<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	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
Santa	O
Monica	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
SCE	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
console	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
chronologically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goddess	O
Athena	B-Application
tasks	O
Kratos	O
with	O
killing	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
Kratos	O
 '	O
former	O
mentor	O
who	O
tricked	O
Kratos	O
into	O
killing	O
his	O
wife	O
and	O
daughter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
besieges	O
Athens	O
out	O
of	O
hatred	O
for	O
Athena	B-Application
,	O
Kratos	O
embarks	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
one	O
object	O
capable	O
of	O
stopping	O
the	O
god	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
:	O
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Box	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
combo-based	O
combat	O
,	O
achieved	O
through	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
main	O
weapon	O
—	O
the	O
Blades	O
of	O
Chaos	O
—	O
and	O
a	O
secondary	O
weapon	O
acquired	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
quick	O
time	O
events	O
that	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
complete	O
various	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
actions	O
in	O
a	O
timed	O
sequence	O
to	O
defeat	O
stronger	O
enemies	O
and	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
magical	B-Application
attacks	O
and	O
a	O
power-enhancing	O
ability	O
as	O
alternative	O
combat	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
4.6million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fourteenth	B-Application
best-selling	I-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
2	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
entertainment	O
website	O
IGN	O
named	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
the	O
seventh-best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
first	O
sequel	O
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
were	O
remastered	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Saga	O
,	O
both	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
single	O
player	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
elements	O
,	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
Greek	O
mythological	O
foes	O
that	O
include	O
undead	O
soldiers	O
,	O
harpies	O
,	O
minotaurs	B-Operating_System
,	O
Medusa	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Gorgons	B-Device
,	O
cyclopes	O
,	O
wraiths	O
,	O
Sirens	O
,	O
satyrs	O
,	O
centaurs	O
,	O
cerberuses	O
,	O
and	O
boss	O
opponents	O
—	O
the	O
Hydra	O
and	O
a	O
giant	O
minotaur	B-Operating_System
known	O
as	O
Pandora	B-Device
's	O
Guardian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Green	O
orbs	O
replenish	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
health	O
,	O
blue	O
orbs	O
replenish	O
magic	B-Application
,	O
and	O
red	O
orbs	O
provide	O
experience	O
for	O
upgrading	O
weapons	O
and	O
magic	B-Application
and	O
replenish	O
the	O
Rage	O
meter	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
if	O
full	O
,	O
allows	O
for	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
Rage	O
of	O
the	O
Gods	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
find	O
Gorgon	B-Device
Eyes	O
and	O
Phoenix	O
Feathers	O
that	O
increase	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
Health	O
and	O
Magic	B-Application
Meters	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Kratos	O
acquires	O
a	O
secondary	O
weapon	O
called	O
the	O
Blade	O
of	O
Artemis	B-Operating_System
:	O
a	O
large	O
sword	O
that	O
offers	O
alternative	O
combat	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kratos	O
also	O
learns	O
to	O
use	O
four	O
magical	B-Application
abilities	O
which	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
kill	O
individual	O
and	O
multiple	O
targets	O
:	O
Zeus	B-Application
 '	O
Fury	O
(	O
which	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
throw	O
lightning	O
bolts	O
at	O
distant	O
targets	O
)	O
,	O
Medusa	B-Application
's	O
Gaze	O
,	O
Poseidon	B-Application
's	O
Rage	O
,	O
and	O
Army	O
of	O
Hades	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
relic	O
called	O
Poseidon	B-Application
's	O
Trident	O
allows	O
Kratos	O
to	O
breathe	O
underwater	O
and	O
navigate	O
through	O
this	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
performs	O
a	O
sequence	O
of	O
actions	O
on	O
the	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
shortly	O
after	O
an	O
image	O
of	O
its	O
circle	O
button	O
appears	O
as	O
an	O
on-screen	O
prompt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
in	O
function	O
is	O
a	O
quick	O
time	O
sex	O
mini-game	O
that	O
occurs	O
when	O
Kratos	O
encounters	O
female	O
twins	O
;	O
this	O
became	O
a	O
regular	O
feature	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	O
until	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sparta	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
