Devil May Cry 4 manages to bring in the noise and bring in the funk once again. Dance devil dance
Lets cover the story….I for one think games like this have to have a good reason for you caring about playing them and that reason is the story. Once again Sparda is the main driving force in this one. A religious sect has been worshiping him as a savior of sorts. One of the sect Nero isn't all that devoted and seems to almost not want to be in the group. Young, Care Free, and brash the only thing Nero seems to care about is Kayrie his seemingly girlfriend who is also sister of the captain of the guard. Things heat up real quick when a stranger burst in a murder's the leader of the cult. From there things get rolling and don't stop anytime soon. You will fight a wide array of characters and good bosses which seem larger than life in most stages. Things don't get boring but not too often do they wow you either. I will say this at times its better to play with Nero than Dante and ill tell you why later.
Game play – For those of you who are familiar with DMC you won't need much info on Dante, but things don't differ too much for Nero other than the devil bringer which spices things up just right. You can grab enemies from afar and pummel them until they can't take it anymore. You can also use it to get around or snatch out of reach things. Over all Nero's devil bringer brings the pain!! In a boss fight you the devil bringer also spices things up as Nero can do various moves as with a plant lady boss where Nero Wails away on her and trust me I wouldn't want to take the beating he gives her. The controls are easy to get use to and for the most part are on point. You play through like 18 stages and it takes a long time if you spread it out but you can beat it in two days if you're dedicated to it. Half as Nero and half as Dante, needless to say Dante blows minds and defies gravity as he uses all of his styles from part 3 to the upmost and on the fly. There is also a verity of games after you beat the game such a s Dante must die mode. So there is no lack of reply value in this one.
Graphics are sharp, but won't win any current gen awards in my opinion. I have seen plenty of better looking games on the systems. It seems like a really sharp PS2/ Xbox game if you ask me. The game itself is well animated although the cinemas could use some work. Facial expressions don't quite go over as they should. There are some good in game motions that are cool to observe most with the devil bringer. The graphics don't miss a beat while fighting though and do very well.
The sound is on point in this game as every clank, bang, monster growl, and other sound effect come through. The voice acting is great and does a god job of delivering where and when it counts. Well written considering what type of game it is. The rock music that plays comes up sounds good and lets you know when a battle is about to kick off. Dante sounds as good as he did in past games too.
Overall this is a great game, but could have been better in certain areas, but you can't have everything can you. The story can get a little besides its self at times, but otherwise delivers. It doesn't fall in line with the other games, but does manage to mention or cover past characters and or subjects. Things stick when they need to and bosses are fun and challenging. If you don't buy this one definitely rent it PEACE and get on it.