Sony dated God of War: Ghost of Sparta today for a November 2nd release with some nice preorder bonuses (soundtrack, PSP and PS3 themes, in-game costumes, PS3 Avatars, and game directory commentary). That part excites me. They also announced a new PSP bundle with the game which has a few nice inclusions, but yet again, it features the PSP-3000 instead of the PSP Go. It’s pretty clear at this point that the digital-only system was a failed experiment.
The new bundle will include and black and red custom God of War themed PSP-3000, God of War: Ghost of Sparta on UMD, a downloadable voucher for God of War: Chains of Olympus, a movie UMD of Kick Ass, and a 2 GB Memory Stick Pro Duo. All that for a cool price of $199.99. If you don’t have a PSP or need a new one, that’s not a bad deal.
Since hardly anyone considers the PSP Go a success, either critically or commercially, it’s no surprise that Sony refuses to bundle the hardware with new games. Considering you can’t play discs and the PSP Go has built in memory, a large portion of that bundle wouldn’t even be needed. How much longer until the PSP2 and we can move on to hardware we might want to buy?
God of War III may be releasing in March of next year, but that isn’t stopping Sony from cashing in on fanboys of the original game (such as myself.) Although in this case, my fanboyism is justified - God of War is the pinnacle of PlayStation 2 technology, as well as being one of the standards at which other third person action games are made. I mean, after all, the game is pretty much responsible for popularizing Quick Time Events.
There’s a ton of big new releases today for your shopping needs. Assassin’s Creed 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Tony Hawk Ride, God of War Collection, and LittleBigPlanet for PSP highlight the show. Are you buying any the big names today? I’m definitely grabbing Left 4 Dead 2 and the God of War Collection this week. Assassin’s Creed 2 is on my “must-buy” list, but it’s going to have to wait a couple weeks until I have more time.
What about you? Which games are you picking up this week or adding to your Christmas list? Who wants to shoot zombies with me on 360?
Sony has announced the God of War III “Ultimate Edition” details - and it looks like an extremely manly collector’s edition indeed.
For the low price of $99, you get:
Limited Edition Art Book
Combat Challenge Arena
Exclusive Kratos Skin
God of War Documentary
God of War Trilogy Soundtrack
God of War: Blood and Metal EP
Seems like a good enough of a deal, although I don’t know how well the sculpted Pandora’s Box the entire thing comes in will match my decor. For a hundred bones, I’m not sure it’s entirely worth it, but then again it is God of War we’re talking about. Between this and the God of War Collection coming out in the near future, I’m about ready to kick the shit out of some demons. March can’t come soon enough.
Sony announced today that the original God of War games will be seeing a re-release this holiday season, complete with 720p HD graphics, 60 frames per second, and more quick time sex events than you can shake a Blade of Chaos at. As an added bonus, both games will support PS3 trophies, if you’re into that kind of thing.
God of War represents the pinnacle of Playstation 2 technology - minimum load times, amazing graphics, and fluid combat, and an updated high definition release is just the type of thing to augment next year’s God of War III. The 2 disc compilation will cost $39.99. Not bad considering they are two of the best games to graze the PS2. I’ll be picking this up as soon as it is out, how about you guys?
Soul Caliber IV is turning into a fan-fest of characters. The latest rumor is that Kratos will be a playable character on the PS3 version of the game. Could actually be damn cool with his Blades.
This hasn’t been confirmed by Namco Bandai just yet, but I’d expect an announcement at E3. And if PS3 is getting it’s own exclusive character, what about the 360? Can we expect Master Chief or something like that? Only time will tell.
GH3 will release a free track which is from the God of war universe. The Song titled, “The End Begins” will be available via free download. Here are a free choice chords. The song is not nearly as iconic as the Halo Theme, but still rocks. Here’s hoping they keep doing these sorts of things. What songs do you guys think they should do next? I’m sure if we all came to a consensus, they would maybe hear what we had to say.
There will be a God of War themed track to be released for download on the PS3 version of Guitar Hero 3. The track will be free and ready for download on June 5. This may seem odd, but remember when Bungie made the Halo theme a free download. Could this mean that a GoW 3 announcement will be dropped on us soon? We friggin’ hope so. We’ll let you know again the day that it is available.
Sony decided it was a good time to drop an amazing commercial for a PSP game, with God of War being released today. I haven’t seen this on TV yet, but it’s pretty damn cool.
Everyone’s favorite Spartan warrior is back, and this time on the PSP. Kratos steps up in to this prequel to the God of War series. The PS2 games have been some of the biggest in the system’s history, but just how well does Kratos do on the go? Here is a breakdown of some of the facets of God of War: Chains of Olympus for the PSP:
Presentation and Graphics: Hands down this is the most beautiful game on the PSP to date. The graphics are flat out stunning. Characters and environments are all meticulously detailed with great lighting effects. There are many times when you’ll think you’re playing a PS2 version on a tiny screen. Weapon and Magic animations are all done very well, as are the cutscenes which further your knowledge of Kratos’ story. 10 of 10
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