God of War III was later remastered as God of War III Remastered and released on PlayStation 4 (PS4) in July 2015. With the exception of God of War III in the God of War Saga, each collection features remastered ports of the games that were not originally released on the PS3. Five of the Greek era games have been re-released through three separate compilations for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) platform: God of War Collection (2009), God of War: Origins Collection (2011), and God of War Saga (2012). The series consists of eight games across multiple platforms the first seven make up the Greek era of the series. Debuting in 2005, the series has become a flagship title for the PlayStation brand and the character Kratos is one of its most popular characters. God of War is an action-adventure video game series, the first era of which was loosely based on Greek mythology.
