The 12 Biggest Upcoming Sequels - (Where Are They Now?)

#1: God of War III

God of War's ash-fleshed deicidal antihero returns to break bones and spill blood on the PS3.

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The God of War trilogy will come to an end with God of War III, but does this mean Kratos' reign of bloodshed is over for good? According to Sony, the bald deity's first foray on the PlayStation 3 will also be his last as they refer to the next God of War game as "the last installment."

Even Kratos himself explosively remarks that "everything must come to an end" in the trailer revealed at the Spike VGAs. But this is hardly the first time such a bold statement has been issued by a game company announcing the alleged termination of their blockbuster franchise (Konami made the same claim with each of the Metal Gear Solid sequels). Unless God of War III tanks, expect to see Kratos ravaging enemies for quite some time still.

God of War III picks up right after where God of War II left off, with an enraged Kratos riding on the back of the behemoth-sized Gaia as she scales the rocky Mount Olympus which surrounds Zeus' temple, creating tremors that rattle the building causing pillars and slabs of stone to rain down on the heads of Zeus and his lesser god cronies. But if you remember this epic cinematic, the God of War is not alone as several hulking titans are also rushing the temple to commence the war between titans and gods.

What we know:

The next chapter in the God of War series will undoubtedly lead into round two between Kratos and his father Zeus at some point in the game, but you can also expect to battle the king of the god's minion gods as well.

Hermes, with his hair of flames, Hades, heavily clad in spiked gladiatorial armor, Helios, who the Colossus of Rhodes is modeled after, and sea god Poseidon are all eagerly awaiting Kratos' arrival before "the end begins" flashes across the screen at the end of God of War II. That's at least five boss battles in God of War III right there.

God of War III will explain why there are no more Greek gods, and while nothing is confirmed officially, their extinction is more than likely due to the fact that Kratos will tear them apart one by one during the game which is verified to be four times as large as God of War II for PS2.

That's a lot of space to fill, and with the tradition of the God of War games being made up of numerous massive boss fights, this makes sense. A new enemy type has also been shown, a menacing centaur that wields a big spear with a morning star attached to one end of it.

In addition to allowing you to commit mass deicide, God of War III will also be centered on the destruction of Olympus at the hands of Kratos. The E3 2008 trailer, which was the world's first glimpse at any God of War III footage, displayed the land that surrounds Olympus engulfed in flames, later revealing Kratos standing atop the ruinous destruction of Zeus' temple.

Aside from the game's premise and some of its key enemies, we also know that God of War III will feature a robust weapon system. God of War II doubled the number of weapons available in the original game (God of War only gave you the Blades of Chaos and the Blade of Artemis), going from two to four weapons at your disposal.

With that information in mind, it's conceivable that the new God of War could introduce more than four weapons that can be upgraded in a way that's more elaborate than in the previous games where you simply assigned red orbs to weapons to increase their overall damage and the number of moves you could perform with them.

Arguably the biggest detail to emerge regarding God of War III's combat system is one of the new weapons Kratos brandishes in the upcoming game, which are somewhat reminiscent of the huge metallic fist dubbed the Gauntlet of Zeus from Kratos' PSP blood-drenched adventure, God of War: Chains of Olympus. In God of War III, Kratos wields dual snarling lion heads, one on each arm, which he appears to cock in a recent trailer as if he were reloading them.

What we don't know:

Will Kratos perish at the conclusion of God of War III? Who's to say he won't die in some sense, which would explain why in the trailers the words "the end" are being thrown around like beads at Mardi Gras. If Kratos died, he could finally be at peace by reuniting with his wife and child (that is, if he manages to escape the fiery clutches of Hades).

But we really won't know until we play the game. We haven't seen enough of the game and gameplay to know if it will mesh well with the first two. There are three things that no God of War game is complete without: savagely gruesome mutilation finishers (for both standard enemies and bosses); epic cinematics interspersed with gameplay; and a sex mini-game. God of War III, you better have all three.

GamePro's Prediction:

There hasn't been a God of War game to date that has disappointed fans (even the PSP and mobile God of War games kick a tremendous amount of ass), and you can bet your bottom dollar God of War III is going to be as the game director Stig Asmussen states, everything you've "been eagerly waiting for, and much more."

What Fans Want: GamePro.com users sound off!

Online co-op is definitely needed to push the game further for replay value. I wouldn't even care if it was just a palette swapped Kratos. --billyb77 (AKA "Billy the Barbarian"

Start the game off just like God of War II, with another giant boss battle right away. --Gamer6065

More boobs. --Santa_Claus

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weinymew

burn, this list blows chunks.................sike. I wanted to get the fanbitches riled upa little bit

partTimeNERD

good list, though I am most looking forward too FF13, sadly that game won't come out until 2010.

CoD4Rocks

Thanks Gamepro for getting me excited for GOW3 and FF13, thanks for my brain reminding me i cant play those games this year , sigh, anyway at least odst is coming out this year and maybe bioshock 2 but i doubt it ( i hope im wrong). Im actually really excited where AC2 goes with the story.

Toneman

What about Killzone 2? They're allready saying it's a Game Of The Year contender.

ZanonX

just buy the copy of final fantasy 13 in japan lol, you wont understand it but hell least you get to play it

ChokaDaChicken

I might have to dust off the old Wii, since it hasn't been used in a while, love them Zelda games baby!

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