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is the fifth installment in the God of War series, released on March 16, 2010, for the PlayStation 3, and a remastered version on July 14, 2015, for the PlayStation 4. It is the seventh chapter in the series chronologically, after God of War: Ascension, God of War: Chains of Olympus, God of War, God of War: Ghost of Sparta, God of War: Betrayal and God of War II.
Excluding God of War: Ascension and God of War: Ghost of Sparta, God of War III serves as the final chapter of the Greek Era in the God of War series story-wise, where Kratos, the God of War, begins to get his revenge against his father Zeus, King of the Olympian Gods after his betrayal to end the reign of the Olympians. Once Kratos ascends Mount Olympus, he was betrayed by the Titan, Gaia, leading him to begin his quest to get revenge on both gods and titans. This was the last game in the series for eight years until God of War (2018) came out on the PlayStation 4.
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Following the ending of God of War II, God of War III picks up directly after this with a stirring opening narration from Zeus discussing the actions of the rogue Kratos, the God of War, who is “commanding” a small army of Titans rescued from the Great War (using the Power of the Fates). The Olympians immediately rush to battle; Helios rides on his Chariot over Olympus, Hermes speeds down the very peaks of Olympus as Zeus watches on, Hercules receives the order to lead his troops down into the fray, Hades lunges off and engages several Titans in his Giant form, and Poseidon (using his aquakinesis) shoots down from Olympus like a missile and performs a death blow through the chest of Epimetheus, and then manifests himself as a massive water being and spawns several water horses called Hippocampi to aid in the battle. With Poseidon as their greatest threat in the battle, having already decimated numerous Titans and soon going after Gaia herself, Kratos engages the God of the Sea and after drawing him into Gaia's grasp, he manages to knock a weakened Poseidon out of his godly form and onto a separate platform. The two quarrel with each other briefly before Kratos walks up and beats the God of the Sea savagely, finally gouging out his eyes and snapping his neck before he tosses him into the ocean. With Poseidon's death, the sea's cataclysm and ocean levels rise significantly, causing a flood that appears to engulf the entire Greek World and destroying almost all of mankind on top of Olympia.
After killing Poseidon, Kratos and Gaia reach Zeus' Pavilion, where the King of the Gods angrily anticipates Kratos' arrival and, at last, assaults them with a mighty blast of lightning that blows off a massive amount of Gaia's arm and sends the two spiraling down Olympus (Kratos survives presumably by using the Golden Fleece to absorb most of the blast). However, even using the Blade of Olympus to stab into her back, Kratos is unable to hang on as Gaia fights to survive and climb back up to Zeus. She warns him that he was only a pawn and is now expendable now that the Titans have reached Zeus, allowing the embittered Spartan to tumble to his death. Kratos contemplates his life as he lurches through the River Styx and its caverns, and resolves to escape Hades (once again) and destroy Zeus. On his way to Hades' chamber after being sucked of nearly all of his power from the dead souls of Styx, he reunites with a newly-formed Athena who claims to have reached a "new level of existence" and is willing to help Kratos resume his revenge, granting him new weapons to survive the Underworld and the foes that lie ahead, and also defining his next quest of finding and extinguishing the Flame of Olympus in order to truly defeat Zeus.
Kratos makes his way through the Underworld meeting a couple of lost souls, encountering Statues of the Three Judges of the Underworld, meeting Hephaestus who informs him more and more about the secrets of Olympus and Zeus, and finding mysterious scrawls on the ground that he silently acknowledges to be from various people in his past. Finally entering Hades' Palace, he finds the coffin-wed body of Persephone that Hades had restored, and engages the God of the Underworld himself inside of a dark cavern. Hades matches Kratos until the bloodthirsty Spartan manages to rip off his Helmet and steal his weapons, and then ripping out Hades' own soul and absorbs it using the Claws of Hades. Escaping the Underworld through a Hyperion Gate, Kratos renews his journey up along Olympus except that he now faces both the Titans and the Gods - he encounters Helios on his Chariot where Kratos later rips the God of the Sun's head off with his bare hands and receives the Head of Helios, he 'amputates' the legs of Hermes acquiring the Boots of Hermes, mercilessly beats his own half-brother Hercules to death with the Nemean Cestus, breaks Hera's neck after she insults Pandora, a small childlike creation of Hephaestus who is the key to extinguishing the Flame of Olympus and revealing its contents, encountering a radiant Aphrodite and her handmaidens in the Goddess chamber, stabbing the Titan Cronos in the head with the Blades of Olympus at Tartarus, impaling Hephaestus after betraying Kratos to Cronos, receiving the Nemesis Whip from Hephaestus just before his death, battles Skorpius, The Queen of the Scorpions and finally arriving at the Flame's chamber with Pandora, only to be interrupted by Zeus himself.
