A shock PlayStation 5 sport that simply launched as a part of an enormous franchise has acquired some surprisingly unfavorable critiques.
What PS5 motion sport is getting unhealthy critiques?
God of Struggle Sons of Sparta, the shock two-dimensional Metroidvania sport that’s set within the iconic world of God of Struggle, was introduced and shadow dropped on the similar time on February 12, 2026. The pixelated journey sport survives as a prequel to the whole God of Struggle collection and follows Kratos’ journey by means of the Spartan army.
Sadly, the sport doesn’t appear to be garnering a lot in the best way of constructive critiques. On Metacritic, the sport holds a 70 rating, however has acquired extra combined critiques than anything. Many reward the sport’s tight platforming and use of the Metroidvania style, however lament its lack of including something new to the style or delivering any uniqueness to the sport as a complete.
GamesRadar+’s Oscar Taylor-Kent mentioned the sport “struggles to ship on the most effective of God of Struggle or the most effective the Metroidvania style has to supply,” whereas CGMagazine’s Zubi Khan referred to as it “a strong outing that takes the franchise into a brand new path whereas feeling a bit too protected and by the numbers for fans of the style to actually respect.”
Ought to its rating not enhance a bit, Sons of Sparta would have the designation of being the worst-reviewed sport within the God of Struggle franchise. Beforehand, that was held by the PlayStation 3 sport God of Struggle: Ascension, which launched in 2013. Alongside Sons of Sparta’s launch, developer Santa Monica Studio additionally introduced {that a} God of Struggle Trilogy Remake was within the works, with all three of the unique sport set to be redone.
