This small change particularly affected me because I take the subway to work. I have to keep my PS Vita in its case due to the hectic nature of getting to work and back on packed Korean subway cars, thus negating my ability to use the rear touchpad.

The engrossing soundtrack; Various special abilities that liven up the button-mashing

The wonky touchpad controls; Quick-time prompts are cut off due to small screen size; Yet another re-hash for the series

Without question, the two God of War games released on PSP are among the very best titles ever to appear on the handheld. That's not just according to us, either; God of War: Chains of Olympus still stands as the highest-rated PSP game of all time on Metacritic , and while Ghost of Sparta was almost...

Already-great games play even better on PS3; Ghost of Sparta looks amazing; Plenty of relatively easy Trophies

Video cutscenes still look low-res; So do the textures in Chains of Olympus; Switching games means quitting to XMB

As I finished up my play through of Ghost of Sparta, I realized that I had completed every game in the God of War anthology on one console. This is one of the things I love about this generation...

+ Looks awesome in HD; + Everyone can now enjoy them; + Right analog makes a huge difference; + Fills in story gaps

Now I want more PSP HD collections

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+ Two expertly crafted games with major improvements to visuals and gameplay; + Addition of 3D support; two platinum trophies; and DLC included

- Camera issues and small separation from previous releases

As one of video gaming's icons, Kratos has established the God of War series as one of the best franchises around. Now you can officially experience all of Kratos' adventures on your PS3, as Sony has issued this special God of War: Origins Collection.

God of War is one of those rare video game franchises where every game in the series has been a spectacular achievement in terms of gameplay, graphics, and storytelling. For the most part the series has been exclusive to the PS2/PS3, with the three main games in the series releasing on the consoles.

It seems as though the breakout success of Sony's God of War Collection back in 2009 started a trend because since then publishers have been scrambling to produce HD re-releases of popular franchises.

It's pretty difficult to significantly fault Volume II. The battles are smaller, and the games don't look as good as the titles that were built for PS3, but they never were going to.

God of War: Origins Collection tells a pair of unique, interesting stories. One follows the over-the-top, frequently brutal and brooding exploits of the iconic warrior Kratos. The other, perhaps more compelling narrative, recounts the challenge of squeezing everyone's favorite Spartan onto the...

Following the success of The God of War Collection 1 which remastered the first two games of this popular series in high definition for the PlayStation 3, Sony have done the same for both Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta, two God of War games exclusively for the PSP.