Son of Sparta buyers are calling for a refund on "false advertising".

God of War: Sons of Sparta has been dominating the headlines lately, and unfortunately for Sony Santa Monica, it's not all for good reason. You've got the original God of War — David Jaffe — talking about how much he hates the game, as well as making a big fuss over the weekend about whether the game actually has multiplayer, as its Store listing suggests.

After some shenanigans, and an official clarification from Santa Monica itself, it turns out that Sons of Sparta has a local two-player challenge mode that you can try after beating the game in single-player. It was probably meant to be a fun little unlock that people would be surprised by when they completed the game, but it turned into a kerfuffle thanks to PlayStation advertising the game to let people know that multiplayer was included. It probably has nothing to do with it, but it's still embarrassing.

Sons of Sparta buyers want their money back

Unfortunately, you can't really market a game and suggest that it has multiplayer, and then hide the multiplayer behind the game and expect people to be disappointed. Understandably, Santa Monica's explanation that the game's multiplayer mode isn't available from the start didn't go down well with those who bought the game with the intention of playing with someone else.

In the replies, you'll find some claims of false advertising from disgruntled gamers, one of whom is a user called Kriticaljoe. In their tweet, they questioned Santa Monica's decision to lock multiplayer after beating the game, and they “Trying to get back [the game] Now for the false advertising, “Like they bought it to play with their wives.

Another user named JayZed2850 says Santa Monica was better “Unlock [multiplayer] Be ready from scratch or refund,” a point strongly proven by a different user named Milo__Milo, who argues that the title “looks like a co-op side scroller” in the trailers and is advertised as a two-player mode. They demanded a refund because they wanted to play it with their partner. Unfortunately, it's not particularly difficult to get a refund, but it's not hard to play. This isn't technically false advertising, since the game is marketed as a two-player mode, and it's this weird. In the form of a challenge mode, it's not like Santa Monica is lying about anything. That said, if the game hadn't been launched, it wouldn't have been a problem. We could really benefit from a surprise reveal at a showcase, but we'll let you know if PlayStation surprises us.