God of War Collection: Volume 2 (PS3)

Chains of Olympus is a prequel to the original God of War in which Kratos defeats Ares and takes his title. In Chains of Olympus Kratos is simply a servant to the Gods and his sole purpose is to destroy the enemies of Olympus. The events in this game lead Kratos to a reunion with his daughter. The events in Ghost of Sparta take place after kratos has defeated Ares. In this game Kratos is on a quest to find his mother and brother and to learn more about his origins.My biggest concern with this collection was that the two games would look and play like straight PSP to PS3 ports but with sharper graphics. But thankfully it is very easy to forget that these were PSP titles when playing them on PS3. This is classic God of War with dynamic, brutal combat, exploration and massive boss battles requiring context-sensitive actions. The games are no where near as pretty as GOW3 but easily as good looking as the games in the first collection. Kratos and the monsters he fights actually look better in Ghost of Sparta than they do in the games in the first collection. And it is so much easier to control Kratos with a Dualshock 3 than with the PSP controls. Gamers familiar with the GOW titles on PS2 and PS3 will be able to pick up and play immediately. Chains of Olympus is a very good game but it is obvious ReadyatDawn studios were getting used to the PSP hardware. Ghost of Sparta is more polished with more content, better gameplay and more epic boss battles.The most important aspect of any GOW game is its combat and that means weapons and the enemies to use them on. In Chains of Olympus the Blades of Chaos are Kratos' default weapons but he eventually picks up the Gauntlet of Zeus. The Efreet is a magical attack in which a flaming demon is summoned to pummel the earth with its fists. Bosses in this game include the Basilisk, Charon and Persephone. In Ghost of Sparta Kratos wields the Blades of Athena but eventually picks up the Arms of Sparta (spear and shield). The Eye of Atlantis is a magical attack in which electrical energy is fired at enemies. Bosses in this game include Kratos' mother (not a pretty sight) and his brother. The final boss battle is against Thanatos - the daemonic personification of death.My television is not 3D enabled so I am not able to comment on those visuals. In summary this collection is everything a God of War fan could want and the PSP titles have been masterfully ported to the PS3. Ghost of Sparta is the better game of the two but no God of War fan should be without this collection.

I was quite late with the God of War series, but I have imediately fallen in love with them. Each installment is visually spectacular(although I have not played GoW Ascension) with every detaill accurate to the mytthology.Even though these two games were initially for the PSP, the transer's are amazing. The GoW franchise is a definate classic.

Chains of Olympus is good but Ghost of Sparta is a lot better. They are both relevant for understanding the full story so I recommend them to the fans. The idea of remastering games in HD to complete up to date collections is amazing and there should be more made.

Great conversion from psp as ive never played theese title when released on psp so glad they are remastard on the ps3 those fimliar with the god of war series will love theese games i can play ove and over just flawless game play and amaing puzle solving

this collection dosent contain the best of the GOW series but certainly not the worst GOW fans will not be dissapointed with this and it will bring plenty of enjoyment

Love this arrived on time very pleased

Awesome item in excellent condition highly recommend 😀

I would mainly recommend this to anyone who has or is intending to play the first 2 God Of War games.It goes: GOW: Acention, GOW: Chains of Olympus, GOW: 1, GOW: Ghost of sparta, GOW: 2 and then GOW: 3.