After dishing out some gameplay-related details straight from God of War II game director Cory Balrog, we're now releasing some in-game screenshots featuring God of Badass, err, War directly from the video game's developer, Ready At Dawn (courtesy of PlayFrance).

As you can see from the game's image above, Kratos now carries a shield to make up for the loss of his dodge moves (PSP doesn't have a right analog stick for it remember?). We're also treated to a menacing screenie of a Cyclop baddie wielding a wooden club thingie (God of War has been known for its creative use of Mythological characters and weaponries). Lastly, we're given a glimpse of how sick the graphics for the PSP version will be, and as a God of War follower myself, I have to admit this is almost of PS2 quality.

Anyway, God of War: Chains of Olympus will follow Kratos' dark path right after Ares chained him with the Blades of Chaos. As a soldier of Ares, Kratos is forced to do his bidding which usually had him waging the former God of War's battles. It should also give us a better grasp of the old Spartan general's struggles under the command of Ares, as well as how he coped up with the loss of his soul (it should be remembered that he asked Ares to make him a great warrior in exchange for his soul).

God of War: Chains of Olympus should hit video games' store shelves come November. That's pretty short in video gaming timetables (provided there are no delays), so we should be able to see the Ghost of Sparta combo'ing with his Blades of Chaos inside our PSPs in no time.

Sony's God of War II game director Cory Balrog has dropped a few words on his role as the creative director in the much awaited PSP game God of War: Chains of Olympus. It's been noted that he will be more involved in this venture than he was in God of War II.

Balrog on his new role and how he will be handling his creative directorship: "I'll be working on it kind of in the way Dave oversaw God of War II, being a sounding board for [developer] Ready at Dawn. My main focus is to try and make sure it's within the God of War universe."

He stated that he doesn't want to give too much information because he doesn't want a repeat of the fact that players knew "way too much" about God of War II before it was released. It was mentioned though that this prequel is expected to flesh out Kratos (which he described in one word: angry), giving us more details about the Spartan when he was still under the service of the gods. He compared the series to Lord of the Rings with regards to the fact that small details will interconnect the entire storyline.

In parting, he told GoW fans to watch out for this game, and he hinted that they may do another GoW game after this. Hmm, God of War III on the PS3 perhaps?