Certainly lives up to the hype and even to the legacy of the first game.

User Rating: 9.5 | Devil May Cry 4 PS3
The Devil May Cry series is one of the most influential franchise to date. Its over the edge and fast paced action has been the crowning basis of how we look at hack-and-slash titles today. Without this series, we wouldn't have such titles as God of War and many others.

WIth Devil May Cry 2 being a let down and Devil May Cry 3 having been the one to get the franchise back up to its feet, the next installment surely was the one that finally got everything else back into the public spotlight since the first game.

Devil May Cry 4 marks the first series game in our current generation of consoles, releasing for both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. The game stars a new main protagonist, Nero, a tough as nails young man who bears a resemblance to both Dante and his brother Vergil and carries one intimidating demonic arm. And tagging along in the mix is the franchise's flagship demon hunter, Dante.

~Graphics:
The graphics are sharper than they could be, truly evolving from past installments. All running at top frame rate, both off and on screen activities run smoothly even with all the flashing and bashing attacks happening. The jaw dropping cutscenes return from Devil May Cry 3 with memorable fight scenes that'd make you want to watch happen over and over again.

~Gameplay:
Everything we've come to know about Devil May Cry is still here. Now, the game is divided upon two distinct characters (no comparison to Devil May Cry 2) Nero and Dante taking up their own respective fractions in the plot.

Nero plays it alot of key differences, one is that he may not have any alternative weapons but his tricked out sword, the Red Queen, makes up for everything. With the Red Queen, Nero can access the EXCEED system which allows you to literally rev up your sword to power up and create a varying arsenal of attacks.

But Nero's most powerhouse feature is none other than his demonic arm, the Devil Bringer, with it, you can rear, tear, pound, and even suplex any enemies that comes blocking your way. Context attacks even allow you to pull off different moves on different enemies and bosses themselves. Best of all, Nero's Devil Bringer attacks are one of the most satifying attacks you can ever pull of in the whole game.

He may have taken a seat down this time but Dante still doesn't disappoint, afterall, this is his game. All of the key skills from Devil May Cry 3 have been remained intact with some upgraded features that shows demons a new meaning of pain.

Dante's best feature above the rest is obviously the new instant style-switching. To past players of the series, Devil May Cry 3 was the one that introduced the style system but changing is only available in-between mission. Now you're able to switch just about any moment and alongside Dante's new set of arsenal, opens up nearly limitless combo oppurtunities.

In the end, the game indeed takes the franchise into a whole new league. With new characters, new adventures, new plotlines, and larger than life bosses, the Devil May Cry series surely shows premise with the future at hand.