Dante's Inferno

 PlayStation 3
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 377 Ratings

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  1. FinDefaulted
    Nov 6, 2012
    8
    Ah, Dante's Inferno. One of my favourite Playstation games. Fanboys cry about it being a copy of GoW, and sure the gameplay is similar but you can't really compare anything else. I recommend it to everyone. Hell, if you liked GoW why would you not play this one? Battlefield and Call of Duty are extremely similar but people love to play both, so even you GoW fanboys should get it.
  2. Luigi
    Mar 17, 2010
    6
    There are only two things you need to know about this game: 1. It's a total & almost complete clone of God Of War. Gameplay is shockingly similar with only very few basic mechanics offering anything original. 2. The story isn't actually a telling of Dante's inferno - it's a story the developers made up and simply set in a version of 'hell' that is inspired by There are only two things you need to know about this game: 1. It's a total & almost complete clone of God Of War. Gameplay is shockingly similar with only very few basic mechanics offering anything original. 2. The story isn't actually a telling of Dante's inferno - it's a story the developers made up and simply set in a version of 'hell' that is inspired by the original story. This would be fine but for the fact that the devs decided to put a 'save your girlfriend' storyline from the 80's. Isn't deserving of anyones money IMO - unless you can pick it up for about a tenner. EA deserve a big slap for this one!… Expand
  3. drewezbreezee
    Feb 23, 2011
    9
    i guess i'm one of the very few ps3ers not memorized by the hatred of kratos in god of war... i found it boring but then again vengeance ain't really my thing....darksiders puzzles were just difficult for the hell of it and killed its fun form me. however going into the bowels of hell to save my girl with the power to absolve others sins...short journey?...fine. nice graphics. absolutelyi guess i'm one of the very few ps3ers not memorized by the hatred of kratos in god of war... i found it boring but then again vengeance ain't really my thing....darksiders puzzles were just difficult for the hell of it and killed its fun form me. however going into the bowels of hell to save my girl with the power to absolve others sins...short journey?...fine. nice graphics. absolutely disgusting visual metaphors used... the penis is barely tolerable but c'mon. how utterly disgusting can we get i feel totally violated by some of what i saw...despite that i enjoy dantes inferno... even if i have to shower afterwards… Expand
  4. RygarLigar
    Mar 24, 2012
    8
    What the game lacks in originality, it makes up for with incredibly inventive (and often disturbing) art direction. And considering the game it's cloned after is great to begin with, if you enjoyed God of War you should enjoy this as well. A lot of license has been taken but the circles of hell are still generally accurate to the book. I'm not usually interested in cutscenes, but these areWhat the game lacks in originality, it makes up for with incredibly inventive (and often disturbing) art direction. And considering the game it's cloned after is great to begin with, if you enjoyed God of War you should enjoy this as well. A lot of license has been taken but the circles of hell are still generally accurate to the book. I'm not usually interested in cutscenes, but these are so well-rendered I was fairly amazed. It's epic fun, a little bit mindless, but that suits this genre.… Expand
  5. marcelinoap
    Oct 6, 2017
    10
    One of the best hack n' slash game that I've played. Incredible set of moves of the character. Way more refined than God of War 1 and 2. Scenario is incredible, lots of good bosses.
  6. MrRPG
    Aug 15, 2012
    7
    Another hack and slash, not a bad one at that, the cut scene's are great, but over all it's just another god of war..
    But for $20 it isn't a bad buy..
    My opinion of what dante is thinking: "I wish I was cratos" nuff said..
  7. Basem101
    Aug 17, 2013
    8
    a very nice hack n slash the story is based on a famous poem and it is really good the gameplay wasn't good and still it wasn't bad as you get more moves while you advance like rpg element and the places in this game are so good as you advance in nine places in hell in the end a good hack n slash game that deserves a shot
  8. Kunrya
    Jun 27, 2013
    6
    It takes a really interesting concept/story and turns it into an okay game. Yes, it's a poor man's God of War, but it's still fun. Unfortunately, I was expecting more than fun. I was expecting epic, because it's based on an epic poem, which I've read a few times and love. I had always wondered how the poem would be if it were turned into a movie or game, now I know: enjoyable butIt takes a really interesting concept/story and turns it into an okay game. Yes, it's a poor man's God of War, but it's still fun. Unfortunately, I was expecting more than fun. I was expecting epic, because it's based on an epic poem, which I've read a few times and love. I had always wondered how the poem would be if it were turned into a movie or game, now I know: enjoyable but disappointing. Sad thing is, I think it could've been epic if it was made by a better company.… Expand
  9. CultGameFan
    Sep 23, 2015
    9
    Dante's Inferno came out as EA's answer to Sony's God Of War franchise and while it may not offer much more than GOW gameplay wise I found the story to be more appealing to me and is a great and decently accurate take on the epic poem. There is plenty of debate on how this stack's up to Sony's game but I can assure you that it does very well but my only real complaint is that the gameplayDante's Inferno came out as EA's answer to Sony's God Of War franchise and while it may not offer much more than GOW gameplay wise I found the story to be more appealing to me and is a great and decently accurate take on the epic poem. There is plenty of debate on how this stack's up to Sony's game but I can assure you that it does very well but my only real complaint is that the gameplay is a bit too much like GOW. Still if you enjoyed God Of War then Dante's Inferno will surely please you as well. Just too bad Visceral Games got shutdown before they could make the promised sequel.… Expand
  10. charls_0404
    Feb 21, 2022
    8
    a very fun game, I loved the story, the only bad thing is that it is very short, and that it does not have a prequel. But I recommend it 100%
  11. Sunfire
    Jul 26, 2012
    8
    Hey let's play some hack'n'slash!
    Like GoW? Yes,but i have and xbox so let's play Dante's Inferno!
    Cool! So any of copy-yelling user out there,not everybody can afford both xbox360 and ps3,so if you got and xbox then you don't deserve to play games like GoW? For the game it's really awesome nice graphics,epic bosses,sometimes hard as hell,but a decent game.And it even got into    Hey let's play some hack'n'slash!
    Like GoW? Yes,but i have and xbox so let's play Dante's Inferno!
    Cool!

