Devil May Cry is an urban fantasy action-adventure game franchise created by Hideki Kamiya. It is primarily developed and published by Capcom. The series centers on the demon hunter Dante and his efforts to thwart various demon invasions of Earth. Its gameplay consists of combat scenarios in which the player must attempt to extend long chains of attacks, avoiding damage and exhibiting stylized combat by varying their attacks; this combat, along with time and the number of items collected and used, are considered in grading the player's performance.
Dante attacks an enemy with the sword Alastor. The word "Cool!" assesses the player's performance in combat.
The series is loosely based on the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (pictured).
DmC: Devil May Cry is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Ninja Theory and published by Capcom. Released in January for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows, it is a reboot of the Devil May Cry series and set in a parallel universe to the mainline series.
Dante battling demons in Limbo using his semi-automatic pistols Ebony and Ivory.
Tameem Antoniades, the game's director and writer, at Game Developers Conference 2014
Dante's redesign from the original 2010 announcement from Tokyo Game Show 2010