Video games are full of impractical weapons but Kratos' Blades of Chaos from God of War exemplify the rule of cool better than most. Imagine two flaming swords strapped to your wrists with searing ...

Ares agreed, and gave to Kratos the Blades of Chaos: Twin curved short swords attached to long chains that wrapped themselves around the Spartan captain's wrists -- a sign of his bondage to Ares.

It put players in the role of Kratos, a Spartan warrior on a ... The game’s combat was visceral and responsive, with the swords-on-a-chain Blades of Chaos delivering fluid, combo-heavy action ...

Kratos is not exactly a glittering figure ... victim sooner or later to the constant hammering of the chaos blades or the oversized sword of Artemis. Alternatively, Kratos can also use magic ...