The God of War III Ultimate Edition is everything that new and longtime God of War fans need to experience the final chapter in one of the most acclaimed action series of all-time. God of War III is a single player action game, exclusive to the PlayStation 3, and the final installment of the God of War trilogy. It is packed with signature and addictive God of War gameplay a combination of over-the-top action combat, exploration and puzzle-solving along with an engrossing mythologically inspired storyline and a selection of new weapons and a new weapons system. Couple these with the wealth of extras and exclusive content included in the Ultimate Edition and you have a fitting conclusion a franchise fit for the gods themselves. Story and Gameplay
God of War III allows players on the PlayStation 3 to take on the climatic role of the ex-Spartan warrior, Kratos, as he treads through the intimidating heights of Mt. Olympus and the dark depths of Hades once more to seek revenge on those who have betrayed him. Armed with double-chained blades, as well a selection of new weapons, Kratos must take on mythology's darkest creatures while solving intricate puzzles throughout his merciless quest to destroy Olympus and the mighty Zeus himself. Key Game Features  The Ghost of Sparta returns in the final chapter in the God of War trilogy.
View larger. | - Exclusive Ultimate Edition Content - Along with the God of War III game the Ultimate Edition includes a wealth of exclusive physical and digital content. (see the full list of content below)
- Only on the PS3 - The award-winning development team leverages the processing power and technology of PlayStation 3 system to make God of War III one of the most-graphically advanced next gen titles available, with even the dramatic cut screens running off the in-game engine.
- Groundbreaking Depth of Scale - Kratos will explore areas up to 4 times larger than those found in God of War II, as well as carve through entire armies while navigating on the back of Titans - living, moving, breathing levels as tall as the Empire State Building.
- Realism - Players will battle in detailed and unique 3D worlds lit by thousands of dynamic lights and textures with quadruple the resolution, which allows for realistic muscle striations, detailed facial expressions, and new heightened levels of brutality and gore.
- Signature Gameplay - Brutal combat, intricate puzzles, exploration of awe-inspiring worlds, and a compelling and satisfying ending to Kratos’ epic story.
- Sophisticated Storyline - The God of War III storyline is the epic conclusion to the trilogy; the storyline will be told in a way that is true to traditionalist roots in Greek mythology, from moral consequences to brutal battles against the gods.
- Ridable Creatures - Several of the menacing creatures of Greek mythology in God of War III can now be manipulated against their will, as Kratos uses them to cross chasms, inflict blind rage against enemies, reveal puzzles and secrets, and as tools of complete annihilation.
- New Weapons and Combat System - New deadly weapons such as the Cestus powerful metal gauntlets with devastating strength and other brutal instruments of war that will allow Kratos to learn ruthless new techniques such as grappling with enemies and launching explosive wall-to-ground attacks.
- Lighting Technologies - The dynamic lighting solution employed in GOW III is only feasible through the computing power provided by the Cell SPUs. For example, using the High Dynamic Range Lighting (HDRL) technology, the camera – when using Krato’s sightline - will emulate the human retina, causing players to feel a sharp brightness when Kratos exits a dark area and enters a sunlit area, similar to how the human eye would need to adjust.
The God of War III Ultimate Edition Includes:  The God of War III Ultimate Edition.
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- High-end sculpted replica of Pandora’s Box.
- Limited edition God of War art book featuring exclusive art, content and interviews.
- Exclusive content downloadable via PlayStation Network.
- God of War Combat Arena containing an exclusive environment and seven challenges.
- Premium Kratos Skin – Dominus.
- God of War: Unearthing the Legend Franchise Documentary – a full-length movie documentary depicting the history of the God of War franchise.
- God of War Trilogy Soundtrack – God of War, II, and III scores from the game (mp3 digital download).
- God of War: Blood and Metal EP – a heavy metal homage featuring original music inspired by God of War (mp3 digital download).
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More baddies and bosses.
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New devastating weapons.
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Action/combat/puzzle play.
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- True to the series roots, the four pillars of game play - brutal combat, intricate puzzles, exploration of awe-inspiring worlds, and a compelling story - all return.
- Along with the God of War III game, the Ultimate Edition includes a wealth of exclusive physical and digital content. See the full list below.
