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We head back to Ready at Dawn’s original attempt at putting the power of Olympus on the PSP. Developed alongside *God of War II*, Kratos’ first prequel feels more like a traditional sequel. Max and Logan decide whether or not putting *God of War* on the go was a killer idea or just beating a dead centaur.
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# *God of War: Chains of Olympus*
- Developer – Ready at Dawn Studios
- Platform – PlayStation Portable (Remaster released on PS3)
- Release Date – March 4, 2008 (Sept. 11, 2011 on PS3)
- Game Director – [Ru Weerasuriya](https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,63409/)
- Producer – [Marc Turndorf](https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,9212/)
- Combat Designers – [Philip Nowell](https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,116949/)
- Composers – [Gerard Marino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Marino)
- Writer – [David Jaffe]([David Jaffe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Jaffe)), [Cory Barlog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Barlog), [Marianne Krawczyk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Krawczyk), [Ru Weerasuriya](https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,63409/), and [Marc Turndorf](https://www.mobygames.com/person/9212/marc-turndorf/)
- Consultant – [Eric Williams](https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,73057/)
[Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/god-of-war-ghost-of-sparta) – 91/100
# Links
- [*God of War: Chains of Olympus* Wikipedia]()
- [*God of War* Timeline](https://godofwar.fandom.com/wiki/God_of_War_(series))
- Soundtrack
- [YouTube](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL71B9875319F55757)
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*This episode was originally recorded on November 15, 2021.*
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