ancient	O
Greece	O
populated	O
by	O
the	O
Olympian	O
gods	O
,	O
Titans	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
Greek	O
mythological	O
beings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
flashbacks	O
,	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
set	O
between	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
Chains	B-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
and	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sparta	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
six	O
locations	O
explored	O
,	O
including	O
fictional	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
real-world	O
Aegean	O
Sea	O
and	O
Athens	O
,	O
and	O
fictional	O
locations	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Desert	O
of	O
Lost	O
Souls	O
,	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
Pandora	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Underworld	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
brief	O
scene	O
on	O
Mount	O
Olympus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Athens	O
is	O
a	O
war-torn	O
city	O
under	O
assault	O
by	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
;	O
beyond	O
the	O
city	O
is	O
the	O
Desert	O
of	O
Lost	O
Souls	O
,	O
a	O
vast	O
and	O
windy	O
desert	O
of	O
ancient	O
ruins	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
occurs	O
in	O
Pandora	B-Device
's	O
Temple	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
chained	O
to	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
Titan	O
Cronos	O
,	O
who	O
crawls	O
through	O
the	O
desert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
massive	O
temple	O
,	O
constructed	O
by	O
the	O
architect	O
Pathos	O
Verdes	O
III	O
,	O
is	O
filled	O
with	O
traps	O
and	O
monsters	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
three	O
sections	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
Titan	O
Atlas	O
and	O
gods	O
Poseidon	B-Application
and	O
Hades	B-Language
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Athens	O
is	O
the	O
scene	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
battle	O
before	O
a	O
denouement	O
on	O
Mount	O
Olympus	O
in	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
's	O
throne	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
include	O
a	O
host	O
of	O
Greek	O
gods	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Athena	B-Application
(	O
Carole	O
Ruggier	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Goddess	O
of	O
Wisdom	O
and	O
Kratos	O
 '	O
ally	O
and	O
mentor	O
;	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
(	O
Steven	O
Blum	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
main	O
antagonist	O
;	O
Poseidon	B-Application
(	O
Fred	O
Tatasciore	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
the	O
Sea	O
;	O
Aphrodite	O
(	O
Carole	O
Ruggier	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Goddess	O
of	O
Love	O
and	O
Sexuality	O
;	O
Zeus	B-Application
(	O
Paul	O
Eiding	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
King	O
of	O
the	O
Gods	O
;	O
Artemis	B-Operating_System
(	O
Claudia	O
Black	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Goddess	O
of	O
the	O
Hunt	O
;	O
and	O
Hades	B-Language
(	O
Nolan	O
North	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
the	O
Underworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
of	O
the	O
gods	O
aid	O
Kratos	O
with	O
magic	B-Application
or	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minor	O
characters	O
include	O
the	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
of	O
Athens	O
(	O
Susan	O
Blakeslee	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
gravedigger	O
(	O
Paul	O
Eiding	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
body	O
burner	O
(	O
Christopher	O
Corey	O
Smith	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
boat	O
captain	O
(	O
Keith	O
Ferguson	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
appear	O
in	O
flashbacks	O
,	O
including	O
Kratos	O
 '	O
wife	O
Lysandra	O
(	O
Gwendoline	O
Yeo	O
)	O
,	O
his	O
daughter	O
Calliope	O
,	O
the	O
Barbarian	B-Application
King	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Village	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
(	O
Susan	O
Blakeslee	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flashbacks	O
reveal	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
once	O
a	O
successful	O
but	O
bloodthirsty	O
captain	O
in	O
the	O
Spartan	O
army	O
and	O
led	O
his	O
men	O
to	O
several	O
victories	O
before	O
being	O
defeated	O
by	O
a	O
barbarian	B-Application
king	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facing	O
death	O
,	O
Kratos	O
called	O
on	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
,	O
whom	O
he	O
promised	O
to	O
serve	O
if	O
the	O
god	O
would	O
spare	O
his	O
men	O
and	O
provide	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
destroy	O
their	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ares	B-Operating_System
agreed	O
and	O
bonded	O
