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Rating:  86 reviews
Sales Rank: 357
Platform: Sony Psp
Genre: Fighting Action Games
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
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Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Sony PSP
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MPN: 98653
UPC: 711719865322
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ASIN: B000R3BN4M
Release Date: March 4, 2008
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 Pretty good... March 18, 2008
Andy
5 out of 14 found this review helpful
Of course this game is good- hell, it's God of War. But, but but but... the game is pretty short. As most will tell you, the storyline is pretty weak. But all in all, it's pretty awesome. GOW 1 was, in my opinion, the best. GOW 2 had the best storyline, but the levels weren't as good as the first. Plus, GOW 2 was shorter than the first.
But, as for the PSP version, if you like GOW (if you don't then you hate video games and puppies) then I say buy it- if you have a PSP. GOW 3 is coming out on PS3, which sucks because the writers are basically telling you to go buy a PS3. Don't get me wrong, it's cool that it's on PS3, but like other games (i.e. WWE games) I think they should ALSO release GOW 3 on PS2. Like most people, I have bills, etc. to pay so I really don't have money to run out and blow on a PS3- especially for one game.
In conclusion, I think if God of War never came out until PSP, this would be a 5-star- but since we've seen what God of War can do, I can't give it a 5 star. Very good game, though, but still lacking in places. The Gauntlet Glove and Efreet are friggon amazong thought.... :)
 The Spartan is on the PSP - PREPARE FOR GLORY! March 8, 2008
The Matrix Fan
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Well, it's been a long time coming, but Kratos has made his way to the small screen of our PSP's, and it was well worth waiting for!
From the description of the game on Amazon, it talks about epic gameplay on the PSP - but Chains of Olympus does more than this...it makes me forget that I'm playing on a PSP! Why? Because the graphics are absolutely breathtaking! The camera angles are a perfect match to the Playstation 2 counterparts of God of War and God of War 2.
In a nutshell, you get to follow along with Kratos in his forced servitude to the Olympian Gods.
There are a lot of combat moves, most of which are transfers from the other God of War games...but had to be changed with the lack of a second analog stick. Surprisingly, after a few hours of playing, you won't even notice because you adapt to the gameplay quickly. There are new weapons to power up, but the good ol' Blades of Chaos are right where they belong, in Kratos' hot little hands.
The boss battles are excellent. However, some of them will take a little intuition to figure out exactly how to defeat them, but hey, that's what God of War is all about...try, try again while slicing and dicing!
As far as the puzzle solving goes, some are definitely easier than others. Anyone familiar with the first 2 God of War games or Resident Evil should be able to figure out most of the puzzles without too much difficulty.
My only gripe about the game: As other reviewers have mentioned, it takes about 7 to 8 hours to solve it, and the PSP battery will not last anywhere near that long. But even if you run out of juice, you can plug the PSP in to recharge, and you'll pick up right where the game left off!
This is one of the best features of the PSP, being able to turn the unit off and pick up the gameplay when we're ready to.
With the unlockable content, advanced gameplay and extra costumes, God of War: Chains of Olympus is a MUST HAVE for the PSP.
Eat well, Spartan...FOR TONIGHT WE DINE IN HELL!!!
 Lots of fun, while it lasts. May 12, 2008
M. E. BURNS (Minneapolis, MN USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am a PSP fan/apologist, but I dwell primarily in the genre of RPGs. When I heard that God of War was coming to the system, I was interested as Ready At Dawn created thoughtful, quality products in the first two games and I wanted to see what they would do on the small screen.
Having watched the first two GoWs played by my more-dexterous and action game-favoring little brother, my biggest concern was that I would not be able to master the controls. I was pleasantly surprised by the demo and the final product that despite not having the background in action games that he does I was still able to pick it up and really make progress. Others have complained that the various items and combat skills you pick up are fairly meaningless when most creatures go down with enough button mashing, but up the sort of person who likes to vary my attacks in the name of being flashy and cool so this didn't bother me too much. Visually the game really comes through - the lag and long loading times you might expect from an action game on the PSP really aren't there (though they aren't non-existent either). There is enough going on in levels to keep you challenged but also make you feel like you are constantly moving, never stuck.
