God of War III for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

So far, this is the GAME OF THE YEAR without competition! This game delivers, it's hands down the best game I've played this year and in competition w/ Uncharted 2 and Metal Gear Solid 4. Sony really outdone themselves!

GRAPHICS: The graphics are amazing, and yes they are the best graphics ever to be on a PS3 or 360 game. Yes, GOW3 surpasses Uncharted 2's detailing with ease. Masterful.

STORY: Starts off where part 2 left off (apparently). I never played GOW till this game, so that's speculation from what I've heard. But this games story is easy to keep up with and not be lost. You get your powers zapped away by Zeus and the gods, and you make a journey back to mount Olympus to kill Zeus. The game is as linear as they come, with just a handful of things on the side. But the game doesn't need any distractions, you will love the linearity of the game. You will enjoy every minute of ripping the guts out of any mythological creatures that dare stand in your way!

CONTROLS: Very easy scheme for the controls. It's fun, and non-tedious by any means. Even people whom aren't fully used to the PS controllers will have no difficulty playing this game. Very user friendly..

BATTLES: Yes, the game is a button-masher of sorts. It's exactly like GOW1 and 2, but this isn't bad in anyway. In fact it's terrific, and I wouldn't want it any other way! You can mash-buttons for the whole game. But this is only on easier difficulties. If you dare to challenge GOW3 at Titan difficulty, you will have to master the controls, where mashing would get you easily killed. You'll have to remember attacks, and it's a challenge for most people. You have 4 weapons to use, just like special attacks, some weapons you have to unlock. But you don't have to wait long, game rewards you quickly! Quick-time fights work very well, and still engage you heavily. You always feel part of it.

LENGTH: The game runs at 7-10 hours (average), more on Titan difficulty.

OVERALL - 9.7 (out of 10, pure mastery)

1.Story: 8
Well if you never played God Of War all three games are all about revenge (period). Not much of a story, but the game play is epic! This game takes place in ancient Greece, your obviously the God of War (Kratos) and your out to take revenge on Zeus. Kratos gets betrayed so many times through out the whole game series it's only right for him to kill every thing in revenge. So yes theirs tons of yelling out Gods names which gets very annoying. Not a great story, but wont stop anyone from playing!

2.Game Play: 10
The game play is simply "EPIC" (like I've been saying)! Tearing your enemies to shreds, breaking backs, ripping there heads off, and extremely bloody and fun to watch finishers isn't enough for you to call the game play epic then just stick to playing Ratchet and Clank (which is also a fun game). The controls are easy to understand and very addictive, and the classic finishers provided here are just amazing. The puzzles here aren't much of a challenge, but there fun. Now to end this off, SOME of the boss fights are amazing especially when you fight the titan (wont say any more).

3.Graphics: 9
The graphics in this game are great! I play all my games in HD and this game really brought it! The surroundings look amazing and the characters are also very detailed. So watching Kartos wrestle a minotaur down before shoving his Blades of Exile in its throat looked amazing. There were also some flaws like in some areas there would be a couple of objects that looked fuzzy or when the camera paned out and object in the background would fuzz up to the point it looks distorted and every thing else back there would be fine. Over all same of the best graphics I've seen.

4.Sound: 8.5
The music and sound in this game is great, but not the best. The Dialogue is very short and boring (plus theirs tons of annoying yells).Over all music puts you in the mood and the enemies sounds are believable.

Over all this game is a 8.5, but a 9 wont hurt! Hope this helps!