Cantankerous nature and valiant prowess God of War: Chains of Olympus begins to demonstrate from the start, without wasting time on empty ceremony. You do not have time and step by step the captured enemy troops of the city as the stage, smashing and breaking fairly sturdy-looking stone walls, out into the first boss - a hefty and utterly voracious maw of the basilisk with half of the screen. Chewed for seed tucked under paw Cyclops, a greedy beast immediately tried to repeat the same trick with Kratos. It was then, and it will become clear, is ready if the former Spartan general to honor the will of the Olympic gods, or did he destined to become food for lizards. However, the basilisk - is not so bad (by the way, the first meeting with the monster does not last); angry Persians is also something that can, and their pot-bellied leader is not only different enviable physical training, but also knows black magic. Specifically, the Spartan life has never been so many trials at once. But it only on the introductory level and beyond will only be more dangerous. And do not say that I did not warn you!
 | Divine solitude |
Kratos - the wolf, a loner, always by himself and rely exclusively on their own. If you examine all three parts of God of War, it is easy to see that in the scenario there are no characters who could take the place of assistant at the main Kostolomov. Apparently, this is one of the reasons that we are already the third time in a row make it impossible to test in the God of War multiplayer mode. By the way, the staff of Ready At Dawn in an interview mentioned that planned to include in the draft mode of passing a joint, but at the last moment the idea was rejected in part because of technical limitations. Probably for everyone together to take the life of the ancient Greek chimeras will wait for the God of War 3 - though he, in spite of PS3-registration, the availability of multiplayer mode is not guaranteed. After all, as exemplified by Heavenly Sword and Devil May Cry 4, not all the studios think multiplayer something really necessary. Interestingly, whether owned by Sony Santa Monica to the number of just such conformists?
 | |  | Gorgon's no different good health, but left in reptiles ladies find a pair of well very despicable tricks. Be alert! | | Pay attention to the dimensions of the Minotaur and the size of its weapons - the block in this battle is clearly not useful. |
Tears of the Sun Just in case, let us explain to those TV series, until recently, was not interested in: being the third game, Chains of Olympus is in fact a prelude to the events of the original God of War, released in 2005 for the PlayStation 2. Obviously, the publisher felt that the biography of the protagonist is left too many gaps, and set out to benefit from catching up.
So, the undefeated Spartan general, Kratos has already managed to leave the service at the war god Ares and over to the side of less bloodthirsty Olympic gods, like Zeus and Athena. They are, by the way, in spite of eternal life and the seeming omnipotence, manage time and again get caught in a difficult and delicate situation, resulting in risk are not only gods but also the whole universe. Kratos becomes the only lifesaver for immortals, golden-haired and svetlookih, managing to solve the problems of cosmic scale with steel muscles and animal cruelty. Gods, of course, such a situation more than satisfied - works for Kratos always abound, and the protagonist's attempts to evade duties immediately intercepted threats in the spirit "so as not to see you absolution!". Whenever the threat of fires without a hitch, and Kratos dutifully goes to the next disassembly of the Persians, untwists gorgon head, cut the throats saber-toothed tiger and deprive vision without action multiplied cyclops. And I must say, not in vain trying! After all this time Olympians have managed to miss most of Helios, god of the Sun - malicious Titans successfully kidnapped in charge of the heavenly bodies, but without the life-giving sunlight not last long even the gods.
 | |  | Method of dealing with Cyclops remained the same: out of sight and mind. | | Come closer to Kratos can just ... |
By the way, the disappearance of Helios - not the only difficulty to be faced. Titans, as soon became clear, acting on orders from a stranger, and themselves do not really understand what's what. The true scale of the disaster, in the best traditions of the genre, will become apparent closer to the finale, and - we must pay tribute to the writers - simple, like, the plot manages more than once to make a clever somersault with a substitution of villains and unpredictable (and in fact we are talking about a prequel!) Isolated .
