<s>
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2010	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Visceral	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
February	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Artificial	O
Mind	O
and	O
Movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
follows	O
Dante	O
,	O
imagined	O
as	O
a	O
Templar	O
knight	O
from	O
The	O
Crusades	O
,	O
who	O
,	O
guided	O
by	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
the	O
poet	O
Virgil	O
,	O
must	O
fight	O
through	O
the	O
nine	O
Circles	O
of	O
Hell	O
to	O
rescue	O
Beatrice	O
from	O
the	O
clutches	O
of	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
contents	I-Protocol
were	O
subsequently	O
released	O
,	O
including	O
Dark	O
Forest	O
,	O
a	O
prequel	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
Trials	O
of	O
St.	O
Lucia	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
St.	O
Lucia	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
underwent	O
a	O
prominent	O
,	O
elaborate	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
times	O
controversial	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publisher	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
included	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
fake	O
religious	O
game	O
called	O
Mass	B-Application
:	I-Application
We	I-Application
Pray	I-Application
,	O
a	O
motion	O
controller-based	O
game	O
supposedly	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
an	O
interactive	O
prayer	O
and	O
church	O
sermon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
spawned	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
and	O
an	O
animated	O
movie	O
,	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
:	O
An	O
Animated	O
Epic	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
direct-to-DVD	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
leaves	O
the	O
Crusade	O
,	O
sewing	O
a	O
red	O
holy	O
cross-shaped	O
tapestry	B-Language
into	O
his	O
torso	O
,	O
depicting	O
every	O
sin	O
he	O
has	O
committed	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
returns	O
to	O
Florence	B-Application
,	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
his	O
lover	O
Beatrice	O
Portinari	O
(	O
Vanessa	O
Branch	O
)	O
and	O
father	O
Alighiero	O
(	O
JB	O
Blanc	O
)	O
brutally	O
murdered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatrice	O
's	O
soul	O
appears	O
before	O
Dante	O
,	O
telling	O
him	O
that	O
she	O
knew	O
he	O
would	O
come	O
after	O
her	O
before	O
a	O
shadowy	O
manifestation	O
of	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
(	O
John	O
Vickery	O
)	O
drags	O
her	O
into	O
darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
arriving	O
at	O
Limbo	O
,	O
Dante	O
confronts	O
the	O
serpentine	O
Judge	O
of	O
the	O
Damned	O
,	O
King	O
Minos	B-Application
(	O
Richard	O
Moll	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Minos	B-Application
denies	O
Dante	O
passage	O
deeper	O
into	O
Hell	O
,	O
Dante	O
fights	O
the	O
Judge	O
and	O
kills	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
then	O
enters	O
the	O
second	O
circle	O
,	O
Lust	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
enters	O
the	O
Carnal	O
Tower	O
to	O
find	O
Beatrice	O
,	O
whose	O
soul	O
is	O
slowly	O
being	O
corrupted	O
into	O
a	O
succubus	O
by	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
,	O
who	O
also	O
reveals	O
to	O
her	O
that	O
Dante	O
broke	O
his	O
vows	O
to	O
Beatrice	O
,	O
sleeping	O
with	O
a	O
captive	O
woman	O
back	O
in	O
Acre	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
woman	O
offered	O
to	O
have	O
sex	O
with	O
him	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
sparing	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
her	O
"	O
brother	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reaching	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
tower	O
,	O
Dante	O
confronts	O
and	O
slays	O
the	O
gigantic	O
Queen	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
(	O
Alison	O
Lees-Taylor	O
)	O
and	O
her	O
lover	O
Mark	O
Antony	O
(	O
Lewis	O
Macleod	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entering	O
the	O
third	O
circle	O
Gluttony	O
,	O
Dante	O
slays	O
its	O
guardian	O
the	O
"	O
Great	O
Worm	O
"	O
Cerberus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
here	O
where	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
shows	O
Dante	O
how	O
Beatrice	O
and	O
his	O
father	O
Alighiero	O
met	O
their	O
demise	O
,	O
both	O
being	O
slain	O
by	O
the	O
assassin	O
from	O
Acre	O
,	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
husband	O
,	O
not	O
the	O
brother	O
as	O
she	O
claimed	O
,	O
of	O
the	O
captive	O
Dante	O
slept	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overcoming	O
this	O
,	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
appears	O
before	O
Dante	O
with	O
Beatrice	O
,	O
revealing	O
that	O
she	O
is	O
damned	O
because	O
she	O
made	O
a	O
bet	O
with	O
him	O
that	O
Dante	O
would	O
be	O
faithful	O
to	O
her	O
,	O
and	O
Dante	O
's	O
infidelity	O
damned	O
her	O
soul	O
to	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatrice	O
,	O
now	O
broken-hearted	O
by	O
Dante	O
's	O
betrayals	O
,	O
willingly	O
gives	O
herself	O
to	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
by	O
eating	O
three	O
seeds	O
of	O
a	O
pomegranate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Dante	O
can	O
reach	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
