God of War fans were treated to a surprise new game earlier this year. The retro-stylized Metroidvania God of War Sons of Sparta shadow-dropped during February’s State of Play stream alongside the announcement that the original trilogy is getting remade. Sons of Sparta was released as a PlayStation 5 exclusive, but that will no longer be the case next week.
God of War Sons of Sparta heads to PS4
On Friday, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced Kratos’ teenage adventure God of War Sons of Sparta will be released on PlayStation 4 at midnight local time Nov. 16. Two new game modes will arrive the same day as well for both PS4 and PS5.
Hermes Mode will be all about speedrunning. “Race against the clock with a dedicated speedrunning toolkit with a split-based timer, persistent scoreboard, and more,” Sony said in a PlayStation Blog post. It will be accessible after you beat the game, or by entering the following cheat in the main menu: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, L1, R1, Touchpad.
Erebus Mode will offer a different type of challenge as Kratos and all enemies die in a single hit. It can be selected when starting a new game, but cannot be changed once started.
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God of War Sons of Sparta earned a pretty mixed reception, receiving a 64 Metascore on Metacritic. I was a bit higher on it than most, writing in my review that Sons of Sparta “may not be God of War’s most exciting installment, [but] Mega Cat’s reinterpretation comes with surprising emotional depth that makes for a worthwhile prequel.”
God of War Sons of Sparta is out now for PS5, and lands on PS4 on Nov. 16.
