God of War III

Alternative title(s)
Antiquity game	CAG
Release	Mar 16, 2010
Publisher	Sony Computer Entertainment
Developer	SCE Santa Monica Studio
Platform(s)	PS3
Mode	Single-player
Genre	Action-adventure; role-playing game; hack and slash; hero-based
Setting	Mythological storyworld based on Ancient Greece
Notable charactersB	Athena, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hephaestus, Hermes, Helios, Hera, Aphrodite, Gaia, Epimetheus, Oceanus, Perses, Hercules, Daedalus, Pandora, Minos, Rhadamantus, Aeacus, Peirithous, Calliope
DLC

On Aug 28, 2012, remastered versions of God of War, God of War II, God of War: Chains of Olympus, God of War: Ghost of Sparta and God of War III were released together in God of War Saga (PS3).

On Jul 15, 2015 God of War III Remastered was released for the PS4.

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Additional keywords

gods, heroes, myth