God of War (franchise)

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God of War is an action-adventure, hack and slash, video game series loosely based on Greek mythology, originally created by David Jaffe at Sony's Santa Monica Studio. Debuting in 2005 on the PlayStation 2 (PS2) video game console, the series has become a flagship title for the PlayStation brand, consisting of seven games across multiple platforms. An eighth installment is currently in development; it will be a soft reboot for the series and will be loosely based on Norse mythology. The series' story centers around its playable character, Kratos, a Spartan warrior tricked into killing his wife and daughter by his former master, the God of War Ares. Kratos kills Ares at the behest of the goddess Athena and takes his place as the new God of War, but is still haunted by the nightmares of his past. Revealed to be a demigod and the son of Zeus, the King of the Olympian Gods who betrays Kratos, the Spartan then seeks revenge against the gods for their machinations. What follows is a series of attempts to free himself from the influence of the gods and the Titans and exact revenge.

Timeline of release years

2005	God of War
2006
2007	God of War II
	God of War: Betrayal
2008	God of War: Chains of Olympus
2009	God of War Collection (PS3)
2010	God of War III
	God of War: Ghost of Sparta
2011	God of War: Origins Collection
2012	God of War Saga
2013	God of War: Ascension
2014	God of War Collection (Vita)
2015	God of War III Remastered
2016
2017
2018	God of War

Gameplay
The series currently consists of six single-player-only games, and a seventh that includes multiplayer. Each game typically features a third-person, fixed cinematic camera. The player controls the character Kratos in a combination of hack and slash combat, platforming, and puzzle game elements to achieve goals and complete the story.^[28][29] A first-person camera is featured in God of War III^[30] and Ascension.^[31] Betrayal is the only installment to feature a 2D side-scrolling view.