Devil May Cry

Devil May Cry (デビルメイクライ) is a PlayStation 2 video game series created by Capcom. It is a third person action game with some exploration elements. The game has a dark gothic tone to it, but is contrasted with its heavy metal music and the trash-talking, full of attitude, protagonist Dante, a laid back devil hunter who is surprisingly half devil himself. There are three released games.

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PlayStation 2 - Video game - Series - Capcom - Gothic - Heavy metal - Protagonist - Dante - Devil

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Gameplay focuses primarily on fast and 'stylish' combat; gaining a high Style ranking (from worst to best, D to A, plus S) requires chaining Dante's normal and special attacks together in long strings while avoiding damage. Dante's signature weapons are his dual pistols (named Ebony and Ivory) and a large broadsword (named Rebellion). He finds other firearms in the games, as well as devil arms (weapons infused with the power of devils). Dante is also capable of unleashing the power of his devil blood, called Devil Trigger, making him faster and stronger, as well as enabling him to use special Devil Trigger exclusive attacks. The game also features some puzzle solving and exploration elements evident in the survival horror genre. Finally, orbs of different color (red being the most common, representing the blood of the slain) are collected by exploration, killing enemies, or by purchase from Statues of Time, and are used to learn gain new combat powers and abilities.

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Dual pistols - Broadsword - Devil Trigger

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The original developed quite a powerful fan-base, and although not the only one, it became an important killer game for the PlayStation 2; this was because it was released in an early stage of the console's lifetime. This led to disappointment when the second installment failed to be as different from the first as the first was from existing action games. The third was billed as a return to the formula of the original and, thus far, has been well received.

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Killer game - PlayStation 2 - Lifetime

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