    So any of copy-yelling user out there,not everybody can afford both xbox360 and ps3,so if you got and xbox then you don't deserve to play games like GoW?

    For the game it's really awesome nice graphics,epic bosses,sometimes hard as hell,but a decent game.And it even got into Portable version!(PSP with some drawbacks of couse)    … Expand
  12. KostasI.
    Mar 23, 2010
    6
    Ok i will say this first, the game is a complete copy, a clone if you like, of God of war albeit it unfolds into hell and the 7 circles of the 7 deadly sins. The game has some good moments going for it and you will most likely ador the setting especially if you are a little bit of a religious person but the game has 3 severe flaws. 1. The combat is shallow in the same manner (if not more) Ok i will say this first, the game is a complete copy, a clone if you like, of God of war albeit it unfolds into hell and the 7 circles of the 7 deadly sins. The game has some good moments going for it and you will most likely ador the setting especially if you are a little bit of a religious person but the game has 3 severe flaws. 1. The combat is shallow in the same manner (if not more) as God of War. Just millions upon millions of hellish demons to be slain. Cheap shots from them are common, there is no stagger system or a good counterattack system let alone some of the more subtle mechanics that games like Devil May Cry, Bayonetta and Ninja Gaiden are blessed with. Its just functional in a way for you to clear the path and thats about it. 2. Camera system is flawed. Its completely set and you can not move it in any way and it does not like to capture the action to help with the combat. Instead it makes it difficult and enemies will be stringing attacks on you just because the camera fails to show you what it should. Same with the jumping and QTE sections, you will die more than once because its not immediately apparent where you should be going next despite the linearity of the game and you will often plunge to your death. 3. Deceptive difficulty. No matter how much you pump up the difficulty curve the game never makes it fair for you. Its completely out of your hands and controll of how you will perform and yes the previous 2 flaws do account for many of the third flaw. All in all, Dantes Inferno is a good game but i would not recomend a buy for it. Rent it first, play it and then decide if you want it in your collection or not.… Expand
  13. austinAC
    Apr 20, 2011
    10
    yes it is similar to god of war, and yes it is using one of the greatest poems of all time as its story. THATS WHAT MAKES IT F-ING AWSOME. its not like getting more god of war stlye games is bad, and this one stays close to the inferno's descriptions and story. that and how many people have READ THE POEM?
    it a brilliant way to bring people into the story. that and I DIDNT KNOW THAT GOD OF    yes it is similar to god of war, and yes it is using one of the greatest poems of all time as its story. THATS WHAT MAKES IT F-ING AWSOME. its not like getting more god of war stlye games is bad, and this one stays close to the inferno's descriptions and story. that and how many people have READ THE POEM?
    it a brilliant way to bring people into the story. that and I DIDNT KNOW THAT GOD OF WAR TRADEMARKED THE IDEA OF LIGHT AND HEAVY ATTACKS, OR THE IDEA OF A RECHARGEABLE MAGIC METER.    … Expand
  14. AeonAmadi
    May 14, 2014
    3
    I'd be a lot more lenient with the score if it weren't for the fact that the game is needlessly frustrating and punishing at points. Difficult is one thing but having to replay the same cutscene/tooltip messages over-and-over again because you failed over something stupid (there's a section where you have to kill 'x' enemies without losing your combo, otherwise it's game over). You'll windI'd be a lot more lenient with the score if it weren't for the fact that the game is needlessly frustrating and punishing at points. Difficult is one thing but having to replay the same cutscene/tooltip messages over-and-over again because you failed over something stupid (there's a section where you have to kill 'x' enemies without losing your combo, otherwise it's game over). You'll wind up getting stuck in parts that have absolutely no enemies in them because for some reason Visceral Games thought it'd be good gameplay to have you die at random points and spend two-three minutes a pop going over the same unskippable scenes.

