Metareview: God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP)
by Justin McElroy 
{ Feb 28th 2008 at 8:00PM }
So, we were expecting God of War: Chains of Olympus to be good. But even we didn't think that the PS2 action game would make the transition to the PSP as well as it has. Check out some of the reviews below for a sample of some of the glowing praise.- IGN (94/100): "God of War: Chains of Olympus is a stellar achievement on the PSP. It plays perfectly into the franchise's storyline and offers up the same level of intense action as its console counterparts. It's also the best looking title on the system, without question."
- Gaming Nexus (90/100): "God of War:Chains of Olympus is a must have for PSP owners. There are a few slow parts to the game towards the end of the game but the strong start and finish to the game make this worth the $40 price tag as long as you don't expect anything new from the game."
- PSXextreme (98/100): "To have a game as epic as God of War in the palm of your hands is absolute bliss. This game alone makes purchasing a PSP worthy - no fan of the series, or the action genre, should be without it."
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LAZoftheTamarinds @ Feb 28th 2008 8:06PM
I knew it would do good. After all it's God of War for cryin out loud! Can't wait to get my copy! :D
maverick_saturn_626 @ Feb 28th 2008 8:08PM
Psp, you'll be very happy this year, I've got a great present for you
Matt B @ Feb 28th 2008 8:16PM
Nice.
required @ Feb 28th 2008 8:20PM
preordered & waiting impatiently
bAssackwards @ Feb 28th 2008 8:29PM
Graaaghhh, another PSP game I've got to buy!
KayRazy Ken Kutaragi @ Feb 28th 2008 8:46PM
So why does this game NOT get penalized for being short?
Kspraydad @ Feb 28th 2008 10:15PM
I'd say because 5 hours of limit pushing graphics and fun on a $170 handheld is much more worthy of 9/10 than the 5 hours you'll get from Uncharted or Heavenly Sword (and I'm a PS3 whore so it isn't a swipe) on a $400 machine.
Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Feb 28th 2008 10:22PM
wait wait.
Kay criticizing a sony game?
It's the end of the world isn't it.
Slaziman @ Feb 28th 2008 10:49PM
In the end he was trying to unroot some hypocrisy concerning the judgement of his precious PS3 games, so it was a fanboy comment at heart.
KayRazy Ken Kutaragi @ Feb 29th 2008 3:00AM
If you look at my comment history you would see that this is hardly the 1st time I have critisized Sony. Unlike Fernandos and most other Nintendo faitful. I like videogames and I have had a Playstation since 9/9/95. Over those years Sony has had the best games for ME so why stop now. I am fully confident that Sony JUST LIKE the PS2 is getting their shit together. The PS2 had a rough 1st year also, seems most peoples memories are shorter than mine.
If Sony does something stupid I will comment on it. Lately, they have not given me much reason to because of the direction they are headed in now and the lineup of games that is comming soon.
The Artist formally known as Jesus @ Feb 28th 2008 8:49PM
Can somebody tell me why I can't see comments? Everything looks whited out like every single comment was voted down.
BTW gj Kratos
HighFiveJesus @ Feb 28th 2008 11:32PM
no one can hear me! no one can hear my comments!
The Artist formally known as Jesus @ Feb 28th 2008 8:50PM
why the hell did I even ask for help, it's not like I could see the replies anyway
sry for wasting precious comment space
ThornedVenom (Patapornographer) @ Feb 28th 2008 10:14PM
LET THERE BE LIGHT
FrankTheCrank @ Feb 28th 2008 8:51PM
Time to pick up a new PSP.
SoulBlade @ Feb 28th 2008 8:57PM
And then there was light!
Tony C @ Feb 28th 2008 9:00PM
Awesome! Can't wait to pick up this game!
And WTF is wrong with the commenting system??!?!??
ApolloIV @ Feb 28th 2008 9:21PM
Now to buy a PSP
John McPoop @ Feb 28th 2008 9:46PM
God Of War Chains Of Olympus + Patapon + Echochrome = Pure Win in 2008 for my seldom used PSP
PSN: KillaKornbread (the shirt is a lie!) @ Feb 29th 2008 12:06AM
all those plus Crisis Core for me and this is a damn good year for the PSP. best yet IMHO.
Nate @ Feb 29th 2008 8:05AM
Don't forget Wild Arms XF!
mr nimblewick @ Feb 28th 2008 10:07PM
Another great game for the PS2 in a few months!
SoulBlade @ Feb 28th 2008 10:32PM
I know... I might have to wait for it... but it'll be hard to ignore the PSP version. I would want to play the PS2 version first if I had both...
Curmeo @ Feb 29th 2008 12:42AM
you do realise you can play GoW:CoO on the big screen, right?
mr nimblewick @ Feb 29th 2008 10:37AM
They have it for movie theaters now? Wow, it's getting ported all over the place.
maverick_saturn_626 @ Feb 28th 2008 11:13PM
God of games more like :)
Josh @ Feb 28th 2008 11:26PM
That Gaming Nexus blurb isn't written very well.
Jon @ Feb 29th 2008 12:07AM
The game is great to the game but the game can't always stand up to the game on PS2.
PSN: KillaKornbread (the shirt is a lie!) @ Feb 29th 2008 12:32AM
yea they say "the game" like 5 times in the same run on sentence. like we dont already know they are talking about a game.
Anticrawl @ Feb 29th 2008 12:01AM
Wooo, looking forward to this. Can't wait to play it, but first I gotta head over to Home Depot to buy a chizzle to crack through the caked on dust covering my PSP logitech stealth case.
Brodie-san @ Feb 29th 2008 10:29AM
5 hours for Uncharted?
Took me 13. And it's not because I'm a sloooow gamer. I took my time, enjoyed it, revelled in the scenery and tried to find as many of the treasures as possible. Ended up finding 36 out of 60 and, seriously, I spent time looking. So ... I'd say someone that was adamant that they're going to finish it with all treasures could take up to 20 hours to complete the game.
People who RACE through games just to finish them are missing the point. Do you skip chapters in books too?
Syb @ Feb 29th 2008 1:20PM
yeah, I was a little surprised too at the 5 hours comment. Took me 12 and I did some searching around too... Awesome game all round - So looking forward to play Chains of Olympus on the PS3 when it comes out for the PS2 (got BC on my model). sweet...
Dahk @ Feb 29th 2008 4:25PM
Took me 12 hours too. I'm on my second time through looking for every single treasure =P I just want unlimited ammo and stuff.
Brodie-san @ Feb 29th 2008 10:29AM
5 hours for Uncharted?
Took me 13. And it's not because I'm a sloooow gamer. I took my time, enjoyed it, revelled in the scenery and tried to find as many of the treasures as possible. Ended up finding 36 out of 60 and, seriously, I spent time looking. So ... I'd say someone that was adamant that they're going to finish it with all treasures could take up to 20 hours to complete the game.
People who RACE through games just to finish them are missing the point. Do you skip chapters in books too?
n3rd @ Feb 29th 2008 9:27AM
i downloaded the demo from the store, and its pretty awesome. i agree with psxetreme dont expect anything new but it lives up the hype and i can not wait to get my hands on it..
Disco Lemonade @ Feb 29th 2008 9:47AM
Wow, did Gaming Nexus seriously use the word "Game" four times in one sentence? o_O
kaviikan @ Mar 5th 2008 8:15AM
god of war is fun
Duuude @ Apr 2nd 2008 11:51PM
how to i do a sacrafice with kratos daughter or continue to go further and the game is fucking sick
Duuude @ Apr 2nd 2008 11:52PM
i'm finishing the game but how to i finishe it before fighting the queen of the underworld and atlas