Devil May Cry 2

Devil May Cry 2 is the sequel to Devil May Cry. From the start of the game, the player controls Dante or his new partner Lucia through various levels as they battle waves of demons. This game features an…

50 25 January 2003

Adventure Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Action Horror

Devil May Cry 2 is an adventure developed by Capcom Production Studio 1, released 25 January 2003 on PlayStation 2.

Verified 14 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What Devil May Cry 2 is

Devil May Cry 2 is an adventure game developed by Capcom Production Studio 1 and released in 2003. It was published by Capcom. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set in modern times in the fictional Vie de Marli island, the story centers on demon hunter Dante and island guardian Lucia in their fight to stop a businessman named Arius from raising the demon Argosax and achieving supreme power.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Devil May Cry series

Devil May Cry 2 is the second of 43 entries we hold in the Devil May Cry series. It arrived a year after Devil May Cry. The next entry was Devil May Cry 2: Limited Edition in 2003. Its critic score of 50 is 27 points below the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition at 90.

See all 43 Devil May Cry games in release order →

How it was received

Devil May Cry 2 holds a critic score of 50 out of 100. That places it above 7% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 19 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 53, across 237 votes.

What it launched against

Devil May Cry 2 launched on 25 January 2003, within three weeks of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, SimCity 4, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness and NASCAR Racing 2003 Season. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, SimCity 4, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, NASCAR Racing 2003 Season.

Cheats and codes

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