Now guided by the spirit of Athena to search for the Flame of Olympus, Kratos battles monsters, gods and Titans in a search for Pandora: the key to pacifying the Flame surrounding Pandora's Box and defeating Zeus. Reigniting the Great War, Kratos ascends Mount Olympus with initial allies, the Titans, until abandoned by Gaia. Loosely based on Greek mythology, the game is set in Ancient Greece with the player controlling the protagonist Kratos, the former God of War after the betrayal by his father, Zeus, the King of the Olympian Gods. As the best selling game in the God of War series, the game has sold over 5.2 million copies worldwide as of June 2012 and was released on Augas part of the God of War Saga, also on the PlayStation 3. The game features a revamped magic system, an increase in the number of onscreen enemies, further interaction with the environment, new camera angles, and downloadable content. First released for the PlayStation 3 video game console on March 16, 2010, the game is the fifth installment in the God of War series and the sequel to God of War and God of War II.
God of War III is a third person action-adventure video game developed by SCE Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
