In God of War, you play as the mortal warrior Kratos, a muscular Spartan warrior who is on a mission from the gods of Olympus. Ares, the god of war, has attacked the mighty city of Athens. Athena, who cannot fight Ares as Zeus has forbidden gods to fight amongst themselves, has asked Kratos to acquire Pandora's Box, a powerful item that frightens the gods themselves. If Kratos can find Pandora's Box, he can save Athens, and kill the god of war.