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God of War III (2010)

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God of War III is an action-adventure videogame for PlayStation 3, developed by Sony Santa Monica, published by Sony Computer Entertainment and released worldwide in March 2010. It is the fifth and final chapter in the current story arc, chronologically after God of War: Chains of Olympus, God of War, God of War: Betrayal, and God of War II. God of War III will not be the last game of the series, however, it will complete Kratos' story.
God of War III features gameplay similar to that of previous installments. The player controls Kratos in a combination of combat, platforming, and puzzle game elements. Kratos's main weapons are the Blades of Exile, but for a short while at the beginning of the game, Kratos wields the Blades of Athena. Other new weapons include the Claws of Hades, the Nemesis Whip, and the Nemean Cestus (a pair of fist gauntlets shaped like lion heads acquired from Hercules). This new weapon has the ability to smash through solid objects such as rocks and to plow through enemy shields, but has a slightly smaller range than the extending chains on the Blades of Exile. Unlike the previous games in the series, the use of magic is limited to the weapon that is equipped.
For example, the Army of Sparta is only available to use when Kratos is equipped with the Blades of Exile. The Golden Fleece, Icarus Wings, and Poseidon's Trident are kept from Kratos' adventure in God of War II. The Blade of Olympus, rather than being used as a regular weapon like the Blades of Exile, is used with the ability "The Rage of Sparta." The Rage of Sparta replaces Rage of the Titans from God of War II and Rage of the Gods from God of War. When The Rage of Sparta is activated, Kratos wields the Blade of Olympus and becomes momentarily invincible. A new feature to God of War III is the use of items. These items act similarly to magic from the previous installments, but when they are used, the item bar is depleted (as opposed to the magic bar). Furthermore, although the use of items is limited by the length of the item bar, the bar refills automatically, which is in heavy contrast to the previous games. Items that Kratos uses in God of War III include the Bow of Apollo, the Head of Helios, and Boots of Hermes.
Combos from previous titles also make a return as well as new combos. The number of enemies onscreen has been increased to 50 as opposed to the maximum of 15 in previous God of War installments.
Game director Stig Asmussen claimed that the hardware capabilities of the PlayStation 3 would allow more flexibility in creating the characters of God of War III and to allow for further interaction with the environment.
Christer Ericson of SCE Santa Monica Studio has announced on his Twitter page that God of War III has seamless loading. Meaning there are No Loading screens and No HDD installation requirement. During the leviathan fight, the camera pans out away from the fight sequence, however, the player can still control Kratos while the camera is panning out adding a new level of gameplay to the fight sequences. This fight can be seen at the end of the recent "Vengeance" trailer.
The game features a challenge mode, like the previous installments, called the "Challenge of Olympus". There is also a bonus challenge mode that was included in both the Ultimate and Ultimate Trilogy Editions of the game called the "Challenge of Exile". Also included in those editions is a "Battle Arena".

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