Man, does the God of War franchise have it all: Greek mythology, vengeance followed by vengeance followed by vengeance, adult situations (if you catch my drift—nudge, nudge, wink, wink), and weaponry called the Blades of Chaos: not one, but two blood-spattering swords held together by a chain and that spit flames while in use.
And just imagine the parent-child arguments that take place because of this game. There’s a historical angle—maybe there’s something to be learned about Greek mythology!—that comes at the expense of the main character, Kratos, leaving a path of blood in his wake.
Whatever the case, the formula seems to be working as the franchise has sold tens of millions of copies and spawned a novel, a comic book series and there’s a feature film reportedly in the works as well.