<P> God of War : Ascension is a third - person action - adventure video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment ( SCE ) . The game was first released on March 12 , 2013 , for the PlayStation 3 ( PS3 ) console . It is the seventh installment in the God of War series and prequel to the entire series . Loosely based on Greek mythology , the game is set in ancient Greece with vengeance as its central motif . The player controls the protagonist Kratos , the former servant of the God of War Ares , who tricked Kratos into killing his wife and daughter . In response to this tragedy , Kratos renounced Ares , breaking his blood oath to the god . Kratos was therefore imprisoned and tortured by the three Furies , guardians of honor and enforcers of punishment . Helped by the oath keeper Orkos , Kratos escapes his imprisonment and confronts the Furies to be completely free of his bond to Ares . </P>
<P> God of War : Ascension is a third - person action - adventure video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment ( SCE ) . The game was first released on March 12 , 2013 , for the PlayStation 3 ( PS3 ) console . It is the seventh installment in the God of War series and prequel to the entire series . Loosely based on Greek mythology , the game is set in ancient Greece with vengeance as its central motif . The player controls the protagonist Kratos , the former servant of the God of War Ares , who tricked Kratos into killing his wife and daughter . In response to this tragedy , Kratos renounced Ares , breaking his blood oath to the god . Kratos was therefore imprisoned and tortured by the three Furies , guardians of honor and enforcers of punishment . Helped by the oath keeper Orkos , Kratos escapes his imprisonment and confronts the Furies to be completely free of his bond to Ares . </P>
when did god of war ascension come out
when did god of war ascension come out
March 12 , 2013
March 12 , 2013