God Of War - Ranking Every Game From Worst To Best

Although the lack of recent releases may have caused some people to forget the pedigree of the series, God of War arguably hasn't had a single bad game in the franchise so far.

Every single game in the series has either been extremely highly rated, or represented some kind of massive technical achievement for whichever console it was on.

Combine all that with a combat system that has carried through over seven different titles, and it's pretty clear to see that Sony wouldn't be the first-party juggernaut they are now without Kratos, his array of skyscraper-sized bosses and some incredibly fun, brutally effective weapons.

All of this looks set to continue next month when God of War releases on the PS4. With amazing graphics, a brand new focus on the narrative and a fantastic looking combat system, who knows if it'll end up being the best game in the God of War series.

Before we get to the series' bold new direction and tonal overhaul, take a minute to remind yourself why so many people are excited for the return of Kratos in the first place.

No surprises here.

This one almost feels like cheating. To be completely fair, despite only being a phone game, Betrayal actually had quite favourable reviews and matched the God of War series pretty well. That doesn't stop it from being the worst the series has to offer, though.

In Betrayal's defence, it actually features a completely unique story that is set in between the events of Ghost of Sparta and God of War 2, with Kratos now being the God of War.

Betrayal also keeps the typical gameplay beats of the God of War series with platforming, combos and the Chains of Olympus as Kratos' main weapon. Considering it managed to win a few awards, it should be pretty clear that Betrayal is actually pretty good. Still, it can never really hope to live up to the rest of the series.

If a surprisingly good phone game is the absolute worst your series has to offer, you're certainly not doing a bad job.