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Devil May Cry 2

A first look at what's been revealed of Capcom's tantalising sequel.

Capcom’s blue eyed, demon boy is back…

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The original Devil May Cry was (and still is) perhaps the most stylish game on the PS2 to date. The game just oozed style and ‘cool’, if you were not impressed by the fantastic gothic look and the fabulously funky moves at Dante’s disposal, you probably shouldn’t be playing a PS2. So then, it’s no surprise to see Dante make his return sooner, rather than later. Good job too…

DMC2 has been in development since the original title was first launched and surprisingly, none of the original development team of DMC are working on the sequel. As strange as this may sound, we have been assured that DMC2 will be everything that the original was, plus a coffin load more. Great stuff…. but as with any big blockbuster in early production, the developers are staying very quiet, and don’t want to give too much away just yet…. damn.

So then what can we expect of Devil May Cry 2? Well, a hell of a lot if these very early indications are anything to go by. All of the original’s problems have been attended to, for a start; the game is several time larger now, which should silence the critics of the original’s longevity. DMC2 moves away from the castle of the original and instead, plunges Dante into a huge sprawling city, full of demons and other nasties. This huge city is split into two distinctly different areas; upper and lower. The upper city is a jungle of steel and glass, towering above all around it, plenty of high rise towers and skyscrapers for Dante to climb (and hopefully leap across!). The lower city comprises of small single and double story houses, very reminiscent of any small Italian village you can think of, of course the only difference being that this one is crawling with demons. Not somewhere to take the kids then. These two distinctly different areas create a very nice contrasting backdrop for DMC2, a nice break away from the very dark and gothic original. Let’s just hope that they don’t lose any of the original’s unique “va va voom” in the process…

The plot line for DMC2 hasn’t been revealed yet, however, we do know that Dante is basically trying to stop someone, or ‘something’, from raising Demons within the city. After all, who is better than the son of Sparda to stop the nasty demon things. This would be one situation where you would NOT call Ghostbusters…

Naturally, the graphics have been improved for DMC2, although the original title still looks fantastic today. Dante himself has been given an overhaul having ditched his red overcoat, and now wears a very tight-fitting jacket/cape combo. Very snazzy. Things are also crisper now, and the characters have a lot more animation per move, giving everything a more flowing feel (Dante’s new coat/cape thingy ripples wonderfully), it’s apparent even at this early stage that things are going to be incredibly beautiful.

It would also appear that Dante is not alone this time. There is another character, although it has been leaked that the character is not Trish. In fact, Trish doesn’t even appear at all in DMC2, which may come as a surprise given the ending of the original game. Capcom are remaining tight lipped about this new character, so little is known. We just hope that this doesn’t turn into a Solid Snake and Raiden style relationship!

The combat was one of the main features in DMC that made it so damnably cool. Dantes’ ability to whip out his sword, slash the enemy into the air and then juggle them with bullets from his various weapons, was simply incredible. So it comes as no surprise to learn that the combat system is receiving some heavy attention, just to ensure that it is even better. There are rumours and theories to just what the new moves for Dante shall be, but the biggest and best of them is the dual fighting method. This should hopefully let Dante fight two foes simultaneously, one arm against one foe and the other arm fighting another. Just how the developers plan to make this controllable with the dual shock remains to be seen, however…

So then. Are we all excited? Well, yes. I loved the original and this one promises to be a bigger, better and bolder game. Crikey, we’ll just have to wait until winter then, won’t we? After all it’s a hell (I’m so sorry) of a game!

1. this game is going to be really cool and the good news is your not in that damn castel any more so yipee, i hope. the first one was really sweet and hopefully this one will be better cause by the looks of those screen shots it looks really good

   nick Monday, 1 July 2002, 11:35:44

2. yesssss, cant wait for devil may cry 2 i loved the original.

   adam Tuesday, 2 July 2002, 04:43:45

3. I can't wait to see the game DMC2. It looks totally awesome, besides killer graphics, awesome character play and highly relatable characters, the DMC series has a way cool plot line! Sounds great, can't wait! ^_^

   Kyleina Tuesday, 2 July 2002, 23:30:12

4. i love devil may cry. i can´t imagine other game like this! ;)

   sara Friday, 5 July 2002, 09:33:16

5. devil may cry was a brilliant game

   Lseddo Saturday, 6 July 2002, 07:39:43

6. I personally cant wait for Devil May Cry 2 to be released. I loved the original and it seems Devil May Cry 2 is going to be even more of a adrenaline rush than the first.

