Product Description

Devil May Cry puts you in the boots of Dante, half-man, half-demon, armed with a sword and a wide array of other firearms; you'll have full, ultra-responsive 3-D control of Dante as you combat with fist, sword, gun, and a stunning variety of martial arts moves that recall Hong Kong action films. Also at your disposal will be many inventive moves: use your sword to pop your enemy up into the air, for example, juggling him in the air with blasts from your gun. You will have unprecedented control of the direction and force of your sword and other weapons as you battle marionette butchers, carnivorous lizardmen, and scissor-wielding wraiths in a series of responsive, fully realised environments such as dilapidated courtyards, hanging gardens, twisted mirror-realities, ghost ships and caves.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3863 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Capcom
• Released on: 2001-12-07
• Platform: PlayStation2
• Number of items: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Shinji Mikami, the creator and producer of the Resident Evil series, and Hideki Kamiya, the director of Resident Evil 2, have teamed up once again with Devil May Cry . This time, the duo has created a fast-paced game that's one of the best translations of classic 2-D action in a 3-D world. 2000 years ago the Devil Emperor threatened to conquer humanity, but was stopped by a benign devil knight. The emperor was imprisoned, but now threatens to escape. It's up to the knight's half-breed son, Dante, to follow in his father's footsteps and defeat the Devil Emperor once again.

In addition to being a fine swordsman, Dante is equally adept with guns. In the first half of the game, players slash and shoot their way through. After acquiring a different weapon, the focus changes to close combat. Weapons can be upgraded and new attacks can be learned, adding to the game's variety. As a whole, the action is immense and flows smoothly. A few things impede it though. During fights with bosses and multiple enemies, the fixed camera angles can get frustrating. The in-game text also scrolls painfully slowly.

Graphically, this is one of the best-looking games Capcom has ever published, and that's saying something considering its impressive visuals in Resident Evil. The hard-rock styled music is nothing to write home about, though. The voice acting is strong, but there's not much of it, which is a shame since the interesting setting would have made for some great storytelling. However, the focus here is fast and furious action, and this game elevates it to an art form. --Raymond M Padilla, Amazon.com

Manufacturer's Description
The lead character in Devil May Cry, Dante is a dark figure shrouded in mystery. Legend has it that 2000 years ago, in the depths of hell, a demon swordsman awoke to justice and rebelled against the devil, waging a one-man war in support of the human world. Two thousand years later, Dante, a private investigator of the supernatural, realises that the devil is rallying to rise again against mankind. How does Dante fit into this gothic puzzle? Deep within his blood lies the power of ancient demons and as his power builds he transforms into a demon state where he can inflict unearthly powers on the retched souls he encounters. As Dante continues his adventure he will find powerful weaponry, including dual-pistols and shotguns; he will discover powerful swords, each possessing various elemental powers. This devil hunter will lead players into the fantastic dark world as his destiny is played out in a gothic battle of good against evil. If Dante is successful, the Devil May Cry.

As he seeks revenge for the past, Dante will face many evil beings, including:

• Demonic marionettes. These low-class demons put their souls into emotionless marionettes. These creatures normally are slow but can move surprisingly fast when attacking humans.

• Death. These beings encompass death and are similar to grim reapers. Death beings can hover in the air and travel through walls. They use over-sized scissors or a scythe as their weapons of choice.

• Phantoms. These high-level demons rule all other demons in the old castle. They are huge, ugly creatures that resemble spiders with a dark aura. These creatures are more intelligent than humans and are capable of fierce magic using fire or ground-shaking power.

Customer Reviews

Stunning
The original and still the best so far. The game plays sp well with excellent story,controls,graphics and music and has been ripped off so much by various,later games.A truly stunning must have game for anyone who likes solid,addictive games

Legendary!!!
Quite simply a must own for the PS2-and PS3! It has an easy mode if you're finding it a struggle and yet is (by far) the hardest game I have ever played. Try 'Dante must Die' mode with a basic Dante and be well and truly tested. Still worth £30. And it's about £4 at the moment. Also great graphics and a kick ass soundtrack make you wonder what else can be done-not a lot more. Not up for the challenge?

Pretty Kickass
This game I find frustrating. Im not any good at platform style games but I always used to watch my dad play this game. I think the game is purposly long and annoying because you play a character named Dante who is half human half demon on a mission to kill demons. The into is funny tho him being a p.i. demon killer which is cheese but I just love the monsters they are well designed. It is a pretty game, the visuals are brilliant but maybe they should have kept it simple but at the time this was so amazing which is why it gets overated. You need alot of spare time if you plan to complete it. And just when you get into it your at the final boss.