My biggest complain with the game has to be length. About two-thirds of the way through the game it became clear that my current mission for the gods was to be my only mission - there are no hidden levels, nothing particularly cool to unlock except for challenges and costumes, which in my mind do not constitute content. I knew not to expect much from the story but the shortness of it made the meaninglessness of the plot more conspicuous. A mission-based system (Find this idol! Assist in this war! Take on this lesser god/goddess! Subdue that beast!) might have been more palatable. As it is, I beat this game in a weekend, and ended up selling it within a week because there was nothing about the challenges or replaying the game in a harder mode that excited me enough to hold onto it. I would go into the experience of playing it with that in mind - you're going to have fun slashing though gods and constructs with Kratos, but the ride is going to come to a stop all too soon.
Bought the PSP just for this... May 22, 2008
Matt Keaton (Charleston, WV)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Like so many, I'm just one more GOW fan--and though I have nothing new to say about the game that someone else hasn't already, I can offer one more voice to the choir for the proverbial singing of praises towards this game.
Yes, the graphics are absolutely beautiful. No, I've never owned a PSP before buying this game but I have seen plenty of games displayed on the portable units of others. This is definitely the best I've seen thus far.
Other reviewers have noted that while playing, the presentation was so spectacular that they forget they were playing on a PSP...I too became immediately oblivious to what I was holding in my hands.
The music? Of course, it was excellent. As we came to expect no less after our first go-around with Kratos as well as the fantastic sequel, the sound quality along with the musical score in Chains of Olympus undoubtedly sets the bar that will find rival designers and studios struggling hard to emulate.
The story was short and the characters lack the depth and scope compared to those in GOW1 & GOW2--but I was prepared for that. Thanks to the other helpful reviews, I didn't work myself up to naively think this was going to be the same type of gaming experience the PS2 predecessors afforded, but compared to the other PSP games out there (which is, in fact, a more fair comparison), and as attested by many, many, many PSP gamers--this is a knockout!!
So there you go, thanks to God of War:Chains of Olympus, I'm just one more happy fan of Kratos...and a PSP noob. (Compliments to Sony for finding so many ways to take so much of my money...can't wait until I have to shell out even more to buy a PS3 for GOW3 [Sigh]...oh well.)
A Great Achievement for the PSP.... March 8, 2008
Tyler Durden (Las Vegas, NV)
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is the best game for PSP right now (I think Crisis Core will be better) I just finished the game (credits are still rolling) and I must say, while it is a great game, and God of War for a handheld is nothing short of a miracle (considering what garbage the PSP has had in its day) I just felt like it was missing a lot from the first 2 parts for the ps2.
The first thing that disappointed me were the bosses. I'm not going to spoil anything here, but to me the bosses didnt seem as vast or as well planned out for this version compared to the PS2 versions. The biggest disappoint for me was the fact that I beat the game in 7 hours. It took me a while to beat God of War 1 when I first played through it, and I guess I was expecting the same for Chains of Olympus. There isnt much swimming or underwater puzzles/exploration, so I was kinda disappointed in that as well as the controls being a bit tricky at points, but those are minute in the big picture.
I felt like getting the negativity out of the way. I do know why the game is only 7 hours long. It looks pretty darn similar to the GoW for PS2. The camera, at times, is a pain, but when the camera zooms in/out when youre walking down the bridge or walking against the wall to get through a tight space, it totally reminds you of the first 2 GoW's and you marvel in the glory of this game. With the whole control scheme of PS2 basically using all of the buttons, I would like to commend Ready at Dawn for their choice of controls in this game. Nothing like I would have expected. Some of the puzzles in the game definitely make you think outside of the box, and may frustrate folks who have not played the series before, but pretty moderate for GoW vets.
This game goes above and beyond what I thought the PSP was capable of. The game is beautiful, the sound is beautiful, and the load times are almost non existent. I would HIGHLY recommend this game to anyone who has a PSP as it is the best game out there for it at the moment. I know I'm going to catch some slack for it, but I gave it 4 stars ( really I would have liked to give 4.5 but you cant do it on amazon)because it was really short and for 40 dollars I can purchase one of many games that are 40-60 hours. Now I need to wait for GoW 3 and I hope they blow the first 2 out of the water with that one.
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