God of War, An Analysis

Synonym

Hack-and-Slash, Action-Adventure

Definition

Hack-and-Slash = a subgenre of action games that challenges the player to fight hordes of enemies that seem weak individually compared to the powerful player character. They typically ask a player to complete a level filled with minor enemies with a more powerful enemy at the end.

Action-Adventure = A mix of the action and adventure genres. Action-adventure games typically have some fast-paced fighting elements of action games with a story and world of an adventure game.

God of War, a single player game created by Santa Monica Studios on the Bluepoint Engine, was published and released by Sony Computer Entertainment on March 25, 2005. The game is part of an eight-game series spanning across multiple Sony consoles. As of August 2021, God of War 4 has sold over 19.5 million copies, making it the best-selling PlayStation 4 game as well as the best-selling game in the series.

Throughout the entire series, God of Warhas always been...