Zeus prevents Pandora from her destiny, where the battle between the God of War and the King of the Gods began, Kratos bests the King of the Gods in a duel and suddenly has a change of heart. Pandora was made to be the Key to Pandora's Box, which is what truly rests within the Flame of Olympus, and would have to sacrifice herself. However, due to inadvertent prodding from Zeus' pleads that Kratos not to "fail her like he failed his family", Kratos releases Pandora and attacks Zeus in extreme rage, only to be stunned by the Flame's dissipation. Kratos opens the Box once again, just as he had in the first game, only to discover that it is empty. Zeus mocks him for "another failure", and teleports outside in order to recover, while Kratos' rage grows even stronger. Both the father and son meet outside once again on a familiar platform, but before either can claim victory, the platform is suddenly shaken by a reawakened Gaia (believed to have been killed during the fight and subject of many Titans anger against Kratos), who violently shakes them and causes them to flee inside of her body. Inside of her chest, Kratos and Zeus duel near her heart; Zeus sucks her heart of her life and rejuvenates as Kratos does, and finally, Gaia is killed when Kratos impales Zeus against her heart, which apparently also killed Zeus.
Awakening amidst the cracked Earth, Kratos finds Zeus' body impaled on a rock, and extracts the Blade of Olympus callously. However, when Kratos tries to leave, Zeus' still active spirit, consumed by some lasting hatred for his 'infidel' son, attacks and apparently drains Kratos of his willpower, his anger, and instead fills him with fear and a sense of loss whilst throwing him on the verge of death. Before dying, Kratos shares a last-minute mental journey with the guide of Pandora, whose spirit lives on within him, and begins abolishing the various things that torment his soul - the very things that the Astral Zeus is using to kill his mind, similar to what Ares once did. Overcoming these hurtles with a feeling of Hope, Kratos regains conscious and his godly powers back, and he forces Zeus' spirit back into his body, before beating Zeus to death with his bare hands, ending the reign of the Olympians once and for all as it seems.
In an interview with GameTrailers.com, David Jaffe explained his story to God of War III. The first cutscene featured Oceanus in his water form (similar to Poseidon's God form) killing Hermes. Kratos then would fight Zeus in the opening boss fight and kill him. Then a portal opens on Mt. Olympus where the Egyptian and Norse Gods descend from. The Titans and the Greek, Egyptian, and Norse Gods wage a war to determine who would ultimately rule the Greek World. Kratos then discovers the Power to teleport back and forth through Norway, Egypt, and Greece. Kratos encounters Stheno and takes her head in a boss fight. Then in another boss fight with the Sphinx, Kratos uses Stheno's Head to turn the beast into stone (and that's how we have the Sphinx statue today in Egypt). Kratos then realizes the way to permanently kill a God is to get the Mortals to stop believing in them. Kratos' plan was already in effect because the Gods were focused on ruling the Greek World and had their minds off of the Mortals. Thus, the mortal world was under natural disasters. The Mortals stopped believing in the Gods, which weakened them. Kratos & the Titans kill off the remaining Gods. Kratos then uses the Blades of Athena to slit his wrists, resulting in another trip to the Underworld where he is reunited with his wife and daughter. The final cutscene showed the Three Wise Men heading to the North Star resulting with the Birth of Christianity.
Bit of War, a God of War III demake, follows David Jaffe's version of the plot loosely.
