The gothic, exciting and supernatural Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition is building on the series' success and now takes things to the next level.
The original Devil May Cry made its debut back in 2008 for the Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) and Microsoft's Xbox 360. Since the very beginning, the game proved to be a huge hit among action fans and it's still widely popular today.
The new Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition takes all of the most touted features of the original series and packs it into a neat digital download for the PlayStation 4 (PS4), Xbox One, and PC. In addition to the popular features some games are already familiar with, the new Special Edition also brings a slew of new options to make everything more exciting.
The biggest change the Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition brings to the tablet is the addition of three new characters that join Nero and Dante: Lady, Trish, and Vergil. The new characters are playable from the very beginning and each of them delivers a neat new level of combat variation that cannot be found in the original release.
Lady, for instance, has a way with projectiles so it will improve one's offense capabilities at range, allowing players to off enemies and pulverize large groups with just a single charged missile.
The other two characters, Trish and Vergil, can both launch hypersonic attacks and move more quickly from one demon to another, thus allowing players to approach a new target without wasting precious time walking up to them.
The Special Edition notably improves visual fidelity as well, delivering a better 1080p at 60 fps to avoid the issues of Devil May Cry 4.
It's worth pointing out, however, that gamers may choose to play with one of the three characters, but the missions and scenarios will be the same. This means that Lady, Vergil and Trish replace Nero and Dante, but you'll still play the same missions. In other words, aside from the new characters' capabilities, nothing else is really new in this department. Dante is still the most complex character in the game, despite the three new character additions.
Nevertheless, players who don't want to redo the same main missions can put each character's abilities to the test in the Bloody Palace, i.e. go through a set of combat rounds that make it increasingly difficult to defeat enemies.
The Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition also brings a new Legendary Dark Knight Mode punishing difficulty, which brings about more enemies, and of greater variety. This way, players can get more chances to whip up impressive combos.
Here's what some reviews are raving about when it comes to this new challenge:
Destructoid: Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition reaffirms the series' status as the current king of the action genre. It may not fix some of the blemishes inherent to the game's campaign, but the new characters and styles are fantastic, and will have players creating combo videos for years to come. With respect to DmC and everything it accomplished, this is the Devil May Cry I want to see in the future, Capcom.
GameSpot: This is, without a doubt, the best this stylish action romp has looked and felt, but just because you can gussy up an old game, doesn't always mean that you should. If you're dying to see how Vergil fares against the Order of the Sword or feel the need to test the extreme difficulty, take the leap. Just be warned that some aspects of the game would have been better left in the past.
GameSided: For those familiar with the first release, this version adds more than enough substantial content to earn a revisit. For those new to the franchise, Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition highlights everything that makes the franchise notable in the first place: entertaining characters and fun combat.
For more details about the game or to purchase Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition, head over to Steam's website.
