
Sparta	O
's	O
Army	O
,	O
and	O
once	O
servant	O
to	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
include	O
Kratos	O
 '	O
mentor	O
and	O
ally	O
Athena	B-Application
(	O
Erin	O
Torpey	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Goddess	O
of	O
Wisdom	O
;	O
Eos	B-Operating_System
(	O
Erin	O
Torpey	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Goddess	O
of	O
Dawn	O
and	O
sister	O
of	O
Helios	B-Operating_System
;	O
Persephone	O
(	O
Marina	O
Gordon	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Queen	O
of	O
the	O
Underworld	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
;	O
and	O
Atlas	O
(	O
Fred	O
Tatasciore	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
four-armed	O
Titan	O
imprisoned	O
in	O
Tartarus	O
after	O
the	O
Great	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minor	O
characters	O
include	O
Helios	B-Operating_System
(	O
Dwight	O
Schultz	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
captured	O
Sun	O
God	O
;	O
Charon	O
(	O
Dwight	O
Schultz	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
ferryman	O
of	O
the	O
Underworld	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Persian	O
King	O
(	O
Fred	O
Tatasciore	O
)	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Persian	O
forces	O
attacking	O
Attica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
successfully	O
killing	O
the	O
Persian	O
King	O
,	O
decimating	O
his	O
army	O
,	O
and	O
slaying	O
their	O
pet	O
basilisk	B-Application
,	O
Kratos	O
observes	O
the	O
Sun	O
fall	O
from	O
the	O
sky	O
,	O
plunging	O
the	O
world	O
into	O
darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finding	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
Helios	B-Operating_System
,	O
Kratos	O
learns	O
from	O
Athena	B-Application
that	O
Morpheus	O
has	O
caused	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
gods	O
to	O
fall	O
into	O
a	O
deep	O
slumber	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
she	O
succumbs	O
to	O
slumber	O
,	O
Athena	B-Application
tasks	O
Kratos	O
to	O
find	O
Helios	B-Operating_System
,	O
return	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
sky	O
,	O
and	O
break	O
Morpheus’	O
grasp	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spartan	O
eventually	O
locates	O
Helios	B-Operating_System
 '	O
sister	O
,	O
Eos	B-Operating_System
,	O
who	O
tells	O
Kratos	O
that	O
the	O
Titan	O
Atlas	O
has	O
abducted	O
her	O
brother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eos	B-Operating_System
advises	O
Kratos	O
to	O
seek	O
the	O
Primordial	O
Fires	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
uses	O
to	O
awaken	O
the	O
fire	O
steeds	O
of	O
Helios	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
steeds	O
take	O
the	O
Spartan	O
to	O
the	O
Underworld	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
has	O
two	O
encounters	O
with	O
Charon	O
at	O
the	O
River	B-Application
Styx	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Charon	O
initially	O
defeats	O
Kratos	O
and	O
banishes	O
him	O
to	O
Tartarus	O
,	O
the	O
Spartan	O
returns	O
with	O
the	O
Gauntlet	O
of	O
Zeus	B-Application
and	O
destroys	O
the	O
ferryman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kratos	O
sacrifices	O
his	O
weapons	O
and	O
power	O
to	O
be	O
reunited	O
with	O
his	O
daughter	O
but	O
discovers	O
that	O
Persephone	O
is	O
embittered	O
by	O
Zeus	B-Application
 '	O
betrayal	O
and	O
her	O
imprisonment	O
in	O
the	O
Underworld	O
with	O
her	O
husband	O
Hades	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
was	O
distracted	O
by	O
his	O
reunion	O
with	O
Calliope	O
,	O
Persephone	O
's	O
ally	O
Atlas	O
was	O
using	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
kidnapped	O
Helios	B-Operating_System
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Pillar	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
also	O
end	O
Olympus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
,	O
Kratos	O
is	O
still	O
riding	O
Helios	B-Operating_System
 '	O
chariot	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
sky	O
and	O
after	O
seeing	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
Sun	O
,	O
Kratos	O
loses	O
consciousness	O
from	O
the	O
exertion	O
and	O
plummets	O
to	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
last	O
moment	O
,	O
Kratos	O
is	O
saved	O
by	O
Athena	B-Application
and	O
Helios	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Athena	B-Application
tells	O
Helios	B-Operating_System
that	O
"	O
He	O
will	O
live.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
developer	O
Ready	O
at	O
Dawn	O
pitched	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
to	O
Santa	O
Monica	O
Studio	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2007	O
,	O
Ready	O
at	O
Dawn	O
posted	O
a	O
teaser	O
featuring	O
"	O
Coming	O
Soon	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
font	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
editor	O
from	O
1UP	O
obtained	O
an	O
early	O
copy	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
posted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
instruction	O
manual	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
one-page	O
teaser	O
with	O
"	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
"	O
in	O
the	O
Omega	B-General_Concept
symbol	O
and	O
stating	O
"	O
Coming	O
2007	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
at	O
the	O
Metreon	O
:	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
