God of War is a series of action-adventure video games based on Greek mythology. The three main installments in the series are/were developed by Sony Computer Entertainment's Santa Monica division, while Ready at Dawn Studios developed an installment on the PlayStation Portable and Javaground developed an installment for the mobile phone. The series made its debut in 2005 on the PlayStation 2 with God of War.

A sequel, God of War II, was released also on the PlayStation 2 in 2007. God of War: Betrayal was released for the mobile phone in 2007 and takes place immediately after the first installment. In 2008, a prequel to God of War, God of War: Chains of Olympus, was released on the PlayStation Portable.

God of War III is currently in development for the PlayStation 3, and will be the last in the current story arc. The God of War games have their basis in Greek myths. The player controls Kratos, a human warrior that challenges the Gods of Mount Olympus after being used and discarded as one of their tools, during which he unwillingly killed his wife and daughter.

Kratos seeks revenge on those Gods, fueled by his anger. To stop Kratos, the Gods have unleashed numerous mythological beings, but Kratos is able to overcome these while using magical objects given to him by Athena and the few other Gods that are sympathetic to Kratos' plight. All games in the God of War series are action-adventure games presented from a third-person camera, with the player in control of Kratos.

Kratos' primary weapons are twin blades on long chains that have been embedded in his arms, allowing him to use the blades as hand-held swords or as swung flails. In addition to direct melee attacks, this gives the player a large number of attack combination (triggered by entering sequences on the controller's buttons) similar to fighting games. Certain foes, when weakened, will be marked with a special indicator; at this point, the player can initiate a "finishing move" by following a sequence of quick time events that if done properly, will instantly kill the creature, while failing to follow the events may harm Kratos.

In addition to the blades, Kratos gains magical artifacts and special weapons that can also be used in conjunction with his other attacks, further expanding the catalog of moves that the player can perform. The games also feature a special meter that is filled as Kratos defeats his enemies. When it is filled, the player can unleash a temporary boost to Kratos' speed and power, among other effects.

Outside of combat, Kratos must maneuver through the environment; the blades allow him to climb up certain rock faces or hang from ceilings, and Kratos' strength may be employed to push blocks and other objects in order to complete environmental puzzles. As the player defeats foes, they collect red orbs that act similarly to experience points; at any time, the player can expend red orbs into improving Kratos' skill with weapons and magical artifacts, often gaining new combo moves at specific levels. Numerous chests around will also contain red orbs in addition to green (health) and blue (magic) orbs.

There are also special items hidden in chests that, after collecting a number of, will expand the health or magic meter for Kratos. Red orbs can also be found by destroying much of the environmental objects that litter the levels.

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