These scenes are awash with iconography that dictates how each battle behaves, and each card in the (typically) 4×4 row will flip over to shift the battlefield or positioning of the various characters depicted. Each scene features set pieces with elves, giants and even gods standing in opposition to the players. God of War is a purely card-driven game with interactive cardboard scenes that create an impressive visual of the video game’s battlefields. The hi-res artwork is rather stunning and comes very close to avoiding the usual awkwardness of seeing 3D character models represented in cardboard form. Whilst I’ve not played any of the video games from the PlayStation franchise in question, it’s not difficult to appreciate the flavour of Sony’s official art for this release. Everyone has a weakness!Īnd so arrives God of War: The Card Game - a cooperative deck-builder from CMON Limited that casts you as a norse warrior (or floating head) vying to avert Ragnarök by battling the gods themselves.
It’s been a long time since CelJaded last investigated another board game based on a video game, but with 2020 forcing the world’s leisure time indoors, I thought it the perfect opportunity to expand my collection of trashy licensed games in hopes of finding the next big hit.