    Action games are supposed to be challenging, difficult and most of all entertaining. They decided to go the route of expecting everyone to have capped out spatial awareness and luck. Only real redeeming factor to the game is it's storyline and art style, beyond that you should probably play a game that doesn't focus on three second "oops I got hit" animations.    … Expand
  15. JerryV
    Feb 10, 2010
    4
    Awful awful And downright disgusting. What were they thinking when they sat down to approve the final take. Completely stolen game mechanics from God of War and not even a good clone. I'll give them credit for creating all this hype about how good it was gonna be but what a letdown it was after about 30 minutes of playing. I felt like I was going room to room door to door in hell. It Awful awful And downright disgusting. What were they thinking when they sat down to approve the final take. Completely stolen game mechanics from God of War and not even a good clone. I'll give them credit for creating all this hype about how good it was gonna be but what a letdown it was after about 30 minutes of playing. I felt like I was going room to room door to door in hell. It was pure agony to see the Same thing over and over again. It was like a movie with a horrible script and a bad ending. Did anyone else notice what a middle age farce and wimp Dante looks like . He seemed to be begging the damn devil all the time instead iftelling him to "go to hell" what a wimp. I am going back to gamestop and trading in this game for whatever it is theywill give me for it. I don't care what they give me for it, I was suckered out of $60 bucks and imagine a new release will be on the used game section after two days. I gave a score of 4 because gotta give the devs credit for approving and releasing this huge giant bomb R.I.P Dante and please no sequel, enough torture.… Expand
  16. Chester440
    Dec 2, 2012
    1
    If you like games that take a day to beat this is your game. The action is just a god of war rip off with hints towards the fight for good and evil while Dante is looking for his wife's soul in hell. Just a terrible story line because it is uninteresting and at times just bland. The ending is funny to say the least about big black things. I was excited for this game and bought it brandIf you like games that take a day to beat this is your game. The action is just a god of war rip off with hints towards the fight for good and evil while Dante is looking for his wife's soul in hell. Just a terrible story line because it is uninteresting and at times just bland. The ending is funny to say the least about big black things. I was excited for this game and bought it brand new and it traded back in 2 days later in disappointment. For people who only could play this hack and slash game instead of God of War: I feel bad for you and say maybe it is time to switch over to ps3 with not paying for internet access it pays for itself. I could not imagine paying monthly to play online 10 times a month what a ploy to bleed money out the gamer.… Expand
  17. assman123
    Jul 26, 2011
    2
    The game is great, but the nudity is supreme. Younger people will wish they were 18. Only people living dependently can play it, sorry for family guys out there but this game is inaccessable for your kids.

