God of War III is an action-adventure video game for PlayStation 3, developed by Sony Santa Monica (SCE Studios Santa Monica), published by Sony Computer Entertainment and released worldwide in March 2010.cite weburl=Official, God of War III Will Be Attacking Stores on March 16th!date=2010-01-28last=Levinefirst=Ericpublisher=Sony Computer Entertainmentaccessdate=2010-01-28 It is the third and final chapter in the current story arc, chronologically taking place after God of War II. God of War III, however, is not the last God of War game in the series (God of War (series)).

God of War III has received universal acclaim with a score of 93% and 94% on review aggregators Metacritic and GameStats respectively. According to GameRankings the game is currently the top rated PS3 exclusive of the year.