the	O
Blades	O
of	O
Chaos	O
,	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
chained	O
blades	O
forged	O
in	O
the	O
depths	O
of	O
Tartarus	O
,	O
to	O
his	O
new	O
servant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kratos	O
,	O
equipped	O
with	O
the	O
blades	O
,	O
then	O
decapitated	O
the	O
barbarian	B-Application
king	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kratos	O
waged	O
war	O
at	O
the	O
behest	O
of	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
,	O
eventually	O
leading	O
an	O
attack	O
on	O
a	O
village	O
occupied	O
by	O
worshipers	O
of	O
Athena	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unknown	O
to	O
Kratos	O
,	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
had	O
secretly	O
transported	O
Kratos	O
 '	O
wife	O
and	O
daughter	O
to	O
the	O
village	O
;	O
during	O
his	O
frenzied	O
attack	O
on	O
its	O
temple	O
,	O
Kratos	O
accidentally	O
killed	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
blind	O
fury	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
believed	O
this	O
act	O
would	O
free	O
Kratos	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
perfect	O
warrior	O
,	O
the	O
horrified	O
and	O
saddened	O
Spartan	O
instead	O
renounced	O
his	O
pledge	O
of	O
servitude	O
to	O
the	O
god	O
and	O
swore	O
vengeance	O
against	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
oracle	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
destroyed	O
village	O
cursed	O
Kratos	O
by	O
bonding	O
the	O
ashes	O
of	O
his	O
dead	O
family	O
to	O
his	O
skin	O
,	O
turning	O
it	O
ash-white	O
and	O
earning	O
him	O
the	O
nickname	O
,	O
"	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sparta	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
kills	O
the	O
Hydra	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
Poseidon	B-Application
,	O
but	O
he	O
has	O
grown	O
tired	O
of	O
his	O
service	O
and	O
suffering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summons	O
Athena	B-Application
,	O
who	O
states	O
that	O
if	O
Kratos	O
performs	O
one	O
final	O
act	O
—	O
the	O
murder	O
of	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
—	O
he	O
will	O
be	O
forgiven	O
for	O
killing	O
his	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ares	B-Operating_System
is	O
waging	O
war	O
on	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Athens	O
out	O
of	O
hatred	O
of	O
his	O
sister	O
Athena	B-Application
,	O
who	O
assigns	O
Kratos	O
to	O
destroy	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
because	O
Zeus	B-Application
has	O
forbidden	O
divine	O
intervention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Athena	B-Application
guides	O
Kratos	O
to	O
the	O
war-torn	O
Athens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
strange	O
encounter	O
with	O
a	O
gravedigger	O
who	O
encourages	O
him	O
to	O
continue	O
his	O
task	O
,	O
Kratos	O
battles	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
Athens	O
 '	O
oracle	B-General_Concept
,	O
finds	O
her	O
,	O
and	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
defeat	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
is	O
with	O
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Box	I-Application
,	O
a	O
mythical	O
artifact	O
that	O
grants	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
kill	O
a	O
god	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kratos	O
enters	O
the	O
Desert	O
of	O
Lost	O
Souls	O
,	O
and	O
Athena	B-Application
tells	O
him	O
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Box	I-Application
is	O
hidden	O
in	O
a	O
temple	O
chained	O
to	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
Titan	O
Cronos	O
—	O
a	O
punishment	O
by	O
Zeus	B-Application
for	O
Cronos	O
 '	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
Great	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
,	O
aware	O
of	O
his	O
former	O
servant	O
's	O
success	O
,	O
kills	O
Kratos	O
as	O
he	O
is	O
leaving	O
the	O
Temple	O
by	O
hurling	O
a	O
large	O
pillar	O
into	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
harpies	O
take	O
the	O
Box	O
to	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
,	O
Kratos	O
falls	O
into	O
the	O
Underworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
battles	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
fiery	O
realm	O
of	O
the	O
dead	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
the	O
mysterious	O
gravedigger	O
,	O
who	O
tells	O
him	O
Athena	B-Application
is	O
not	O
the	O
only	O
god	O
watching	O
over	O
him	O
,	O
he	O
escapes	O
and	O
returns	O
to	O
Athens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kratos	O
recovers	O
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Box	I-Application
from	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
,	O
opens	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
its	O
power	O
to	O
become	O
godlike	O
and	O
engages	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
in	O
a	O
fierce	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
 '	O
best	O
efforts	O
to	O
destroy	O
Kratos	O
physically	O