Weapons
•Blades of Athena: The Blades given to Kratos by Athena at the end of God of War (2005). Kratos uses them for the first portion of the game, however, like in the previous games, they are soon replaced by the Blades of Exile. •Blades of Exile: New Blades given by Athena's spectre in the Underworld, using mystical new abilities she "upgrades" the blades, representing now how Kratos has been exiled from his Spartan Army, from the Gods of Olympus, and now even from the Titans. •Blade of Olympus: Kratos is shown at the end of God of War II to be holding the powerful Blade, and he uses it again in God of War III, but only in Rage mode. Kratos is often seen using the Blade amidst context scenes, and constantly uses it to seemingly one-hit kill bigger opponents and drain their energies. •Claws of Hades: Acquired after killing Hades. They serve to raise the Souls of Underworld to help Kratos. •Nemean Cestus: Two large, strong gauntlets in the form of a lion's head, that have similar moves to the Gauntlet of Zeus. Contrary to first viewing from the trailers, these are actually wielded by Hercules from the beginning and stolen by Kratos. Hercules had acquired these from the Nemean Lion. •Nemesis Whip: A pair of blades consisting each of three swords, crafted from the Omphalos Stone that Kratos retrieved from Tartarus for Hephaestus. They carry an electric charge and can power mechanical devices to some degree. They appear to harbor Hephaestus' own power, and are ironically used to kill their creator.
Magic
•Divine Reckoning (Blades of Athena): Kratos drives the Blade of Olympus into the ground and causes a vortex of energy to hurt surrounding enemies. •Army of Sparta (Blades of Exile): Kratos is able to summon his exiled Spartan brothers to form a protective phalanx around him. •Soul Summon (Claws of Hades): Kratos summons the spirits of his enemies to attack his enemies. The soul summoned can be chosen in the weapons menu. •Nemean Roar (Nemean Cestus): Kratos slams the ground causing waves of magic to hurt his enemies. •Nemesis Rage (Nemesis Whip): Kratos shocks surrounding enemies with a blast of electric energy.
Items
•Bow of Apollo: A bow that once belonged to the God Apollo. A bow and arrow of fire with movements and attacks similar to Typhon's Bane, which Kratos used in God of War II. •Head of Helios: The head of the God of the Sun. Kratos uses it to blind his enemies, light up dark areas, and to reveal hidden secrets. •Boots of Hermes: The Boots of the Messenger of the Gods. Kratos uses it to attack his enemies at high speed and to reach areas he otherwise could not.
The Godly Possessions are magical items that once belonged to the Gods can now be found hidden in several places in the game. Once found, they can be used at any time during your second play through. They can be very helpful, but once you activate a Godly Possession, you will not be able to receive any Trophies for the entire play through.
1.Zeus' Eagle: Infinite Rage of Sparta.
2.Hades' Helm: Max out Health, Magic & Item meters.
3.Helios' Shield: Increases combo time by 3x.
4.Hermes' Coin: Collect 10 times the amount of Red Orbs.
5.Hercules' Shoulder Guard: Decreases damage taken by 1/3.
Common Enemies
•Olympus Sentry: Undead Army of Gods. The most common type of enemies will achieve extraordinary amount of units on the screen (about 40). •Olympus Legionnaire: Elite branch of Undead warriors guarding Olympus. •Cursed Remains: These Undead warriors are similar to Olympus Sentry, but encountered only in Tartarus. •Olympus Archer: Undead female archers of Olympus. •Olympus Fiend: Undead warriors infused with electrical magic. •Olympus Guardian: Shielded Undead defender of Olympus. •Olympus Sentinel: Elite version of shielded Undead warriors. •Lost Souls: According to the texts of the Trial of Erebus, they are the sinned, condemned souls of the dead who futilely attempt to find a salvation. •Stone Talos: Stone warriors made by the Gods as protectors. They carry huge hammers and are strong, but are extremely slow. •Bronze Talos: Massive new enemies: brutal, animated statues of bronze. They are similar to the Stone Talos, but even stronger and resistant. A powerful magical energy is seen pulsing inside of them. •Centaur General: Unlike the original game, these are the melee fighters who command the Legions of Undead. •Cerberus Mongrel: The three-headed beast of Hades. Could be used as a mount when wounded. •Hades Cerberus: Fiery, lava-version of Cerberus. •Hades Cerberus Whelp: