Devil May Cry (PlayStation 2)

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Description

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 spelling (simplified)
• "DMC" -- Common abbreviation
• "デビルメイクライ" -- Japanese spelling
• "데빌 메이 크라이" -- Korean spelling (Hangul)

Part of the Following Groups

• Devil May Cry series
• Gameplay feature: New Game+
• Games made into comics
• Games made into TV series
• PlayStation 2 Greatest Hits releases
• PlayStation 2 Platinum Range releases
• Setting: Hell

User Reviews

Player May Cry	MAT (190263)
Almost perfect.	DarkDove (70)
"What? Are you actually playing now?"	Silverblade (1488)
hacking away at evil bits and looking cool doing it	MrBucket (20)	unrated
A frightening Action adventure game.	David Bryan (25)
Finally, "survival horror" evolves in a significant way.	Lucas Schippers (59)	unrated

Critic Reviews

IGN	Oct 16, 2001	9.6 out of 10	96
games xtreme	Jan 10, 2002	9.5 out of 10	95
GameSpot	Oct 17, 2001	9.1 out of 10	91
Play.tm	Jan 02, 2002	90 out of 100	90
GamersMark	Oct 29, 2001	9 out of 10	90
4Players.de	Mar 05, 2002	89 out of 100	89
Gamezone (Germany)	Oct 02, 2001	8.8 out of 10	88
Jeuxvideo.com	Dec 14, 2001	17 out of 20	85
GamePro (US)	Nov 02, 2001	4 out of 5	80
All Game Guide	2001		80

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Devil May Cry appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Anime

There is an anime series Devil May Cry released in 2007 based off of this PS2 game.

Dante

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.

Development

Devil May Cry originally started out as Resident Evil 4 but the series creator (and current producer), Shinji Mikami, decided to start a new franchise when the game started going in a completely different direction than originally intended. A glitch in the game script made the enemies fly up when you would shoot them. They decided to make a new game instead of trying to fix this glitch. it became Devil May Cry and the glitch was changed into the High Time attack.

Sales

According to publisher Capcom, Devil May Cry has sold 2.16 million copies worldwide since its initial release (as of June 30, 2016).

Awards

• EGM
  • February 2006 (Issue #200) - #161 out of 200 of the "Greatest Games of Their Time"

Information also contributed by Big John WV, David Roop, MAT and Tiago Jacques

Related Web Sites

• Devil May Cry (Official game website - Japanese)
• Devil May Cry Fan Site (Great site about the series. Includes walkthroughs, codes, and strategy guides.)
• Official website (Official website)
• Wikipedia: Devil May Cry (Information about Devil May Cry at Wikipedia)