| If we believe |
If employees believe Ready At Dawn, the idea of dragging God of War on the PSP came into their head still during the work on Daxter. Without delay a good thing under the carpet, the staff immediately catch the studio heads Sony Santa Monica (the parents God of War and God of War II) and made them an offer that can not be waived. And from the community Santa Monica no part in zatee not required - even the graphics engine, Ready At Dawn used her own. The result, as you can see, beyond praise.
 | |  | The scene in the spirit of "Where are you getting around a submarine." To go with the moving platform and really nowhere to go. That's just someone from this bad - Kratos and his companions? | | Shield of Helios can fend off the blows, even very strong opponents - although it requires some skill. |
Jogging through the gardens of Persephone You have certainly guessed it - the ancient Greek mythology of God of War is still treated very fairly, harnessed in a harness dozens of almost identical unrelated legends. And all for the sake of us you do not have to be bored, wandering around the corridors of the abandoned shrines or descend into the depths of Tartarus. Kratos alone will do more than what befell the Argonauts, Theseus and Hercules, taken together, without any discounts on the "pocket" format Chains of Olympus. And believe me, get to the final game not everyone under force, despite the relatively small number of stages, of which there had accumulated exactly eight pieces. Of course, called the figure is far from a record, but the size of each level would have done credit to many games on the PlayStation 3, the number and bloodlust makes opponents think the best episodes of seemingly unique God of War II, and even presented a puzzle and requires strength, and time. However, anyone who previously have had to deal with the adventures of Kratos, in Chains of Olympus get started in minutes - a change of developer in no way reflected on the concept of the game. Everything that could not be changed by purely technical reasons, chose to leave as it was. And besides, the invention of the wheel in our time - a very thankless occupation.
| Marginalia |
At first we sent the February version of the game, several times managed to hang in the middle of the game. Looking with one eye in the plan review, which loomed previously affixed "nine", I thought that perhaps this time, Kratos, and eight and a half points will be enough for the eyes. But after a while came to the rescue review copy of the game was kept a stiff upper lip and did not hang or once - than regained composure and won almost lost polballa.
 | |  | Big and strong monsters often help weaker monsters. Our advice: get rid first of the small fry, not to get underfoot. | | Temple of Helios - is not only beautiful architecture, but also many hidden corners that are so easily overlooked. |
Blood and Sand Fierce battle in God of War still remain the main engine of the gameplay in general, and the combat system - in particular. Armed with swords, Chaos (Chaos Blades), Kratos in battle is a real tornado, the onslaught of enemies, most of which contain simply incapable.Sword mentioned not only allow to hack and chop caught at arm's length enemies, but, thanks to an ingenious design, give you the opportunity, without further ado to strike the enemies, even those that prudently trying to stay away from Kratos. These same blades are ideal for a variety of throws, grabs and some others, is extremely useful in combat techniques. Replacing them there soon - an alternative to swords Chaos can get when behind will remain a good two-thirds of the levels. And therefore urge you not to ignore the standard of "pumping" of weapons. Strength, power, and additional special moves have never and never stopped anyone.
| Combo |
Combo tens and hundreds of strikes began calling card series ever since the original God of War. The more blows you can give a single "round", with no breaks and respite, the more abundant "harvest" red spheres. And even in the lower right corner in small print write something encouraging.