and	O
mentally	O
,	O
including	O
stripping	O
him	O
of	O
all	O
weapons	O
and	O
magic	B-Application
and	O
then	O
forcing	O
him	O
to	O
relive	O
his	O
family	O
’s	O
death	O
,	O
Kratos	O
overcomes	O
and	O
kills	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
Blade	O
of	O
the	O
Gods	O
,	O
a	O
giant	O
sword	O
that	O
was	O
being	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
ornamental	O
bridge	O
to	O
Athens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city	O
is	O
saved	O
,	O
and	O
Athena	B-Application
tells	O
Kratos	O
that	O
although	O
his	O
sins	O
are	O
forgiven	O
,	O
the	O
gods	O
cannot	O
erase	O
his	O
nightmares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forsaken	O
by	O
the	O
gods	O
,	O
he	O
tries	O
to	O
commit	O
suicide	O
by	O
casting	O
himself	O
into	O
the	O
Aegean	O
Sea	O
,	O
but	O
Athena	B-Application
intervenes	O
and	O
transports	O
him	O
to	O
Mount	O
Olympus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
reward	O
for	O
his	O
services	O
to	O
the	O
gods	O
,	O
Athena	B-Application
provides	O
Kratos	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
set	O
of	O
blades	O
and	O
the	O
seat	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
's	O
Santa	O
Monica	O
Studio	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Dark	O
Odyssey	O
,	O
and	O
unveiled	O
it	O
two	O
years	O
later	O
at	O
SCEA	O
Santa	O
Monica	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Day	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
director	O
and	O
creator	O
David	O
Jaffe	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
his	O
own	O
,	O
the	O
concept	O
owed	O
a	O
debt	O
to	O
Capcom	O
because	O
he	O
had	O
played	O
Onimusha	B-Application
and	O
said	O
"	O
let	O
's	O
do	O
that	O
with	O
Greek	O
Mythology	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
of	O
visual	O
development	O
and	O
lead	O
concept	O
artist	O
,	O
Charlie	O
Wen	O
,	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
classic	O
films	O
like	O
Clash	O
of	O
the	O
Titans	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
more	O
contemporary	O
films	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Gladiator	O
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
for	O
tonal	O
inspiration	O
to	O
lead	O
the	O
visual	O
design	O
of	O
Kratos	O
,	O
other	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
Santa	O
Monica	O
's	O
Kinetica	B-Application
engine	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
developed	O
for	O
their	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Kinetica	B-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
Jaffe	O
said	O
the	O
creative	O
team	O
's	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
"	O
make	O
the	O
player	O
feel	O
brutal	O
,	O
letting	O
their	O
inner	O
beast	O
free	O
and	O
just	O
going	O
nuts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
designed	O
two	O
systems	O
of	O
combat	O
:	O
a	O
"	O
macro	O
"	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
players	O
the	O
choice	O
between	O
normal	O
combat	O
,	O
magical	B-Application
attacks	O
,	O
or	O
using	O
the	O
QTE	O
feature	O
to	O
kill	O
a	O
foe	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
micro	O
"	O
system	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
press	O
a	O
sequence	O
of	O
buttons	O
to	O
perform	O
different	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
described	O
"	O
as	O
merging	O
the	O
action	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
with	O
the	O
puzzle-solving	O
of	O
Ico	B-Application
"	O
and	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
"	O
sunder	O
enemies	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
move	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
by	O
ripping	O
them	O
in	O
half	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jaffe	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
popular	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
series	O
—	O
which	O
also	O
incorporates	O
puzzle	O
and	O
platforming	O
elements	O
—	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
each	O
puzzle	O
in	O
that	O
series	O
is	O
a	O
slight	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
,	O
"	O
each	O
puzzle	O
in	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
its	O
own	O
beast	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
Strider	B-Application
arcade	O
franchise	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
vital	O
influence	O
on	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jaffe	O
said	O
the	O
1981	O
film	O
Raiders	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Ark	I-Application
also	O
inspired	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
;	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
players	O
feel	O
like	O
he	O
felt	O
as	O
a	O
child	O
watching	O
that	O
film	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
put	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
adventurer	O
,	O
referencing	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
elaborated	O
