Devil Kings
Devil Kings is in the same vein as the Dynasty Warriors series. Whereas in Dynasty Warriors, however, Koei focuses on ancient Chinese history, Devil Kings focuses more on feudal Japan, but with a fictional…
Devil Kings is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Capcom, released 21 July 2005 on PlayStation 2.
What Devil Kings is
Devil Kings is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Capcom and released in 2005. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Devil Kings is in the same vein as the Dynasty Warriors series. Whereas in Dynasty Warriors, however, Koei focuses on ancient Chinese history, Devil Kings focuses more on feudal Japan, but with a fictional setting with the ability to use modern day weapons such as chain guns and shotguns as well as fighting legendary and fictional characters from the past. The story takes place as the Devil King, a king possessed by the soul of the Devil, has unleashed an unholy army on the world to bend it to his will as the player must stop him along with many of his minions including his wife Lady Butterfly, his general the Red Minotaur, as well as loyal assassins Scorpio and Venus. The gameplay is more…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the Sengoku Basara series
Devil Kings is the first of 12 entries we hold in the Sengoku Basara series. The next entry was Sengoku Basara in 2005.
How it was received
Devil Kings holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 39% of the 1,124 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 3 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Devil Kings launched on 21 July 2005, within three weeks of We Love Katamari, Ys: The Oath in Felghana, Fatal Frame III: The Tormented and Halo 2: Multiplayer Map Pack. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: We Love Katamari, Ys: The Oath in Felghana, Fatal Frame III: The Tormented, Halo 2: Multiplayer Map Pack.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 5 videos →
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Devil Kings — frequently asked questions
When did Devil Kings come out?
If you like this
