Devil May Cry 4 (Windows)

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Description

Devil May Cry 4 is the second sequel to the original Devil May Cry game.

This time the player gets cast as Nero, a member of the Order of the Sword who worships Sparda, in addition to playing as the previous games' protagonist, Dante. The game follows the story of Nero in which witnesses the assassination of the leader of the Order of the Sword, Sanctus, by no other than Dante. The murder causes chaos and Sanctus' deputy, Credo, orders Nero to go after Dante, who is heading for Fortuna Castle.

Nero is equipped with a sword (Red Queen), a revolver (Blue Rose), and powers from his Devil Bringer arm that works like Dante's Devil Trigger. They also give Nero special abilities: pulling and pushing enemies, slamming them on the ground and zooming across areas. Overall gameplay with Nero is still hack-and-slash but with fresh attack styles and techniques. Dante joins later in the game for some levels of his own. His gameplay stays mostly intact with the four attack styles: Trickster, Sword Master, Gunslinger, and Royal Guard.

The Windows version adds the Legendary Dark Knight mode with a large number of enemies on the screen along with the Turbo mode at a faster speed. The cut-scenes run at 120 frames per second while the console sequences are run at 30. Network ranking is however, not supported.

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Alternate Titles

• "惡魔獵人4" -- Taiwan spelling
• "DMC4" -- Common abbreviation
• "데빌 메이 크라이 4" -- Korean spelling (Hangul)

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: MT Framework
• Devil May Cry series
• Gameplay feature: New Game+
• Japanese PlayStation 3 game releases with full English support
• Japanese Xbox 360 game releases with full English support
• PlayStation 3 Greatest Hits releases

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Critic Reviews

Gamesmania.de	Jul 18, 2008	90 out of 100	90
Game Vortex	Aug, 2008	90 out of 100	90
Gamezoom	Jul 20, 2008	88 out of 100	88
Worth Playing	Sep 24, 2008	8.8 out of 10	88
Gameswelt	Jul 18, 2008	85 out of 100	85
GameStar (Germany)	Jun 25, 2008	81 out of 100	81
GameSpot	Jul 23, 2008	8 out of 10	80
GamesRadar	Jul 08, 2008	8 out of 10	80
Computer Bild Spiele	Aug 06, 2008	2.19 out of 6	76
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Jul 31, 2008	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Devil May Cry 4 appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

PC version

According to the game's director Hideaki Itsuno, the Windows version is not a regular port of the console title. Instead, both versions were developed simultaneously, but the Windows game required more testing due to the wide variety of hardware. Taking this into consideration, the console versions were prioritized and released earlier than the Windows version.

Sales

According to publisher Capcom, Devil May Cry 4 has sold 3 million copies worldwide since its initial release (as of June 30, 2016).

Related Web Sites

• Devil May Cry 4 (Official game website (in Japanese))
• Wikipedia: Devil May Cry 4 (Article in the open encyclopedia)
• X360A achievement guide (X360A's achievement guide for Devil May Cry 4.)