<Tr> <Th> God of War (2018) </Th> <Td> 94 / 100 </Td> </Tr> <P> In June 2012, Sony reported that the series had sold more than 21.65 million copies worldwide (as of August 27, 2018, Sony has not released updated sales data for the franchise as a whole). God of War (2005), God of War II, Chains of Olympus, God of War Collection, God of War III, and God of War (2018) have each received critical acclaim from several reviewers as compiled by review aggregator Metacritic, with both the 2005 and 2018 titles being tied for the highest score in the franchise at 94 / 100 . Betrayal and Ghost of Sparta only received generally favorable reception . Ascension also only had a generally favorable reception and, not including the PlayStation Vita port of God of War Collection, it has the lowest score in the series from Metacritic (80 / 100). </P> <P> At the time of its release, Raymond Padilla of GameSpy wrote that God of War is the "best action game ever to grace the PS2". Other critics have similarly said that it is one of the best action games of all time; it received over a dozen "Game of the Year" awards . In 2009, it was named the "seventh best" PlayStation 2 game of all time on IGN's "Top 25 PS2 Games of All Time" list . God of War II was also on IGN's list, and was named the "second best" PlayStation 2 game of all time . God of War II has similarly been called one of the best action games of all time and is considered the swan song of the PlayStation 2 era . In November 2012, Complex.com named God of War II the best PlayStation 2 game of all time--where God of War was named the 11th best--and consider it better than its successor, God of War III . Betrayal was acclaimed for its fidelity to the series in terms of gameplay, art style, and graphics . </P> <P> Chains of Olympus has been praised for "fantastic" graphics and "tight and responsive" controls . In 2008, IGN awarded Chains of Olympus the "Best PSP Action Game", and in September 2010, it was listed as the best PSP game by GamePro . God of War III received praise for its graphics, in particular of Kratos; at the time, IGN stated that Kratos was "perhaps the single most impressive - looking character ever in videogames ." IGN also said that God of War III "redefines what the word' scale' means with regards to videogames, as it throws you into scenes with Titans that are larger than entire levels in some other games ." God of War III received awards for "Most Anticipated Game of 2010" and "Best PS3 Game" at the 2009 and 2010 Spike Video Game Awards, respectively . The game also won the "Artistic Achievement" award at the 2011 BAFTA awards . Ghost of Sparta was praised for its graphics and story, with Chris Pereira of 1UP saying that it was "a more personal story than the other GOW games ." It received several awards at E3 2010 including "Best Handheld Game", "Best PSP Game", and "PSP Game of Show", and won "Best Handheld Game" at the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards . </P>

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