Customer Reviews
well...It looks Nice - By: M. Hercock, 13 Nov 2008 
All I can say about this game is that i was interested for about half an hour, then it just got really really boring & repetetive. It looks nice though.
must buy - By: Mr. I. J. Wilson, 15 Oct 2008 
Nothing short of epic, a must buy even to people new to the devil may cry series
Much better than Ninja Gaiden 2 - By: Dean Kernoghan, 01 Sep 2008 
If you liked the original devil may cry you will love this. bottom line. Good balance between action & puzzles & the games moves forward at a nice tempo with an interesting easy to follow story.
I bought Ninja Gaiden 2 after completing devil may cry thinking it would be similar but it was too action orientated for me & doesnt hold a candle to devil may cryin my opinion of course.
starts great...then it goes wrong hence this ramble - By: Mr Bubbles, 29 Jul 2008 right this is a new review so itll probably be quite lowin the list, therefore safe to assume you already know the main strengths & weaknesses of this game (playing as someone other than dante blah blah blah)
im only bothering to write this cos as a huge devil may cry fan i bought my 360 with this game a couple of weeks ago. i didnt feel that the reviews really smmed up how i felt about this game as a fan & so thought id better give the world my proverbial 2 cents to consider
first started playing & didnt mind being nero. doesnt have the cool dry wit of dante but whatever, he has some cool moves & they look like they hurt more than some of dantes which are mostly just showing off. the first 2 days i played through this i wasin absolute awe. amazing graphics (remember 1st 360 game id played)crazy fights good bosses & dante becomes available half way through the game. what more could you possibly want?>
unfortunately the answer to this is something along the lines of "FOR CHRIST SAKE SOMETHING!!!!!!!" once you get dante you are litterally just playing the exact same game again backwards to the point where levels eleven to twenty are ridiculously easy compared to the first 10 (i did them allin one siting). everytime you fight a boss as dante you just pray its going to be something new. you only get something new once & even then fans of the original DMC may remember it as the last bosses penultimate form from that with slightly more adrenaline, so not really new at all. then you get to do neros final level which consists of fighting EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE GITS YET AGAIN. then you reach the final boss....SAME ONE AS LEVEL TEN. i could rant about my dissapointmentin this game forever frankly but you get the point.
ive given it more than one star as before this horrible realisaton setsin fans the DMC series will love this. if only they hadnt run out of ideas half way through. the first half is very nice, the story is more of a story this time asswell instead of just demon arse kicking crossed with a basic sibling rivalry. although not quite as cheesy as i had been led to believe (good thing? bad thing? subject to opinion)
seems to me this could have been saved if they had given dante & nero an individual story each & maybe by completing those you unlock the next set of events where there stories combine.in that setting i coulda forgiven the game for making me fight the same bosses twice (still not 3 times though) so long as they made it worth your while with the finale but im just musing now.
luckily i got my console with gears of war & bioshock which kind of eased the pain (although i found they were both over to0 quickly but ill admit to being a bit of a nerd with my new toy)
rant over!
Button Mashin' Good - By: mister superstar, 15 Jun 2008 After a mixed batch of previous efforts, varying from near perfect, blindingly difficult & downright ugly, anybody would have been forgiven for thinking that this game would either fail big time or only appeal to the hardcore gamer. Well I would have to say that neither of those statements are true... entirely.
DMC4 is at heart an arcade inspired action/slash em up game with nods to other games such as Resident Evil & Ninja Gaiden. You take the role as Nero & Dante (the latter of which DMC fans will be accustomed) & your job is to run through castles, crypts & other fiendishly halloween inspired locations. The only hitch is that situatedin each of these beautifully crafted locales is a plethora of demon spawn & other unsightly creatures from the night. You name & it DMC has it, & will throw at you as hard as it possibly can. The joy of this game liesin the action, & being an action game I wouldnt expect anything less. The controls are responsive & the combos you can pull of feel fluid & make your eyes orgasm. The more you progress & the better you get the more points you will earn whichin turn can buy you more moves & combinations to help you kick demon buttin an even more stylish manner.
This game has tons of replay value, with varying difficulty levels & achievements to obtain, but unfortunately this is also where the huge pitfall of the game lies. With so many reasons to play over & over again, I would have expected Capcom to have implemented a little more effortin varying the levels a little more. Back tracking is all well & good... butin the latter half of the game when you play as the original anti hero of the series you find yourself gunning through practically all the same areas as you did with nero. As unfortunate as this may be, it does little to harm the overall package. Beautiful visuals, smooth & fluid controls & positively oozing with style & pizzaz, this game should feed the hunger of any DMC fan & anybody else who wants a simple yet fun & inventive action game
