Posts with tag god of war
Posted Jul 15th 2007 2:22PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: God of War
September can't come soon enough. That's when the public will be able to get their hands on the incredible
God of War: Chains of Olympus demo that we got to play at E3. The game is everything a
God of War fan could possible want: beautiful, gory, and utterly exhilarating.
The controls are incredible intuitive, and it was within mere seconds that we were able to start pulling off combos and dodges with relative ease. Kratos' basic moves return unchanged, but there are a few new special attacks, exclusive for the PSP edition. We were surprised to see the dodge return, in spite of the second analog stick. In order to jump out of an enemy's way, pressing down on both shoulder buttons whilst using the analog nub will allow Kratos to jump away. It's surprisingly intuitive and easy to use.
It should go without saying that the game is beautiful, taking advantage of all 333MHz the system has to offer. It is everything a PS2
God of War game should be ... but on a handheld. And knowing Ready at Dawn, we knew they'd be able to pull it off.
Posted Jun 28th 2007 8:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Fan Stuff, God of War
Sony has just sent an e-mail to members of the PlayStation Underground, with an exclusive piece of
concept art and a new
screenshot. Ru Weerasuriya, director of
Chains of Olympus, mused over developing the title:
"It's no easy task bringing
God of War to the PSP. Fans have come to expect these huge landscapes, complex gameplay, and visceral combat that
God of War I and
II gave them. To bring that same experience on the PSP, we are pushing the hardware further than ever before. We're really pleased with what we have so far but we're not done yet. We still have a few tricks up our sleeves. I'm also really proud of the story of
Chains of Olympus and I can assure you that there'll be some mind-bending puzzles in there for you guys."
While it's true that this doesn't provide us with any new details on the game, we're pleased that Sony is still reaching out to its most dedicated fans. We're confident that Ready at Dawn will produce a title of the same magnitude as its console brethren, and hope to get some play time at E3.
Posted Jun 25th 2007 9:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: God of War
After a
brief rant about E3,
Cory Barlog has updated the
Playstation.blog with one crucial new confirmation: the game will use the
newly-unlocked 333MHz speed of the PSP. "Many people are asking if
God of War: Chains of Olympus is going to take advantage of this. The short answer is yes we are!
Ready at Dawn has been doing some pretty amazing stuff with the PSP since the early days of the platform. Every time I see a new build I am more amazed with what we're able to pull off with the PSP."
It's incredible to think that Ready at Dawn was able to pull off such incredible graphics before the processor speed was unlocked. Now that the talented team of programmers has access to PSP's full power, it'll be interesting to see what else Ready at Dawn will be able to pull off.
Posted Jun 5th 2007 10:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: God of War
Thought you'd play the
God of War: Chains of Olympus demo soon? Sorry folks -- you're going to have to wait until summer comes to an end. The demo's ETA is now September. But imagine, instead of lamenting the return of school, you can herald the joys of playing as Kratos on your PSP. As a consolation, those of you that successfully
signed up for the demo will be receiving "exclusive info" in the coming weeks, if that helps the pain go away.
Posted Jun 1st 2007 10:00AM by Steven Bailey
Filed under: God of War, Fan Art
Do you want to share your PSP-related fan art? Send us an . A new piece of fan art will be shared every Friday.
This week the fan art is a quite different than what we've featured previously. This unique God of War fan art was done by someone who actually does art for a living. Peet Cooper drew this excellent and stylized image above and he also works for n-Space (creators of Geist). I really like the constrained proportions of Peet's version of Kratos, it gives him a unique look. Oddly, despite his small stature, he actually looks more menacing than the regular rendition of Kratos. If this fan art scares or excites you, visit Peet Cooper's deviantART page or personal website. It's certainly an interesting visit since Peet is a professional artist. Either that, or let Peet know what you think of the art in our comments section.
Posted May 19th 2007 10:30AM by Steven Bailey
Filed under: Video, God of War
We've already showed off screenshots of the upcoming PSP
God of War, but what about it in motion? Does it live up to the PS2 series in looks and gameplay? You can judge for yourself, by watching the video above. Personally, watching it has made me somehow more excited for the game. It makes me think that
God of War: Chains of Olympus, may cement Ready At Dawn as the PSP's premier developer. If the cliffhanger ending of the above video depresses you, than keep reading to see how the boss battle plays out. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a certain game I have to go pre-order.
Boss video after the jump ...
Continue reading Impressive God of War: Chains of Olympus gameplay videos
Posted May 17th 2007 3:01AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: God of War
Before being deceived into killing his wife and daughter in the original God of War, Kratos was a mere puppet of the Gods. The PSP-exclusive Chains of Olympus tells the story of Kratos' perilous journey before the original God of War where Kratos will have to battle "the most feared creatures of Greek Mythology." This exclusive PSP title, developed by Ready At Dawn, will be available this holiday season. Check out new screens from Sony's Gamers Day below. Then, check out a video, after the cut.
