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HD God of War I & II due this holiday

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpotPosted Aug 31, 2009 11:34 am PT

Remastered versions of Kratos' PS2 adventures being rereleased later this year on single $40 Blu-ray; will feature 1280x720p graphics running at 60fps, added PSN Trophies

Even though its new $299 slim model has drawn praise from cash-strapped consumers, the PlayStation 3's lack of backward compatibility remains a contentious issue. Today, though, Sony announced that two of the most popular PlayStation 2 games will be playable on its younger sibling, courtesy of a Blu-ray rerelease of God of War and God of War II.

Kratos will soon vent his fury in hi-def.

Due this holiday for $39.99, the God of War Collection will feature both fantasy-action titles, which were developed at Sony's Santa Monica studio. The games' critically praised graphics will receive a high-definition upgrade, running in anti-aliased 1280x720 resolution at 60 frames per second. The remastering is being handled by Bluepoint Games, the Austin, Texas-based developer behind Blast Factor, and will add PlayStation Network Trophies to both games.

(Warning: Reviews below contain spoilers.)

Released in 2005 to stellar reviews, God of War tells the tale of Kratos, a rugged Spartan with a grudge the size of Mount Olympus against Ares, the titular god of war. To take down the renegade deity, players must kill all manner of foes out of the Greek mythological pantheon, including minotaurs, cyclopes, and harpies. The 2007 sequel, which received similar critical hosannas, saw more supernatural slaughter, with Kratos taking on Zeus and other deities from Mount Olympus.

God of War and God of War II were followed by the PSP prequel God of War: Chains of Olympus in 2008. God of War III is set for release in March 2010 and was a central draw at Sony's E3 2009 press briefing in June.

797 Comments

  • Smoolander

    Posted Oct 11, 2009 6:16 am PT

    Sweet. I'm sure they'll charge $100 for this in Australia to continue our price screwing.

  • coolguy681

    Posted Oct 8, 2009 10:21 pm PT

    These companies are killing me by releasing awesome games all near each other.

  • AlfaxD_Centauro

    Posted Oct 1, 2009 12:12 am PT

    720p 60FPS GoW 1 and 2 with the Demo of GoW 3.

    Oh my...

    The same day CODMW2 will release. I don't know what game I will buy between those.

    Both for sure.

  • DreamKiller28

    Posted Sep 25, 2009 12:40 pm PT

    i think that's gonna be nice from sony

  • Sir_Demii

    Posted Sep 20, 2009 3:14 pm PT

    Oh yeah!

  • KrzyJoe

    Posted Sep 17, 2009 4:41 pm PT

    MGS REmake now!

  • kingdevil2

    Posted Sep 16, 2009 1:58 am PT

    TROPHYS PS3 REMAKES OMFG

  • Duke_v2

    Posted Sep 15, 2009 1:17 am PT

    bring it on HD style!!!!!!!Ghost of Sparta!!!!

  • Myxisbird

    Posted Sep 12, 2009 2:18 pm PT

    Oh I'm loving this! I sold my old PS2 and now I'll finally have GOW on my PS3.

  • 06JRM06

    Posted Sep 11, 2009 11:59 am PT

    This is awesome. And not to sound selfish, but, Metal gear 1, 2, & 3 in HD, please.

  • solomn6rundy

    Posted Sep 10, 2009 10:43 am PT

    What about Kingdom Hearts I & II? That would be awesome.

  • WTFitsPauL

    Posted Sep 9, 2009 4:17 pm PT

    i hope there is a demo in there

  • theplagued

    Posted Sep 9, 2009 3:52 pm PT

    Very nice! Can't wait and am actually glad I did not pick up the regular versions before with this godly beast on its way. This is a good choice for the series as reinforcing past games is a definite way to get a larger audience, especially since the trilogy is about to come to a close with God of War Three. Yikes! What can we mortals do but tremble on the eve of redemption?

  • vuxnut

    Posted Sep 9, 2009 9:17 am PT

    This actually made my morning. i'm really looking forward to this. and trophies to boot that's just an added bonus of awesome.

  • zidan4000

    Posted Sep 8, 2009 6:54 am PT

    i played the original god of war like 3 or 4 times and can go through it again and again and again because it is awesome,i never got the chance to play the second game though, im gonna buy this because it is in glorious HD and the trophies of course.

  • akylasn

    Posted Sep 7, 2009 2:31 pm PT

    that would be amazing if they did that for metal gear solid 1 , 2 , 3 and for final fantasy 7 i would buy same day

  • akylasn

    Posted Sep 7, 2009 2:29 pm PT

    nice never got a chance to play them on ps2 cant wait for it then later come gow 3333333333333333333333

  • handstone82

    Posted Sep 7, 2009 9:15 am PT

    EXCELLENT!

  • Ssj4Gogeta007

    Posted Sep 4, 2009 11:13 pm PT

    Long Life Ghost Of Sparta!!!! I'll be willing to do anything for him!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • EliteCobra718

    Posted Sep 4, 2009 7:26 pm PT

    I just want this for Trophies simple as that.

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