Together with God of War: Ghost of Sparta, Chains of Olympus was remastered and released on September 13, 2011, as part of the God of War: Origins Collection for the PlayStation 3 (PS3). By June 2012, the game had sold 3.2 million copies worldwide, making it the fourth best-selling PlayStation Portable game of all time. In September 2010, GamePro named Chains of Olympus the best PSP game. 1UP stated that the game is 'a technical showpiece for Sony, and arguably the best-looking game on the system.' It won several awards, including 'Best PSP Action Game', 'Best Graphics Technology', and 'Best Use of Sound'. 5 on the North American charts, Chains of Olympus achieved the highest composite score for a PSP title from Metacritic and GameRankings. The series' control scheme was reconfigured to compensate for the smaller number of buttons on the PSP compared to the PlayStation 2's controller Ready at Dawn's solutions for the controls were praised by critics.ĭebuting at No. The game also features puzzles and platforming elements. The player can use up to three magical attacks as alternative combat options. It features quick time events that require the player to complete game controller actions in a timed sequence to defeat stronger enemies and bosses. The gameplay is similar to the previous installments, with a focus on combo-based combat, achieved through the player's main weapon-the Blades of Chaos-and secondary weapons acquired throughout the game.

With the power of the Sun and the aid of the Titan Atlas, Morpheus and the Queen of the Underworld Persephone intend to destroy the Pillar of the World and in turn Olympus. Kratos is guided by the goddess Athena, who instructs him to find the Sun God Helios, as the Dream God Morpheus has caused many of the gods to slumber in Helios' absence. The player controls Kratos, a Spartan warrior who serves the Olympian Gods. It is loosely based on Greek mythology and set in ancient Greece, with vengeance as its central motif. The game is the fourth installment in the God of War series, the second chronologically, and a prequel to the original God of War. It was first released for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld console on March 4, 2008. God of War: Chains of Olympus is an action-adventure game developed by Ready at Dawn and Santa Monica Studio, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE).

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