300 marching for glory on PSP
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Feb 7th 2007 at 5:16PM }
Keep an eye out for 300, a PSP exclusive quietly marching under the radar. Based on the upcoming film inspired by Frank Miller's graphic novel (a re-imagining of the historic Battle of Thermopylae), 300: March to Glory seems to be taking a number of cues from its Spartan predecessor God of War, including a fixed camera, blood-showering violence, and d-pad selected powers (or "battle skills"). Fittingly, the odds of 300 succeeding as God of War did are exceedingly slim, in turn, sparking the potential for a surprise hit.
300: March to Glory hits retail February 27.
[Via PSP Fanboy]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Baby21 @ Feb 7th 2007 5:31PM
The movie looks good... Not sure about this game since movie based on game never was success.
At least it is a PSP exclusive
Farseer @ Feb 7th 2007 6:01PM
Holy crap, thats a coincidence... I just happen to be reading that graphic novel. Weird.
I'd imagine that the game would stray from its historical roots, though. Playing as a handful of men in a phalanx formation in a small pass would probably not offer a lot of diversity in gameplay. I'm interested to see what they do with this...
miles foreman @ Feb 7th 2007 6:39PM
I like the fact that the hardcover 300 book is presented in 1080p widescreen format instead of the standard 4:3 ratio of most graphic novels.
D @ Feb 8th 2007 12:11AM
@ 3 - lol - you made my day with that comment.... Novel was fantastic, movie should be great considering it's exactly like the GN.
As for the game, who knows... fingers crosses!
charlie @ Feb 7th 2007 11:57PM
"I like the fact that the hardcover 300 book is presented in 1080p widescreen format instead of the standard 4:3 ratio of most graphic novels."
LOL, the the graphic novel is printed in 1920x1080 resolution?
Flit @ Feb 8th 2007 9:12AM
This is a news story? Does every game that's getting released get it's own news post? Or did sony issue a "press release" for you to talk about it?
sheppy @ Feb 8th 2007 9:35AM
Wow, Flit certainly has some sand in his vagina.
The reason why this made a news story was because, who the hell knew this was coming out? It's been rather incognito. I haven't seen a single ad or even a preview on most major sites. Hell, I didn't even know this was a PSP exclusive. The only thing I knew about the game was a simple "300" entry on EBgames website. As far as game releases go, this one is flying well below the radar.
Flit @ Feb 8th 2007 10:09AM
You haven't heard anything about it before? Is your browser stuck at joystiq.com? Several other sites have had previews and such.
There just isn't anything to report here. It's a game that will come out. A hands-on or review roundup I can see posting for, but why bother with this specific game? I'm seriously curious.
Anticrawl @ Mar 27th 2007 7:14PM
Whoa, jesus fucking christ. I wouldn't want any graphic novel printed in 1920x1080, maybe a portrait of myself or a poster. By the way you are an idiot, I had a fantastic laugh from this. Almost as funny as hearing "wikipedia reports" earlier on joystiq.