 In June 2012, Sony reported that the series had sold more than 21.65 million copies worldwide (as of April 2016, Sony has not released updated sales data). God of War, God of War II, Chains of Olympus, God of War Collection, and God of War III have each received critical acclaim from several reviewers as compiled by review aggregate Metacritic. Betrayal and Ghost of Sparta only received generally favorable reception. Ascension also only had a generally favorable reception and, not including the PlayStation Vita port of God of War Collection, it has the lowest score in the series from Metacritic (80 / 100).
