God of War (franchise)
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The original God of War logo. Subsequent titles and merchandise use a similar logo.
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| Creators | David Jaffe |
| Artists | Charlie Wen |
| Writers | Marianne Krawczyk |
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| Platform of origin | PlayStation 2 |
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God of War
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| Latest release |
God of War III Remastered
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| God of War: Blood & Metal | |
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| EP by Various artists | |
| Released | March 2, 2010 |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Length | 29:24 (6 track version) 36:56 (7 track version) |
| Label | Roadrunner Records |
God of War is an action-adventure video game series loosely based on Greek mythology, originally created by David Jaffe at Sony's Santa Monica Studio. Debuting in 2005, the series has become a flagship title for the PlayStation brand, consisting of seven games across multiple platforms. An eighth installment is currently in development; it will be a soft reboot for the series and will be loosely based on Norse mythology. The series' story centers around its playable character, Kratos, a Spartan warrior tricked into killing his wife and daughter by his former master, the God of War Ares. Kratos kills Ares at the behest of the goddess Athena and takes his place as the new God of War, but is still haunted by the nightmares of his past. Revealed to be a demigod and the son of Zeus, the King of the Olympian Gods who betrays Kratos, the Spartan then seeks revenge against the gods for their machinations. What follows is a series of attempts to free himself from the influence of the gods and the Titans and exact revenge.
Santa Monica has developed all main entries, while Ready at Dawn and Javaground/Sony Online Entertainment-Los Angeles (SOE-LA) developed the three side games. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE; formerly Sony Computer Entertainment) has published all games except the mobile phone installment; it was published by Sony Pictures Digital. There are two eras of games in the God of War series. The first era are the first seven games, which are based on Greek mythology with vengeance as a central motif. Its main trilogy—God of War (2005), God of War II (2007), and God of War III (2010)—was released for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) and PlayStation 3 (PS3) video game consoles. The fourth main installment, Ascension (2013), a prequel to the entire series, was also released for the PS3 and features multiplayer. The three side games include Chains of Olympus (2008) and Ghost of Sparta (2010) for the PlayStation Portable (PSP), and Betrayal (2007) for mobile phones that support the Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME). Santa Monica is currently working on the eighth installment, also titled God of War, for the PlayStation 4 (PS4). It will begin the second era, which will be based on Norse mythology.
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