British Gaming: God of War III Hands-On

After playing an entire generation worth of clunky brawlers and button mashing slice-n-dices nicknamed "god of war" clones, it's easy to forget why they inherited that cheeky moniker in the first place.

But it only takes a few seconds of God of War III, with its brutal blood shedding evisceration and the way it amps simple button presses into glorious lacerating manoeuvres, to remember why Kratos is king.