Release

God of War was released on March 22, 2005 in North America and June 21, 2005 in Europe and is also available in the PlayStation 2's lineup of Greatest Hits.
The game and the subsequent sequel - God of War II - were released in North America on November 17, 2009 as part of the God of War Collection, featuring ports of both games to PlayStation 3 hardware with up-scaled graphics and support for PlayStation Trophies. It was re-released in Japan on March 18, Australia on 29 April, 2010 and the UK on 30 April 2010.