DMC 4 is possibly the best installment of the series, and with this rather impressive claim I find we'd be hard pressed to deny it. The new additions in DMC 4 may make a few call it DMC 3 and a half but these additions are more then just features added onto the existing battle engine, on the contrary these additions have completely changed the way a player deals with combat!

Though a few people would disapprove of the fact you're not playing as Dante throughout the entire game the fact that the new character has been given his own fighting style is a testament to the diversity you're going to be experiencing.

There are a few things that were a let down however.

The story line in my opinion held great potential but many of those twists thrown at you are rather predictable. Then again not many players pursue the game with story in mind, so moving onto combat elements.

The combat is smooth. Very smooth. Having the ability to switch combat styles on the fly rather then having to visit a shrine is a huge and welcome relief, and it was this very ability that in my opinion changed the entire feel of combat for this game. You are no longer heading towards your goal with a combo set equipped but with a huge and vast combination of moves that you can potentially chain together. There are generally only two things stopping you.

1: Can your fingers and mind chain them fast enough?
2: Can you find something that won't die too fast?

Definitely a game I could see myself playing again and again.