God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta ROM – PlayStation Portable (PSP)

God of War: Ghost of Sparta is an action-adventure hack-and-slash video game developed by Ready at Dawn and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). It was first released for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld console on November 2, 2010.

SETTING AND STORY

The storyline of the game is set across prehistoric Greece, inhabiting the creatures of Greek mythology. The chief dwellers of the region include the Titans and Olympian Gods, among others. Except for a few flashbacks, the story mostly showcases an event setting between the God of War and Betrayal editions of the franchise in 2005 and 2007, respectively. The players are aloofly wed to explore the mythological city of Atlantis, created by Poseidon, the Sea God, and houses the latter’s temple.

Near Atlantis, lies the Methana Volcano; a real-life locality harbored by Archimedean Screws that imprisons Titan Thera. The temple of Thanatos stands on the outskirts of Atlantis and imbibes the Death Gate, the door to the Domain of Death. Some other significant places within the landscape are the Island of Crete and Heraklion, the Mounts of Laconia and Aroania, and the ancestral city of Sparta.

GAMEPLAY

Resembling its predecessors, the Ghost of Sparta emerges as a mono-player gaming quest as seen through a preset camera perspective. As a player in the game, you are tasked with the responsibility to navigate and control Kratos throughout the adventure. Traversing across the Atlantis region, you get to enjoy puzzle, platforming, hack, slash, etc., elements while combating the antagonists. Some of the nastiest ones include Harpies, Cyclopes, Gorgons, Minotaurs, and Satyrs from Greek mythology.

Introducing the platform-based gameplay elements, the player needs to swing on ropes, climb walls, balance across beams, and jump across chasms to advance through different segments of the game. The puzzle elements are a mix of simple and complex tasks.

Some may be as easy as shifting a box to clear a pathway, while others may take you on a search for collectibles to unlock doors. The quest further houses some exclusive magical powers, navigation capacities, and new combat weapons that were absent in the previous entrants of the God of War series.