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An awesome game full of style and action

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I must say Devil May Cry has to be one of the best, if not the best, action title on PS2 today.
You play Dante who is the son of the legendary demon knight Sparda who once many many years ago fought against the underworld.
One day at Dante's work (I guess he's some sort of hired demon hunter I never quite got that for some reason -_-) a woman comes in named Trish, etc etc I don't really want to tell you, but one things leads to another and you end up on an island castle with her and you fight demons. I dont really need to explain the story, its either you buy this game and love it or dont buy this game and never get to enjoy its awesomeness.

I'll go into why it so awesome. You use a big sword and 2 pistols in the beginning of the game and you can switch between those weapons almost without delay. You jump up, slash the enemy with your sword then whip out your pistols and blast them in the air. You get different another sword later in the game called Alastor and with that sword you can transform into a demon. Thats just awesome.
I would suggest you run out right now and buy this game.

a classic not to be missed

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Devil May Cry is a masterpiece of the gaming era. The control is fluid, the graphics are nearly flawless, and the mood and style are executed with a passion and art like no other game has ever had.

The graphics are simply gorgeous. The textures are well mapped, and the polygons really push it. The camera does a nice job of keeping up with you and staying in mainly the right areas as to not obstruct your combat. The character models are artistic and original, and the design's style is well formatted into the game.

The game is very easy to control. The combinations move together like liquid, making endless, and easy, possiblities to end your foes.

I had no problem with the fact that the game is only 12 hours, because I played it a couple more times to get all the secrets that are well worth the replay. Several words of warning: This game is very graphic and violent. It isn't a major concern in my house, but it may be in others. This game is also very VERY challenging, and may leave gamers frustrated unless they get the feel of the game down for a while in easy mode before they start going hardcore. At times, it seemed for my brother, who is 13, that normal mode was downright impossible.

A game for the strong-stomached, and skillful gamers.

Great graphics does NOT necessarily equal a great game!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Yes the graphics are way cool. But that's it. There is virtually no discernable story to pull you in. The gameplay is for the most part mindless, (almost as mindless as Gauntlet - just keep hitting the button). After the first few missions (more on that later) you spend the next several missions battling boss monsters, one after another. If your favorite part of games is to fight the boss monster, and nothing else, then you will love this game. Just grab a power up and attack during the boss's weakness phase and then run/jump/dodge his attacks. Then move on to the next boss - immediately.

As far as the missions go, I prefer the more linear type of story with save points vs. the each major obstacle is a 'mission'. I don't mind mission based games, where there are cut scenes in between to build a story, or each mission has a different objective, but with DMC they just seemed to say ok mission point...here! All in all, a pretty good game, but by no means would I put it in a game of the year category. Extermination was more fun. Not as pretty, but more fun.

Short, but to the point.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I beat this game in 2 days. However, those two days was the most fun I've had on the PS2. This game is a great action game. You play as Dante, a half-man, half-demon. You have to take on the Underworld to stop it from wreaking havoc on Earth. When I heard the story, I thought "Pathetic."

Boy, was I wrong.

This game is a hell of a lot of fun. Fast fighting, tough bosses, and evil graphics. It's perfect! The combos are tasteful, and so is the dark attack. I loved it! Only problem is that the total time to beat it was 7 and a half hours. Oh well.

A must get game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Devil may cry is awesome. The graphics are dope and its awesome how you play as Dante half man half demon. The camera view sucks but its the fighting scenes are awesome though. Its unbelievable. The graphics are good the gameplay is awesome capcom have really out done thereselves on this game. the control are cool and easy to master. Its Really brilliant game that you should start saving up for.

THIS GAME ROCKS!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you haven't heard of Devil May Cry, where have you been? This is one of the hottest and hardest games I've ever played! Be forewarned this game deserves its Mature (M) rating not for language, but for pure violence. As the main character Dante you will go though an island filled with demons, ghouls and monsters. Dante is the half demon son of the Dark Knight Sparta who, after his mother and brother were murdered, vows to hunt down and destroy all demons and devils.

The weapons you start with are a sword and two semi-automatic pistols. The pistols like every weapon you will receive have unlimited ammo. Which is great because the enemies are relentless and the bosses cut no slack. The fun is in the challenge, if experiment while fighting Dante will discover more about the abilities and weaknesses. These observations are recorded in your helpful menu system. Aside from the guns you pick up a lighting sword and fire gauntlets. Either weapon allows you to use the Devil trigger, which gives you blows increased strength and allows you regenerate a small portion of you health. The game uses Red Orbs from dead enemies as money. They're bonuses for combos and flair. In short, you get more money if the kill looks good. These orbs can get you item and (more essentially) better skills.

