Rave reviews hit for God of War III

The first reviews have flooded the internet of Sony’s upcoming PS3 only God of War III, and it seems that Sony has yet another critical smash on its hands.

The next-gen hack ‘n’ slash outing was awarded an impressive nine from Eurogamer, a 9.3 from IGN, 94 per cent from Play.tm, an ‘A’ from 1UP and a 96 per cent from Spong.

The game continues Sony’s fine run of well-received exclusives on the format that includes last year’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and recent release Heavy Rain, which currently boasts Metacritic averages of 96 per cent and 87 per cent respectively.

God of War III will be released in the UK on March 19th.