<P> God of War : Ghost of Sparta is a third person action - adventure video game developed by Ready at Dawn and Santa Monica Studio , and published by Sony Computer Entertainment ( SCE ) . It was first released for the PlayStation Portable ( PSP ) handheld console on November 2 , 2010 . The game is the sixth installment in the God of War series and the fourth chronologically . Loosely based on Greek mythology , Ghost of Sparta is set in ancient Greece with vengeance as its central motif . The player controls the protagonist Kratos , the God of War . Kratos is still haunted by the visions of his mortal past and decides to explore his origins . In Atlantis , he finds his mother Callisto , who claims that his brother Deimos is still alive . Kratos then journeys to the Domain of Death to rescue his brother . After initial resentment from Deimos , the brothers team up to battle the God of Death , Thanatos . </P>
when does god of war ghost of sparta take place
ancient Greece