Young Cerberus with only one head, highly explosive. •Chimera: Beast with the front of a lion, the back of a goat and the tail of a snake, the first of which serves as the first enemy boss of God of War III and is the third boss overall. •Cyclops Enforcer: Heavily armored and armed assault beast. First seen in God of War. •Cyclops Berserker: Basically the same as before, Kratos will have a capacity to take temporary control over them by force. •Cyclops Remains: Undead Cyclops that only appear in Tartarus. •Harpies: Winged female beasts. •Harpy Queen: This elite Harpies are used as transportation tool to overcome pits. •Gorgon: The serpent-like green female monster, similar to the ones from the previous games. •Gorgon Serpent: Human-like Gorgons. When killed, Kratos uses her head to turn everyone around into stone. •Skorpius Spawn: Small scorpions that inhabit caverns. Created by Giant beast, Skorpius. •Minotaur Brute: Unarmed Minotaur. •Minotaur Elite: Elite, armored Minotaur. •Labrys Minotaur: Strongest of axe-wielding Minotaur warriors. •Satyrs: These agile beasts are fighting using their battle staff, similar to their previous incarnations. •Feral Hound: The attack dog used as part of Olympus Army. •Siren Seductress: These deformed women use their songs and magic to defeat Kratos. Similar to Sirens from previous games, but now they can turn invisible. •Wraith of Olympus: Magical undead fiends which protect Olympus. The enemies from the first two God of War games.
Bosses
•Hippocampi: Poseidon's beast, a cross between crab and horse. It is summoned from the Sea by the God himself. However, Kratos has to fight this monstrosity to protect Gaia, only to discover that it is in fact, serves just as a tentacle of gigantic sea form of Poseidon. It served as a mini-boss before the battle against Poseidon. •Poseidon: The God of the Seas and Horses. Poiseidon is the first Olympian to confront Kratos. He manifests out of sea in gigantic, watery construct which uses its tentacles (including the two with Hippocampi) to fight the Titans. •Hades: The God of the Underworld and brother of Zeus. •Helios: The God of the Sun - a mini-boss in his wounded state. •Hermes: The Messenger of Olympus - a mini-boss in his wounded state. •Hercules: The Greatest hero of Greece and the Champion of Olympus. •Cronos: The mighty Titan Cronos himself fights Kratos during one point of the game. •Skorpius: A gigantic scorpion queen who guards the Labyrinth of Daedalus. •Hades Cerberus Breeder: The most powerful Cerberus - protector of the Chain of Balance and a mini-boss. •Zeus: The King of the Gods and the main enemy of Kratos. The two fight until the end, with Gaia intervening in the middle of the battle.
•Kratos - The protagonist of the game and a former demigod and now a current titular God of War. Kratos desires revenge on Zeus following his betrayal from the previous game. Following his ascension to Olympus, Kratos is betrayed by the Titans, thus starting his own personal war.
•Zeus - The King of the Olympians and the God of the Skies and Thunder, Zeus is the main antagonist of the game. He is killed by Kratos at the end of the game by being savagely beaten, causing the world to fall in utter chaos.
•Athena - The now deceased Goddess of Wisdom, Athena is the deuteragonist of the game. Following the betrayal of the Titans, she aids Kratos in killing Zeus.
•Pandora - The self-made and adoptive daughter of Hephaestus and the tritagonist of the game, Pandora is the key to Pandora's Box. Kratos must use her to destroy the Flame of Olympus, the source of Zeus' strength.
•Poseidon's Princess - The slave/lover of Poseidon, killed when Kratos forces her to uphold a lever, causing her to get crushed into pieces.
•Peirithous - The mortal lover of Persephone who is now imprisoned for eternity in the Realm of Hades. He is killed when Kratos burns him alive.
When asked about a possible sequel, director Stig Asmussen revealed this, in a March 2010 article on 1UP:
When asked if he felt the same way about portable entries or other forms the series could take beyond PlayStation home console releases, he said,
However, despite this, a full gameplay trailer for a fourth game was revealed at E3 2016.
God of War (2018) was released on April 20th, 2018, as a PlayStation 4 exclusive.
•Terrence C. Carson - Kratos
•Corey Burton - Zeus
•George Ball - Cronos, Civilian, Shuffler
•Adrienne Barbeau - Hera
•Susanne Blakeslee - Gaia
•Clancy Brown - Hades
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