Thanks for downloading Bit of War by Holmade Games!

An 8-Bit demake of the God of War series, this game is a love letter to both the series itself as well as old school gaming in general. Characters and some story elements (c) Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC. We are not affiliated with Sony in any way; this game is purely a not-for-profit fan game.

For the ultimate introduction to this game, please see the online manual at http://bitofwar.holmadegames.com.  If you want to jump right in, here's what you'll need to know.


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Play Controls (keyboard):
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A 	   -> Jump, advance/speed up some dialogues and cutscenes
S 	   -> Attack with Blades of Chaos
Z 	   -> Select subweapon (when you have more than one)
X 	   -> Attack with subweapon (Gorgon Head requires you to hold this button down)
Enter 	   -> Pause, Select menu option
Down Arrow -> Block, climb down ladders
Up Arrow   -> Go through doors, open chests, climb up ladders
Arrow Keys -> Move around
Escape	   -> During gameplay, press this to instantly quit to save/quit/restart from checkpoint menu

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Playing with a Gamepad:
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You can download the utility "Joy2Key" to map keyboard buttons to a gamepad.  We highly recommend this, as we feel you get the most enjoyment out of the game this way.  You can download this utility from:

http://www.electracode.com/4/joy2key/JoyToKey%20English%20Version.htm

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Found a bug?
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Help us kill it!  Send us a note describing what happened to bugs@holmadegames.com.  Please make sure to attach any game_errors.log that may have been generated (in the same directory as the executable).  Thanks!

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Release Notes:
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Version 1.00 - Initial Release!

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Some of the things we're considering for future updates:

- USB NES 4-button gamepad support (via custom Joy2Key configuration)
- Alternate game modes!

Keep your eye out for these and more!

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http://bitofwar.holmadegames.com
http://www.indiedb.com/games/bit-of-war

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Bit of War's story written by Timm Holmes.  Read him live at http://livewriting.wordpress.com!