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Ready at Dawn's God of War PSP game confirmed photo

On the eve of the release of God of War II, one of the recent worst kept secrets in gaming has been confirmed. A God of War game is coming to the PSP and it's being developed by (you guessed it) Ready At Dawn (best known for Daxter, because it's the only game the team's ever made).

While too much info hasn't been revealed, Matt Leone over at 1up.com was able to gather a few things from Cory Barlog during this evening's God of War II launch event in at the Metreon in San Francisco.

Fortunately, the game will not be a port, but its story will tie in with the over arc of what is intended to be a console trilogy. Not surprisingly, the game is intended to be epic, just like its bigger console brethren. While recognizable areas will be visited, the entire game will be built from the ground up and all of the levels will be built from the ground up.

Amusingly, it seems the developers have no idea how they're going to pull of Kratos' roll technique on the PSP; the lack of a second analog stick seems to be posing a challenge for the team.

More info (but no screens, unfortunately) found over at Leone's blog.

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HarassmentPanda's Avatar
HarassmentPanda at 03/12/2007 23:42
Am I the only person that's never played a God of War game? Does this make me a bad person? I want to care, I really do, but I don't.

For some reason I just can't convince myself that I'll care about God of War. I'm sure I'd like the game just fine. But from just watching the ton of content I've seen on both PS2 games, I feel like I would quickly lose interest in it and never finish the game. Has anyone experienced this?
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piestuff at 03/12/2007 23:46
Sweet, this should finally make PSP's fly off store shelves. I might be one of em.
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Mxyzptlk at 03/13/2007 00:23
@ HarassmentPanda:

Sorry, it does makes you a bad person.

Seriously, give the first one a rent sometime. It's one of the best action games in years, and I was sucked in the whole way through.

@ piestuff:

The two GTA games didn't do that for the PSP. What's going to make it fly off the shelves is a significant price reduction for both the system and the games.
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wario67 at 03/13/2007 04:35
I'm the only one who hated thouse spining blades before hades
damn i hated that part i stoped there :(
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wario67 at 03/13/2007 04:35
am I?^
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JamesSorensen at 03/13/2007 07:09
even if we lose roll, the no controlling camera with analog is no problem since GOW cams are auto perfect
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Nick Chester at 03/13/2007 07:15
What about GoW doesn't appeal to you?

As for the spinning blades -- worst ever. Funny, because that's pretty far into the game. I'm surprised you stopped.
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HarassmentPanda at 03/13/2007 07:59
@Brutal

I'm not exactly sure what doesn't appeal to me. I've just never had the urge to play it. I just kind of lump it with the Prince of Persia and Ninja Gaiden games which I've also never had a desire to play.

I picked up a copy of Sands of Time and Ninja Gaiden Black for $20 the other day. I'm going to try them out on 360 BC, and if I like them enough I'll give God of War a shot... hooking up the PS2 just seems like such a daunting task.
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Snaileb at 03/13/2007 08:18
Panda you'll like GOW. Alot better than Persia, SOT.
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Skallah at 03/13/2007 08:20
If you like Sands of Time and Ninja Gaiden enough you'll give God of War a shot? Try this... watch the movie 300 then play God of War.
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bhive01 at 03/13/2007 08:42
You're not the only one HPanda. I've never owned a Sony console so I've not played GOW. I've also not played Ninja Gaiden since the Genesis, and Prince of Persia since the DC.
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Captain_Spanky at 03/13/2007 08:44
@wario87

I didn't think the blade WERE *THAT* bad to be honest. Yeah they were hard, but this was Hades you were trying to escape. I thought the setting justified the difficulty.
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repsode at 03/13/2007 08:54
@ HarrassmentPanda

No you're not alone, felt the same way about Devil May Cry. Rented it, loved it during that time but could never bring myself to purchase it afterwards even now when it's worth about £5.

My reluctance became something of an in joke with my friends. They'd try and get me to buy it any time we were in the shop.

I guess you could call it the "I know it's awesome buuuut...." syndrome.
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BlindsideDork at 03/13/2007 09:08
@wario67:

you mean the blade where you timed to jump across the platforms? You said before hades so I assume you mean that. or do you mean the big cylinder blade towers IN hades?

little confused about the problem.


I am torn...anyone know of a place/way to rent a psp?
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topcow at 03/13/2007 09:10
Anyone else find GoW just a taaaaaaad heavy on the button mash?

I like boobs and dismemberments as much as the next guy, but I can only push the same three buttons for a few hours before my ADD kicks in.
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Snaileb at 03/13/2007 09:17
Blindside my blockbuster lets me rent them. If yours doesn't then just buy one and hope you beat it in two weeks, then return it.

@topcow : Yes it was, but it was still a different kind for it's time. The reason the new GOW2 didn't get a perfect was because some sites stated the same thing : Deep down, it's still a furious button mashing experince.
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BlindsideDork at 03/13/2007 09:19
blockbuster rents PSPs? The actual system, not a pap game? I will check that out if so...

Topcow, I can see that..but it is just so fun! button mashing doesnt have to be a bad thing.
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topcow at 03/13/2007 09:37
I understand that it's fun to watch, and fun to look at. I'm not disputing that. I just have a hard time fathoming why a game that people OPENLY admit to being a button mashing fest
is stamped 9 right out of the gate.

This to me just proves Rev's point of the 1-10 scale being horribly broken. You can't tell me that half-way through GoW (and I'm sure this holds true for the sequel, albeit I'm only a few hours in), it begins to feel just a bit like work.

Clock-in, button mash, clock-out

Is the production value there? Yes
Is the polish there? Yes
Is it fun? Yes
Is there deep gameplay here? ...

Compare it to RE4 and Gears and then honestly tell me that GoW offers the same great experience, and deserves the same praise.
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BlindsideDork at 03/13/2007 09:59
topcow

I have heard Gears of War is fun but VERY shallow. This is just what I heard since I have never played it (not saying I don't want to, just don't have the ability to). But what was said was that the game is not deep, very shallow, it just have a VERY nicely done presentation and graphics to make up for its short comings as a video game.

And I think GoW has some deep aspects, not the deepest though with the addition of moves as you upgrade your weapon(s), along with specials and more abilities. Addition of killing moves and choice of weather you want to fight a gorgon/minotaur till they die or use the "O" finishing move to get more magic/health respectively.
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Snaileb at 03/13/2007 10:03
Deep like yo momma? OOOOH SNAAAAP!

(sorry, Im bored, don't mind me Blindside.)
BlindsideDork's Avatar
BlindsideDork at 03/13/2007 10:42
no problem snaileb, I'm fond of yo momma one liners that not always make sense...who needs work.
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topcow at 03/13/2007 15:16
Yo momma needs work.
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wario67 at 03/13/2007 16:49
Nick -Brutal- Chester , yea it was pretty far. its like close to the Ares boss fight too bad its gone from memory card :(
I know I should of brought another one >_<

BlindsideDork, the platforms with spining blades on them and they would knock you off if you didn't jump to the next platform.
I remember reading that David Jaffe even said he hated that part too.

the puzzles help brake up the action
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wario67 at 03/13/2007 16:50
my^
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BlindsideDork at 03/13/2007 21:44
wario67, I just beat it for the 5th time (hooray! but not 5 time sin a row this time...anyways) and maybe my brain doesnt work but i think you mean the part where you jump the moving platforms with the "crane puzzle" near by. That is pretty close to the end.
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michiyoyoshiku at 03/14/2007 09:06
I just hope it's out soon
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teknohed at 03/14/2007 10:06
Damn. Does this mean I'm going to have to buy a damn PSP now?
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