It seems hints of the DMC4 demo's launch left on the official site mislead us - you'll be playing the game tomorrow, Capcom has confirmed, not next week.
"The Devil May Cry 4 demo you've heard about will be up on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network [in the US] this Thursday, January 24, 2008," says Capcom, before going on to reveal that the giant fire beast thing we spoke of in this preview (and pictured below), will be in the demo.
Update: Capcom UK has told CVG that while the demo will also go live tomorrow on the European Xbox Live Marketplace, the Euro PSN Store won't get it until January 31. No biggie though - just use that US account you should have created by now. Update ends
Want to know what to expect? Capcom teases: "The demo introduces gamers to the gothic-inspired supernatural world of Devil May Cry 4, new protagonist Nero and the awesome power of his Devil Bringer. The demo consists of a sampling of sections from the full game, chosen to showcase Devil May Cry 4's varied locales and allows gamers to familiarize themselves with Nero's unique abilities.
"Players will receive instruction on the various new actions that the Devil Bringer bestows, such as the ability to slam creatures to the ground, cover great distances in a single bound or even grab enemies while on the ground or in the air and pull them towards Nero to continue the attack combo.
"The Exceed system allows Nero to "rev up" his sword as if it were a motorbike throttle and unleash devastating attacks. Players will need to master all these techniques before the end of demo showdown with the mighty Berial."
f**kin cannot wait. been gettin myself ready by playin dmc3. gonna download both versions to see if there's any difference cause i'd rather get it for the 360 just for the achievements. i know, i'm a gamerscore whore.
Well, according to Gamer tv, the game is really easily beaten and is reminiscent of Dynasty Warriors, 99 Nights etc. Will be getting it anyway as i quite like that kind of mindless hack and slash gameplay every now and again. Sometimes it's good not having to use the old grey matter.
ummmm, im not sold on this game, i liked the 1st one, but the second one was sh1t & it seem from some of the reviews i read this one isnt that fantastic. But im glad to see a demo, this will be one to get later in the year when i can pick up a cheap traded copy.
i've got a US account so i get the demo but why the hell can they put the demo on the US PSN; US Xbox Live and Europe Xbox Live but not the Europe PSN?
Is there some problem with putting it on the europe PSN - there's clearly some sort of issue.
Its pretty bad really. DMC has been a ps exclusive for a long time, but now its been delayed on its original platform in favour of the main competitor. Thats pretty embarrassing for sony although its seems to be common practice these days.
Lol, sods law. I spent all of this morning trying to sort out a japanese account, as I heard it was only coming to the Japan store tomorrow, and now I find out that it's going to be on the US store as well.
Lmao, I already had a US account. Ah well, this should be a pretty rad demo.
Just hope that Capcom haven't bottomd it up by introducing a new protagonist like DMC2, although that wasn't DMC2's only problem! If it's like the 1st and 3rd then it'll be sweet!
Well, according to Gamer tv, the game is really easily beaten and is reminiscent of Dynasty Warriors, 99 Nights etc. Will be getting it anyway as i quite like that kind of mindless hack and slash gameplay every now and again. Sometimes it's good not having to use the old grey matter.
honestly i wouldn't even entertain the idea of listening to Gamer tv. half the times all they're facts are wrong. the only reason for watching it, if you've managed to surfaced from the night before's hangover that early, is to see the games in motion. the reviews and news sections are terribly inaccurate. i remember them saying a demo of littlebigplanet was available for download at time of broadcast but no-one else had even mentioned a demo being anywhere near ready. plus the presenter's sound like they don't have a clue what they're talking about plus they probably weren't playing it on Dante must die mode or whatever its been changed to. thats the only way the game gets difficult.
great news. i've been wanting to get hold of the 360 demo,just so i can familiarise myself with playing dmc on a different pad. running through dmc3:se to warm up. does it hit at 12 bells tonight or tomorrow morning?
Cant wait to play this. Can also find out if the 360 pad works well with it or grudgingly have to pay the £10 extra for PS3 version
Are 360 games really only £25??? If so then i dont know how people can complain about game prices. (i doubt they are only £25 mind, as on play.com theyre always £35, the same as ps3 game prices)
Cant wait to play this. Can also find out if the 360 pad works well with it or grudgingly have to pay the £10 extra for PS3 version
Are 360 games really only £25??? If so then i dont know how people can complain about game prices. (i doubt they are only £25 mind, as on play.com theyre always £35, the same as ps3 game prices)
the 360 special edition is 30 pound on play.com,40 for the standard ps3 version.
Cant wait to play this. Can also find out if the 360 pad works well with it or grudgingly have to pay the £10 extra for PS3 version
Are 360 games really only £25??? If so then i dont know how people can complain about game prices. (i doubt they are only £25 mind, as on play.com theyre always £35, the same as ps3 game prices)
the 360 special edition is 30 pound on play.com,40 for the standard ps3 version.
Yeah but remember there's at least £12.50's worth of extra quality in the PS3 version, making it well worth the extra expense!
Played the demo this morning....LOT OF FUN!!! Graphics are solid, though could be better. (Thank you Gears of War for SPOILING us with graphical detail!) Control is on point and overall gameplay of the DEMO is a LOT of fun, as just stated. =) Challenge is there but not overbearing, so far.
Not as big of a demo as I expected. Around 615 MB. There are 2 game modes. One is a 10 Minute massacre and the other is your standard "tutorial"-ish style mode.
FYI: Berial is AWESOME!!! Enjoy the "Lift & Punch across the screen move" you do on him. It's quite fun to watch. =)
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