
During the game, Kratos acquires new weapons-the Claws of Hades, the Nemean Cestus, and the Nemesis Whip-with other combat options.
The weapon is a pair of blades attached to chains wrapped around Kratos’ wrists and forearms that can be swung in a number of maneuvers.
Kratos’ main weapon is the Blades of Exile, replacing the Blades of Athena used in previous installments and the opening moments of the game. Where the eyes and feathers increase the player’s health and magic meters, the horns increase the items meter, which allows further use of secondary weapons, called “Items”. In addition to finding Gorgon Eyes and Phoenix Feathers of the previous games, Minotaur Horns are a new item to be found. The puzzles included vary in difficulty: some puzzles only require objects to be placed in a specific position, while some require timing and precision, such as a puzzle with mechanics similar to Guitar Hero. The player must also climb walls and ladders, jump across chasms, and swing on ropes to proceed through the game. The enemies are an assortment of Greek mythological creatures, including centaurs, harpies, chimeras, cyclopes, satyrs, minotaurs, Sirens, cerberuses, and Gorgons. As with previous installments, the player controls the character Kratos from a fixed-camera perspective in combo-based combat, platforming, and puzzle games. It is a third-person single-player video game. God of War III is an action-adventure game with hack-and-slash elements.