- God of War III is the epic conclusion to the Greek mythological trilogy, which will complete Kratos' story that began in the original title for the PlayStation 2.
- New deadly weapons like the Cestus, powerful metal gauntlets with devastating strength, and other brutal instruments of war that open up ruthless new techniques.
- The menacing creatures of Greek mythology can now be manipulated against their will, to cross chasms, inflict blind rage against enemies, reveal puzzles and secrets, and as tools of complete annihilation.
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| Review Date: March 18, 2010 |
| Reviewer: animeman27, hyrule,michigan |
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Worth the $100
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| Review Date: March 18, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Steven G. Rickman, |
| The Ultimate Edition is totally worth it for any HARDCORE GOW fan like myself. When I first saw it, I thought it was worth the asking price before I knew that it came with stuff other than the box. Now that I actually have it, it was definitely worth it. The documentary is GREAT (you get TWO copies on SD on HD) the soundtrack is awesome and most of the Blood and Metal EP rocks. "Oh but I have to download everything" to people that say that GET OVER IT. The BOX by itself was worth the extra $40. "Oh it's cheap plastic" Yes it's plastic, no it's not cheap. This entire set is a MUCH better value than the $90 Metal Gear Sold 4, and the $85 Street Fighter 4 and Resident Evil 5. So, those came with DVD/BD instead of a download, that was the only advantage. If you are a real God of War fan and like Greek Mythology, buy the set, it's worth it. And don't get me started on the game, it's way to epic to describe. |
God of War III Ultimate Edition is Outstanding!
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| Review Date: April 18, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Wyorattler, Washington DC |
| The extra money that was spent on the God of War III Ultimate Edition was well worth the cost! The collectors box looks very cool the small coffee table book is of excellent quality and the game??? The best yet! The Storyline gets you from scene one until the end. The game play is smooth and the graphics are what HD TV sets where built for. In short I loved this game and would recommend it to any adult/mature person. Not sure I would recommend it for young pre-teen kids but that is just me. |
The Ghost of Sparta Towers over the Competion hands down
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| Review Date: March 25, 2010 |
| Reviewer: NeoTristan, |
'Action Adventure' genre is my second favorite video game genre next to video game RPG represented mainly by Zelda and Metroid that incorporates 3rd person action with platforming and puzzle-solving. There's something about the genre that mixes good old-style arcady action and platforming into highly addictive gameplay rolled with brain-teasing puzzles.
There are some great games in the genre like 'Jak and Daxter', 'Sly Cooper' and 'Ratchet and Clank' series that focus on cartoonish world of our childhood memories. There's 'Survival Horror' a sub-genre of action adventure like 'Alone in the Dark', 'Resident Evil' and 'Silent Hill' series that focus more on psychological tension and brain-twisting puzzles. New comer like 'Uncharted' and 'Uncharted 2' infused jolt of nonstop excitement into the genre with unbelievable technical prowess, break-neck pacing and cinematic story-telling.
Then there are likes of 'Devil May Cry', 'Prince of Persia' and 'Ninja Gaiden' series that focus heavily on complex combat mechanics. Playing action adventure is so much more gratifying and immensely entertaining to than playing plain action game. When it comes to this last group I mentioned, most games are starting to lose their charms and ugly over-rated pretenders like 'Bayonetta' and 'Darksider' that muddied the genre early this year are not really helping the matter. But no worry, because the prodigal son has returned to wreak havok and send them into oblivion and his name is Kratos, the ghost of Sparta.
If you've never played the previous GoW, the game is a tale of remorse, fury, vengence and redemption, a superb revisionistic retelling of grand Greek Mythology with a lot of twists and jolts in baroque craziness. Everything about the game is packed with grandeur only seen in very few games.
While the first two GoW throw handful of memorable boss fights combined, GoW 3 throws one epic boss fight after another in a scale that dwarfs the first two in comparison. And even the regular fights in God Mode (normal difficulty) is harder than the first two and the game is also bit longer at 12 hours in my first run. But with subtly refined combat mechanics that lets you use different weapons on the fly or even in combination at the same time, magics that are bound to each weapon, new moves like picking up enemy and using it as battering ram, and items you can directly use during combat without consuming magic really make this game the finest of all three. Enough platforming and puzzles thrown together to give you variety further enhance the experience.
