Background:
A video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment, God of War is a third person action and adventure video game. God of war is the first instalment of the series and chronologically the third. Considered as one of the best action and adventure video game, it also has several awards under its belt.Synopsis & Feautures:
The video game is based on Greek Mythology, set in Ancient Greece with its central motif as vengeance. The player gets to control Kratos, a Spartan warrior and the protagonist of the game. Kratos who is at the service of the Olympian Gods is ordered by goddess Athena to kill Ares, the God of War, who according to Kratos is responsible for accidentally killing his family. With deep hatred for Athena, Ares turns hostile toward Athens and out of control. Kratos must find the one object, the legendary Pandora’s Box, capable of stopping Ares and he takes on a journey to find it.
God of War works on a combo based combat form which is purely achieved through using the player's main weapon, the Blades of Chaos. A secondary weapon can also be acquired later on in the game. The game has quick time events where player must make the attempt to complete a task on limited time which would also enable the player to defeat stronger enemies and bosses in the later stage of the game. Player has the advantage to use up to four magical attacks and a power-enhancing ability as alternative combat options with progress. The game also features interesting puzzles and platform elements to give players that thrilling experience.USP:
The game is a single-player mode making it a brilliant combat video game and it comes with plenty of weapons including Blades of Chaos and magic. Player can even collect red orbs that can be used for upgrading weapon combos and with each unlocked combo, a new way of destruction opens up paving the way to defeat an enemy.
