Chains of Olympus is a third-person action adventure game where you get to heck and slash your enemies. There are little puzzles here and there for you to rack your brains and solve. For example, you sometimes have to move statues and other items to reflect light or activate a pressure switch to open doors. Kratos(you) collects red orbs to power up his weapons and abilities. He also collects Gorgon eyes to increase his health points and Phoenix feathers to increase his magic points.
God of War's weapons include Kratos' trademark Blades of Chaos, and the Gauntlet of Zeus, a magical gauntlet that allows Kratos to unleash powerful punches on his opponents. There is also a Sun Shield that Kratos picks up that allows him to block most attacks, parry an attack that stuns the opponent and also deflect projectiles back at enemies. Kratos also acquires magical spells throughout the game that help him defeat the enemies he faces. This includes the “Efreet” spell, which knocks out all nearby enemies with fire, the” Light of Dawn”, which allows the player to throw balls of light, and “Charon's Wrath”, which inflicts damage on several enemies.
The "Efreet" spell.
The controls are generally quite good. Kratos can make light and heavy attacks using his blades of chaos, and you can perform combos by pressing specific, simple button patterns. Eventually you'll get a second weapon, the Gauntlet of Zeus, which is a giant glove that Kratos can use to smash his foes. It's a ton of fun to use. It's just too bad that it's the only alternate weapon in the game. Magic spells are a bit limited as well, but you'll eventually acquire a few other abilities. The most useful to me was the first one you get, the “Efreet”, which damaged all nearby enemies; the other abilities were of little use. For every successful kill, you're rewarded with red orbs that can be used to learn new attacks as well as upgrade weapons and magic. Once again you can find hidden treasure chests that contain red orbs, as well as others that offer gorgon eyes and phoenix feathers.
Graphics: 9/10
Sound: 9/10
Content: 8/10 (Can finish in 7 hours, some puzzles are too hard to figure out too.)
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