Protagonist punch-up!

Take on Devil May Cry 4’s big guns, literally

FORMAT PS3, PS4 / PUB CAPCOM / DEV CAPCOM / RELEASED 2008 / SCORE 9/10

With every game series comes the best boy debate and favourite character face-off, and Devil May Cry 4 finally gives you the opportunity to battle out the best of them when Nero faces Dante, DMC 1-4’s beloved hero. At the very beginning of the game, no less. But as it goes on, the battle of strong one-liners, demonic takedowns, and gunslinging leaves you wondering who’s actually the good guy in the situation.

From the moment Dante crashes through the glass ceiling (quite literally) and starts causing hell in a church, taking out people left, right, and centre (people who, admittedly, turn out to be demons), you know you’re in for an interesting fight. And it gets even more compelling when Nero whips out the demonic trick he’s been hiding up his sleeve this whole time: his ‘devil bringer’ arm, which is supernaturally strong and able to summon, er, another, giant, arm.

The fight that follows is nothing short of what you would expect from the series: slow-motion gun reloads, deadly jump-kicks, and even the classic scene of Dante being impaled by a sword to the chest and gruesomely removing himself (he gets into that situation a little too often for his own good). With an obligatory “We’re the same, you and I,” the game highlights their similarities that go beyond using the same hairdresser: the two share matching demon souls. This isn’t the last time the two characters go at it, as Dante puts up a tougher fight midway through the game. But this initial tutorialised introduction lets you know what a mess you’re in for and gives you the time to ask yourself: who’s really the best demon hunter?