Devil May Cry

Devil May Cry

Devil May Cry (Japanese: デビル メイ クライ Hepburn: Debiru Mei Kurai) is a action-adventure hack and slash video game series developed and published by Capcom and created by Hideki Kamiya. The series centers on the character Dante's efforts to avenge his mother's murder by exterminating demons. The gameplay consists of heavy combat scenes in which the player must attempt to extend long chains of attacks while avoiding damage in order to exhibit stylized combat; this element along with time and the number of items collected and used are taken under consideration when grading the player's performance.

The series is very loosely based on the Italian poem Divine Comedy by the use of allusions, including the game's protagonist Dante (named after Dante Alighieri) and other characters like Vergil (Virgil), Trish (Beatrice Portinari), Lucia (Saint Lucy), Mundus (Satan), Furiataurus (the Minotaur), Geryon, and Cerberus. Many of the enemies are also named after the Seven Deadly Sins, such as "Hell Pride" or "Hell Lust".