God of War: Chains of Olympus

The upcoming release of God of War: Chains of Olympus in the God of War video game series, developed specifically for the PSP handheld gaming system. The game was scheduled to be released by Christmas 2007, but the release date has been pushed back to March 4, 2008 in order to make more improvements and take advantage of the newly unlocked clock speed of the PSP system (333 MHz rather than 222 MHz for faster loading times and better graphics).

Because of the delay, Ready At Dawn Studios announced and promises a playable downloadable demo sometime maybe at the end of September 2007. This game will be the second project developed for the PSP by Ready at Dawn, the same team responsible for Daxter, another handheld spin-off of a console series.

A demo disc has been announced for release in September 2007, only for PlayStation Underground members as found on the God of War: Chains of Olympus homepage. Accordng to an e-mail sent to Playstation Underground members there is new information that the demo disc will contain an exclusive level not released to the press called the Cave of Eos. In this level you must get to the goddess Eos to receive a special magic powerup, but will be faced with a slew of enemies along the way, including an updated version of the minotaur.

The Island of Rhodes website uncovered that God of War: Chains of Olympus is a prequel to the God of War series. It chronicles the various adventures of Kratos throughout the 10 years he spent in bondage of the Gods (hence the game's name which implies a bond between the series' protagonist and the deities of Olympus) preceding the events of God of War.

At a God of War II launch event on March 13, 2007, God of War II director Cory Barlog indicated that the PSP God of War game would be a spin-off, side story, or prequel of the main God of War video game series: "It is its own story that connects to the overall story. God of War, God of War II, and then if all the stars align God of War III will be the telling of a trilogy. This PSP story will be a further fleshing out." (Source: 1up.com)

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