,	O
Beatrice	O
puts	O
him	O
through	O
the	O
challenges	O
of	O
ten	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
Malebolge	O
,	O
each	O
depicting	O
the	O
fraudsters	O
throughout	O
history	O
from	O
simple	O
thieves	O
to	O
the	O
false	O
popes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Dante	O
watches	O
,	O
the	O
Archangel	B-Application
Gabriel	O
carries	O
Beatrice	O
's	O
soul	O
away	O
,	O
promising	O
Dante	O
that	O
he	O
will	O
see	O
Beatrice	O
again	O
and	O
that	O
his	O
redemption	O
is	O
close	O
at	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Journeying	O
through	O
the	O
icy	O
realm	O
of	O
Treachery	O
and	O
fighting	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
Lake	O
Cocytus	O
,	O
Dante	O
finally	O
confronts	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
himself	O
,	O
an	O
enormous	O
demon	O
chained	O
within	O
the	O
frozen	O
lake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
the	O
giant	O
demon	O
,	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
reveals	O
that	O
several	O
enormous	O
chains	O
Dante	O
had	O
destroyed	O
to	O
proceed	O
were	O
the	O
Chains	O
of	O
Judecca	O
,	O
which	O
kept	O
him	O
imprisoned	O
in	O
Lake	O
Cocytus	O
and	O
inside	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
the	O
giant	O
demon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
merely	O
used	O
Beatrice	O
as	O
bait	O
to	O
get	O
Dante	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
chains	O
and	O
free	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
emerges	O
from	O
the	O
giant	O
monster	O
in	O
his	O
true	O
form	O
,	O
a	O
horned	O
,	O
satyr-like	O
monster	O
,	O
and	O
battles	O
Dante	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
great	O
struggle	O
,	O
Dante	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
defeat	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
and	O
impales	O
him	O
on	O
the	O
grim	O
reaper	O
's	O
Scythe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Dante	O
can	O
attack	O
again	O
,	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
summons	O
the	O
vision	O
of	O
the	O
assassin	O
stabbing	O
Dante	O
in	O
Acre	O
;	O
which	O
shows	O
him	O
collapsing	O
to	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
gleefully	O
reveals	O
that	O
,	O
now	O
free	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
rise	O
,	O
overthrow	O
God	O
and	O
eliminating	O
all	O
that	O
is	O
good	O
from	O
the	O
universe	O
forever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
Dante	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
the	O
souls	O
he	O
gained	O
through	O
his	O
trials	O
,	O
absolves	O
himself	O
and	O
re-imprisons	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
again	O
by	O
binding	O
his	O
hands	O
in	O
the	O
ice	O
lake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
is	O
then	O
taken	O
to	O
Purgatory	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
sees	O
himself	O
near	O
Mount	O
Purgatory	O
with	O
Beatrice	O
's	O
soul	O
awaiting	O
him	O
in	O
Paradise	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
removes	O
the	O
tapestry	B-Language
from	O
his	O
chest	O
and	O
walks	O
away	O
with	O
Beatrice	O
's	O
soul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
removed	O
tapestry	B-Language
disintegrates	O
,	O
it	O
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
snake	O
and	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
's	O
haunting	O
laugh	O
echoes	O
for	O
the	O
final	O
time	O
,	O
showing	O
that	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
awaits	O
his	O
revenge	O
and/or	O
that	O
he	O
will	O
only	O
be	O
destroyed	O
until	O
the	O
Last	O
Judgment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Australasia	O
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
across	O
Europe	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
retail	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
limited	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Death	O
Edition	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
standard	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Death	O
Edition	O
was	O
packaged	O
in	O
a	O
fold	O
out	O
card	O
packaging	O
depicting	O
each	O
circle	O
of	O
hell	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
second	O
bonus	O
disc	O
that	O
featured	O
a	O
making-of	O
documentary	O
,	O
the	O
documentary	O
"	O
Dante	O
in	O
History	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
full	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
a	O
documentary	O
on	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
a	O
digital	O
art	O
book	O
(	O
Barlowe	O
's	O
Inferno	O
)	O
edited	O
by	O
visual	O
designer	O
Wayne	O
Barlowe	O
,	O
over	O
10	O
minutes	O
of	O
scenes	O
from	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
:	O
An	O
Animated	O
Epic	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
digital	O
reprint	O
of	O
the	O
complete	O
original	O
poem	O
in	O
English	O
by	O
Henry	O
Wadsworth	O
Longfellow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
edition	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
voucher	O
containing	O
an	O
online	O
activated	O
code	O
for	O
an	O
additional	O
skin	O
model	O
for	O
Dante	O
:	O
the	O
space	O
suit	O
of	O
Isaac	O
Clarke	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
from	O
Visceral	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
version	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Divine	O