    But what the **** Dante beats Lucifer like hell while others only dream of, making this game unrealistic and uncomparable to life. Forget about the graphics and gameplays, this game is    The game is great, but the nudity is supreme. Younger people will wish they were 18. Only people living dependently can play it, sorry for family guys out there but this game is inaccessable for your kids.

    But what the **** Dante beats Lucifer like hell while others only dream of, making this game unrealistic and uncomparable to life. Forget about the graphics and gameplays, this game is just a brick to a whole cut story which makes this game "ain't enough for a storyline".    … Expand
  18. SebaW.
    Feb 19, 2010
    10
    This game is so freiken... AMAZING!!! Yes ive played all the god of war games and i have to admit that dante's inferno does copy it, but this is waaaaaaaaay better than god of war. For instance, the monsters and graphics are INSANE. The monsters make your brain spin. Its like the creators of the game were on crack while making the game lol. 2nd off it has a great story line *its This game is so freiken... AMAZING!!! Yes ive played all the god of war games and i have to admit that dante's inferno does copy it, but this is waaaaaaaaay better than god of war. For instance, the monsters and graphics are INSANE. The monsters make your brain spin. Its like the creators of the game were on crack while making the game lol. 2nd off it has a great story line *its based off of a poem in the 1300* with alot of twists. I cant belive this game didnt get a main score in the 90's because its so damn perfect. I'm hoping to see the sequel soon!… Expand
  19. Judith
    Jan 16, 2011
    10
    Dante's Inferno is one of the best god of war like games in 2009 it has lots of level that are great to play a look at. On the ps3 it is much better then the Xbox. Also it worth much more then what you pay for with custom attack selection for killing hell spawn. Finally the end of the story is very satisfying. Go pick up when you have the chance
  20. TheAllmighty
    Jan 24, 2012
    6
    Dante`s Inferno
    This game is quite entertaining, the story is actually not bad, it is quite intriguing. The graphics is decent and the voice acting is good. The battle system is good and the game play itself is not too shabby. You can get this game for a great price now and I recommend you try it out. The boss fights is quite good and the upgrade system is good. The level design is pretty    Dante`s Inferno
    This game is quite entertaining, the story is actually not bad, it is quite intriguing. The graphics is decent and the voice acting is good. The battle system is good and the game play itself is not too shabby. You can get this game for a great price now and I recommend you try it out. The boss fights is quite good and the upgrade system is good. The level design is pretty well executed and it varies well when your character descends into the 7 stages of hell. The game can at times get a little repetitive but the fight themselves is entertaining and the game runs smooth. It is overall a good experience and well worth the low retail price you get at the most retailers at this time.    … Expand
  21. laxleonidas
    Oct 15, 2011
    6
    It's not a game, it's experiment - experiment that show how games can treat literature from absolutely classic top. It's interesting enough to end, to thinking about fate of dante, but fails in them ost important thing - fun of playing. It offers just mediocre combat system and exploration segments.
  22. Mytherin
    Jun 8, 2014
    4
    A bland God of War clone that does nothing to fix the mistakes God of War makes. If you could stand the awful camera's, horrible platforming sections, quicktime events and repetitive combat of God of War you might enjoy this as well, but don't expect anything more. You will still fall to your death every single section because of horrible camera's and terrible platforming. You will stillA bland God of War clone that does nothing to fix the mistakes God of War makes. If you could stand the awful camera's, horrible platforming sections, quicktime events and repetitive combat of God of War you might enjoy this as well, but don't expect anything more. You will still fall to your death every single section because of horrible camera's and terrible platforming. You will still get a sore thumb from mashing the Circle to do trivial things such as open doors, finish off enemies and open chests.

