God of War

God of War is an action-adventure game franchise created by David Jaffe at Sony’s Santa Monica Studio. It began in 2005 on the PlayStation 2 (PS2) video game console, and has become a flagship title for the PlayStation brand, consisting of eight games across multiple platforms.

Based on ancient mythology, the story follows Kratos, a Spartan warrior who was tricked into killing his family by his former master, the Greek God of War Ares. This sets off a series of events that lead to wars with the mythological pantheons. The Greek mythology era of the series sees Kratos follow a path of vengeance due to the machinations of the Olympian gods, while the Norse mythology era, which introduces his son Atreus as a secondary protagonist, shows an older Kratos on a path of redemption, which inadvertently brings the two into conflict with the Norse gods.

First release: God of War; March 22, 2005

Latest release: God of War; April 20, 2018

Genres: Action-adventure game, Hack and slash

Designers: David Jaffe, Cory Barlog, Todd Papy, Mark Simon, Jo Wright, Tobin Russell, Scott Rogers

Developers: SIE Santa Monica Studio, Ready at Dawn, Daybreak Game Company, Javaground