This godsend of a game has great story. Even the game's voice acting is good, if only a little cheesy. The music really helps Devil May Cry present itself as a hardcore action game. It keeps slow when there is little to do but search for a fight, and picks-up when there is battle. You can't ask for much more. The Graphics are top-notch, the sound effects are excellent, the frame rate smooth, what else can I say. If you have any interest in action games, BUY THIS GAME, NOW!

If you wish to have the FULL PS2 experience...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

You absolutely MUST buy this game. The gameplay, the graphics and *most of* the story are off the "wow" charts. The only reason I could think of to not buy DMC is if you hate blood and gore in your video games.

Firstly, the gameplay is awesome and smooth. It's also complex and simple at the same time. (...) Although combat is fast and furious, it is extremely possible to execute combos.

Next, the graphics. They're absolutely beautiful! They constant 60 fps is always, well, constant! The backgrounds and enviroments are stunning, as well as the characters (bosses included). (...) The only problem I have here are the camera angles which can get in the way.

Last is the story. It's quite interesting and very original. (...) I'm not saying it's the best plot ever to be created, no way. I'm just saying it's quite creative and original.

This game is one of the best games that will ever grace a system. It's revolutionary gameplay and smooth, gorgeous graphics will amaze you. You should definitely purchase this game!

Great Action Game!!! One of the best in 2001!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Devil May Cry is a little bit Resident Evil, A little bit Castlevania, a little bit of Soul Reaver and a dash of Dynasty Warriors thrown in for good measure. What it all adds up is an excellent action game that you will keep playing for days.

The graphics in Devil May Cry are excellent and the dark setting gives the game an eerie and spooky feel to it. The gameplay is pretty action paced, and upon building your power up, there are a lot of cool attacks that can be performed on the enemies that you face.

Devil May Cry is also quite challenging, and sometimes a tad frustrating as you can only save your progress when you make it to the end of a level. I found that it played a little like a Role Playing Game at times, as I found myself building up my power so that I could go in well armed for when I faced the next boss.

Overall, I enjoyed this game a lot, even during the frustrating periods, it made me pick up the controller and try harder each time I played it. If you are looking for a very fun, action-adventure game with excellent graphics, Devil May Cry is the game for you.

This game will likely appeal to those who like the Resident Evil, Tomb Raider and CastleVania games!! It is definitely one of the best games to hit the PS2 in 2001.

Buy This!!

Style and Substance!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

"Devil May Cry" is by far one of the best games to arrive on the Playstation 2. The story has you playing as a young man named Dante a mercenary that is actually half human/half demon. He longs for revenge against the demons that killed his mother and brother ten years ago. Now with the aid of a young woman named Trish he is urged to go to Malay Island where the kinf og the underworld Mundis is attempting to break free of the bonds Dante's father, the legendary dark knight sparda placed on him. Now the game graphically is excellent bring a constant 60fps. The controls are easy and allow any one to pull of combinations that would only be seen in movies such as "The Matrix" or "Croutching Tiger Hidden Dragon". Thankfully Capcom did allow the use of the analog stick so that also makes controlling the character a lot easier. The combat system is beyond fun especially using the various swords on your enemies, when I got the last sword I felt like I was the main character from the movie "Vampire Hunter D:BloodLust". The atmosphere and music create a wonderful gothic experiance and the level designs are simply incredible. The voice overs are very good as well, wow who would have thought capcom could get that right, especially on Dante. The game has the feel of a mix between a gothic anime and a high powered action film. Yet this game does contain a considerable amount of blood and violence(such as the various scenes where your character is impaled on a sword!) and the Mature rating is well earned. For those who are looking for the best in dark fantasy and action look no further and yes this one is worth the money ^_^

Devil may cry kicks major ...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the best action games I have ever played. The gamplay is close to perfect. Graphics are okay and the sound pretty good. The plot of this game isn't very good,but what other game big action does. This game i'd give a 9 out of 10 stars so I just rounded to 5 stars. The cameras angles are not as bad as people are saying they are. They should have longer because in about 8 hours and im about 90th percentile in gaming. This game has way pros then cons. I recomending renting this game because it's so quick.

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