<s>
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
created	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
after	O
a	O
failed	O
attempt	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
game	O
with	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
originally	O
being	O
conceived	O
as	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
DmC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
(	O
developed	O
by	O
Ninja	O
Theory	O
and	O
supervised	O
by	O
Capcom	O
)	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
2010	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
remastering	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
titles	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2018	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
game	O
is	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
another	O
Capcom	O
franchise	O
,	O
Strider	B-Application
,	O
was	O
a	O
vital	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
according	O
to	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
,	O
the	O
over-the-top	O
action	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
draws	O
from	O
Strider	B-Application
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
their	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
boss	O
rush	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
:	O
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Dante	O
,	O
a	O
skilled	O
demon	O
hunter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Dante	O
is	O
generally	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dante	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
:	O
A	O
selection	O
of	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
were	O
added	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
favorite	O
techniques	O
or	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
with	O
new	O
skills	O
for	O
Dante	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Vergil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
:	O
Two	O
different	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
for	O
feature	O
phones	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2007-2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
has	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
uses	O
enemies	O
and	O
characters	O
from	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
This	O
entry	O
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Nero	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
playable	O
alongside	O
the	O
returning	O
Dante	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
's	O
Devil	O
Bringer	O
arm	O
gives	O
players	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
pull	O
distant	O
enemies	O
in	O
to	O
be	O
attacked	O
or	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
is	O
also	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
sword	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
throttled	O
up	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
pre-charge	O
it	O
for	O
extra	O
damage	O
on	O
the	O
next	O
hit	O
;	O
with	O
precise	O
timing	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
charged	O
after	O
each	O
attack	O
for	O
extra	O
damage	O
and	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Special	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Vergil	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
returning	O
characters	O
Lady	O
and	O
Trish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
:	O
A	O
collection	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
ported	O
by	O
Pipeworks	O
Software	O
and	O
Double	O
Helix	O
Games	O
,	O
eventually	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DmC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
:	O
This	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
continuity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	O
This	O
game	O
continues	O
the	O
original	O
continuity	O
from	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
again	O
features	O
Nero	B-Application
and	O
Dante	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
named	O
V	O
.	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
Devil	O
Bringer	O
arm	O
is	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
swappable	O
cybernetic	O
arms	O
dubbed	O
Devil	O
Breakers	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
featuring	O
distinct	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Vergil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
:	O
Peak	O
of	O
Combat	O
:	O
A	O
mobile-phone	O
game	O
by	O
Yunchang	O
Games	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
begins	O
two	O
millennia	O
before	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
the	O
demon	O
Sparda	O
,	O
the	O
Black	O
Knight	O
,	O
defeating	O
Demon	O
World	O
ruler	O
Mundus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparda	O
stops	O
Mundus	O
from	O
conquering	O
the	O
human	O
world	O
by	O
sealing	O
several	O
Hellgates	O
and	O
Temen-Ni-Gru	B-Application
(	O
the	O
last	O
portal	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
ritual	O
requiring	O
his	O
blood	O
and	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
a	O
human	O
priestess	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
begins	O
with	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
Dante	O
has	O
a	O
falling-out	O
with	O
Vergil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
is	O
defeated	O
in	O
Temen-Ni-Gru	B-Application
by	O
Vergil	O
,	O
who	O
takes	O
his	O
locket	O
and	O
leaves	O
with	O
Arkham	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Lady	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
human	O
world	O
,	O
she	O
coins	O
the	O
phrase	O
"	O
devil	B-Application
may	I-Application
cry	I-Application
"	O
;	O
Dante	O
uses	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
shop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
is	O
confronted	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
by	O
Trish	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
Mundus	O
is	O
planning	O
to	O
return	O
and	O
only	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
Sparda	O
can	O
defeat	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Animated	O
Series	O
anime	O
,	O
Trish	O
is	O
a	O
demon	O
hunter	O
;	O
Dante	O
is	O
the	O
bodyguard	O
of	O
Patty	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
heiress	O
who	O
becomes	O
obsessed	O
with	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
is	O
invited	O
