 God of War is an action @-@ adventure video game series loosely based on Greek mythology . <unk> in 2005 , the series has become a flagship title for the PlayStation brand and the character Kratos is one of its most popular characters . The series consists of seven games across multiple platforms . Five of these have been re @-@ released through three separate compilations for the PlayStation 3 ( PS3 ) platform : God of War Collection ( 2009 ) , God of War : Origins Collection ( 2011 ) , and God of War Saga ( 2012 ) . With the exception of God of War III in the God of War Saga , each collection features remastered ports of the games that were not originally released on the PS3 . God of War III was later remastered as God of War III <unk> and released on PlayStation 4 ( <unk> ) in July 2015 . God of War : <unk> and God of War : Ascension are the only installments that have not been remastered for a newer platform or included in a collection . 