 | |  | Colorful fatality is still honored - Kratos relentlessly chopping his head, removes his hands and feet, and breach of skull and cuts his throat. | | Deep-sea diving - the only way to get to the door cunningly concealed in the caves of Olympus. |
About Magic in Chains of Olympus is also not forgotten, though in fairness we must admit: a few spells play only a supporting role, stocks magical energy is spent on surprisingly quickly, and replenish their turns are not always. On the other hand, the time to use something such things (like a fiery tornado) in the confrontation with some particularly malicious adversaries, you can sometimes for a few seconds to tip the scales in their direction, even in the seemingly hopeless battle. In general, iron with iron, but also about the high matters remembered clearly not worth it, probably more than once in handy. The more so because the complexity of the "pocket» God of War - of course, from a subjective point of view - is proving to be somewhat higher than in the previous parts. No, no, the fate of Ryu Hayabusa, Kratos is not threatened, but also on the jaunt to count really does not have to. Even ordinary opponents often evince donors, and not a little angry, trying to bite off a piece of the Spartan-other, every now and then forcing the recall button "block» (L1). Monsters stronger forces the player to constantly worry about the health of a god of war and at the same time learn to maneuver, dodge, parry, and counterattack. On the move - the life and Chains of Olympus is not just once or twice to present evidence. But at the same time a reminder that good hack'n'slash - is not only a ton of stupid "fodder", but the ability to correctly take into account the strengths and weaknesses of opponents, coupled with knowledge of its own arsenal. Agree, it's silly to lose the fight only because they neglected the simple but no less effective a combination keys razuchennoy still on the ground level.
Speaking of keys. Them at the PSP, as you know, somewhat less than that of the illustrious family of controllers Dual Shock - acute not only a lack of second analog "buttons", but the lack of shift, of which on the handheld console just two. In Chains of Olympus, whose closest relatives can not imagine life without the four pieces, the deficit impact is particularly acute: the buttons are missing, and in the case are almost familiar, but because no more pleasant combination, such as «L1 + R1 + analog knob. Tolerable, but awkward. But this is not the only example. To its credit, Ready At Dawn, management rarely causes failure of Kratos (otherwise we would not even hint at the outcomes of nine points), but the cause for irritation - easily. Oh yeah, almost forgot: contextual commands, actually turned in the last God of War in a separate mini-game, have not disappeared and will regularly remind themselves, demanding to immediately press a particular button. And then another. And yet. And woe to you if you blindly mix up the "square" with a "triangle" - already seemed doomed Minotaur Kratos immediately otshvyrnet aside and the procedure will be repeated from the beginning. Keep in mind the consequences of failure are particularly painful during a brawl with the boss, in this case a second chance and could not introduce myself.
As the curtain fell slightly povorchim, complaining of too independent of the current standards of the camera. Take her under his personal control are still not allowed, must contend with a "cinematic" angles - certainly beautiful, but not always convenient, and sometimes openly wrecking. A simple example: in the temple of Helios from you need to find a hole in the secret room, without it will not be able to solve the puzzle and go on. So find a manhole is obtained or certainly know where he is, or stumbled on it by accident - and the only camera to blame.
Divine Truth But enough carping empty! Portable version of God of War turned all surprisingly, once again clearly demonstrated the considerable potential of PSP. Using a proven formula, the studio Ready At Dawn has managed to please fans of thought-out gameplay and an almost flawless performance. And if two years ago set up by the same team Daxter seemed to us the exception rather then Chains of Olympus confidently proves the rule: there is no bad consoles - are talented or, conversely, mediocre developers.
| Red, blue, green |
Wealth in Chains of Olympus presents the three spheres of different colors. Reds are the most common - their abundant leaves slain enemies, they are also often hidden in the bowels of the trunks, in clay jars and baskets with rotten tomatoes.That is the red sphere to help "pump" weapons and abilities of Kratos, so in any case not miss the opportunity to increase the supply of such a valuable resource. Useful, and how! Green as always reformat health, although occur in the path not often, like once again implying that health should be protected. Blue spheres, perhaps, come across even more rarely, though their shortage is not so acute: as already mentioned in the article, the magic is unlikely to become the main weapon for you. In addition to the spheres should be paid attention to finding something no artifacts. The first (and, subjectively, the most valuable) - Gorgon's eyes. Five of them noticeably Kratos will add health, and this, given the increasing ferocity of the majority of enemies can not but be useful. In turn, the feathers of a phoenix is extended blue scale magic.
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