God of War: Sons of Sparta, the 2D Metroidvania spin-off of God of War is set to get a PlayStation 4 Version next week, alongside an update adding two new modes to the game. The title will be releasing on the previous gen console on November 16, at midnight local time. At that same time, a patch will be released adding both modes to the game on both this new PlayStation 4 version and the already released PlayStation 5 version of the title.
The first of these new modes is known as Hermes Mode, which as its name suggests, offers a speed based challenge. It is described as a “race against the clock with a dedicated speed running toolkit with a split-based timer, persistent scoreboard, and more”. Players will have access to this mode after they finish the game, or by entering Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, L1, R1, Touchpad. Who had cheat codes returning in 2026 on their bingo card?
The second mode, Erebus mode, will offer a far tougher challenge for seasoned players. It is described as the “ultimate challenge where both you and your enemies fall in a single hit”. This mode can be selected when starting a new game and selecting a save slot. Both modes offer up a remixed version of the main game, making this a good time to give it a try if you haven’t already… Though obvious there is a titan sized shadow looming this week that might hamper planned adventures in Greece, at least for now.
God of War: Sons of Sparta is a side scrolling metroidvania title developed by Mega Cat Studios in partnership with Santa Monica Studio. It was released back on PlayStation 5 in February of this year, being shadow dropped during a State of Play event. The game is canon to the series at large, taking us back even before protagonist Kratros made his deal with Ares, to his youth “during his harsh training at the Agoge alongside his brother Deimos”.
During this same State of Play it was announced that the original three God of War games are set to get full remakes sometime in the future. Before that, God of War Laufey is set to release in May of next year. It will feature Laufey (better known as Faye), the eventual wife of Kratos and mother of Atreus as she travels the Everwhen following her death shortly before the 2018 reboot.
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