God of War: Ghost of Sparta 2010

Is it still worth playing?

Ready at Dawn's 2010 action adventure for the PlayStation Portable, the sixth God of War, set in a version of ancient Greece drawn from its myths. Haunted by his mortal past, Kratos finds his mother Callisto in Atlantis, who tells him that his brother Deimos is still alive, and he sets out to free him from the realm of the dead. Its fixed camera follows three kinds of play. Combat is hack and slash with the Blades of Athena, chained blades wrapped around his wrists and forearms, against foes such as minotaurs, cyclopes, harpies, Gorgons and satyrs. Between fights, platforming has him climb walls, jump across chasms, swing on ropes and balance on beams, and puzzles can be as simple as moving a box to reach a path. Combat, climbing and puzzles that keep taking turns still keep the pace changing today.