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Initially launched for the PlayStation 2, the game…",11,[18],"PlayStation 2","Capcom",{"text":21,"outlet":22,"outlet_slug":23,"score":13,"url":24},"While Kratos may have aged God of War symbolizes just how different a game can be from what fans have known and still surpass all expectations.","Capsule Computers","capsule-computers","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.capsulecomputers.com.au\u002F2018\u002F04\u002Fgod-of-war-review\u002F",{"id":26,"rank":27,"name":6,"slug":28,"cover_image":29,"avg_score":30,"release_date":31,"summary":32,"review_count":33,"platforms":34,"publisher":38,"quote":39},108598,2,"god-of-war--1","108598\u002FGod of War Cover.webp",94.38,"2018-04-20","God of War is the sequel to God of War III as well as a continuation of the canon God of War chronology. 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