God of War: Ghost of Sparta: PS3 Platinum Trophy Guide

PS3

Select Hard at the start and keep separate saves before the Caldera, Sparta, and the River of Lament. During the campaign, prioritise scene-specific trophies and the five relics found along the story route. Save the long combat goals for the Arena after Thanatos, where you can also put aside the orbs needed to finish the Temple of Zeus.

A route through six relics, thirteen challenges, and 500 kills with Thera’s fire.

Original edition: PSP (2010); the platinum belongs to the PS3 HD remaster.
Remaster release: PS3: September 13, 2011 in North America; European rollout from September 14.
Trophy set: 36 trophies in all, including the platinum; offline requirements.
Temple of Zeus: One million red orbs to finish the purchases and reach the last relic.
Challenges: Five Ares challenges and eight Athena challenges.

Save before meeting Thera

Stop in the Caldera before receiving Thera’s Bane. During the Titan sequence, use the left stick to keep Kratos pulling without breaking the chain. Slow down if he leans too far back, or speed up just enough if he starts to move forward. Keep the scream going for over a minute in one attempt. Reload the checkpoint if the sequence ends early.

Check that Make Her Scream has unlocked before moving on.

Collect the five story relics

Look for Callisto’s armlet in the Temple of Poseidon, Athena’s owl in her temple, the king’s ring in the River of Lament, and Ares’s bonds in the Domain of Death. In Sparta, enter the minigame room and win three times: the first win awards the trophy, the third gives you Aphrodite’s Ambrosia. Check side chests for eyes, feathers, and horns along the way.

Check that the ambrosia is in your inventory before leaving Sparta.

Attempt the golden chest interaction

In the River of Lament, after a save point, look left for the chest in front of the large gold Cyclops statue. Keep attempting to open it for 30 seconds even though it does not open. Then finish the run on Hard through Thanatos. Before the end, spend the orbs you collected in the campaign on weapons and magic you have not fully upgraded.

Do not confuse the ring with the chest: this area has both the relic and the chest attempt.

Run separate sessions in the Combat Arena

Open the Arena from Treasures after finishing the story. For the combo, enable infinite health and magic and repeatedly use Scourge of Erinys with multiple enemies on the field. Wait for the counter to reach 1,000 before leaving. Switch to a separate session for the Thera’s Bane kills: the trophy counts enemies killed by the fire, not ordinary hits.

Also check the enemy throws and Keres Wraith executions if you still need them.

Complete the Temple of Zeus and all thirteen challenges

Use the Arena to build up red orbs and buy every entry in the Temple of Zeus. When the purchases are complete, climb the staircase that opens and pick up the Grave Digger’s Shovel, the sixth relic. The Athena challenges unlock through purchases; check the challenge menu to make sure both those and the Ares challenges are cleared.

Buying everything does not collect the shovel automatically: go up and pick it up.

Trophies to watch

Burning Sensation

Incinerate 500 enemies

Make sure Thera’s fire deals the killing blow; use the Arena for any kills still needed after the story.

The Midas Trick

Attempt to open the Golden Chest for 30 seconds

Keep trying to open the gold chest in the River of Lament for the full 30 seconds.

Make Her Scream

Make a Titan scream for over a minute

During the Caldera sequence, adjust the stick to keep the scream going for over a minute without breaking the chain.

Treasure Hunter

Collect all of the Godly Possessions

Check for five story relics and collect the shovel after buying out the Temple of Zeus.

Greatest Hits

Execute a 1000-Hit Combo

In the Arena, use Scourge of Erinys with infinite magic and verify the combo counter before leaving.

Frequently asked questions

Can I do everything on Normal?

No. Zeus May Cry requires a Hard clear. Start on Hard if you want to avoid a second full campaign.

Is one Sparta minigame win enough?

It is enough for A Hero’s Welcome, but the ambrosia for Treasure Hunter comes after the third win. Finish all three before leaving the room.

Is this platinum in the PS Vita collection?

No. This is the trophy set for the PS3 HD edition of Ghost of Sparta. The PSP original had no trophies, and Ghost of Sparta has no native Vita set.

Sources

Trophy lists

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Buying the game

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