   Johhny Rush Saturday, 6 July 2002, 13:22:6

7. devil may cry is the bomb, i cant wait till dmc2 comes out ,i hope to see a dmc3 in the future!

   josh Sunday, 7 July 2002, 18:24:29

8. Devil May Cry 2 is gonna be off the hook!!!

   i Cnt wait till it comes out

   g man Tuesday, 9 July 2002, 14:39:45

9. this is so sweet i may cry, who needs other games when dmc and dmc2 are alive and kicking. i wish i were dante

   kaine Tuesday, 9 July 2002, 18:35:57

10. i think that devil may cry is greatly cool!!i loved it since the first time i've played to

    vacca2o Wednesday, 17 July 2002, 09:16:43

11. Devil May Cry was awesome. And Devil May Cry 2 looks better than the first action packed game. In November, this cool game of is mine!

    " Don't come knock'n because Devil May Cry is rock'n!"- Dante

    Unknown Friday, 26 July 2002, 15:01:58

12. yes my middle name is really dante and I couldn't get enough of devil may cry. But I have mastered the game and gotten Super dante WITH OUT CHEATING and I still play it alot. When I saw the magazine that advertised DMC2 I instanly ran to magazine grabbed it read it all. I was so excited the dmc 2 was coming out. I tried to find out about it as much as possible but they didn't tel much about the game. So I decided I am not going to read any more stuff about it until I get the game.

    Giovanni Dante Ciotti Wednesday, 31 July 2002, 13:52:7

13. i love the look of the new game and maby the new character is dantes daughter

    bob Thursday, 8 August 2002, 02:16:22

14. EVERYONE i know who the new character it is dantes sister sreela i found out hell yea

    dante Saturday, 10 August 2002, 10:35:5

16. the new character is sreela dante's sis

    solidsnake Saturday, 10 August 2002, 10:38:28

17. the new person is his sis or his kid

    EJ Saturday, 17 August 2002, 18:24:3

18. Devil May Cry is very Cool!! but when I saw the DMC2 video I was fascinated, the graphics are better and I can´t wait to play this extraordinary videogame!! DEVIL MAY CRY RULES!!..=)

    Joshua Tuesday, 20 August 2002, 20:07:49

19. The name of Dante's female sidekick is Lucia she is the descendant of the "Clan of Defense". Lucia uses two curved swords as weapon (one in each hand). Both Dante and Lucia are able to run on the wall , and they can also perform cooperation techniques.This info is 100% reliable

    Redeemer 6:32 Saturday, 24 August 2002, 19:50:43

20. I thought DMC 1 was an extremely graphic and fun game to play. The storyline was a tad rusty, but other than that everthing was awesome! I'm looking forward to playing DMC 2, and kick some major butt.

    DaRkApOcAlYpSe12 Sunday, 25 August 2002, 18:51:12

21. This is gonna be the best game ever for ps2 I have the original and it was the best

    Amel Sunday, 25 August 2002, 20:51:42

22. DMC 2 is gonna be great, i can't wait untill its release, but does someone know, what's the release date of the game in europe??

    L-man Saturday, 31 August 2002, 11:50:55

23. I absolutly LOVE DMC so when i heard DMC2 was coming out the first words out of my mouth was "I want that."But if you noticed,in the first one trish looked like her hair had glue in it.LOL.I also heard that the name of the new girl may be Lucia or Kyara,I think those are the names....

    Morya Sunday, 1 September 2002, 23:39:23

24. I cant wait until this game comes out, so I cam kick some demon ass!!

    Martin Sunday, 8 September 2002, 12:07:58

25. I think that the original is still the best of it's genre right now and that a lot of effort is going to have to be put into DMC2 for it to advance in its 3rd person fantasy genre.

    I still think that the 2 best features of DMC1 were the Combat Engine and the Polygons! The plot was at best OK and at worst...

    Oh well! I'm still looking forward to DMC2 and am going to buy it the day it comes out! Straight up I will! No bull!

    ^-_-^

    Furtooth Wednesday, 11 September 2002, 03:54:11

26. devil may cry 2 is just phat

    mc_bukshin Friday, 13 September 2002, 01:37:56

27. This looks like it will be a game that I will enjoy for along time

    Cole Jackson Wednesday, 18 September 2002, 10:22:32

28. This is going to be the best game ever! Besides slashing and killing evil, you get lush graphics with huge areas to dish out the pain. DMC fans out there, this is a must have. The badass Dante is back!

    Shadow Sunday, 22 September 2002, 14:28:4

29. I like the implants baby

    kwhitby Wednesday, 25 September 2002, 08:04:14

30. Go click and signup then

    Jason Wednesday, 25 September 2002, 09:02:46

32. After playing the very first one, I loved every bit of it! It was the best introduction the the PS2 I could've asked for.

    But it wasn't so good when it was finished, I think it was too easy, because I'm usually hopeless at completing games.

    When I heard about Devil may Cry 2 I was bouncing on the walls.

    Lets hope it's no let down.