    The story is good, and the way it is told through cutscenes and cartoons is cool, but the tedious gameplay, repetitive and idiotic platform sections and horrid checkpoint placement will probably kill any enjoyment you can get out of the story.

    I especially enjoyed the parts where they placed a checkpoint prior to me opening three chests (that each involve mashing the circle button to open) followed shortly by a jump with a horrible camera that, if you miss it, forces to open the three chests again. It's a bit of a shame that there were numerous parts just like this throughout the game.

    The progression system is good, leveling up your abilities with holy/unholy experience and gathering relics to improve your abilities is fun as well. The combat isn't awful, but it isn't any better than God of War either.

    I normally do not mind games cloning other games, as long as they improve upon the original game in some way. Dante's Inferno does not do this. It makes all the mistakes God of War makes, and it makes a lot of them even worse, in addition to its own mistakes. If you can stand constant horrid quicktime events, awful platforming sections and a sore thumb from mashing the circle button, you might enjoy this game, but if you ever got frustrated with God of War you will be ten times as frustrated with Dante's Inferno, in that case save your money.    … Expand
  23. Dohmein
    Dec 10, 2014
    2
    Cutscenes that you cant skip stink, the difficulty of the game is silly as well. Gluttony maze took youtube for me to pass, as well as thousands of others - why? Only game in my 171 ps3 titles I actually tossed in the bin.
  24. Manziflex
    Apr 23, 2021
    8
    Too bad Visceral has closed with Dead Space. It is not a masterpiece but I liked it.

