If you remember the original Atari systems, you know that each came with a free game, Combat. This was not just a way to get people started on the video game craze but foreshadowed the immensely popular genre of war games. From classic gladiator battles and World War Two theatre scenarios to current games featuring Iraq
Video war games have a huge following due in large part to the amazing action scenes, stunning graphics of explosions and fire fights and the way the games lure in the player and keep him on the edge of his seat as he navigates himself or his battalion through hostile enemy territory. Whether it's on the fields at Gettysburg, the beaches of Iwo Jima or some god-forbidden futuristic wasteland full of biological and chemical weapons hazards the appeal of war games have spurned an entire subculture within the gaming community that have formed teams to compete against other players around the world.
With over 55 million unit sales worldwide Call of Duty is one of the most popular war games on the market. This first and third person shooter game has spawned an entire franchise of games featuring both World War Two theatres and modern warfare locations. The original Call of Duty series featured American, British and Russian soldiers in fierce combat against Axis powers Germany Japan
God of War is another very popular war game that is an action/adventure game based on Greek mythology. Revolving around a main character called Kratos the game features Kratos' journey from death to a sacred quest to root out and kill Ares, the God of War. Unlike many modern warfare games that simply feature mass amounts of destruction and body counts God of War incorporates the rich history of Greek mythology into the plot and in so doing educates gamers as they fight of a series of graphically enhanced villains and solve complex puzzles and riddles during Kratos' travels.
