Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition
2020
Audio: Japanese, English · Subtitles: English, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Italian
- hack and slash/beat 'em up
- adventure
- action
- single player
- multiplayer
- co-operative
The story
Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition features improved visuals and gameplay at up to 120 frames per second. Alongside all previously-released downloadable content, other additions include Vergil as a playable character, ray tracing graphics options, and two additional game modes: Legendary Dark Knight mode, which significantly increases the number of enemies in each level, and Turbo mode, which increases the game speed by 20%.
What it’s like
Hyper-saturated stylish combat in neon-lit gothic cityscapes, with flashy particle effects, rain-slick streets, and demonic architecture rendered in crisp, high-frame-rate motion on current consoles. Ray-traced reflections ripple across chrome and wet asphalt when the option is enabled, and the palette swings between cold blues, blood reds, and sulphur-yellow sparks. The soundtrack is driven by heavy rock and electronic guitar that pulses through each fight, while crowd-pleasing dialogue and cutscene lighting lean theatrical and camp. Pacing is relentless once combat starts, with brief calm stretches between arenas, and the mood is bombastic, irreverent, and adrenaline-heavy. Violence is constant and cartoonishly gory: demons are shredded, sliced, and blasted in bursts of ichor, with some sexualised character designs and crude humour. Turbo and Legendary Dark Knight modes raise the pressure further. Suited to players who want fast, skill-driven action with swagger, and to anyone chasing a loud, stylish spectacle to play in short, intense sessions.
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