Edition	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
copy	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
Death	O
Edition	O
,	O
the	O
Divine	O
Edition	O
includes	O
nearly	O
all	O
the	O
same	O
features	O
except	O
the	O
Isaac	O
Clarke	O
costume	O
and	O
the	O
animated	O
scene	O
but	O
instead	O
includes	O
a	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
Dark	O
Forest	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
St.	O
Lucia	O
Edition	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Italy	O
,	O
containing	O
the	O
Dark	O
Forest	O
and	O
Trials	O
of	O
St	O
Lucia	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
and	O
St.	O
Lucia	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
game	O
packs	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
each	O
containing	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
souls	O
,	O
used	O
for	O
purchasing	O
new	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
traditional	O
piece	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
release	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
entitled	O
Dark	O
Forest	O
,	O
a	O
prologue	O
level	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
The	O
Divine	O
Comedy	O
,	O
that	O
sees	O
Dante	O
in	O
a	O
dark	O
forest	O
before	O
meeting	O
Virgil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
alternative	O
costumes	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
including	O
Florentine	O
Dante	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
real	O
life	O
poet	O
Dante	O
Alighieri	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
Animated	O
Film	O
Dante	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
from	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
:	O
An	O
Animated	O
Epic	O
,	O
released	O
one	O
week	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
this	O
DLC	B-Protocol
is	O
St.	O
Lucia	O
,	O
a	O
Christian	O
martyr	O
described	O
as	O
Dante	O
's	O
guardian	O
angel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
underwent	O
a	O
prominent	O
,	O
at	O
times	O
elaborate	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publisher	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
partnered	O
with	O
GameStop	O
for	O
a	O
one-day	O
promotion	O
of	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
(	O
9/9/9	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
EA	O
conducted	O
an	O
unsolicited	O
mailing	O
in	O
which	O
checks	O
for	O
$200	O
were	O
sent	O
to	O
selected	O
video	O
game	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
note	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
,	O
Greed	O
is	O
a	O
two-headed	O
beast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
viral	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
was	O
also	O
launched	O
featuring	O
a	O
website	O
and	O
ad	O
for	O
a	O
fake	O
religious	O
game	O
called	O
Mass	B-Application
:	I-Application
We	I-Application
Pray	I-Application
,	O
a	O
motion	O
controller-based	O
game	O
supposedly	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
an	O
interactive	O
prayer	O
and	O
church	O
sermon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
attempting	O
to	O
order	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
website	O
deems	O
you	O
a	O
heretic	O
and	O
plays	O
to	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
providing	O
links	O
to	O
the	O
related	O
Facebook	B-Application
application	O
called	O
"	O
Go	O
to	O
Hell	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
EA	O
sent	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
packages	O
to	O
Veronica	O
Belmont	O
at	O
Qore	B-Device
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
:	O
The	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
offices	O
and	O
Ben	O
"	O
Yahtzee	O
"	O
Croshaw	O
of	O
the	O
Escapist	O
's	O
Zero	O
Punctuation	O
column	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
destroying	O
the	O
box	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Veronica	O
Belmont	O
who	O
posted	O
the	O
act	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
note	O
read	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
given	O
into	O
Wrath	O
as	O
the	O
note	O
then	O
found	O
within	O
the	O
box	O
predicted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
also	O
shows	O
a	O
trailer	O
of	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
and	O
a	O
link	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Facebook	I-Application
application	O
developer	O
Lolapps	O
similarly	O
adapted	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
Battle	O
of	O
the	O
Damned	O
,	O
that	O
lets	O
users	O
fight	O
through	O
the	O
nine	O
circles	O
of	O
hell	O
to	O
rescue	O
their	O
murdered	O
and	O
damned	O
wife	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Infernos	I-Application
release	O
,	O
in	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
protest	O
began	O
during	O
E3	O
2009	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
to	O
oppose	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
versions	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
recurring	O
comment	O
over	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
was	O
its	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
felt	O
that	O
being	O
similar	O
to	O
what	O
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
positive	O
by	O
stating	O
"	O
You	O
