It's been six months since Kratos stood over the bodies of his wife and child, hands stained by their blood – tricked by Ares into murdering the only people he ever loved.

Vengeance is born in the fires of betrayal in an action-packed prequel to the best-selling God of War franchise. The official marketing text of Sony God of War: Ascension, PS3 PlayStation 3 as supplied by the manufacturerįorged in the fires of betrayal, witness the beginning of a brutal legend as Kratos seeks freedom, redemption and the clarity to avenge his family in the prequel to God of War.