Release
On January 1, 2005, the demo of God of War, titled God of War: The Hydra Battle, was released. The demo featured Kratos battling various opponents, ending with a portion of the Hydra battle that would open the main game. The game itself was released on March 22, 2005 in North America, June 21, 2005 in mainland Europe, July 8, 2005 in the United Kingdom, and November 17, 2005 in Japan. By the end of July, the game was the sixth best selling game of 2005, and by June 2012, it had sold more than 4.6 million copies worldwide. In 2006, it became available in the PlayStation 2's lineup of Greatest Hits. The game and its sequel, God of War II, were released in North America on November 17, 2009 as part of the God of War Collection, featuring remastered ports of both games for the PlayStation 3 platform, with upscaled graphics and support for PlayStation Trophies. It was released in Japan on March 18, 2010, Australia on April 29, 2010, and the UK on April 30, 2010. On November 2, 2010, God of War Collection, containing both God of War and God of War II, was released as a digital download on the PlayStation Store, the first product containing PS2 material to be available via download. PlayStation Plus subscribers could also download a one hour trial of each game and for a limited time could receive a God of War III skin with the purchase of each game: "Phantom of Chaos" (God of War) and "Forgotten Warrior" (God of War II) respectively. By June 2012, God of War Collection had sold more than 2.4 million copies worldwide. On August 28, 2012, the remastered version of God of War—along with God of War II, God of War III, God of War: Chains of Olympus, and God of War: Ghost of Sparta—was released as part of the God of War Saga under Sony's new line of PlayStation Collections for the PlayStation 3 in North America.
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