're	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
wholly	O
original	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
with	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
mean	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
hell	O
of	O
an	O
entertaining	O
package	O
-	O
it	O
's	O
one	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
action	O
should	O
n't	O
miss.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Game	O
Informer	O
also	O
found	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
be	O
too	O
familiar	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
find	O
the	O
additional	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
punish/absolve	O
mechanic	O
and	O
usable	O
relics	O
to	O
give	O
"	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
some	O
individuality	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
seven	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
ballsy	O
take	O
on	O
literature	O
that	O
worships	O
at	O
the	O
altar	O
of	O
God	O
of	O
War.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
then	O
,	O
one	O
ca	O
n't	O
damn	O
the	O
players	O
of	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
for	O
trading	O
the	O
nine	O
circles	O
of	O
hell	O
for	O
a	O
trip	O
to	O
Hades	O
with	O
Kratos.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
C+	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
game	O
's	O
rivers	O
of	O
blood	O
,	O
corpse-piles	O
,	O
and	O
wailing	O
souls	O
make	O
for	O
a	O
morbid	O
,	O
depression-inducing	O
milieu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
all	O
four	O
eights	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
such	O
similarities	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
–	O
UK	O
,	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
III	O
director	O
Stig	O
Asmussen	O
instead	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
We	O
've	O
been	O
intrigued	O
about	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
United	O
States	O
NPD	O
Group	O
sales	O
data	O
showed	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
sold	O
242,500	O
and	O
224,700	O
copies	O
respectively	O
on	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
Trials	O
of	O
St.	O
Lucia	O
DLC	B-Protocol
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregation	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
said	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
may	O
be	O
a	O
little	O
steep	O
[	O
at	O
10	O
dollars ]	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
gives	O
Dante	O
a	O
shot	O
of	O
much-needed	O
replayability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
does	O
an	O
admirable	O
job	O
of	O
turning	O
the	O
worst	O
idea	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
adventure	O
into	O
something	O
entertaining	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
hampered	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
problems	O
that	O
made	O
those	O
initial	O
trials	O
such	O
a	O
drag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
include	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
trophy	O
and	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
achievement	O
entitled	O
"	O
Bad	O
Nanny	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
awarded	O
to	O
players	O
for	O
killing	O
monsters	O
resembling	O
children	O
,	O
supposedly	O
the	O
lost	O
souls	O
of	O
unbaptized	O
infants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
was	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Bad	O
Nanny	O
"	O
achievement	O
intact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Film	O
Roman	O
,	O
the	O
Starz	O
Entertainment	O
unit	O
behind	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
:	O
Downfall	O
,	O
released	O
an	O
animated	O
direct-to-DVD	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
project	O
had	O
separate	O
anime	O
studios	O
being	O
tapped	O
to	O
create	O
visuals	O
of	O
the	O
nine	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
Inferno	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
animation	O
studios	O
that	O
participated	O
in	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
:	O
An	O
Animated	O
Epic	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
,	O
are	O
Film	O
Roman	O
,	O
Manglobe	O
,	O
Dong	O
Woo	O
,	O
JM	O
Animation	O
,	O
and	O
Production	O
I.G.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Universal	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
is	O
developing	O
a	O
live	O
action	O
film	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
director	O
Fede	O
Álvarez	O
to	O
direct	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Eric	O
Newman	O
and	O
Marc	O
Abraham	O
with	O
EA	O
Entertainment	O
vice	O
president	O
Patrick	O
O'Brien	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
in	O
a	O
cliffhanger	B-Application
with	O
Dante	O
reaching	O
Mount	O
Purgatory	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
widely	O
speculated	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
poem	O
in	O
The	O
Divine	O
Comedy	O
,	O
Purgatorio	O
,	O
would	O
enter	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
Joshua	O
Rubin	O
announced	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
hired	O
as	O
a	O
writer	O
for	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
sequel	O
that	O
was	O
heavily	O
hinted	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
.	O
</s>