Game	O
Director	O
Cory	O
Barlog	O
officially	O
confirmed	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Chains	B-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
"	O
It	O
is	O
its	O
own	O
story	O
that	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
overall	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
then	O
if	O
all	O
the	O
stars	O
align	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
telling	O
of	O
a	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
story	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
further	O
fleshing	O
out.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
initial	O
trailer	O
for	O
Chains	B-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
a	O
demo	O
on	O
UMD	O
—	O
the	O
optical	B-Device
disc	I-Device
medium	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
proprietary	O
,	O
in-house	O
engine	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Ready	O
at	O
Dawn	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
expanded	O
on	O
the	O
engine	O
created	O
for	O
their	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Daxter	B-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
fluid	O
and	O
cloth	O
simulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
system	O
was	O
modified	O
to	O
cater	O
to	O
the	O
fixed	O
cinematic	O
camera	O
for	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lighting	O
system	O
was	O
reworked	O
to	O
aid	O
in	O
presenting	O
realistic	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
's	O
restricted	O
222megahertz	O
(	O
MHz	O
)	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ready	O
at	O
Dawn	O
repeatedly	O
contacted	O
Sony	O
regarding	O
increasing	O
the	O
clock	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
on	O
account	O
of	O
the	O
difference	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
had	O
developed	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
higher	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Erin	O
Torpey	O
adopted	O
the	O
dual	O
roles	O
of	O
Athena	B-Application
and	O
Eos	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carole	O
Ruggier	O
and	O
Michael	O
Clarke	O
Duncan	O
did	O
not	O
return	O
to	O
reprise	O
their	O
roles	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
Athena	B-Application
and	O
Atlas	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voice	O
actor	O
Dwight	O
Schultz	O
voiced	O
both	O
Charon	O
and	O
Helios	B-Operating_System
;	O
Debi	O
Derryberry	O
voiced	O
Calliope	O
and	O
continued	O
this	O
role	O
in	O
a	O
later	O
installment	O
;	O
and	O
Marina	O
Gordon	O
provided	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Persephone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Composer	B-Application
Gerard	O
Marino	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
cue	O
written	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
concept	O
art	O
and	O
screenshots	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
are	O
included	O
as	O
bonus	O
tracks	O
on	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sparta	I-Application
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
disc	O
,	O
officially	O
titled	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
–	O
Special	O
Edition	O
:	O
Battle	O
of	O
Attica	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
demo	O
,	O
Kratos	O
battles	O
Persian	O
soldiers	O
and	O
a	O
giant	O
basilisk	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
progresses	O
through	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Attica	O
as	O
Kratos	O
chases	O
the	O
basilisk	B-Application
,	O
culminating	O
with	O
Kratos	O
fighting	O
the	O
Persian	O
King	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
disc	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
developer	O
video	O
and	O
a	O
lanyard	O
in	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
the	O
Greek	O
letter	O
Omega	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
demo	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
downloadable	O
version	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
in	O
North	B-Application
American	O
and	O
European	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
rescheduled	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
North	B-Application
America	O
,	O
March	O
27	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
March	O
28	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
July	O
10	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5	O
on	O
the	O
North	B-Application
American	O
charts	O
with	O
340,500	O
copies	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
Platinum	O
Range	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	B-Application
America	O
in	O
April	O
2009	O
under	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Best	O
Price	O
and	O
Sony	O
's	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
labels	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
North	B-Application
America	O
,	O
October	O
1	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
released	O
a	O
limited-edition	O
bundle	O
pack	O
only	O
in	O
North	B-Application
America	O
,	O
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pack	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
UMD	O
of	O
the	O
2007	O
film	O
Superbad	O
,	O
a	O
voucher	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
title	O
Syphon	O
Filter	O
:	O
Combat	O
