The demo was finally made available to all users on the PlayStation Store on February 25, 2010 , just weeks before the full game's launch. What Was in the Demo?

Remembering the God of War III Demo on PS3: A 20-Minute Masterclass in Rage

Before Kratos plummeted from the back of Gaia and into the churning waters of the River Styx, before the franchise soft-rebooted into the snowy forests of Midgard, there was a golden moment of pure, unfiltered hype. That moment arrived in late 2009, packaged onto a Blu-ray disc or as a digital download, known simply as the .

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Kratos, having just been pulled into the Underworld by the Titan Gaia, must fight his way through the Chains of Balance to find the "Path of Tartarus."

What made the God of War III PS3 demo a technical marvel was its engine. Even in its pre-release state, the demo ran at a target of 60 frames per second at 720p resolution, utilizing a dynamic frame-rate solution that rarely buckled under intense action.