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2008 PlayStation

Kratos' first handheld outing on the PSP packs the series' brutal blade-chain combat, QTE finishers and towering bosses into a compact, console-quality adventure. This prequel is set ten years before the original game, while Kratos is still serving the gods.

What defines God of War: Chains of Olympus:

  • Fantasy setting
  • Lavish presentation
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Action-packed real-time combat

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Onimusha: Warlords

94 %

2001 PCPlayStation

  • Fantasy setting
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Lavish presentation

As the samurai Samanosuke, you slash through demon hordes in feudal Japan to rescue a kidnapped princess. Fixed camera angles, puzzles and absorbing demon souls shape this survival-horror-style action adventure.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

Fantasy setting

A lavish hack-and-slash reboot where Gabriel Belmont wields his combat cross through a gothic world of werewolves, vampires and colossal titans. Weighty combo combat, climbing sections and puzzles carry a tragic tale of grief and damnation.

Dante's Inferno

Dark, serious atmosphere

A brutal hack-and-slash descent through the nine circles of Hell inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy, wielding Death's scythe and a holy cross against grotesque demons. Punishing or absolving damned souls shapes your unholy or holy upgrade path.

Skydance's Behemoth

Fantasy setting

A VR action adventure where you play the hunter Wren and take down colossal Behemoths in a cursed, fallen kingdom. It centers on weighty melee fights against giant beasts and a bleak atmosphere.

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

Fantasy setting

The Sands of Time trilogy finale mixes acrobatic wall-running through a burning Babylon with time rewinds, stealthy Speed Kills, and the Prince's struggle against his savage Dark Prince alter ego.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

Dark, serious atmosphere

You play Gabriel Belmont as Dracula in a dark hack-and-slash adventure that shifts between medieval castles and a modern city. Heavy combat with blood and shadow weapons meets a dramatic vampire saga.

Onimusha: Way of the Sword

Lavish presentation

Capcom's revival of Onimusha sends a samurai wielding the Oni Gauntlet through a demon-infested Edo-era Kyoto. Its core is weighty, precise swordplay built around timing-based counters and gory, cinematic presentation.

Heavenly Sword

Lavish presentation

A cinematic hack-and-slash adventure in which Nariko wields the mighty Heavenly Sword in fluid combat against whole armies. Strong direction and motion-capture performances carry its dramatic story of a doomed clan.

Onimusha 3: Demon Siege

Fantasy setting

Fixed-camera action adventure where Samanosuke in 16th-century Japan and Jacques in modern Paris battle demons. Fast sword combat with counters, soul absorption to upgrade weapons, and puzzles linking both time periods.

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