Detailing Dante's early years and set against a contemporary backdrop, DmC: Devil May Cry will retain the stylish action, fluid combat and selfassured protagonist that have defi ned the iconic series but inject a more brutal and visceral edge.The Dante of DmC is a young man discovering and coming to terms with what it means to be the child of a demon and an angel. This split personality has a major impact on gameplay with Dante being able to call upon angel and demon abilities at will, transforming his Rebellion sword on the fly to dramatically affect both combat and movement.For DmC Capcom has teamed up with UK development studio, Ninja Theory, renown for delivering action titles with compelling characters and narrative coupled with high production values. The combination of Ninja Theory's expertise and Capcom's unrivalled heritage in producing combatfocused action titles will ensure that this latest addition to the multi-million selling series will remain true to the Devil May Cry DNA so cherished by the fans, while bringing a new level of cinematic quality to the title.

Incessantly hacking away at demons? Why not!? Boss fights are brilliant as is the game, good fun!

Do yourself a favour & rent this game. It is absolutely brilliant, ignore anyone complaining about the changes from the previous instalments, for the most part; they are better. I have done a video review of this at my channel - thegeekandhermit on youtube, should help …

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