    It is true that it is not entirely congruent with the Divine Comedy. But Dante's hell is pretty well recreated
  25. SonnyC.
    Feb 16, 2010
    9
    My score is actually an 8.75, but 9 will do. For a complete copycat, Dante's Inferno is fun enough that you might forget all about it's status as a clone. It's cinematic, it's got a time tested story, and it doesn't ever really let up on the action. Which might be one of it's only problems: If you don't like the "button-mashing"/"beat-em-up" genre, this My score is actually an 8.75, but 9 will do. For a complete copycat, Dante's Inferno is fun enough that you might forget all about it's status as a clone. It's cinematic, it's got a time tested story, and it doesn't ever really let up on the action. Which might be one of it's only problems: If you don't like the "button-mashing"/"beat-em-up" genre, this probably won't help you into the genre at all. Some may get sick of the constant action, wave after wave of enemies, the same scenarios to kill each one. But if God of War and the like are your thing, or you just want to have fun kicking some demon ass, Dante's Inferno shouldn't be missed--if not just for a weekend rental.… Expand
  26. ChrisS
    Feb 20, 2010
    6
    The first levels were amazing. Then you realize that they start borrowig from themselves more and more liberally as the game continues. The relics and spells you pick up are so trivial that you often forget to use them and when you remember them, you're not all that worried about dragging them out agian. And the scythe? It's awesome. Get used to it, there will be no alternatives The first levels were amazing. Then you realize that they start borrowig from themselves more and more liberally as the game continues. The relics and spells you pick up are so trivial that you often forget to use them and when you remember them, you're not all that worried about dragging them out agian. And the scythe? It's awesome. Get used to it, there will be no alternatives and the fighting does very little to evolve as the game gets further along. It seems like they had some great levels started and then just copied and pasted them to fill out the release. The worst thing? I recomended this game based on the first levels to everyone. I've had to go back to them hat in hand and give them the rest of the story. Sorry guys.… Expand
  27. SplatTer
    Feb 9, 2010
    9
    Honestly do some of these critics even play the games. Its so disappointing to find some of these people give it the score they have. What.. they play one stage and rate it. I get pretty angry knowing they have the power to make or break some games, some of them really don,t deserve to crit anything. This games is Amazing. The first point Id like to make is that you can see right away the Honestly do some of these critics even play the games. Its so disappointing to find some of these people give it the score they have. What.. they play one stage and rate it. I get pretty angry knowing they have the power to make or break some games, some of them really don,t deserve to crit anything. This games is Amazing. The first point Id like to make is that you can see right away the passion that went into making this game. The team put there all into this baby. They enjoyed creating it and added there full love and attention into it...Well done Graphics: The graphics are great, The creatures are amazing, the little details which the team have added are just the cherry on the top. Like the little grains of sand Dante kicks up when he walks or runs. Animation: This is something that totally blew me away, the animation of all the characters was just perfect. The bosses and all the creatures really moved with cheer power behind them. They really put the effort to make these creatures as awesome as they possibly could. I honestly have never seen a better looking Reaper, The way he moves is just so damn powerful , all the bosses are just animated beautifully and you feel there power, which makes taking them down just feel amazing. One little thing is that you can work out pretty quickly their patterns of attack but they do look pretty:) Gameplay: If you have played GOW you have played Dante, This is not a bad thing. GOW is yes of course the master of this genre as GTA is to the sandbox, but who cares, Dante,s fight mechanics are Amazing to control, he moves well and all his powers are upgradeable, which just makes him awesome to watch and play with. His Main two weapons are a Scythe and a Crusafix...and both weapons are upgradeable, I thought the two weapons were a brilliant idea and they work amazingly. Sound: The sound in this game is great, you feel everything in this game, The voices and grunts and screams of bosses and victims always remind you that you are in total hell, You get totally immersed in the game and the ambient sound is brilliant always keeping you in this Hell. The stages are great, yes there is some repetition, but all in all just great to play, The one thing that kinda irritated me a bit was the fact that if you die in some places you have to watch a cut scene over and over again until you pass the area and cant forward the cutscenes in some cases, but checkpoints are easy to reach and there are loads of them so you wont have to do a full stage again because you died, this was great because it keeps you in the action always. I do wish Dante changed the further he went on in the game, If he got upgraded himself and became bigger or meaner, or angrier as he went along, this would have been awesome, but he stays the same through the whole game, which is not a bad thing but I wanted to see Dante grow into a damn monster of a character. Conclusion: The game is a MUST on every account, whether you have an xbox or waiting for GOW3 on PS3. I completed it in 2 sittings in about maybe 8-10 hours or so, Its a great length and once complete you get to keep all your upgrades and play again , you also open up a new mission and some new outfits. Its a game I probably wont play again for a while but the first time through was just amazing and I could not put it down. Oh and one more thing, wait till you get to control Phlegyas. Ahhh man what a beautiful stage indeed. Well done guys on an awesome game where the passion of your work is felt in every moment.… Expand
  28. JaneB.
    Feb 9, 2010
    7
