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Devil May Cry 4

Devil May Cry 4 is the second sequel to the original Devil May Cry game. It immerses the player in a gothic supernatural world, where a new protagonist clashes with a familiar hero. As the new leading man…

81 31 January 2008

Devil May Cry 4 is an adventure developed by Capcom Production Studio 1, released 31 January 2008 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Devil May Cry 4 is

Devil May Cry 4 is an adventure game developed by Capcom Production Studio 1 and released in 2008. It was published by Capcom. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on MT Framework.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The story follows Nero, a man possessing demonic powers who is on a mission to stop the series' main character, Dante, after he assassinates the leader of the Order of the Sword. The player assumes the role of both Nero and Dante as they fight enemies using their demonic powers and a variety of weapons.
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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.

Where it sits in the Devil May Cry series

Devil May Cry 4 is the eighth of 43 entries we hold in the Devil May Cry series. It arrived 2 years after Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition. The next entry was Devil May Cry in 2008. Its critic score of 81 is 4 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 holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 73% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 16 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 80, across 463 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 64 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel 4 Pentium processor or better, 512 MB of RAM and NVIDIA GeForce 6600 series or better. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 8GB. 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 launched on 31 January 2008, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Burnout Paradise, Audiosurf and Bully: Scholarship Edition. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Burnout Paradise, Audiosurf, Bully: Scholarship Edition.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Devil May Cry 4 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Devil May Cry 4 — frequently asked questions

When did Devil May Cry 4 come out?
Devil May Cry 4 was released on 31 January 2008 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Devil May Cry 4?
At minimum, Devil May Cry 4 needs Intel 4 Pentium processor or better, 512 MB of RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 6600 series or better graphics, 8GB of free space of storage.
How many GB is Devil May Cry 4?
The PC version needs about 8 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("8GB of free space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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