God of War is a third person action-adventure video game for the
PlayStation 2, first released on March 22, 2005. Loosely based on Greek
mythology, it is the first installment in the series of the same name
and the third chronologically. The player controls Kratos, a Spartan
warrior who serves the Olympian Gods. The goddess Athena tasks him with
killing Ares, the God of War, who tricked Kratos into killing his own
wife and child. As Ares besieges Athens out of hatred for Athena, Kratos
embarks on a quest to find the one object capable of stopping the god:
the legendary Pandora's Box. The gameplay focuses on combo-based combat
and features quick time events that require the player to complete game
controller actions in a timed sequence to defeat stronger enemies and
bosses. The player can use magical attacks, and the game also features
puzzles and platforming elements. The eleventh best-selling PlayStation
2 game of all time, it sold more than 4.6 million copies worldwide.
Regarded as one of the best action-adventure games for the platform and
noted for its graphics, sound, presentation, and story, it won several
"Game of the Year" awards.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1765:
The Parliament of Great Britain passed the Stamp Act, requiring
that many printed materials in the Thirteen Colonies in British America
carry a tax stamp (pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_Act_1765>
1871:
William Woods Holden became the first governor of a U.S. state
to be removed from office due to impeachment.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Woods_Holden>
1933:
The Holocaust: The construction of the first Nazi concentration
camp at Dachau was completed.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dachau_concentration_camp>
1945:
Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Transjordan, and
Yemen founded the Arab League, a regional organization that facilitates
political, economic, cultural, scientific and social programs designed
to promote the interests of the Arab world.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_League>
1995:
Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov of the Soyuz programme
returned from the Mir space station after 437 days in space, setting a
record for the longest spaceflight.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeri_Polyakov>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
perfusion:
(medicine) The introduction of a drug or nutrients through the
bloodstream in order to reach an internal organ or tissues.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/perfusion>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
A knife is sharpened on stone, steel is tempered by fire, but
men must be sharpened by men.
--The Walking Drum
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Walking_Drum>