Continue reading SGD '07: God of War: Chains of Olympus
Posted May 14th 2007 9:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: God of War
For some reason, new images of
God of War: Chains of Olympus have surfaced ... and they're really wide. Not 16:9 wide, nor 21:9 wide. It's so wide that
Ben Hur would get jealous. Cinematic? Perhaps. Beautiful? Definitely. Check them out at
Play France. While looking through them, make note of Kratos' shield. Hmm ... New gameplay mechanic, perhaps?
[Via
PSP GadgetZ]
Posted May 12th 2007 12:00AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News, Interviews, God of War
God of War: Chains of Olympus. You know you want it, and
1UP has the exclusive.preview. There's six pages of beautiful info on quite possibly the most anticipated PSP game of all time.
"A lot of what we're telling with the later stories is Kratos when he's just really realized he's a puppet of the Gods, really realizing that he's getting screwed over, and [the PSP game will] flesh out when he did have maybe a little bit of faith and when that faith started to crumble a little bit -- when he started to see some cracks in the stories they were telling him," says
Chains of Olympus creative director Cory Barlog.
We don't want to spoil the rest, so you're going to have to check out 1UP for the rest. Hopefully, we'll see even more of
God of War: Chains of Olympus soon enough.
Posted May 3rd 2007 12:50PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: God of War
God of War creator
David Jaffe has been removing himself more and more from the franchise he created, opting to focus on new titles, like the perpetually delayed
Calling All Cars (PS3). In his stead is
Cory Barlog, who became director of the PS2 sequel,
God of War II. As any player of the game can tell you, the sequel is vastly improved over the original, addressing all the criticisms that the first title faced. The incredible action of
God of War II proved that Barlog was a fantastic replacement for Jaffe.
However, what's Barlog's involvement with the upcoming PSP iteration,
Chains of Olympus? Development is in the capable hands of
Ready At Dawn (
Daxter), and
initial screens and
video show almost limitless potential for the title. Although we're excited to see the title develop so well, we're disappointed by Barlog's fairly removed involvement from the title. Speaking to
GameDaily, Barlog reveals "I'll be working on it kind of in the way Dave oversaw
God of War II, being a sounding board for [developer] Ready at Dawn. My main focus is to try and make sure it's within the
God of War universe."
Posted May 2nd 2007 8:10AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: God of War
Next month's issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly has an exclusive preview of
God of War: Chains of Olympus. As is customary on the internet, someone has nabbed an issue early and scanned it for the entire world to see. German site
consolewars.de has some juicy images from the game that has our hearts palpitating. Are these graphics really possible on PSP? If so, our wait for the
demo disc becomes even more painful.
EGM 216 goes on sale May 8th. Expect a lot more coverage in the coming weeks.
[Via
1UP]
Posted Apr 21st 2007 1:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News, God of War
The
Island of Rhodes continues to tease us. The countdown has been extended yet again, as more and more of this mysterious
God of War title gets revealed. Justin McElroy from
Joystiq spent hours trying to get past that silly block-sliding puzzle hidden on the site to unearth
God of War: Chains of Olymp--. There's only two days until we find out the truth, and we pray to the Gods that the full revelation will be something PSP fans can truly celebrate.
Posted Apr 14th 2007 1:30PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Theatre
PSP Fanboy offers the latest and greatest movie and game trailers, formatted for the PSP in this new weekly feature. Check it out every Saturday. PSP owners can download files wirelessly via m.pspfanboy.com.
Instructions: Save all movie and thumbnail files to the VIDEO folder. These high resolution 480x272 videos
require firmware 3.30 or above. (
Note: OE custom firmware will also play these videos.)
The following videos are featured after the break:
Blue Dragon, Gene Simmons -
Guitar Hero II Tournament,
God of War II: Mythology,
Guitar Hero II [360]
Continue reading PSP Fanboy Theatre: Volume 15
Posted Apr 12th 2007 5:30PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News, God of War
Imagine our horror when we browsed the Island of Rhodes website and saw ... well, nothing. It appeared to be nothing more than a cryptic, and rather useless, Flash website about developing God of War II. Thankfully, we were wrong. darksidez from the GameFAQs forums has discovered a secret area of the website, which reveals a hidden HD mode for God of War II on PS2, and yet another countdown. Is this madness? No ... THIS IS KRATOS!!!
It appears that spelling Kratos using the Greek letters on the site leads to a countdown page, with a partially revealed title. We see God of War: Ch ... Could this be the official reveal of the continuously elusive PSP God of War? Let's not get our hopes up too high--we'll unravel this additional mystery in less than two weeks time.
[Via Kotaku]
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