The God Of War Collection: Kratos Gets A Face Lift

God of War and God of War II came at the tail end of the PS2's life and they really showed (especially GOW II) what that console could really do. When the PS3 came along, people were anxiously awaiting to see what antics Kratos would get up to on the new platform and were treated with the announcement of God of War III. Then somewhere along the line, Sony decided to ditch backwards compatibility in the PS3 leaving any newcomers to the PS fold unaware of the great library of games the PS2 had to offer. This also made it difficult for those that decided to wait to purchase the PS3, instead hanging on to their precious older model. Once they did make the switchover, there was no more playing PS2 games unless you plugged the old girl in on another TV or had a switcher. So what does Sony do with all those awesome PS2 games that can no longer be played? Why, remake them of course!

The God of War Collection brings both the original game and its sequel to the PS3 with a graphical face lift as it were. All the graphics have been upgraded to 720p HD quality and the gameplay is as awesome as ever. I enjoyed revisiting the early games in the saga and I have to agree that the graphics look much sharper than they did on my old PS2 and tube TV. Some of the cutscenes however, still don't look quite up to snuff and it's a bit jarring to go from such crispness to a somewhat muddy, jaggy mess. And while the gameplay graphical upgrades look great, they also highlight some of the issues the game had in it's character modeling.

Still, despite those few little things the games look glorious and I think it's great that new folks will get a chance to experience these excellent titles despite the absence of backwards compatibility. I don't know if this re-release will compel those of you who have already played them to buy them again, but if you like to have all three of your franchise pieces on one console, this is the way to do it.

If you have never played God of War and it's sequel before and are planning on getting the third in the series, this is a perfect buy for you. It will get you used to the gameplay and keep you all up to date on the storyline so that when the new game launches in a few months, you'll be all up to speed. Plus, you get two games for the price of one. What could be better?

The God of War Collection launches today and is available for the low low price of $39.99. Help support GayGamer.net and make your purchase through our Amazon store where for the time being, it's only $36.99!