GH Review: Devil May Cry (Playstation 3)

***Zardon*** · Feb 4, 2008, 04:06 PM

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With only a few great games released in January, it has been an arduous task reviewing substandard titles for the last month, so it was with great pleasure when I was asked to handle our review sample of Devil May Cry 4 on the Playstation 3.

Many eons ago when my young kids were in bed, I sat with my trusty Playstation 2 playing Devil May Cry by the firelight, and man this game just took action platforming to a whole new level. The incredible speed of combat and the pulsating action assured the game cult status and a true classic right up there with God Of War. Unfortunately however with the "next gen" consoles (lets drop this term already please, they have been out for years!) you are not instantly assured a next gen gaming experience. So it would be fair to say, that before I first popped the DVD into the shiny black monolith, I was concerned that somehow the feeling of the franchise would be lost behind the enhanced eye candy. Well I can assure you before I proceed any further, that the game rings true to the series and is a marvellous game to play, both for die hard fans of the series and for casual newcomers.

***Zardon*** · Feb 4, 2008, 04:09 PM

mike2h · Feb 4, 2008, 04:48 PM

thx for the review guys. as soon as the wife lets me i will be buying this game

i can & did dig it.

Cannyone · Feb 7, 2008, 02:59 AM

Only one small issue John. I don't think all the negative comments about the Xbox 360 add to your review. Unless you had actually played that version, and had real problems of some sort. Then we'd want to hear it. Thanks!

brutusmaximus · Feb 7, 2008, 04:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Cannyone

Only one small issue John. I don't think all the negative comments about the Xbox 360 add to your review. Unless you had actually played that version, and had real problems of some sort. Then we'd want to hear it. Thanks!

erm, I don't really see any negative comments about the 360 in there, am I missing something? only thing I remember reading is that the PS3 version writes to the hard drive. I think there were some passing comments about sony probably being hurt as it is no longer a PS exclusive?

**Mousey** · Feb 7, 2008, 07:13 AM

Camera has always been an issue in DMC, i remember getting pissed off at constantly walking back along passageways i'd already been down when i borrowed the original off a mate.
Looks like one helluva title though, and i like the idea of the aging system and switching the characters.

Markius · Feb 10, 2008, 07:56 PM

its good to see the ps3 version of this game is great (as opposed to shoddy frame rates, washed out textures etc that we have seen in quiet a few other ps3 games)

from what i have read the ps3 install of this game cuts the load times to about 3 seconds, wich is about 2 seconds faster than the 360

Feb 4, 2008, 04:06 PM	#1
*Zardon* enchanted Join Date: May 2002 Location: Driverheaven Posts: 32,246 Rep Power: 3150	GH Review: Devil May Cry (Playstation 3) Read The Review Here _________________________ With only a few great games released in January, it has been an arduous task reviewing substandard titles for the last month, so it was with great pleasure when I was asked to handle our review sample of Devil May Cry 4 on the Playstation 3. Many eons ago when my young kids were in bed, I sat with my trusty Playstation 2 playing Devil May Cry by the firelight, and man this game just took action platforming to a whole new level. The incredible speed of combat and the pulsating action assured the game cult status and a true classic right up there with God Of War. Unfortunately however with the "next gen" consoles (lets drop this term already please, they have been out for years!) you are not instantly assured a next gen gaming experience. So it would be fair to say, that before I first popped the DVD into the shiny black monolith, I was concerned that somehow the feeling of the franchise would be lost behind the enhanced eye candy. Well I can assure you before I proceed any further, that the game rings true to the series and is a marvellous game to play, both for die hard fans of the series and for casual newcomers.

Feb 4, 2008, 04:48 PM	#3
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,489 Rep Power: 74 System Specs	thx for the review guys. as soon as the wife lets me i will be buying this game i can & did dig it. __________________

Feb 7, 2008, 02:59 AM	#4
Cannyone DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 80 Rep Power: 22 System Specs	Only one small issue John. I don't think all the negative comments about the Xbox 360 add to your review. Unless you had actually played that version, and had real problems of some sort. Then we'd want to hear it. Thanks! __________________ Eagles may Soar! But Weasels don't have to worry about being sucked into a jet engine...

Feb 7, 2008, 07:13 AM	#6
Mousey Bang. Bang. Bang. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 5,413 Rep Power: 104 System Specs	Camera has always been an issue in DMC, i remember getting pissed off at constantly walking back along passageways i'd already been down when i borrowed the original off a mate. Looks like one helluva title though, and i like the idea of the aging system and switching the characters. __________________ Visit hardWIRED - Back up and running, The Wiki is back Who we are, is but a stepping stone to what we can become.

Feb 10, 2008, 07:56 PM	#7
Markius DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,350 Rep Power: 0	its good to see the ps3 version of this game is great (as opposed to shoddy frame rates, washed out textures etc that we have seen in quiet a few other ps3 games) from what i have read the ps3 install of this game cuts the load times to about 3 seconds, wich is about 2 seconds faster than the 360 __________________ DriverHeavens Aussie... "Lifes tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late"

Feb 4, 2008, 04:09 PM	#2
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