God of War's story is a dark tale that makes inventive use of ancient Greek mythology. You're cast in the role of a former Spartan warrior, who, at the start of the game, is about to commit suicide. Before you wonder why Jaffe and company have spent the last two years working on the world's shortest suicide sim, stop--there's quite a bit more to it. The dramatic opener is actually a kickoff for the game's adventure, which is essentially a three- to four-act playable flashback of the last three weeks of the warrior's troubled life. While the exact details of the plot are a little fuzzy, the gist of it is that this brave warrior sets out on a pretty ambitious quest--to kill a god, namely Ares, the god of war.