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Think you are the god among gods in God of War: Ascension? Think again! A bunch of co-op specific weapons have been released today on PS3 that add their very own kickass co-op moves into the mix.

The latest entry to the God of War series, God of War: Ascension, has been out for almost a month now; providing players with plenty of opportunity to play against each other in its competitive multiplayer modes, or cooperatively in the "Trial of the Gods" mode. As with other games that have some combination of competitive and cooperative modes, your avatar's levels and progression carries over in both modes. So if you sharpen your blades in the competitive world and then decide co-op is more your pace, you don't have to start all over.

Longtime fans of God of War and lovers of co-op rejoice! God of War: Ascension will contain a special cooperative mode that can be played with two players. The mode is called the "Trial of the Gods," and it is the first cooperative mode in a God of War title to date. The trial will find you teaming up with another champion in order to survive five waves of enemies in a timed event.

After hearing the announcement of the upcoming prequel, God of War: Ascension, we found ourselves looking at a video of a God of War multiplayer mode for the first time and hoping for some co-op love.