God of War III producer Stig Asmussen has suggested that it would "make a lot of sense" to offer downloadable content in the form of additional challenge rooms for the hotly anticipated action sequel.
Speaking to GamePro, Asmussen commented, "So, maybe you’ll see the game ship with a certain amount of challenges on it, then later on, we might put a download pack out with new challenges. It’s a good way to keep the series going.”
"We have different enemy types to work with, and the enemies do a lot of different things. Challenges are usually based off mechanics that are built in the game, so all the new mechanics will allow us to do different challenges.”
Elaborating, Asmussen hinted at one possible scenario, such as having Kratos to hop on the back of a Cyclops and dispatch a required number of adversaries within a specific time frame.
"For example, now that you have creatures you can ride, maybe we’ll put in a challenge where in a certain amount of time you have to get on a Cyclops and kill a certain number of enemies in a certain amount of time. Or, maybe you have to use the Cyclops to get through a certain type of hazard or area or something like that."
He also suggested it will take gamers anywhere between 10-20 hours to finish the game, and also said there’s a possibility that SixAxis motion functionality made still be implemented later down the line.
"We’re not currently using it, but that doesn’t mean we won’t get something in there by the time it ships," he said. "I can see a lot of different uses for it."
God of War III is due out exclusively for PlayStation 3 in March 2010.