by	O
Lucia	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
meet	O
her	O
mother	O
,	O
Matier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
learns	O
that	O
Arius	B-Application
is	O
collecting	O
artifacts	O
(	O
Arcana	O
)	O
to	O
summon	O
the	O
demon	O
lord	O
Argosax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucia	O
confronts	O
Arius	B-Application
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
created	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucia	O
gives	O
Dante	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
Arcana	O
before	O
facing	O
Arius	B-Application
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
encounters	O
Matier	O
,	O
who	O
asks	O
him	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
Arcana	O
to	O
save	O
Lucia	O
from	O
Arius	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucia	O
attacks	O
Arius	B-Application
,	O
but	O
he	O
captures	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
arrives	O
,	O
trades	O
the	O
Arcana	O
for	O
Lucia	O
,	O
and	O
attacks	O
Arius	B-Application
(	O
who	O
escapes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
stream	O
of	O
energy	O
strikes	O
the	O
Ouroboros	B-General_Concept
tower	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
portal	O
to	O
the	O
demon	O
world	O
opens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Dante	O
leaves	O
,	O
Arius	B-Application
returns	O
to	O
the	O
human	O
world	O
and	O
Lucia	O
defeats	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Dante	O
and	O
Trish	O
discover	O
foul	O
play	O
within	O
the	O
Order	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	O
investigate	O
while	O
learning	O
its	O
religious	O
leader	O
's	O
scheme	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
world	O
using	O
demonic	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
seemingly	O
assassinates	O
the	O
Sanctus	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
face	O
a	O
young	O
holy	O
knight	O
named	O
Nero	B-Application
,	O
who	O
awakened	O
his	O
demonic	O
forces	O
as	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
Sparda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
quests	O
to	O
capture	O
Dante	O
while	O
gaining	O
Yamato	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
learn	O
the	O
Order	O
's	O
dark	O
secrets	O
before	O
being	O
captured	O
by	O
Sanctus	O
through	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
manages	O
to	O
cripple	O
Sanctus	O
's	O
plans	O
before	O
freeing	O
Nero	B-Application
to	O
finish	O
the	O
job	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
part	O
ways	O
on	O
good	O
terms	O
with	O
Nero	B-Application
allowed	O
keeping	O
Yamato	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
set	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Nero	B-Application
runs	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
branch	O
of	O
Dante	O
's	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
's	O
Devil	O
Bringer	O
arm	O
from	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
stolen	O
;	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
prosthetic	O
Devil	O
Breaker	O
created	O
by	O
Nico	O
,	O
he	O
leaves	O
with	O
Dante	O
and	O
the	O
demon	O
hunter	O
V	O
to	O
face	O
their	O
"	O
strongest	O
foe	O
yet	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
timeline	O
had	O
placed	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
before	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
retconned	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DmC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Ninja	O
Theory	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
timeline	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
universe	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
1998	O
,	O
preliminary	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
began	O
by	O
Team	O
Little	O
Devil	O
under	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
prototype	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
radical	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
formula	O
and	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kamiya	O
rewrote	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
changed	O
its	O
premise	O
,	O
drawing	O
from	O
Italian	O
poet	O
Dante	O
Alighieri	O
's	O
Divine	O
Comedy	O
for	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
producer	O
Tsuyoshi	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
the	O
design	O
aim	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
bigger	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
;	O
Tanaka	O
estimated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
environments	O
were	O
about	O
nine	O
times	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
mixed	O
reception	O
,	O
Capcom	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
like	O
the	O
more	O
critically	O
successful	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Kamiya	O
gave	O
Morihashi	O
the	O
freedom	O
to	O
rework	O
Vergil	O
's	O
backstory	O
and	O
make	O
him	O
a	O
living	O
teenager	O
for	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
set	O
several	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kobashi	O
said	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
Dante	O
seem	O
significantly	O
more	O
powerful	O
than	O
Nero	B-Application
,	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
obvious	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
strength	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
veteran	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
rookie	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
took	O
him	O
a	O
year	O
to	O
finish	O
writing	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
he	O
had	O
difficulty	O
with	O
the	O
characterization	O
of	O
Nero	B-Application
,	O
the	O
new	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
chose	O
Ninja	O
Theory	O
,	O
impressed	O
with	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
(	O
which	O
the	O
staff	O
thought	O
would	O
work	O
with	O
a	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
thought	O
that	O
Itsuno	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
go	O
on	O
hiatus	O
or	O
end	O
if	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Special	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
not	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
GameSpot	O
interview	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
future	O
did	O
not	O
depend	O
