The God of War franchise has sold over 51 million physical and digital copies worldwide as of November 2020. God of War 2005, God of War II, Chains of Olympus, God of War Collection, God of War III, God of War 2018, and Related works all received positive reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic, with 2005, 2018, and Ragnarök titles tied for the highest score in the franchise at 94/100.
Betrayal and Ghost of Sparta received mostly positive reviews. Ascension received generally positive reviews and, excluding the PlayStation Vita port of the God of War Collection, has the lowest Metacritic score in the series 80/100.
Raymond Padilla of GameSpy wrote at the time of its release that the original God of War was the “best action game ever to grace the PS2. Other critics agreed that it was one of the best action games of all time, and it received a slew of Game of the Year awards.
On IGN’s Top 25 PS2 Games of All Time list in 2009, it was named the seventh-best PlayStation 2 game of all time. God of War II was also named the “second-best” PlayStation 2 game of all time by IGN.
Which God of War is the best to play?
Ghost of Sparta is one of the best PSP games, demonstrating how Kratos and God of War translate well to handheld games. It has gameplay similar to God of War II, and it’s a God of War game that many people overlooked.