Ready At Dawn Maxes Out PSP For New God Of War

Although the PSP is on its way out and Sony appears ready to usher in its successor, Ready at Dawn wants everyone to know that the original handheld was a mighty powerful little unit.

They essentially proved that with God of War: Chains of Olympus, but it seems they've taken yet another step with the new portable Kratos adventure, Ghost of Sparta. According to Examiner.com, Ready at Dawn designer Mike Deneen said the team used the PSP to its "highest potential." There's a wide variety of top-notch games on the PSP but God of War is always a cut above. Said Deneen:

"We really wanted to show people HOW POWERFUL the PSP can be if fully utilized, and every inch of that UMD is oozing with the highest quality content that comes directly from harnessing all the power of the system."

You know, given what that team can do, you should all be damn thankful they came back to the PSP. After Chains of Olympus, Ready at Dawn said they wanted to move on and do something else, and the idea of another portable GoW wasn't on their minds. But eventually, they did decide on a follow-up and I think we'll all be very grateful for that reconsideration come November. You're gonna want it.

Related Game(s): God of War: Ghost of Sparta

Tags: god of war ghost of sparta, god of war psp, ready at dawn

10/7/2010 9:12:24 PM John Shepard

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Scarecrow
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 9:28:07 PM
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These guys should do Heavenly Sword 2. Will be getting this.

By the way, the psp has no games *stares at jrpg library."

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LimitedVertigo
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 10:04:41 PM

Wow, that's a great idea Scarecrow. I'd love to see them take a shot at the HS series.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 11:23:25 PM

Wouldn't it be awesome sauce if they cranked out HS2 and sold about 5 million copies? That would stick in Ninja Theory's craw.

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Kiryu
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 10:39:23 AM

It's a shame u haven't played Yakuza for psp.It is the game for the psp.But you can wait for the english release if they ever make one!

Last edited by Kiryu on 10/8/2010 10:39:41 AM

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nilos95
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 4:13:14 PM

Kiryu, it is not exactly RPG, but i agree a yakuza is a yakuza. btw have you played the jap version? IF yes, is the story and gameplay worth giving this the name yakuza?

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sticklife
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 9:32:02 PM
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I am very glad they did do another one. Did anyone else see the ign interview with them? it seemed kinda rude, "when are you guys going to stop just using other people IPs?". It was like they thought ready at dawn had to. I really hope they make a ps3 game next. With all the talent there they should be able to bring us something very cool.

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NoSmokingBandit
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 10:13:49 PM

That IGN interview was tough to read. They were being dicks with half of the questions and didnt even try to hide it.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 11:24:09 PM

They hate anyone who likes Playstation hardware.

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Temjin001
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 9:48:40 PM
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The game demo was awesome--just downright awesome. I will be playing this one for sure.

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LimitedVertigo
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 10:06:31 PM

Austria! Well, then. G'day mate! Let's put another shrimp on the barbie!

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Lawless SXE
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 1:56:07 AM

Vertigo,
It's Australia. And we call them prawns, not shrimps just so you know.

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LimitedVertigo
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 2:00:38 AM

Lawless we're cool so I'll be nice.

It's a quote from the movie Dumb and Dumber (1994).

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Lawless SXE
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 3:24:49 AM

Oh... yeah, I haven't seen that movie in about ten years. >.> The whole shrimps on a barbie thing is still ridiculous though.

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BikerSaint
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 9:51:21 PM
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Cool beans!
"GOW to the max, "Max it out baby!"

Last edited by BikerSaint on 10/7/2010 9:52:37 PM

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vicious54
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 11:13:46 AM

haha, reminded me of that movie Hot Rod. Cool Beans!

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Alienange
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 10:03:41 PM
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Lofty words indeed. Thankfully they have a proven record already so this one is looking mighty good. I might just sign up for that Sony credit card and get myself a hundred off a new PSP after all.

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LimitedVertigo
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 10:05:19 PM

Don't ruin your credit, just get a used one off Ebay for $60.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 11:24:57 PM

That's where I got mine, but it wasn't as cheap as 60.