on	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Special	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
's	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
alleviated	O
fears	O
that	O
DmC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
's	O
sales	O
would	O
kill	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
confirming	O
that	O
Capcom	O
was	O
satisfied	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reuben	O
Langdon	O
and	O
Johnny	O
Yong	O
Bosch	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
done	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
motion	O
capture	O
for	O
Dante	O
and	O
Nero	B-Application
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
took	O
pictures	O
of	O
themselves	O
in	O
motion-capture	O
gear	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
;	O
this	O
led	O
to	O
speculation	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Dante	O
and	O
Nero	B-Application
,	O
was	O
confirmed	O
at	O
E3	O
2018	O
for	O
release	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
recently	O
released	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
experienced	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
;	O
Itsuno	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
his	O
work	O
in	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
to	O
provide	O
content	O
appealing	O
to	O
new	O
gamers	O
but	O
also	O
felt	O
that	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
challenging	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
long-time	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
reboot	O
game	O
DmC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
Osaka	O
team	O
was	O
more	O
willing	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
light	O
novels	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Shinya	O
Goikeda	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Shirow	O
Miwa	O
,	O
were	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2002	O
and	O
translated	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
,	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
Volume	O
1	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
explored	O
Dante	O
in	O
an	O
adventure	O
set	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
,	O
entitled	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
Volume	O
2	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
's	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bingo	O
Morihashi	O
wrote	O
a	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
novel	O
entitled	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
Deadly	O
Fortune	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
novel	O
by	O
Morihashi	O
titled	O
Before	O
the	O
Nightmare	O
,	O
set	O
before	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
issues	O
of	O
a	O
comic	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
were	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
Canadian	O
Dreamwave	O
Productions	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
left	O
unfinished	O
when	O
the	O
company	O
went	O
bankrupt	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
WildStorm	O
(	O
a	O
DC	O
Comics	O
imprint	O
)	O
and	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
collaborate	O
on	O
a	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
comic-book	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
volumes	O
of	O
a	O
planned	O
three-part	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
manga	O
series	O
have	O
been	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
a	O
year	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
manga	O
describes	O
how	O
the	O
characters	O
come	O
to	O
be	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
tie-in	O
manga	O
entitled	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
Visions	O
of	O
V	O
would	O
be	O
serialized	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
manga-hosting	O
site	O
Line	O
Manga	O
(	O
LINE	O
マンガ	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anime	O
series	O
,	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Animated	O
Series	O
,	O
premiered	O
on	O
Japan	O
's	O
Wowow	O
TV	O
network	O
on	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
Adi	O
Shankar	O
announced	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
anime	O
series	O
for	O
Netflix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shankar	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
completing	O
a	O
similar	O
animated	O
series	O
for	O
Konami	O
's	O
Castlevania	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
considered	O
both	O
series	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
shared	O
"	O
Bootleg	O
Multiverse	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
have	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
connected	O
“	O
multi-season	O
arc	O
”	O
,	O
like	O
what	O
he	O
did	O
with	O
Castlevania	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
fan-favorite	O
characters	O
will	O
make	O
their	O
debut	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Screen	O
Gems	O
(	O
which	O
made	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
into	O
a	O
film	O
series	O
)	O
had	O
purchased	O
feature-film	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyle	O
Ward	O
was	O
hired	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
screenplay	O
for	O
the	O
film	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
DmC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
Dante	O
's	O
origin	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
produced	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Basara	I-Application
vs.	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
a	O
staged	O
amalgam	O
of	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
and	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Basara	I-Application
series	O
,	O
in	O
August	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
play	O
,	O
Dante	O
,	O
Lady	O
,	O
Trish	O
,	O
and	O
Vergil	O
encounter	O
mysterious	O
historical	O
ruins	O
while	O
chasing	O
a	O
devil	O
and	O
are	O
sent	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
Japan	O
's	O
Warring	O
States	O
period	O
;	O
there	O
,	O
they	O
meet	O
Date	O
Masamune	O
,	O
Sanada	O
Yukimura	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Basara	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Live	O
Hacker	O
,	O
a	O
musical	O
,	O
ran	O
for	O
13	O
performances	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