    Kat Thursday, 26 September 2002, 05:59:20

33. you know whats better than dmc2(devil may cry2) ummm................NOTHING

    devil may cry lover Thursday, 10 October 2002, 19:52:19

34. the difficulty of the enemy can be arrange by the way the player play!! That sound nice, because the first game is kind of hard, then i think i will progress more this time :)

    kevin Thursday, 10 October 2002, 23:57:28

35. when is the release date for the u.k.?

    sanj Sunday, 10 November 2002, 06:18:31

36. Man i wish there where more movies on the web on DMC2

    Devilkiller Sunday, 10 November 2002, 00:22:39

37. Some sites say its out jan/01/03 and some say november and another says winter which one is real

    DanteTheDemonKiller Sunday, 10 November 2002, 00:25:21

38. My mom loves DMC2 so much i never get a chance to play she hogs it

    DMC2 Lover Tuesday, 10 December 2002, 11:04:30

39. The new girl ain't Trish which is disappointing, Lucia looks pretty cool, though she don't seem to like Dante at the start (How could anyone not like Dante). I wanna see Dante do backflips, he can do that in the new game. oh and the release date for the US is January 29th 2003 for us Brits its some time in early Feb

    Cat Sunday, 13 October 2002, 11:44:39

40. This game is so damn good i've related my name towards it! The rock music complex repells that of the first. The buildings are wonderfully textured, and the character's models are now extractingly polished.

    Now that Dante is more of a devil and the game Devil May Cry 2 has a totally different storyline is even better. The only thing i don't like is that they blew off the story of the original. I personally think that Devil May Cry 2 should've been a sequel to the beginning, make it an even better shocking experience. However, that's where Lucia comes in. I have no idea who Lucia is, but i'm guessing she's Dante's daughter. (Correct?)

    But the fact even to play as two different characters with totally different combat styles and attack techniques, is truly revolting. I have beaten DMC, and i plan to beat DMC2. The only thing i never liked in he first one was the lack of numerable mission. Only 23 missions, hard and short. But now i've found that even i cant make near as good polished characters or graphics as DMC, so i'll let that slide. I just hope that the rock style music composition is graphically later than the original. I would give my life for the series of DMC. My fianl offer is that, and it's that. All hail the mighty DMC!

    Dante Sunday, 13 October 2002, 13:17:23

41. I cant wait till DMC2 comes out. I was a huge fan of the original and im sure the sequel is going to be even better. I just wanna know the release date! dammit! And i hope you can go inside buildings. That would be pretty kool.

    Beavis Sunday, 20 October 2002, 14:57:32

42. i think devil may cry 2 will be the best game ever on ps2 with the combinations of guns plus swords how can they go wrong.but the only thing is it is takin too long too come out (damn shame)

    approx release aus 21 march 2003

    ifrit Friday, 25 October 2002, 07:24:45

43. what is the real release date on devil may cry 2, please tell me,please

    zidane Friday, 25 October 2002, 10:00:3

44. all i have 2 say is dat devil may cry is the best game ever made, and dat capcom should continue a devil may cry series.

    criminal536@hotmail.com Wednesday, 13 November 2002, 10:07:10

45. actually i think the other character is Lucia

    JoeFly Thursday, 14 November 2002, 03:20:34

46. Devil May Cry was the Best game ever so devil may cry 2 will be even better. I think that girl's name is lucia and she has some kind of scyths. I like the new Demon Dante because he looks better and can kill enemies with one hit.

    Thats what i have to say

    zach Saturday, 16 November 2002, 08:41:19

48. I think the game will be great, but I am suspicious about how they started the second game before the first one was released, and how its a totally different team doing it.

    All the improvements so far look great.

    aaron Monday, 18 November 2002, 18:27:44

49. This game ought to be very good judging by the first one. Let's hope they don't screw it up!

    Jdrhottt Friday, 22 November 2002, 15:17:43

50. Here are some facts on Devil May Cry 2 : it will be released in 2 disks,the dante disk and a lucia one,he can now run on walls(matrix style),and finally he can shoot at 2 enemies at once(he crosses his guns with his left hand shooting to the right and his right hand shooting left and fires like the bad-ass he is).............Cool huh these are all true facts.

    Erik Saturday, 23 November 2002, 14:35:41

51. You should get some more screen shots.

    Genjuro Wednesday, 27 November 2002, 11:18:16

52. Devil may cry was one of the besr games of 2002 i still play it now so i cant wait for this game to come out. If you will excuse me i am goin to go play DMC right now.

    Chaz man Wednesday, 27 November 2002, 13:25:54

53. i've seen the trailers from the capcom site and i've seen the images.

    i've the original for about, lets see, from the first day it was on the shelves, and i'm still playing it.

    i loved it from the first moment i saw it, and the sequel looks much better, and i can't wait.

    pipsqiuck Thursday, 28 November 2002, 03:54:17

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