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Xbox 360 | Action | Devil May Cry 4

Boxart for Devil May Cry 4
Devil May Cry 4 207 screen shots
  • GRAPHICS: 4.75
  • SOUND: 4.00
  • CONTROL: 4.50
  • FUN FACTOR 4.50
  • AVG USER SCORE 4.7
  • AVG CRITIC SCORE 4.5
Winner of the GamePro Editor's Choice Award

Review: DMC4: Good Enough To Make You Weep (Page 3 of 6)

Review by Casey Lynch | 02/04/2008 | 12:44:45 PM PST

If you're going to slam an opponent to the ground, you might as well do it with some style and panache, right?

If you're going to slam an opponent to the ground, you might as well do it with some style and panache, right?

Boys Don't Cry

Put plainly, Devil May Cry 4 looks outrageously beautiful. The cut scenes are brilliantly rendered and the whole presentation runs without a hiccup at 60 frames per second. There are some moments that aren't as spectacular as others but all in all, the game looks pretty damn good. Sadly, I can't gush quite as effusively about the sound. First, the same irritating song comes on every time Nero runs into any kind of enemy, and he rattles off the same three "attack lines" with the annoyance of a three-year-old: "Catch this", "Get lost" and "Slam dunk". So, Nero plays basketball? Lame.

Heavy Load

Other game compromising elements include a semi-fixed camera that you have limited control overyou can move it some of the time but not all of the time, which was frustrating, especially during certain crucial momentsand the save system is all but broken as well: the game pretends to save your file mid-mission, but whenever you quit out and come back you have to start the mission from the beginning again.

Geez, Capcom, you guys really need to rethink the designs of your save mechanics, especially if you're going to throw in lame-ass puzzles into your games. Oh, and I should probably note that I played both PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of DMC4 and found almost no difference between the two in gameplay. However, expect to wait at least 20 minutes while you load the game on PS3 the first time, which really sucks. Also, subjectively speaking, I didn't notice any major differences between the quality of the Xbox 360 and PS3's graphics but I'm sure both sides of the argument will find reasons to crow about their own platform's superiority.

Babe of the year

Even with its minor faults, you'll be hard-pressed to find a better feeling, better looking jack of all trades action game on the market today. DMC4 has a lot of offer and for fans of the series, there are a bunch of new and returning characters thrown into the mix, including Gloria, a gloriously rendered character whose physical attributes make Itagaki-san's volleyball DOA girls seem blas?. My prediction: Gloria will become the hottest chick in video gaming, like ever.

I'm hoping against hope that Capcom will somehow address the wonky camera and save system, because that would go a long way towards making DMC4 truly sublime. Still, I highly recommend it to anyone who's looking for an amazing action game to add to their library.

Not only does this attack hurt your opponents physically, but it hurts them mentally. Look at how dismissively he's dispatching that poor creature. It's almost nonchalant, isn't it?

Not only does this attack hurt your opponents physically, but it hurts them mentally. Look at how dismissively he's dispatching that poor creature. It's almost nonchalant, isn't it?

Nero has more than enough skills to take care of these guys but your wrists will probably be a little sore after the battle's over.

Nero has more than enough skills to take care of these guys but your wrists will probably be a little sore after the battle's over.


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