I was a little concerned when i found out that Dante wasn’t the main character of Devil May Cry 4. However i’m happy to say there’s nothing to worry about, the new kid Nero is simply awesome.
His demonic arm adds alot to the classic combo driven combat of DMC. With it you can pull enemies to you or in the case of larger enemies you to them. This cuts down on the time it takes to get to your next opponent insuring you always have something in range to kill. It can also be used for grab maneuvers to inflict big damage. After about 15 minutes with Nero i never wanted to be without it again.
For the second half of the game control switches to Dante but after playing as Nero Dante feels slow and outdated. He does get a sizable arsenal of weapons to make up for it though. All of Dante’s weapons and fighting styles can easily be selected without the need to enter a pause screen by using the triggers and D Pad.
The only thing i didn’t like unfortunately affects the whole second half of the game and that’s backtracking. After fighting all the way through all the areas in the game as Nero you have to do it all again in reverse as Dante. You even fight the same boss battles only backwards. Which makes a total of three times as you fight them all again at the end.
Overall: 8.0 out of 10
Despite all this i really enjoyed it. The combat is fast and lots of fun, well worth multiple play throughs.
Review by ACapollo.
Filed under: Playstation 3 Reviews | Tagged: Dante, Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 4, Nero