The scale of all the set-pieces in the game is wow-inducing, jaw-dropping and gargantuan. As much as the first two ooze the epicness, GoW 3 really outperforms in every aspect.
The multi-staged epic final battle between Kratos and Zeus (not so much spoiler as you would already know if you ever played the first two) and the long interactive cutscene that ensued is the culmination of this magnificient epic trilogy that wraps up everything nicely in epic proportion. All of Kratos' past demons are exorcised. Some expresse the dissatisfaction about the seemingly ambiguous and abrupt ending, but if you ever read the Greek mythology about 'Pandora's Box' and pay attention to all the cutscenes in GoW 3 (the game recaptures the most important clues again in the ending cutscene), what Kratos does is not only fitting and sensible but very heroic and the only logical thing he should have done in the context of the story.
Production values are out of this world from graphics, art works, design, music, voice works, animation to technical prowess that really flex the muscle of PS3 Cell Processor, everything about GoW 3 put vast majority of the current Hollywood to serious shame. Once you complete your first run, watch all the various documentaries about the production and you will see the talents behind such a phenomenal developing team 'Santa Monica'. Another noteworthy is the mo-cap tech that is now frequently used in games like 'Uncharted' series and 'Heavy Rain' really brings the performance (?) of the in-game characters to life.
As with the first two games in the series, the game comes with loads of unlockable extra contents nicely on single Bluray disc. Extensive and detailed 17 segments 'Making of Documentaries', extra skins, challenge modes and all the in-game cutscenes are better than many of special edition DVD / Bluray movies.
Having paid for 'Ultimate Edition', I feel stupid that I actually paid $120 (the bundle that contains God of War Bluray Collection compared to $100 regular 'Ultimate Edition' ) for the not so 'Ultimate' edition, especially in light of these excellent already-included contents and I already have PS2 version of GoW 1 and 2. The problem is that feature length documentary on 'History of God of War', GoW Trilogy Soundtrack, GoW Heavy metal EP, and GoW Challenge Arena all comes on a single voucher for DLC as GoW Premium Kratos Skin. I was expecting nice extra case of Bluray and DVD in the fashion of MGS4 Limited Collector's Edition. The actual digital contents are excellent. But it's one thing to put skin on a voucher, but it's totally unacceptable to put the rest of contents as intangible DLCs. Furthermore, the DLCs expire on March 2011, even if you don't download them. So if you don't download and save them on your HDD or burn them on optical disc, they are permanently lost. Art Book is nothing but a nicely made and ultimately forgettable coffee table book. Pandora's Box is, while nicely engraved with fine details, made in cheap plastic that Pandora would break with her fragile fingers. Not that I expected it to be made of gold-tinted steel or metal, but the plastic could have been much sturdier. So be warned. I honestly think the package is a criminal rip-off. The regular edition is a complete package as it is. If you don't own the previous two iteration on PS2, get excellent 'God of War Collection' on single Bluray disc with all the previous extra contents intact to complete the ultimate GoW collection, but avoid 'GoW 3 Ultimate Edition'.
God of War is the undisputed king of the genre and that's exactly why EA carbon-copied 'God of War' with 'Dante's Inferno' out of all other similar games. By the way, I loved 'Dante's Inferno' for what it is. Unadulterated and unashamed blood-soaking violent revenge saga full of gushing blood, severed limbs and nudity with handful of platforming and puzzles. Sounds familiar?
'GoW' series rank with the very best of the video game industry alongside handful of the most notable classics such as 'MGS', 'Uncharted', 'Final Fantasy', 'Metroid', 'Zelda', 'The Elder Scrolls', and 'Fallout' series.
Hail, Kratos. There's only one GoW and that title belongs to Kratos. If you only buy one series on your PS3, God of War Trilogy is the definitive PS3 collection every PS3 owner should purchase.
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AMAZING
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| Review Date: March 15, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Patrick Krehemker, Jacksonville, FL |
| due to a shipping error from gamestop i received my GoW3:UE on friday instead of on tuesday....i love it, the pandora's box is amazing and detailed to the T and the soundtrack is amazing as well....i love everything about this....but the gameplay by far is the most amazing i have played by far in the past year or so. |
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