"God of War" sold more than 4.6 million copies worldwide, making it the fourteenth best-selling PlayStation 2 game of all time. Regarded as one of the best action-adventure games for the platform, it won several "Game of the Year" awards. In 2009, entertainment website IGN named "God of War" the seventh-best PlayStation 2 game of all time. It has been highly praised for its graphics, sound, story, and gameplay and has been hailed as one of the best video games ever made. Success of the game led to the development of seven more games and expansion into other media. The game and its first sequel, "God of War II", were remastered and released in November 2009 as part of the "God of War Collection", and in 2012, the remastered version was re-released as part of the "God of War Saga", both for the PlayStation 3 (PS3). A novelization of the game was published in May 2010 and a film adaptation has been in development since 2005.