Legend has it that 2000 years ago in the depths of hell, a demon rebelled against the devil, waging a one-man war in support of the human world.

In the present, Dante, a private investigator of the supernatural, realises that the devil is rallying to rise again against mankind. Deep within Dante's blood lies the power of ancient demons and as his power builds he transforms into a demon state where he can use his power against evil he encounters.

Commencing his battle against the demonic legions with just a sword and his twin pistols, Ebony and Ivory, Dante will soon come across more powerful weapons, such as a shotgun to aid him in his mission. However, to defeat the devil Dante must also discover special weapons possessing various elemental powers. When channelled correctly these weapons will allow Dante to call upon demonic energy and launch powerful attacks against a range of enemies.

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Alternate Titles

"鬼泣" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
"DMC" -- Common abbreviation

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User Reviews

Player May Cry	MAT (34836)
Almost perfect.	DarkDove (67)
"What? Are you actually playing now?"	Silverblade (1428)
hacking away at evil bits and looking cool doing it	MrBucket (17)	unrated
A frightening Action adventure game.	David Bryan (25)
Finally, "survival horror" evolves in a significant way.	Lucas Schippers (59)	unrated

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The Press Says

Game Chronicles	Sep 04, 2001	9.8 out of 10	98
IGN	Oct 16, 2001	9.6 out of 10	96
Futuregamez.net	Dec 20, 2001	92 out of 100	92
Game Revolution	Oct, 2001	A-	91
Thunderbolt Games	Oct 19, 2007	9 out of 10	90
GamersMark	Oct 29, 2001	9 out of 10	90
4Players.de	Mar 05, 2002	89 out of 100	89
The Video Game Critic	Oct 26, 2005	B+	83
All Game Guide	2001		80
GameCola.net	Oct, 2003	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

DMC's main character is named after Dante Alighieri, a famous Italian poet in the 13th century who wrote the famous poem Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy), an epic about a journey through hell. The game also makes several references to someone called Virgil, Dante's lost brother. In real life, Virgil was a Roman poet who lived around 60b.c., and whose works had a profound effect upon Dante while writing Divina Commedia.

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Macintrash

(2541) on Oct 03, 2001.