that	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
simplistic	O
and	O
forward-moving	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
"[was]	O
not	O
innovative	O
or	O
unique	O
,	O
and	O
[	O
that	O
was ]	O
intentional	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
if	O
players	O
"	O
hate	O
cinematic	O
camera	O
systems	O
,	O
nothing	O
we	O
can	O
do	O
will	O
help	O
you	O
like	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
cameras	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
consideration	O
came	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
game	O
Maken	B-Application
X	I-Application
as	O
he	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
few	O
games	O
where	O
I	O
saw	O
melee	O
combat	O
done	O
well	O
in	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
seeing	O
presentations	O
of	O
Ico	B-Application
and	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
at	O
a	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
entitled	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Hydra	O
Battle	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
lineup	O
of	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
50th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
first	O
sequel	O
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
,	O
featuring	O
remastered	O
ports	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
platform	O
,	O
with	O
upscaled	O
graphics	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Trophies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
product	O
containing	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
software	O
available	O
via	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
2.4million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2014	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	I-Application
,	O
and	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Origins	O
Collection	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Saga	O
,	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	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Lane	O
of	O
CNN	B-Architecture
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
that	O
makes	O
you	O
remember	O
why	O
you	O
play	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
regards	O
to	O
combining	O
combat	O
with	O
platforming	O
,	O
Sell	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
pulls	O
it	O
off	O
perfectly.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Padilla	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
thing	O
to	O
happen	O
to	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
"	O
since	O
Harry	O
Hamlin	O
played	O
Perseus	O
in	O
Clash	O
of	O
the	O
Titans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sell	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
"	O
quite	O
possibly	O
the	O
best	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
"	O
and	O
rival	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikel	O
Reparaz	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
noted	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
detail	O
,	O
elaborating	O
that	O
as	O
a	O
consequence	O
of	O
the	O
aging	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
"	O
the	O
graphics	O
occasionally	O
stutter	O
or	O
even	O
slow	O
down.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
action	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
stands	O
out	O
as	O
an	O
ultraviolent	O
masterpiece.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sell	O
said	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
has	O
very	O
few	O
flaws	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
worth	O
mentioning	O
is	O
the	O
camera	O
system	O
:	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
cameras	O
do	O
a	O
great	O
job	O
of	O
following	O
Kratos	O
,	O
"	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
fair	O
few	O
annoying	O
moments	O
when	O
you	O
're	O
attacked	O
by	O
something	O
off-screen	O
,	O
or	O
you	O
fail	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
jump	O
because	O
you	O
could	O
n't	O
really	O
see	O
the	O
jump	O
properly	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
minor	O
complaints	O
from	O
Sell	O
include	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
replayability	O
,	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
it	O
takes	O
to	O
upgrade	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
fight	O
with	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
he	O
said	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
little	O
disappointing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
won	O
several	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
IGN	O
named	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
the	O
seventh-best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
Complex	O
magazine	O
named	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
the	O
eleventh-best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
from	O
the	O
Video	O
Game	O
,	O
composed	O
by	O