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LimitedVertigo
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 11:28:25 PM

What model number is it? There's a 1000 selling right now for $56.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 11:30:49 PM

3001. I might get an old one sometime to mod it for nintendo emulation though.

Last edited by WorldEndsWithMe on 10/7/2010 11:31:25 PM

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LimitedVertigo
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 12:04:28 AM

I strongly suggest doing that. Walking around with hundreds of 8/16 bit classics is a wonderful thing.

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Jawknee
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 12:12:52 AM

Do you know how to mod it LV? if so you should tell me. ;) This is a great idea. I'll still have a use for my 1000 after i get my 3001.

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LimitedVertigo
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 12:34:20 AM

It's rather time consuming but once you do it you're home free and you can load games on it at will.

Just type something like "How to Mod a PSP 1000" in google/yahoo and you'll find plenty of sites telling you how. For mine I used a great guide on the Afterdawn forums but the poster has since taken down his guides, bla.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 12:53:51 AM

LV is correct, afterdawn is your friend.

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Jawknee
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 6:40:06 AM

Nice, thanks dudes.

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LittleBigMidget
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 10:39:59 PM
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In Ready At Dawn I Trust.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 11:25:23 PM
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I played the demo and it is definitely up there with GOWII. Just ordered Chains of Olympus too.

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LimitedVertigo
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 11:29:48 PM

I'm giddy in your new found interest in the PSP. The only thing that pisses me off is you're getting all these great games for dirt cheap thanks to your patience.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 11:52:21 PM

haha, I know, they cost me nothing. As it happens I will have some newfound travel and down time so I thought why not take the plunge?

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Qubex
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 11:58:54 PM

I am so close in taking the plunge on a second hand PSP 1006K model... for a US$130. May be worth it, but remember, as soon as PSP2 is announced the prices should tumble, right?

Anyway, thinking about it.

Q!

"play.experience.enjoy"

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AcHiLLiA
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 10:10:17 AM

yah, definitely they should drop the price.

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Jawknee
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 12:15:27 AM
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Nuooo! the demo had a a bit of tearing. Didn't know that was possible on the PSP. I bet they fix it for release. Can;t wait. I just read too that specially marked boxes of this game will come with a beta code for a skin of Kratos brother for use in God of War III. The concept art for the skin looked cool.

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LimitedVertigo
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 12:35:02 AM

You see that on Joystiq?

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Lawless SXE
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 3:22:50 AM

I don't like that Kratos' brother is named for Deimos, the god of hope. But, the piece of artwork for him did look seven shades of kick-azz.
Peace.

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Jawknee
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 6:37:27 AM

Saw it at IGN.

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THEGODSLAYER
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 1:38:27 AM
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the new trailer is insane, i needa buy another psp.(keep selling them)

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Lawless SXE
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 1:59:47 AM
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As I've said before, Ghost of Sparta will rock all sorts. Hearing this news makes me think that perhaps a God of War title will be the last hurrah for the PSP as it was with the PS2. Of course, there's still a bundle of games coming out for it in the future, but the successor can't be far away. Who's ever heard of a portable with a shelf life of more than six years?

Either way, I have to get this alongside Peace Walker when I see copies.
Peace.

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Kai200X
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 2:22:26 AM
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I already pre-ordered this baby when it available and if the news of PSP2 is true, I'm not surprise Ready at Dawn will probably work on more God of War titles for the PSP2 in the future.

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___________
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 4:01:54 AM
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isent that what they said about GOW CoO?
cant trust this PR bull sh*t!!!!!!!

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gumbi
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 8:15:33 AM
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Man oh man. My PSP's been getting more gaming attention than my PS3 lately and they're giving me more God of War, bring it on! They really did a great job with CoO, anxious to see what they'll do with this one.

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maxpontiac
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 9:09:44 AM
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Watched the trailer for this game, and looked amazing.

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DjEezzy
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 1:25:06 PM
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Psp is pretty awesome. PeaceWalker is absolutely amazing for a portable game. Patapon is awesome too. I haven't played CoO but it's only like $19 on the network. Have a pspgo... Ghosts of Sparta looks awesome as well. Maybe i should get the demo.
I hope they make more awesome games in the future.

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Jawknee
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 3:22:18 PM
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I just watched a new trailer for this game. It looks fracking awesome! Too bad its not on the PS3.

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