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Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition

Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition is a remastered version of Devil May Cry 4. It adds new content and new playable characters, as well as improvements in general.

80 18 June 2015

Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition is an adventure developed by Capcom Production Studio 1, released 18 June 2015 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 11 hrs to finish.

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What Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition is

Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition is an adventure game developed by Capcom Production Studio 1 and released in 2015. It was published by Capcom. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on MT Framework.

The premise, in the publisher's words

On the isolated island of Fortuna, a religious order venerates the legendary dark knight Sparda as a god. Nero, a young demon hunter and member of the Order, watches in horror as the infamous devil hunter Dante storms in and cuts down the Order's high priest before the assembled congregation. At that very moment, a horde of demons descends on the city, endangering everyone, including Nero's beloved Kyrie. Charged with hunting down Dante and driving back the invasion, Nero sets out on a journey that will test everything he believes about his enemies and himself.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 42 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Devil May Cry series

Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition is the 26th of 43 entries we hold in the Devil May Cry series. The next entry was Project X Zone 2 in 2015. Its critic score of 80 is 3 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition at 90.

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How it was received

Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 11 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 76 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 11 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo 2.4GHz, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM and NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) 8800 GTS, AMD Radeon(TM) HD 3850 with 512MB RAM or better. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 27GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition launched on 18 June 2015, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham Knight, Rocket League, Splatoon and Heroes of the Storm. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham Knight, Rocket League, Splatoon, Heroes of the Storm.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition — frequently asked questions

When did Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition come out?
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition was released on 18 June 2015 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition?
At minimum, Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition needs Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo 2.4GHz, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) 8800 GTS, AMD Radeon(TM) HD 3850 with 512MB RAM or better graphics, 27 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition?
The main story of Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition takes around 11 hrs.
How many GB is Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition?
The PC version needs about 27 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("27 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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