Dante Will Die (With Camera Work Like This) (Devil May Cry (PS2))

Member Name: scream4bruce

Product:	Devil May Cry (PS2)
Date:	30/01/09 (57 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: At best it's fairly fun

Disadvantages: The camera ruins the action muchly

Speaking of the devil, the camera work goes to hell. But the disadvantages are beyond not seeing some of the enemies whom Dante is locked onto for targetting and having to dodge projectiles thrown from enemies out-of-sight (Dante has no block manouvre). Naturally, players will react to the change in camera angles, and this does not help the cause; also, the player's view of Dante can be obstructed by enemies, and as Dante's special attacks are pulled off relative to his position, it's awkward alright - it really is the work of the devil! Thus the game can be difficult for the wrong reasons.

The game is split into many a mission. There is a PowerUp system whereby red orbs are spent on goodies, but with the increasing prices of several stockables, perhaps continues should have been a part of the ranking system only, rather than for purchase - players may feel forced to backtrack and fight for orbs for the chance to go forward. It's not as if there isn't already plenty of demons to deal with, and whilst the fighting is far from dull and borders on stylish, it's not that cool.

There are underwater sections played out in first-person, and these are not the only areas where blur filters have been utilised. The final area sees to surprising changes, and surprisingly the game isn't fully-subtitled. However, the story won't bring a tear to the eye with such lacklustre characters. Devil May Cry took me less than six hours to complete on Normal, which I thought a decent length. The game does have it's fair share of secrets to seek, as well as a Hard mode to tackle. "Completely unmissable", was what the Official PlayStation 2 magazine said of the game, but with camera angles like these you will be missing out. Flawed.

Summary: Devil May Cry for PlayStation 2