Ops	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
red	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
imprinted	O
with	O
an	O
image	O
of	O
Kratos	O
 '	O
face	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
Chains	B-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
3.2	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sparta	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Origins	O
Collection	O
(	O
called	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
–	O
Volume	O
II	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
North	B-Application
America	O
,	O
September	O
16	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
September	O
29	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
October	O
6	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
is	O
a	O
remastered	O
port	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
,	O
with	O
features	O
including	O
high-definition	O
resolution	O
,	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
,	O
anti-aliased	B-Algorithm
graphics	O
locked	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
DualShock	O
3	O
vibration	O
function	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Trophies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Origins	O
Collection	O
and	O
full	O
trials	O
of	O
its	O
two	O
games	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
North	B-Application
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	O
,	O
and	O
Origins	O
Collection	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Saga	O
under	O
Sony	O
's	O
line	O
of	O
PlayStation	O
Collections	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	B-Application
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
achieving	O
the	O
highest	O
composite	O
score	O
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Leone	O
of	O
1UP	O
claimed	O
Chains	B-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
technical	O
showpiece	O
for	O
Sony	O
,	O
and	O
arguably	O
the	O
best-looking	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
system.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Robert	O
Falcon	O
of	O
Modojo.com	O
similarly	O
praised	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
absolute	O
stunner	O
,	O
the	O
pinnacle	O
of	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
development	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
controller	O
has	O
two	O
analog	O
sticks	O
and	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
only	O
has	O
one	O
,	O
GamePro	O
stated	O
"	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
second	O
analog	O
stick	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
problematic	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
not.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Modojo.com	O
similarly	O
stated	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
second	O
analog	O
stick	O
,	O
"	O
Kratos	O
handles	O
superbly	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
weapon	O
and	O
magic	O
attacks	O
are	O
"	O
mapped	O
out	O
perfectly	O
around	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
control	O
set-up.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Chris	O
Roper	O
even	O
claimed	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
"	O
works	O
better	O
than	O
on	O
the	O
PS2.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
and	O
IGN	O
criticized	O
the	O
short	O
length	O
and	O
minimal	O
boss	O
fights	O
,	O
although	O
GamePro	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
"	O
the	O
same	O
epic	O
feel	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
installments	O
and	O
claimed	O
that	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
title	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
would	O
still	O
stand	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
merits.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Cheat	O
Code	O
Central	O
claimed	O
Chains	B-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
is	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
PSP.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
claimed	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
definitely	O
a	O
must-buy	O
game	O
for	O
all	O
current	O
fans	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
has	O
everything	O
you	O
've	O
come	O
to	O
expect	O
from	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
just	O
in	O
a	O
little	O
disc	O
and	O
on	O
a	O
smaller	O
screen.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
IGN	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
2008	O
Awards	O
,	O
Chains	B-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
received	O
the	O
awards	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Action	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
Technology	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
Sound	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diehard	O
GameFAN	O
awarded	O
it	O
"	O
Best	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
for	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2008	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Handheld	B-Application
Game	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Metacritic	O
's	O
2008	O
"	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
GamePro	O
named	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
the	O
best	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
