Kratos recovers Pandora's Box from Ares, opens it, and uses its power to become godlike. Despite Ares' best efforts to destroy Kratos physically and mentally, including stripping him of the Blades of Chaos and all magic, he survives and kills Ares with the Blade of the Gods. Athens is saved, and although Athena tells Kratos his sins are forgiven, the gods cannot rid him of his nightmares. Forsaken by the gods, he tries to commit suicide by casting himself into the Aegean Sea, but Athena intervenes and transports him to Mount Olympus. As a reward for his services to the gods, she provides Kratos with a new set of blades and the seat as the new God of War.
Kratos enters the Desert of Lost Souls, and Athena tells him Pandora's Box is hidden in a temple chained to the back of the Titan Cronos—a punishment by Zeus for Cronos' role in the Great War. Kratos summons Cronos, climbs for three days before reaching the Temple entrance, overcomes an array of deadly traps and an army of monsters, and eventually finds the Box. But Ares, aware of his former servant's success, kills Kratos as the latter is leaving the Temple. While harpies take the Box to Ares, Kratos falls into the Underworld. He battles his way through the fiery realm, and with help from the mysterious gravedigger, who tells him Athena is not the only god watching over him, he escapes and returns to Athens.
When the game starts, Kratos has been serving the gods for ten years. He kills the Hydra on behalf of Poseidon, but grows tired of his service and suffering. He summons Athena, who states that if Kratos performs one final act—the murder of Ares—he will be forgiven for killing his family. Ares is waging war on the city of Athens out of hatred and jealousy of his sister Athena, who assigns Kratos to destroy Ares because Zeus has forbidden divine intervention. Athena guides Kratos to the war-torn Athens. After a strange encounter with a gravedigger who encourages him to continue his task, Kratos battles his way to Athens's oracle, finds her, and learns that the only way to defeat Ares is with Pandora´s Box, a mythical artifact that grants the power to kill a god.
Kratos waged war at the behest of Ares, eventually leading an attack on a village occupied by worshipers of Athena. Ares had secretly transported Kratos' wife and child to the village; during his frenzied attack on its temple, Kratos accidentally killed them. Although Ares believed this act would free Kratos to become the perfect warrior, the Spartan instead renounced his pledge of servitude to the god. The oracle of the destroyed village cursed Kratos by bonding the ashes of his dead family to his skin, turning it ash-white and earning him the nickname, "Ghost of Sparta". Plagued by nightmares of his horrible deed, Kratos vowed to serve the other gods in hope of ridding himself of the visions.
Kratos is a warrior who serves the Greek gods of Olympus. Flashbacks reveal that he was once a successful captain in the Spartan army and led his men to several victories before being defeated by a barbarian king. Facing death, Kratos called on the God of War, Ares, whom he promised to serve if the god would spare his men and provide the power to destroy their enemies. Ares agreed and bonded the Blades of Chaos, a pair of chained blades forged in the depths of Tartarus, to his new servant. Kratos, equipped with the blades, then decapitated the barbarian king.
The protagonist of the game is Kratos ( voiced by Terrence C. Carson), a Spartan warrior who serves the Olympian Gods. Other characters include a host of Greek gods, such as Athena ( Carole Ruggier), the Goddess of Wisdom and Krato`s ally and mentor; Ares ( Steven Blum) the God of War and main antagonist; Poseidon ( Fred Tatasciore), the God of the Sea; Aphrodite ( Carole Ruggier), the Goddess of Love and Sexuality; Zeus ( Paul Eiding), the King of the Gods; Artemis ( Claudia Black), the Goddess of the Hunt; and Hades ( Nolan North), the God of the Underworld. Several of the gods aid Kratos with magic or weapons . Minor characters include the Oracle of Athens (Susan Blackeslee), the gravedigger ( Paul Eiding), the body burner ( Christopher Corey Smith), and the boat captain (Keith Ferguson). Other characters appear in flashbacks, including Krato`s wife Lysandra ( Gwendoline Yeo), his child Calliope, the Barbarian King, and a Village Oracle ( Susan Blakeslee. The game is narrated by Linda Hunt.
The Aegean Sea setting includes a mass of shipwrecked vessels; undead soldiers, harpies, and the Hydra are attacking the remaining soldiers. Athens is a war-torn city under assault by Ares, the God of War; its soldiers are being overrun by Ares' army of minotaurs, Medusa and her Gorgons , cyclopes, and undead legionnaires. Beyond the city is the Desert of Lost Souls, a vast and windy desert full of ancient ruins. Three sirens roam the desert; killing them releases their souls, which guide warriors through the desert so that they may summon the Titan Cronos and gain access to Pandora's Temple, which is chained to his back. The massive temple, constructed by the architect Pathos Verdes lll, is full of deadly traps and enemies, including all those previously encountered, as well as wraiths, satyrs, centaurs, cerberuses, and a giant minotaur known as Pandora's Guardian. The temple houses areas dedicated to the Titan Atlas and the gods Poseidon and Hades. The Underworld is a fiery realm with spiked pillars full of souls and versions of previously encountered enemies, covered in flames. The brief scene on Mount Olympus shows the golden palace of the gods and the God of War's throne room.
God of War is set in an alternate version of Ancient Greece, populated by the Olympian Gods,Titans, and other beings of Greek mythology . With the exception of flashbacks, the events are set between those of the games Chains of Olympus (2008) and Ghost of Sparta (2010). There are six locations explored in the game: the Aegean Sea , the ancient city of Athens , the Desert of Lost Souls, the Temple of Pandora , the Underworld , and a brief scene on Mount Olympus.
As of June 2012, the game had sold more than 4.6 million copies worldwide. Reviewers have said God of War is one of the best action-adventure games for the PlayStation 2, and it has won several " Game of the Year" awards. In 2009, entertainment website IGN named God of War the seventh-best PlayStation 2 game. In addition to its gameplay, God of War has been highly regarded for its graphics, sound, presentation, and story. The game and its first sequel. God of War ll, were remastered and released in 2009 as part of God of War Collection, and in 2012, the remastered version was re- released as part of the God of War Saga, both for the PlayStation 3 (PS3). A novelization of the game was released in 2010 and a film adaptation has been in development since 2005.
The gameplay of God of War focuses on combo-based combat, achieved through the player´s main weapon- the Blades of Chaos- and a secondary weapon acquired later. The game features quick time events that require the player to complete various game controller actions in a timed sequence to defeat stronger enemies and bosses. The player can use up to four magical attacks and a power enchancing ability as alternative combat options. The game also features puzzles and platforming elements.
Hi, my name is lukas. god of war fan number one. In this blog im going to show you the story of this awesome videogame that for me is a leyend. First of all God of war is a third person action- adventure videogame developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainament (SCE). The game was released on March 22, 2005, for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) console. It is the first installment in the series of the same name and the second chronologically. The game is loosely based on greek mythology and is set in Ancient Greece, with vengeance as its central motif. The player controls Kratos, a Spartan warrior who serves the Olympian Gods. The goddess Athena tasks Kratos with killing Ares, the God of War, who is responsible for Kratos accidentally killing his family. As Ares besieges Athens out of hatred for Athena, Kratos embarks on a quest to find the one object capable of stopping the god: the legendary Pandora`s Box.
Succesful. Kratos replaces Ares as the new God of War.
