Kratos, a Spartan general, has spent ten years doing the Olympian gods' bidding in the hope they'll free him of the nightmares of his past. Athena offers him one last task: kill Ares, the God of War, who is laying siege to Athens. The only thing that can kill a god is Pandora's Box, and it sits in a temple chained to the back of the Titan Cronos.
Books connected to this game
- Comes beforeGod of War II
Picks up after the first game, with Kratos already on Olympus. Its opening gives away how the first game ends, so play them in order.
- Comes afterGod of War: Chains of Olympus
Set during Kratos's ten years of service, before the first game. It was made later and leans on what God of War reveals about his past, so play that first.
- Comes beforeGod of War: Ghost of Sparta
Set after the first game, with Kratos already the God of War, which gives away how that game ends. Play God of War first.
- Comes afterGod of War: Ascension
Set years before the first game, but built on the past that God of War only reveals as you play. Play the first game before this prequel.
- Adapted asGod of War
Retells the first game in prose, with extra scenes of Athena on Olympus. It's the same story, but most people will want to play the game first.
- Ties intoGod of War
The comic's present-day story is set after the first game and assumes you know how it ends, while its flashbacks go back to Kratos's soldiering years. Play God of War first.
Where to get it
PS2
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