Frayhua Reviews: Devil May Cry 4

Devil May Cry 4

Devil May Cry 4 is here, but is it great?

System: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC
Style: Hack and Slash and action/adventure
Publisher: Capcom
Developer: Capcom
Release Date: Xbox 360 and PS3 (February 5, 2008)
PC (July 8, 2008)

Introduction- This is the fourth DMC game and it's after Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening and Devil May Cry, but before Devil May Cry 2 meaning it does suck. Also this is the first time that Devil may cry is a multi platform game.

Story- Devil May Cry 4 has a new protagonist named Nero, who likes like Dante and uses guns and swords. He's on a mission to find and capture Dante after he assassinates Sanctus, The High Priest of the Order and a few holy knights of the Order. Then, later on it is revealed that Dante was actually trying to stop the revived Sanctus from destroying the world with a giant statue called The Savior. The story is good, but I would like to know a little bit more about Nero and his origins.

Presentation

Graphics- Devil May Cry 4 is amazing with solid animation, great character models, enemy designs, and great environments except for the last part of the game. The last level isn't as good as the other environments you travel in.

Sound- The voice acting, sound effects, and good humor are here and they are great to listen to.

Gameplay

I.) DMC4 use has a new currency system containing Proud Souls and Red Orbs. Proud Souls are awarded at the end of a mission and the amount will vary depending on the players performances in the mission. Red Orbs are for buying items.

II.) Nero's Part of the Campaign- The first part of the game you take control Nero. His sword is called Red Queen and his revolver is called Blue Rose. The gameplay is basic DMC: Nero can slash and shoot like Dante and thanks to his demonic arm called the Devil Bringer he grab enemies. In terms of powering to do more damage Nero has the Exceed Gauge where he can power up the Red Queen to inflict more damage because he doesn't have the ability to Devil Trigger like Dante or Vergil because he isn't one of the Sons of Sparta. Meanwhile, later in the game you'll can find Vergil's old katana called the Yamato and it fuses to Nero's demonic arm so he can Devil Trigger to increase it's power. Also the Devil Brigger is also use for getting to the other side, detecting secret missions, and red orb cashes.

III.) Dante's Part of the Campaign- The second part of the game you control Dante and using him is cheesy and fun at the same time because you fight the same bosses the Nero fought and seal them up and you see some good comic relief from Dante after defeating the bosses and showing off his new weapon. Dante is pretty much the same as in Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening and you can switch your four styles on the fly now. The game has great DMC action and the gameplay fun for both characters.

IV.) Complaint- The gameplay is great, but I really don't like fighting the same bosses over and over again. With Dante it's fine, but for Nero is it annoying because that what you do after you take control of Nero again you fight the same bosses again.

Value- Devil May Cry 4 is great action game, but I just don't like repetitive boss battles.

Overview

+ Great Presentation
+ Fun Gameplay
- Repetitive boss battles