[Hercules]

Game Title : God of War: Chain of Olympus

Firmware Required : 2.71

Game Description : BEFORE HE WAGED WAR ON THE GODS... HE WAS FORCED TO SERVE THEM

The ancient world speaks of a mortal that slayed a God. But long before his battle with Ares, Kratos sought absolution from his past sins by pledging himself as a champion to the Gods. These brutal crusades in the name of Olympus became legendary. The Ghost of Sparta is now ordered by the Gods to journey the underworld, after the world plunges into darkness. There he must face the most feared creatures of Greek Mythology and forced to choose between his own personal redemption and saving the ancient world from certain destruction.

Number Of Players : 1

Genre : Action/Adventure

Retail Price : $39.99

Graphics (of 10) : 9.5 - All I can say is wow...this has to be one of the best games with graphics. There are few exceptions: the fire sometimes just doesnt move, when you stab someone, the sword goes to the side of the person, but these are minor. For a PSP, you really can't complain. Still, this is a eye-catching game.

Sound (of 10) : 9 I love the music, it goes right along with the game. I laugh sometimes when you kill someone and the guy moans in death. Sounds are a must in a game like this. Maybe if they had modern music, it will be even better, but still its cool.

Controls (of 10) : 10 - If you ever played the last two games, you would think that this game is impossible to put on the PSP. Guess what? You were wrong. The controls are amazing. By using a combination of controls, its almost better to play on the portable device. Using the trigger buttons to roll, and other functions, the devlopers made it easier on us to play the game. There is not one complaint i have on the controls.

Gameplay (of 10) : 9.5 - This being the first time I played God of War, I fell in love with it. From the beginning to the end, it was, no IS, the best game for the PSP. This game does have its limitations, though. It's really short. It has a lilttle amount of boss. But like i said earlier, it is still worth the $40. Playing on a slim 3.9m33-2 on 222mhz, this game is particular fast. I only saw one LOADING sign for no more than2 seconds. And this was only one of the many times i died. The cutscenes are like actual gameplay. And the minigames (playing a cutscene) are amazing too.

Overall (of 10) : 9.5 - I'm sure you heard the rumor: this game is only 5-6 hours long. Well I beat it in four hours. But don't let this discourage you from buying the game! It has reply value!!! You want to get those red orbs to be the ulimate warrior. You want to be able to see if you can beat a boss again, only faster. I do have one thing I would like to say. They devlopers at ReadyAtDawn should at least have downloadable content on the PSN. That way we could download more levels, even if it could not fit on the disc. This game is not a want, it is a must-have for any PSP gamer. Even if you haven't even played one adventure game, this game must be your first! So what if it is short? That doesn't mean that you shouldn't go get it. I am a not a TRUE psp gamer, but i am telling you now, please get this game.

[ctighe]

excellent review hercules. yeah i just got the game too. im kinda spacing out how much i play, just to make it last. and i definitely love it more than GOW or GOW2 on ps2. i agree with the part about it being a must have for the psp

[pokey8349]

wicked review mate - i am going to play 30 mins at a time or something - don't want to complete it that quickly

[Ctdash]

Chains of Olympus is a great game and I am very impressed with the graphics but I wouldn't go as far and say it is better than the first two that were made for the PS2. I'm not done with the game yet but I still think it is a very great game for the PSP, the only problem I have with it is that my left hand gets a bad cramp when I fight enemies and bosses, but that could just be applied to the size of the PSP, controls (however much I like the game it hurts my hand, and the difficulty setting which is set on Spartan (Hard). As of right now I give the game a 9.5/10.

[tacobellman]

this game is so gooooood! its 1 of the best game of the year or the best game!

[radx95]

i already beat it. took me like 5 hours. its was mad fun tho. but i played it on normal, so im gonna start very hard tomorrow, see how long that takes me. overall its a REALLY REALLY good game

[tacobellman]

yea i played it a little on my bros psp and it rocks!

[Canada2113]

I have yet to get it. I want to beat Wipeout Pulse first or ill just be playing GoW forever and not finish wipeout. Great review though, i really want to play this.

[NuMB3Rs]

i got it last night. im not a big GoW fan but i rly like how its setup. its like playing a movie

[Hercules]

Originally Posted by NuMB3Rs

i got it last night. im not a big GoW fan but i rly like how its setup. its like playing a movie

i forgot to mention that in my review, the cutscenes are like actually like gameplay, so as soon, I MEAN AS SOON as the cutscene is finished, the game will continue as if you are still doing the cutscene

[ctighe]

Originally Posted by Hercules

i forgot to mention that in my review, the cutscenes are like actually like gameplay, so as soon, I MEAN AS SOON as the cutscene is finished, the game will continue as if you are still doing the cutscene

yeah thats another reason this game is awesome. only loading screen i have seen is when i first loaded the game to start playing for the first time

[Lokibrth]

Anyone know a how to beat the second challenge of ares? I can't even kill one guy without getting hit, much less the 20 it asks for.

[Hercules]

what, which one is that? (i dont know the game well, i just played it and beat it)

[ctighe]

Originally Posted by Hercules

what, which one is that? (i dont know the game well, i just played it and beat it)

i think hes talking about the extra challenges. not the main story mode

[Hercules]

oh, i didnt tend on doing that, i just beat the game, its already backed up on my pc (a whopping 1.49gb!) so i will just trade it in saturday while it still has value to it