Gerard	O
K	O
.	O
Marino	O
,	O
Ron	O
Fish	O
,	O
Winifred	O
Phillips	O
,	O
Mike	O
Reagan	O
,	O
Cris	O
Velasco	O
,	O
Winnie	O
Waldron	O
,	O
and	O
Marcello	O
De	O
Francisci	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
CD	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
product	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	O
Connect	O
Music	O
Store	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Trilogy	O
Soundtrack	O
in	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
novelization	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
novelization	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
for	O
Play	O
magazine	O
,	O
Vardeman	O
said	O
a	O
mythology	O
book	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
1930s	O
got	O
him	O
interested	O
in	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
novel	O
"	O
was	O
an	O
opportunity	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
missed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
had	O
not	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
traditional	O
Edith	O
Hamilton	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
,	O
essentially	O
"	O
the	O
accepted	O
mythology	O
on	O
steroids	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
confirmed	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
novel	O
,	O
saying	O
there	O
are	O
many	O
potential	O
story	O
ideas	O
for	O
Kratos	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
shame	O
"	O
if	O
there	O
were	O
not	O
additional	O
books	O
to	O
fill	O
in	O
the	O
details	O
of	O
his	O
quests	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
stories	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
minion	O
of	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
or	O
before	O
he	O
met	O
the	O
Barbarian	B-Application
King	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
International	O
Association	O
of	O
Tie-in	O
Writers	O
Scribe	O
Award	O
as	O
best	O
adapted	O
novel	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
novel	O
recounts	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
offers	O
deeper	O
insights	O
into	O
its	O
story	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
Athena	B-Application
wanted	O
Kratos	O
to	O
kill	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
and	O
explaining	O
how	O
she	O
manipulated	O
the	O
other	O
gods	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
into	O
aiding	O
Kratos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
learning	O
of	O
Athena	B-Application
's	O
plans	O
,	O
Zeus	B-Application
decides	O
to	O
aid	O
Kratos	O
(	O
with	O
magic	B-Application
and	O
as	O
the	O
gravedigger	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
Kratos	O
becoming	O
the	O
new	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
after	O
killing	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poseidon	B-Application
is	O
persuaded	O
by	O
Athena	B-Application
when	O
she	O
convinces	O
him	O
that	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
brought	O
the	O
Hydra	O
into	O
his	O
domain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artemis	B-Operating_System
is	O
persuaded	O
because	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
and	O
his	O
minions	O
are	O
destroying	O
her	O
wilderness	O
and	O
its	O
wildlife	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
aiding	O
Kratos	O
she	O
will	O
prevent	O
future	O
destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Athena	B-Application
manipulates	O
Aphrodite	O
into	O
believing	O
that	O
Medusa	B-Application
is	O
plotting	O
against	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hades	B-Language
,	O
however	O
,	O
is	O
omitted	O
from	O
the	O
book	O
,	O
as	O
Kratos	O
does	O
not	O
meet	O
him	O
or	O
gain	O
his	O
magic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
omission	O
from	O
the	O
book	O
is	O
Kratos	O
receiving	O
a	O
new	O
set	O
of	O
blades	O
from	O
Athena	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Blades	O
of	O
Chaos	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
forged	O
by	O
Hephaestus	O
in	O
Tartarus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
god	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
is	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
novel	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
informing	O
Athena	B-Application
that	O
Kratos	O
is	O
committing	O
suicide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
characters	O
include	O
Coeus	O
,	O
the	O
First	O
Officer	O
of	O
Kratos	O
 '	O
ship	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
servants	O
of	O
Medusa	B-Application
:	O
Jurr	O
and	O
a	O
blind	O
man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Zeus	B-Application
recollects	O
that	O
Hercules	B-Device
slew	O
the	O
Hydra	O
,	O
and	O
Athena	B-Application
confirms	O
this	O
,	O
but	O
informs	O
Zeus	B-Application
that	O
the	O
new	O
Hydra	O
is	O
a	O
newborn	O
spawn	O
of	O
the	O
Titans	O
Typhon	O
and	O
