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God of War III: Combat and Gameplay Preview
- February 13, 2009 15:14 PM PST
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God of War III comes loaded with fresh gameplay features, and a whole arsenal of new combat mechanics. GamePro has the skinny on this beast of a game.
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Creature riding: In God of War III, Kratos can mount and ride Cyclops, latching on with his serrated Blades of Chaos swords and prodding the creature into combat against its own forces. Struggling to cling to the Cyclops, Kratos can make the creature lash out with its tree trunk club in several different ways. Kratos can impale an airborne Harpy and use it as a makeshift glider to cross a wide gap, but when it dies he'll need to just to another Harpy. Kratos can also slam the Harpy down onto enemies below in an explosive, one-use suicide dive.
Battering ram: The most useful new maneuver we saw. Kratos can grab and carry a man-sized enemy such as an Undead Legionnaire, using its body like a battering ram to bowl over enemies and smash through the enemies lines. The battering ram move is also useful for deflecting distant bow and arrow fire, enabling you to dash in close to take care of the ranged attackers. When you smash into a wall, you'll finish off the enemy by pounding his head repeatedly into the stone surface.
New weapons: In addition to his iconic Blades of Chaos, Kratos can arm himself with a pair of massive gauntlets called the Cestus. These metal fists appear to be spring-loaded and can extend like the Blades of Chaos to strike more distant enemies. The Blades of Chaos, meanwhile, appear to pack a slightly bigger punch and are more adept at mid-air attacks that spring the player into an enemy.
Mid-air combat improvements: Kratos is faster and nimbler in God of War III, but retains all his brute physical strength as well. One new mid-air attack appears most useful: Kratos can extend his chain swords into an enemy, then retract them and slam into the airborne target, which has the added benefit of working like a double-jump. Kratos can also run up onto the side of walls in God of War III, a scene evidenced in the Centaur battle from the gameplay video.
Titan gameplay: The Titans in God of War III are impressive, in both a literal sense and a technical sense. Theyre so enormous, the developers claim, that you could fit an entire level of the first God of War in the hand of one Titan. The storyline of God of War III picks up with Kratos leading the Titans up the impossibly tall Mt. Olympus. During their ascension up Mt. Olympus, Kratos will ride on the bodies of the earth giants themselves. The landscape will even deform to the movements of the Titans, sometimes sending Kratos and his enemies tumbling when the floor becomes vertical. But you'll be able to climb up the sheer surfaces and resume your quest. Titans are also very prominent in God of War III's many battle scenes, and can often be seen stomping and crushing away in the background of your fights.
Icarus Ascension: During some segments, Kratos can use his Icarus Wings from God of War II to soar up a huge shaft in Mt. Olympus. Flying at top speed, Kratos must dodge support beams, flaming boulders, and falling wreckage to reach the top of the shaft.
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- Feb 13 2009 at 08:19:58:PM PST
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Hahaha. This studio can think of anything. They found out how to add vehicals. lol.
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