    Although I haven't finished the game yet, I'm impressed by the surrounding environment. The big enemies are extremely well done, however the smaller ones tend to lack in detail sometimes (even in HD). It's a God of War clone set in another time and another world. As a matter of fact I acctually feel Kratos as he, as the war of god he became, is looking down on Dante and the Although I haven't finished the game yet, I'm impressed by the surrounding environment. The big enemies are extremely well done, however the smaller ones tend to lack in detail sometimes (even in HD). It's a God of War clone set in another time and another world. As a matter of fact I acctually feel Kratos as he, as the war of god he became, is looking down on Dante and the crusades. Angry as always waiting for the time to unleash from his throne. My biggest fear so far is that the game is too short (which sadly is too common these days). Certain circles move by too quickly. More than once I've played through a section and was left with a feeling of just getting started. A lot of people say they don't like hammering buttons. Those people should stay away from this pure hack n slash game. Insane hammering is crucial when hordes of the damned rage towards you. As mentioned the environments are great but sometimes I'd like more of these grandiose parts. All in all a really enjoyable game. Not what I had hoped for but still worth the bucks. It's violent, there are bare breasts, subtle genitalias and pretty much anything touchy moral panic parents frpn a good christian home wont like.… Expand
  29. DallasB
    Feb 15, 2010
    5
    I first want to say, that I was super hyped about this game coming out! I pre-bought the PS3 version, because it was the Divine Edition, containing extra content. I wanted as much game content as I could get. The extra content was a nice touch, since there was no price increase in gaining it. Yes this is a God of War clone, but that does not make it a bad game based simply on that fact. I first want to say, that I was super hyped about this game coming out! I pre-bought the PS3 version, because it was the Divine Edition, containing extra content. I wanted as much game content as I could get. The extra content was a nice touch, since there was no price increase in gaining it. Yes this is a God of War clone, but that does not make it a bad game based simply on that fact. Imitation can be a great form of flattery! Though this game has excellent backgrounds throughout the entire game, you never get to explore it in an open sand box style, but you are rather, confined to very narrow corridors, that are the same throughout the entire game. In Fact this game is made up entirely of nothing more then mini-games. When you get to the end of the game it is made up of 7-9 challenges, that all must be completed by a specific requirement. These challenges favor those who use the Holy route as the cross must be used specifically, in one Challenge. Since I chose to go the Unholy route and use all my souls to upgrade the Unholy Tree exclusively, which once you do that 100% you are awarded a trophy. I simply thought that once I beat the game with the Unholy Tree totally upgraded, I would go back and play the game all the way through upgrading the Holy Tree only to get the trophy for that! I highly recommend that you upgrade the Cross on the Holy side of the Upgrade Tree, all the way, just as soon as you can, as you will need it towards the end of the game! All the levels of the Hell have great Set pieces that show great potential, and they are never used as you get to see them briefly, and then you are confined to narrow corridors. Almost all levels are identical in game play, with some levels of Hell being extremely brief before moving on to the next one. Another Extreme frustration in the game is the platforming. There will be some levels that you fall to death over and over, as you try to judge distances in jumps, or grabbing lines to swing. Some of this is due to poor camera implementation as well. Simply put the game play through out the game becomes repetitive, boring and at times down right maddening. Based on just game play, I would score the game play a 5 out of 10. The bright points in this game are the characters, set pieces, and Cut Scenes. I would give that a 9 put of 10. Sadly though, none of this matters if the actual game play suffers, and it suffers badly. It is almost as if the Visceral team was so caught up in the Super Cool Characters, Set Pieces, and Cut Scenes, that they forgot to make a game around all that. The game play is really horrible. Since the game ends with a, " To be Continued." I will not be pre-buying it. I feel like I got burned! In fact even with all the DLC coming out I will be trading this game in right away. I am very sad, as I was looking forward to this game, and Visceral's interpretation of this Epic Poem. Simply put, Gorgeous Game, Gorgeous Cut Scenes, Truly inspired Characters, and Horrible and at times broken game play.… Expand
  30. GeoffR
    Feb 23, 2010
    6
    This game was a massive disappointment and a lesson in what it is to be Bi-polar. 3 or 4 of the levels were really really well done, with great bosses, fantastic lighting and awesome level design. However the rest of the game was a abysmal, with poor textures and lighting. Though the game took me 8 hours to complete, 1 hour of that was pure filler in the form of challenge maps. The worst This game was a massive disappointment and a lesson in what it is to be Bi-polar. 3 or 4 of the levels were really really well done, with great bosses, fantastic lighting and awesome level design. However the rest of the game was a abysmal, with poor textures and lighting. Though the game took me 8 hours to complete, 1 hour of that was pure filler in the form of challenge maps. The worst part of these challenge maps was that the they were poorly textured, uninteresting and without story. This game had great moments which ultimately led to an even harsher feeling of disappointment when the clearly rushed 50% of the game came into view. This game had the technical tools to be awesome, but lacked the solid vision to be anything more than mediocre.… Expand
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#87 Best PS3 Game of 2010
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#20 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2010
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#8 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2010

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 69 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 69
  3. Negative: 0 out of 69
  1. Eurogamer Portugal
    70
    Despite its visual aspect that was a bit below the standard ofn the genre, Dante's Inferno is able to provide fun and hold you until the end of the game. For some it can become repetitive and uninteresting, but it is a great choice for lovers of the genre.
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  2. GameDaily
    80
    Obviously, critics will obsessively compare Dante's Inferno to other games, or complain about the quick time events, but don't let those nitpicky issues prevent you from experiencing this imaginative and fun adventure. It's one Hell of a good time..
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  3. Computer and Video Games
    90
    A copycat, yes, but when it's this thrilling, brutal and frankly, awesome we don't care.
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