I swing, climb and jump between Gaia's vast body parts, several kilometers above ground. The environmental design is big and epic, the amount of detail is almost perversely high (just look at Kratos' shoulder pads when the camera zooms in), the lighting work is magnificent and the choreography of the fights are mind-blowing. The graphics in God of War III are fantastic and on the top end of all Playstation 3 games released so far.

The next couple of minutes are filled with spontaneous howling and adrenaline fueled excitement.

I alternate between light and heavy attacks, juggling my enemies with my sharp chains. Kratos stands on the bushy back of the mother Titan Gaia bush, and it will not take long before my skills at battle is put to the test. Kratos lives by a simple mantra 'you stand in the way, you got yourself to blame, whether you have horns or are two kilometers high or not.'Ī powerful introductory cut scene where the Titans ascends the steep slopes of Mount Olympus sets the bar for the rest of the adventure. Skulls are to be crushed and body parts torn off without mercy. Old school revenge is the only thing on his agenda. Expect no heartbreaking drama, in other words - Kratos is a simple person with Spartan needs. The dramaturgy does not deliver as it did in particularly the first God of War, but sometimes a game is just a game and it's a bit like that in God of War III.

The God of War series has always been beautifully narrated, but also quite shallow an adequate excuse for an excess of slaughter and an extravagant design based on Greek mythology. In short, everyone is really angry at each other and the only possible outcome is war. Kratos is angry, the Titans are angry and the gods are angry. On the eve of the battle that will soon rage they have taken a defensive position. Up in the gods' stronghold of Mount Olympus, Zeus and the other Olympians are gathered. The ash covered warrior beast's violent berserk will come to its end. Now, Kratos vendetta will reach its peak. He has been condemned and betrayed, and the desire for vengeance that drives him knows no boundries. He has slain Titans, he has challenged the gods. Hordes of souls have been sent to the afterlife by his legendary blades.

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