Devil May Cry 4-Digital Violence

Devil May Cry 4 is an action game that was published and developed by Capcom in 2008 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows platforms. The game is the fourth installment to the Devil May Cry series.




In the game, the player controls both Nero and Dante, the game's protagonist and the series' title character as they fight enemies in close combat using firearms, swords, and other weapons. The characters Lady and Trish from previous games in the series makes an appearance, along with new characters Nero, Kyrie, Credo, Gloria, and Agnus. The game is set after Devil May Cry but before Devil May Cry 2.
The game received generally favorable reviews, receiving an average 82% over three consoles from Metacritic (84% on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and 78% on the PC). GameSpy gave it 4 stars out of 5, stating that "DMC4 succeeds on many levels because it fuses fan service with entertaining gameplay", finding that "visually, DMC4 is a dynamo."
It spawned a handheld version, Devil May Cry 4: Refrain, that was released on iOS.



Developer(s) Capcom
Publisher(s) Capcom
Director(s) Hideaki Itsuno
Producer(s) Hiroyuki Kobayashi
Writer(s) Bingo Morihashi
Series Devil May Cry
Platform(s) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, iOS
Release date(s) PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360
JP January 31, 2008
NA February 5, 2008
AUS February 7, 2008
EU February 8, 2008
Microsoft Windows
NA July 8, 2008
AUS July 10, 2008
EU July 11, 2008
JP July 24, 2008
iOS
February 3, 2011
Genre(s) Action, hack and slash
Mode(s) Single-player
Rating(s)
ACB: M
Apple: 12+
CERO: C
ESRB: M
PEGI: 16+
Media/distribution Optical disc, download
System requirements
Windows XP / Vista[1]
Intel Pentium 4 or Core 2 Duo processor
1 GB RAM
GeForce 6600 with 256 MB VRAM
8 GB HDD space