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  • Summary: Devil May Cry is back. The legendary stylish action game is better than ever in the ultimate version of this multi-award winning hit.

    New features: - New playable character - Dante's brother and arch-rival, Vergil - Legendary Dark Knight mode - an extremely challenging horde mode
    Devil May Cry is back. The legendary stylish action game is better than ever in the ultimate version of this multi-award winning hit.

    New features:

    - New playable character - Dante's brother and arch-rival, Vergil
    - Legendary Dark Knight mode - an extremely challenging horde mode featuring huge numbers of enemies
    - Turbo mode - make the game even more intense by playing at 1.2x speed
    - Ray-tracing support - this next-generation graphics technology brings the already near-photorealistic world of DMC5 to a new level of unparalleled visual splendour
    - High Frame-Rate mode - experience super-smooth action

    These new features and modes utilise the power of PlayStation®5 to bring you the craziest, sexiest, most stylish Devil May Cry experience ever.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 4, 2021
    100
    Original Devil May Cry 5 on steroids. Glorious hack’n’slash looks as good as ever and while you won’t find an actual new content, it is still fun to play. [Issue#308]
  2. 92
    Devil May Cry V debuts on the new consoles with a definitive Special Edition, which confirms its status as the best stylish action of the last generation. The new modes and the presence of Vergil as a playable character are great additions, while the Ray Tracing does not feel like it adds much, and certainly not enough considering it comes at the cost of a slashed frame rate or resolution.
  3. 90
    A fantastic way for newcomers and lapsed series fans to get back into the Devil May Cry franchise alike, Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition is a value stuffed offering that lays a coat thick, next generation paint across the surface of one of the best hack and slash yarns of recent years. If you've not played Devil May Cry 5 before and you're looking for something new to show off your shiny new PlayStation 5 console, you really, *really* cannot go wrong with Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition.
  4. Nov 10, 2020
    90
    Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition makes a great game even better with a new character, new modes, and overhauled visuals for next-gen consoles.
  5. Nov 30, 2020
    90
    Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition is more Devil May Cry 5, one of the most gratifying, fun, and deep action games ever created. Now there’s just a few more toys to tinker with, and they’re more readily accessible than ever.
  6. Nov 10, 2020
    85
    One of the best hack & slash of the previous generation jumps into the new one with a new character and visual features. It’s not revolutionary, but it gives us more DMC.
  7. Nov 9, 2020
    80
    Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition is a simply unmissable opportunity for those who have not yet had the opportunity to play the game: with its exceptional visuals and a steady framerate, it's an excellent trailblazer for the upcoming 9th generation of gaming.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 84 out of 108
  2. Negative: 12 out of 108
  1. Aug 13, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Questo gioco è il mio preferito della saga ed soprattutto mi è piaciuto molto per la grafica per i personaggi in sè e le missioni ma soprattutto per le boss fight,la mia preferita è quella di dante contro vergil. La special edition anche lei mi è piaciuta molto e vergil come personaggio è fighissimo per le sue mosse e anche come personaggio in sè ovviamente Expand
  2. Feb 15, 2021
    10
    A decir verdad se siente corto de contenido a comparación de la pasada edición especial pero tiene cosas que la compensan pero no en granA decir verdad se siente corto de contenido a comparación de la pasada edición especial pero tiene cosas que la compensan pero no en gran medida aun así no vale mucho la pena para quienes tienen la versión de anterior generación pero para quienes no lo han probado es una excelente opció Expand
  3. Nov 13, 2020
    10
    This game is the main reason that I got a PS5! What we have here is the absolute pinnacle of the Hack and Slash genre. Vergil feels perfect toThis game is the main reason that I got a PS5! What we have here is the absolute pinnacle of the Hack and Slash genre. Vergil feels perfect to play, the game looks amazing and it basically has endless replayability due to its exquisite core combat and abundance of modes. If you want to experience what a true hardcore Action game at blistering speed is like, then getting this masterpiece is an absolute must! THANK YOU CAPCOM! Expand
  4. Feb 27, 2022
    9
    Back into the series since DMC 3 and it's exactly what I remember fast and fun combat interesting characters
  5. Mar 27, 2023
    8
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.
  6. Jan 29, 2021
    8
    This is definetly a good comeback.
    This is actually a pretty good Devil May Cry!
    Gameplay is awesome, graphics are astonishing and the music
    This is definetly a good comeback.
    This is actually a pretty good Devil May Cry!
    Gameplay is awesome, graphics are astonishing and the music is great!
    The only bad thing... is the whole plot. It feels really forced from the start, and it has too much fanservice. Overall, this game rocks!
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  7. Nov 20, 2020
    0
    I am old enough to remember when DMC, the original Devil May Cry, dropped on PS2 20 years ago. What a game! It changed everything and wasI am old enough to remember when DMC, the original Devil May Cry, dropped on PS2 20 years ago. What a game! It changed everything and was completely perfect. I, and many people I knew, played that game extensively in absolute awe of what had been created by Capcom. A masterpiece of art and triumph of the medium, if that's not too much to say about a video game and I don't think it is. DMC5 tarnished that legacy when it came out, pay 2 win garbage. Capcom sacrificed one of their most regarded assets for a quick cold cash grab. They ongoingly turn around and betrayed the industry and people that loved them by advancing the most greedy, dishonest, and repugnant practices in the form of microtransactions and p2w. I couldn't even play DMC5 without frustration and I wanted to because allegedly there is a good game there, nor did I recognize it from it's lofty origins. Don't let anybody tell you that games aren't getting worse, you're just getting older. That's nonsense. Games are getting worse. Pop in the original DMC and it plays just as great as it did back then. I recognize and appreciate a good game when it comes along today just as much if not more as I did back then too. Games just aren't made with the same enthusiastic, passionate, creative, original love of the genre they were before. I hope they are again.

    An aside, one thing I don't get is why they do these goofy nonsensical practices that drive people away. If they're hurting so bad, why don't they just charge more for the game and produce a good one. I paid 60$ (if not in real dollars, then the equivalent through inflation) for the original DMC 20 years ago. No dlc. No 50GB "updates". No multiplayer. And I would happily pay more than that for every perfect high quality game that came down the line, hell I bought GOW new twice.
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