God of War III: Ultimate Edition Strategy Guide [Hardcover]

BradyGames (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 18, 2010

Special Strategy Guide with Embossed Hardcover
This Ultimate Edition includes a special hardbound strategy guide complete with everything in our Signature Series guide, plus exclusive content not available anywhere else!
- 48-Page Concept Art Gallery
Filled with beautiful concept art straight from the development studio; this stunning, entirely new collection expands on the gorgeous art book included with the Ultimate Edition game.
- One of Four Exclusive, Numbered Lithographs. Each Ultimate Edition guide contains one of four limited-run concept art lithographs. This is your only chance to own one of these collectible images.
PLUS…
- Complete Walkthrough - Dominate Every Boss, Uncover Every Secret, Solve Every Puzzle!
- Exquisitely Illustrated Maps - Reveal Concealed Chests, Hidden Secrets, and More!
- Puzzle Options - We Offer Three Options for Each Puzzle: Minor Hints, Major Hints, and Step-By-Step Solutions! Use This Guide Your Way!
- Exhaustive Weapon and Magic Data - Comprehensive Damage and Magic Cost Coverage! Item-Specific Strategies!
- Godly Hoard- Collect All the Artifacts from the Olympian Gods Themselves!
And Much More!
- Challenges of Olympus
- Lore on the Immortals and their World
- Extensive Bestiary
- History of the Series
- Alternate Costumes
- All Trophies

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Brady Games (March 18, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0744012007
• ISBN-13: 978-0744012002
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 0.7 x 10.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,143 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kratos would approve of this guide, March 18, 2010

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Parka (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: God of War III: Ultimate Edition Strategy Guide (Hardcover)

Length:: 0:48 Mins

Prior to getting this book, I've already started on God of War III. If you've already played bits of the game, you'll realise it's not a very complicated a game. Even without a walkthrough, clearing the game should be no problem.

Having said that, the walkthrough is still there if you need it, clear and complete. If you don't want any spoilers from the walkthrough, you can just use the maps provided without reading the walkthrough. Each map has all the collectible items listed, including treasures of the gods (some gods like to throw their stuff everywhere). Interspersed with the walkthrough are interesting stories on the mythology and characters, although they left me a bit confused with the supposedly real world mythologies because of some discrepancies.

The usefulness of this guide is more on the information on the weapons, collectible items, challenges and trophies. They have everything listed. Button combinations for all the weapons and their powers are listed, which helped me saved a bit of time on trial and error (sometimes I miss reading instructions on screen). After you finish the game, you'll unlock the Challenges of Olympus with all its challenges and trophies. If you really can't figure out how to beat those challenges, then this the guide for you.

This limited edition includes additional pages of concept art which is really cool. I wish the creators would come out with a proper art book though. There's also a printed lithograph provided, only one out of the four designs are included. Why not all four?

The negative part is the paper quality, which is soft and flimsy, like those in mass produced magazines. It's not one would like to see used in a limited edition guide.

Overall, this is a very decent guide for the epic game. Recommended to gamers who just can't get enough of the game and don't want to miss anything.

4.5 stars out of 5

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not As Carefully Compiled As It Looks...., March 23, 2010

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Greg Sword "DETfaninATL" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: God of War III: Ultimate Edition Strategy Guide (Hardcover)

THE GOOD : Great layout, VERY comprehensive info on anything you could want to know about this game and as an added bonus it provides a history lesson on each of the Gods and many of the creatures in the game, throughout the book. Quite a nice little bonus to be sure. A videogame guidebook with some brains instead of just brawn! Also, this 'Ultimate Edition' includes some nice artwork for serious fans of the series.

THE BAD: This book seems like a rush-job. The many noticeable spelling errors led me to ask if anyone ever proof-read this thing before it was published. It was that bad. Additionally, and even worse, this book has altogether omitted one of the 7 challenges of Olympus. Also along these lines, one of the 'Godly Treasures' (Hephaestus's Ring) is not called out in graphic detail like the others are. It is mentioned in the text of the walkthrough, but again, it is not called out / presented in the same fashion as all the other collectibles like this are.

VERDICT :All in all, this is a very good strategy guide, but it's not without some rather significant and very noticeable flaws, but nothing that will significantly hamper your walk-through. Or at least, nothing that a little research on the Web can't fix.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid strategy guide but not quite perfect..., March 12, 2010

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C. WILLIAMS (Alabama) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: God of War III: Ultimate Edition Strategy Guide (Hardcover)

I'll start by saying that contrary to what others have said I find the guides cover, thickness and quality to be great for the price. However, that is what the "greatness" ends.

The guide itself is probably more eye candy that it is functional. Some of the descriptions on how to beat the bosses (and do small things like open doors, getting past Gaia's "heart" etc) are not great and they can still leave you with the feeling that you are solving the puzzle on your own. It is not very detailed and often times it will have pictures that don't really give a good idea of what you need to do.

Overall I would recommend this for any collector, however if you are stuck on an area and/or want a complete "God of War III for dummies book" I would look elsewhere because their are unofficial guides (online and in print) that will help you more in your quest of finding everything in a quick and timely manner!