God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta Announced

Ready At Dawn, creators of the critically acclaimed God of War: Chains of Olympus for the PSP, are set to return to the popular action franchise with God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta. Developed in conjunction with Santa Monica Studio, SCEA’s PR Manager Eric Levine promises “25% more gameplay, an improved weapon system, and new magical powers — all enjoyed anytime, anywhere.”

“The last time we saw Kratos on the portable platform was in God of War: Chains of Olympus, a game that coupled stunning visuals with stellar gameplay and is still the highest rated PSP title of all-time on Metacritic.com,” Eric said. He continues: “I can also tell you from first-hand experience that we are pushing the limits of what PSP can do with state-of-the-art visual technologies, higher resolution environments, and greater depths of scale.”

Ready At Dawn, having also developed the well-received Daxter on the PSP, once publicly stated that their relationship with Sony’s handheld had come to an end, going so far as sending their development kits back to the publisher. With God of War III and the recent HD remakes of the first two games igniting new interest in big Greek, we’re assuming the development house had a change of heart.

In terms of timeline, Ghost of Sparta is something of a prequel, picking up where the original God of War left off.

Source: Official US PlayStation Blog