- Mega Cat Studios has made Gods of War: Sons of Sparta‘s endgame mode accessible from the home menu
- Players no longer need to complete the game to access the roguelike mode
- The mode can be played solo or in two-player local co-op and can be unlocked using a code
Gods of War: Sons of Sparta‘s endgame challenge, which also offers a two-player challenge mode, can now be unlocked before beating the main game.
Developed by Mega Cat Studios in partnership with Sony Santa Monica, Sons of Sparta is a 2D side-scrolling spin-off featuring Kratos and his brother Deimos as young boys, and was shadowed during Sony State of Play earlier this month.
When the game was released, it was assumed that the main game would be single-player and also offer a two-player local co-op mode, leading players to call the PlayStation Store’s mention of “1-2 players” misleading.
However, it is not 100% correct. Although it offers a single player experience, Sons of Sparta also contains an endgame mode called The Pit of Agonies that can be played either solo or with two players, but it was only unlocked after beating the main game.
Now, in a new PlayStation Blog post, Mega Cat Studios has made the mode easily accessible without having to beat the entire game.
To unlock it, players just need to enter a code combination on their PS5 DualSense controller in the home menu.
“Normally, The Pit is only available after you’ve beaten the main story to ensure those attempting it are familiar with both Kratos’ Spartan arms and the enemies you’ll face, but if you feel ready to test your skills earlier, you can enter this sequence below in the start menu to unlock it early,” the developer said.
That order is: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, L1, R1, Touchpad.
The Pit of Agonies is a rogue-like challenge mode, much tougher than the base game, giving you different enemies and reward pools each time.
The Pit can be played completely solo as Kratos or in two-player local, offline co-op as both Kratos and Deimos.
Each race begins by choosing a starting Agony, a global difficulty modifier that adds variety to each race and affects the way you play.
Players can also track their progress and see their current and highest scores at the end of each race.
Elsewhere, The God of War franchise creator David Jaffe bashed God of War: Sons of Spartacalling the spin-off “crap”, “stupid” and “stupid”.
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