<P> God of War is a third - person hack and slash action - adventure video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment ( SCE ) . First released on March 22 , 2005 , for the PlayStation 2 ( PS2 ) console , it is the first installment in the series of the same name and the third chronologically . Loosely based on Greek mythology , it is set in ancient Greece with vengeance as its central motif . The player controls the protagonist Kratos , a Spartan warrior who serves the Olympian Gods . The goddess Athena tasks Kratos with killing Ares , the God of War and Kratos ' former mentor who tricked Kratos into killing his wife and daughter . As Ares besieges Athens out of hatred for Athena , Kratos embarks on a quest to find the one object capable of stopping the god once and for all : Pandora 's Box . </P>
<P> God of War is a third - person hack and slash action - adventure video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment ( SCE ) . First released on March 22 , 2005 , for the PlayStation 2 ( PS2 ) console , it is the first installment in the series of the same name and the third chronologically . Loosely based on Greek mythology , it is set in ancient Greece with vengeance as its central motif . The player controls the protagonist Kratos , a Spartan warrior who serves the Olympian Gods . The goddess Athena tasks Kratos with killing Ares , the God of War and Kratos ' former mentor who tricked Kratos into killing his wife and daughter . As Ares besieges Athens out of hatred for Athena , Kratos embarks on a quest to find the one object capable of stopping the god once and for all : Pandora 's Box . </P>
when did the original god of war come out
when did the original god of war come out
March 22 , 2005
March 22 , 2005