Echidna	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Universal	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
was	O
committed	O
to	O
making	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
but	O
Jaffe	O
,	O
unaware	O
of	O
its	O
status	O
,	O
eventually	O
expressed	O
doubt	O
the	O
film	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
–	O
Game	O
Directors	O
Live	O
documentary	O
,	O
filmed	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Jaffe	O
said	O
the	O
"	O
script	O
went	O
out	O
a	O
year	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
ago	O
to	O
Daniel	O
Craig	O
,	O
who	O
plays	O
 [ James ] 	O
Bond	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
turned	O
it	O
down.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
The	O
Hollywood	O
Reporter	O
confirmed	O
that	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
writers	O
of	O
Pacific	O
Rim	O
(	O
2013	O
)	O
and	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
Saw	O
films	O
,	O
Patrick	O
Melton	O
and	O
Marcus	O
Dunstan	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
hired	O
to	O
adapt	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
into	O
a	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
said	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
humanize	O
Kratos	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
begin	O
as	O
a	O
mortal	O
and	O
still	O
have	O
his	O
family	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
pivotal	O
change	O
being	O
the	O
barbarian	B-Application
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
it	O
's	O
potentially	O
30	O
minutes	O
...	O
of	O
building	O
up	O
this	O
character	O
so	O
that	O
,	O
when	O
he	O
...	O
becomes	O
the	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sparta	I-Application
,	O
we	O
understand	O
him	O
as	O
a	O
human	O
and	O
...	O
the	O
journey	O
that	O
he	O
's	O
going	O
to	O
take.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Dunstan	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
bigger	O
movie	O
like	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
you	O
have	O
to	O
go	O
quite	O
a	O
bit	O
deeper	O
into	O
the	O
character	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
a	O
horror	O
film.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Melton	O
and	O
Dunstan	O
also	O
said	O
they	O
had	O
"	O
big	O
plans	O
"	O
for	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
,	O
who	O
"[would]	O
become	O
a	O
more	O
proactive	O
villain	O
"	O
beyond	O
his	O
raid	O
of	O
Athens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
writers	O
told	O
GameSpot	O
that	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
would	O
"	O
improve	O
on	O
films	O
like	O
Clash	O
of	O
the	O
Titans	O
and	O
Immortals	O
by	O
taking	O
a	O
step	O
in	O
a	O
bolder	O
direction.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Charles	O
Roven	O
and	O
Alex	O
Gartner	O
,	O
the	O
producers	O
of	O
the	O
Uncharted	O
film	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
producing	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
film	O
via	O
Atlas	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2013	O
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Ascensions	O
Game	O
Director	O
,	O
Todd	O
Papy	O
,	O
was	O
questioned	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
status	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
unaware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
writer	O
behind	O
the	O
Greek-based	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
games	O
(	O
2005	O
–	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
Marianne	O
Krawczyk	O
,	O
said	O
her	O
main	O
worry	O
with	O
the	O
movie	O
adaptation	O
was	O
casting	O
Kratos	O
due	O
to	O
players	O
 '	O
connection	O
with	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
version	O
,	O
as	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
different	O
actor	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
voice	O
portraying	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
presumably	O
have	O
more	O
spoken	O
lines	O
than	O
the	O
Kratos	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
2018	O
's	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
with	O
no	O
further	O
updates	O
regarding	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
film	O
,	O
rumors	O
about	O
a	O
potential	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
newer	O
Norse	O
mythology-based	O
game	O
began	O
circulating	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
Sony	O
spokesperson	O
confirmed	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
film	O
adaptation	O
for	O
any	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
during	O
an	O
investor	O
briefing	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
president	O
Jim	O
Ryan	O
confirmed	O
that	O
a	O
television	O
series	O
adaptation	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Video	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
would	O
adapt	O
Kratos	O
 '	O
story	O
from	O
the	O
Norse-based	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