at	O
Zepp	O
DiverCity	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
seen	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
seven	O
separate	O
soundtracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Capcom	O
was	O
very	O
reluctant	O
to	O
release	O
an	O
officially	O
sanctioned	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
worries	O
that	O
the	O
products	O
would	O
sell	O
poorly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
characters	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
games	O
,	O
another	O
Capcom	O
series	O
created	O
by	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
;	O
Dante	O
is	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Hot	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
Dante	O
and	O
costumes	O
based	O
on	O
Vergil	O
,	O
Trish	O
,	O
Sparda	O
,	O
Marionette	O
,	O
and	O
Plasma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
deal	O
between	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Atlus	O
,	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
character	O
designer	O
Kazuma	O
Kaneko	O
created	O
Dante	O
and	O
Vergil	O
's	O
demonic	O
forms	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
return	O
,	O
Atlus	O
included	O
Dante	O
in	O
his	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
costume	O
as	O
a	O
character	O
in	O
an	O
enhanced	O
release	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
(	O
Maniax	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
localization	O
of	O
Nocturne	B-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Maniax	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
and	O
Trish	O
are	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
of	I-Application
Two	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Vergil	O
,	O
Dante	O
,	O
and	O
Trish	O
are	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
its	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Marvel	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
3	I-Application
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
and	O
Vergil	O
retain	O
their	O
Kazuma	O
Kaneko-designed	O
Devil	O
Trigger	O
forms	O
since	O
they	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DmC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Dante	O
is	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
PlayStation	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
,	O
and	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
3DS	O
as	O
half	O
of	O
a	O
pair	O
with	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
Demitri	O
Maximoff	O
;	O
Lady	O
is	O
a	O
separate	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
returns	O
in	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Vergil	O
;	O
Vergil	O
's	O
future	O
self	O
,	O
Nelo	O
Angelo	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
rival	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
Mii	O
costume	O
based	O
on	O
Dante	O
would	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
set	O
for	O
the	O
Mii	O
Sword	O
fighter	O
character	O
with	O
clothing	O
inspired	O
by	O
his	O
design	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
set	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
DLC	O
fighter	O
,	O
Kazuya	O
Mishima	O
from	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
27	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
;	O
each	O
installment	O
is	O
a	O
Capcom	O
Platinum	O
Title	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
having	O
sold	O
6.10	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
IGN	O
ranked	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
number	O
42	O
and	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
number	O
18	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Games	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
beginning	O
a	O
subgenre	O
of	O
"	O
extreme	O
combat	O
"	O
action	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
focus	O
on	O
powerful	O
heroes	O
fighting	O
hordes	O
of	O
foes	O
with	O
stylized	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
"	O
successfully	O
captured	O
the	O
twitch-based	O
,	O
relentlessly	O
free-flowing	O
gameplay	O
style	O
of	O
so	O
many	O
classic	O
2D	O
action	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
the	O
standard	O
against	O
which	O
other	O
3D	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
action	O
games	O
are	O
measured	O
,	O
with	O
comparisons	O
in	O
reviews	O
of	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
Chaos	B-Application
Legion	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Blood	B-Application
Will	I-Application
Tell	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
has	O
three	O
protagonists	O
with	O
distinctive	O
abilities	O
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
moves	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Hiroyuki	O
Kobayashi	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
work	O
on	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
influenced	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dogma	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
popularity	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
action	O
figures	O
produced	O
by	O
Toycom	O
,	O
and	O
Kaiyodo	O
produced	O
a	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
Dante	O
action	O
figure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
's	O
cockiness	O
was	O
noted	O
as	O
largely	O
absent	O
from	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
its	O
relationships	O
among	O
the	O
cast	O
in	O
the	O
narrative	O
were	O
found	O
to	O
be	O
superior	O
to	O
Kamiya	O
's	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
's	O
dynamic	O
with	O
Nero	B-Application
in	O
the	O
following	O
game	O
was	O
praised	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
saying	O
that	O
neither	O
overshadowed	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5s	I-Application
handling	O
of	O
its	O
characters	O
and	O
their	O
connections	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
most	O
critics	O
,	O
DmC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
was	O
highly	O
controversial	O
with	O
many	O
long	O
time	O
fans	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
dramatic	O
change	O
in	O
Dante	O
's	O
appearance	O
and	O
the	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
iconic	O
gothic	O
style	O
to	O
a	O
modern	O
urban	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
