Devil May Cry 4 is an action-packed beat em up game by Capcom for the Playstaion
3 and Xbox 360. The PS3 version utilizes the power of blu-ray and HDD space as
it is uploaded to the hard drive. The major downside to the game is the install
time as you will probably be waiting about 25 minutes for it to complete before
you can begin and will become tired of the main theme song when you finally do
start. Other than that, the game is simply breathe taking.
It features
Nero, a new protagonist in the series, as well as the charismatic son of Sparta
Dante. You begin as Nero who with the power of his demonic arm, is assigned to
find and confront the mysterious Dante by the religious sect The Order of the
Sword. Throughout the first few levels Nero begins to discover some hidden
motives by the organization and eventually learns their true agenda. Along the
way Dante tells Nero that the organization cannot be trusted and that his
possible suspicions could be accurate. But can he be trusted? Of course he can!
Nero then determines whom his true foe is once someone whom he values most
dearly is abducted. Without going into detail half way through the game you
control Dante and continue with the main story arc.
Throughout your
adventure you gain certain color-coded orbs to purchase special moves and items
to help you dispose of foes with ease. The moves that Nero and Dante pull off
are absolutely amazing and animated very well as there is no dip in frame rate
at all. You will perform acrobatic, sword-slashing, gun-toting, demon-possessed
moves and will not be disappointed. Graphically the game looks great as facial
animations and environments are modeled really well. Character models will not
disappoint as the Bosses are huge (making battles feel epic), Nero and Dante are
fluid with all their movements and the fem fatale will catch everybody's eye (to
say the least).
The audio leaves a little more to be desired, but this
has always been common to the series. Every time a foe is present you'll begin to
hear the same battle-themed rock music and know it's time to decapitate
somebody. The gameplay mechanics are sound as you will pull off all moves at
your disposal easily and with little to no trouble at all. There are two
difficulty settings (human and devil hunter) and can complete the game within 11
hours.
DMC4 is a good follow up to DMC3 and will provide for difficult
moments, but not to the point where you're ready to throw the game out the
window. It's leagues better than DMC2 but not as good as the original (which is
common for most things). If you enjoyed any of the first three installments or
like pulling of stylish combo moves that are great to look at, then I strongly
recommend Devil May Cry 4.
