God of War is a single-player combat action-adventure, based on Greek mythology. In God of War players take on the role of Kratos as as he fights for his life in ancient times against a variety of fantastic enemies and creatures with two swords that are chained to his wrist – an apparent symbol of his stature as a mighty warrior. The game combines slick cinematics, hardcore combat, traps, stunts, physical challenges (climbing, scaling mountains, etc) and story-driven puzzles.