Sony Santa Monica has been sharing tidbits of God of War history to celebrate the game's 20th anniversary, and the latest and ...

Nearing death, Kratos called on Ares, the Greek god of war, to come to his aid ... Twin curved short swords attached to long chains that wrapped themselves around the Spartan captain's wrists ...

It's exactly 20 years since Kratos first slashed his way through a 'God of War' adventure. And what a debut that was!

The prequel takes place six months after the events that became the catalyst for the series, when Kratos was tricked into killing his wife and daughter by his master, the God of War Ares.

Instead of using Doom, many of the boons from Ares inflict wounds which do extra damage on a cooldown of three seconds. Other blessings from the war god can synergize with wounds even better ...