God of War III

God of War III
Platform PS3
Created by SCE Studio Santa Monica
Published by Sony

Overview

The third and final game of the God of War trilogy picks up where GoWII left off. Kratos is seeking vengeance against the gods for betraying him. Will he succeed? Find out in the epic conclusion to the God of War Trilogy.

Gameplay

The game play is pretty much the same as the other two God of War games so see my reviews of those for more in depth analysis of it. The only major difference is that the joy stick spinning quick time events are mapped to the left thumb stick now instead of the right. Also they added a new Medusa type enemy that once you do the quick time event and pull her head off she'll turn all surrounding enemies into stone. Finally they added a new element ot harpies you can now grapple on to them to travel across areas.

8.5 out of 10

Graphics

This is one of the best looking PS3 games ever the developers really pushed the PS3 to it's limits with GoWIII. Some of the textures look kind of crappy in cut scenes but the rest of the game is stunning and beautiful.

9.5 out of 10

Sound

Again another high point of the series. The sound effects are pretty much the same as the other two titles in the series and the score is still brilliant.

9 out of 10

Content

This is where the game takes a downfall. The game is incredibly short I think I beat it in about 6 hours or less. It's a lot shorter than the last two games and is on par with the PSP title. However the game does offer a challenge mode after you beat it and it does support DLC (Downloadable Content) so maybe it'll add single player expansions. The only reason to do multiple play throughs would be to unlock new skins and get trophies.

7.5 Out of 10

Overall 8.6 out of 10

Pros
-Incredible graphics
-Nice conclusion to the series
-Incredible score

Cons
-Short game
-Still some glitches in the game
-A few puzzles are annoying