Review: Chains Of Olympus Is The Best PSP Game Ever (Page 2 of 7)
As in the previous games, furious button mashing is the only way to get yourself out of this sticky situation
Even though it's akin to sticking a stick into a hornet's nest, I'm going to make a pretty bold statement here: the God of War franchise is the most important franchise in Sony's arsenal. Sure, Metal Gear and Grand Theft Auto are both important pieces to the potential success of the PS3 but God of War 3 has the potential to be the defining PS3 title.
I formed this opinion the minute God of War 3 was confirmed for the PS3 and it was recently bolstered by Chains of Olympus, a fantastic prequel that does a bang up job of fleshing out the Kratos mythos. Even though it appears on the handheld PSP, it's just as epic as the big console versions and it's a great teaser of what's to come.
Once Upon A Time
Making a prequel is usually a dicey proposition--heck, even well established storytellers like George Lucas struggle with them--so I was a little worried when I first booted up Chains of Olympus and saw the logo for a company that I had never heard of. Who the heck was Ready At Dawn? Did Sony really pick some no name upstart to do a God of War?
I decided to do a little digging and all of my fears were quickly dispelled: developer Ready At Dawn is comprised of former Naughty Dog and Blizzard employees and are also working on the Wii port of Capcom's Okami as well. That's a fairly impressive pedigree and if companies like Sony and Capcom are willing to hand the keys to two critically acclaimed franchises over to these guys then they must know what they're doing.
As the old saying goes, the proof is in the pudding, and from the very get-go, Chains of Olympus lives up to the high bar set by its two big console siblings. Taking place before the events of the first God of War, Chains follows Kratos as he sets out on his day job, namely doing the dirty work of the Gods. At this point, the trademark bitterness that he displays to Zeus and his merry gang hasn't yet solidified into the all-consuming lump of anger that it was at the end of God of War 2; it's there but it's still at a slow simmer. As the game progresses, Kratos gets embroiled in a plot to undo the world and of course, it's up to him to save the day.
This is what Lasik surgery looked like in ancient Greece
As if this towering minotaur wasn't bad enough, those archers in the distance will harass you constantly
Boom goes the dynamite: flip your foes up into the air and immediately grab them for an unbeatable combination attack
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