<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
and	O
is	O
written	O
by	O
Bingo	O
Morihashi	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Hideaki	O
Itsuno	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
Nero	B-Application
,	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
possessing	O
demonic	O
powers	O
who	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
Dante	O
,	O
after	O
he	O
assassinates	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Order	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
both	O
Nero	B-Application
and	O
Dante	O
as	O
they	O
fight	O
enemies	O
using	O
their	O
demonic	O
powers	O
and	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
for	O
multiple	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
attract	O
the	O
new	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
to	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
challenging	O
difficulty	O
,	O
its	O
visuals	O
and	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
characterization	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
as	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Refrain	O
in	O
February	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2015	O
as	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Special	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
which	O
adds	O
both	O
English	O
and	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
tracks	O
,	O
improved	O
visual	O
effects	O
and	O
textures	O
,	O
in-game	O
re-balancing	O
,	O
additional	O
costumes	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
bonus	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
Vergil	O
,	O
Lady	O
and	O
Trish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
playable	O
through	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
like	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
changes	O
introduced	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
are	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
two	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
Dante	O
and	O
Nero	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
slight	O
modification	O
to	O
the	O
shop	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
plays	O
as	O
Nero	B-Application
throughout	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
also	O
has	O
the	O
powers	O
of	O
his	O
Devil	O
Bringer	O
and	O
can	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
pull	O
himself	O
towards	O
enemies	O
or	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
's	O
Devil	O
Bringer	O
also	O
gains	O
new	O
abilities	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
detect	O
secret	O
missions	O
or	O
caches	O
of	O
Red	O
Orbs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
eventually	O
gains	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
Devil	O
Trigger	O
after	O
getting	O
the	O
katana	B-Operating_System
known	O
as	O
Yamato	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
gameplay	O
is	O
like	O
that	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
,	O
unlike	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
he	O
may	O
now	O
switch	O
them	O
at	O
will	O
with	O
buttons	O
or	O
pads	O
on	O
the	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
can	O
also	O
enter	O
Devil	O
Trigger	O
where	O
he	O
gains	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
benefits	O
that	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
Devil	O
Trigger	O
has	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
is	O
a	O
young	O
demon	O
hunter	O
who	O
lives	O
on	O
the	O
isolated	O
island	O
of	O
Fortuna	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Order	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	O
a	O
religious	O
sect	O
of	O
knights	O
who	O
worship	O
the	O
Legendary	O
Dark	O
Knight	O
Sparda	O
as	O
a	O
God	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
demons	O
invade	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
putting	O
everyone	O
,	O
including	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
love	O
interest	O
Kyrie	O
,	O
in	O
danger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tasked	O
with	O
stopping	O
Dante	O
by	O
Kyrie	O
's	O
brother	O
Credo	O
,	O
the	O
Captain	O
of	O
the	O
Holy	O
Knights	O
,	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
journey	O
leads	O
him	O
to	O
discover	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
in	O
fact	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
Sparda	O
himself	O
,	O
and	O
Dante	O
is	O
not	O
his	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
Agnus	O
 '	O
shock	O
,	O
the	O
shattered	O
Yamato	O
restores	O
itself	O
in	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
presence	O
,	O
and	O
flies	O
to	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
aid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Nero	B-Application
sets	O
his	O
sights	O
on	O
The	O
Order	O
,	O
he	O
discovers	O
to	O
his	O
dismay	O
that	O
Credo	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
conspiracy	O
,	O
until	O
he	O
ends	O
up	O
being	O
deceived	O
as	O
well	O
when	O
they	O
witness	O
Kyrie	O
being	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Sanctus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Sparda	O
Sword	O
already	O
in	O
his	O
possession	O
,	O
and	O
needing	O
the	O
blood	O
of	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
Sparda	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Yamato	O
,	O
Sanctus	O
captures	O
Nero	B-Application
to	O
power	O
The	O
Savior	O
's	O
core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
arrives	O
,	O
with	O
Trish	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
spy	O
within	O
The	O
Order	O
,	O
and	O
makes	O
a	O
promise	O
to	O
the	O
dying	O
Credo	O
to	O
save	O
Nero	B-Application
and	O
Kyrie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Confronting	O
the	O
Savior	O
in	O
a	O
sky	O
battle	O
above	O
Fortuna	O
,	O
Dante	O
drives	O
the	O
Yamato	O
through	O
The	O
Savior	O
's	O
chest	O
,	O
where	O
Nero	B-Application
recovers	O
it	O
inside	O
,	O
freeing	O
himself	O
and	O
Kyrie	O
,	O
and	O
defeating	O
Sanctus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
peace	O
with	O
the	O
power	O
it	O
has	O
given	O
him	O
to	O
protect	O
those	O
he	O
cares	O
about	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Dante	O
leaves	O
,	O
he	O
decides	O
to	O
entrust	O
Nero	B-Application
with	O
the	O
Yamato	O
,	O
and	O
Kyrie	O
and	O
Nero	B-Application
share	O
their	O
first	O
kiss	O
in	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
Fortuna	O
.	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
was	O
a	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
they	O
had	O
just	O
finished	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
initially	O
were	O
confused	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
what	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
do	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
innovate	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
they	O
developed	O
previously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
not	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
2	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
 '	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
Dante	O
,	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
the	O
protagonist	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
named	O
Nero	B-Application
,	O
voiced	O
and	O
motion	O
captured	O
by	O
Johnny	O
Yong	O
Bosch	O
,	O
took	O
the	O
lead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fearing	O
negative	O
feedback	O
,	O
as	O
happened	O
when	O
Konami	O
's	O
stealth	O
game	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
,	O
replacing	O
protagonist	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
with	O
newcomer	O
Raiden	O
,	O
producer	O
Kobayashi	O
said	O
Capcom	O
aimed	O
to	O
make	O
Nero	B-Application
fun	O
to	O
play	O
like	O
Dante	O
and	O
intended	O
to	O
make	O
him	O
stronger	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PC	O
exclusive	O
features	O
are	O
Turbo	O
Mode	O
(	O
previously	O
used	O
only	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
)	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
twenty	O
percent	O
speed	O
boost	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
difficulty	O
mode	O
called	O
Legendary	O
Dark	O
Knight	O
Mode	O
which	O
can	O
display	O
over	O
100	O
enemies	O
in	O
some	O
missions	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
features	O
returned	O
in	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Special	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
also	O
has	O
both	O
DirectX	B-Application
9	I-Application
and	O
DirectX	B-Application
10	I-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
labeled	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
runs	O
on	O
XP	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
assumes	O
a	O
Gamepad	B-Device
is	O
present	O
and	O
only	O
uses	O
the	O
mouse	O
in	O
the	O
menus	O
,	O
providing	O
the	O
same	O
interface	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
,	O
and	O
making	O
this	O
transition	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
hard	O
step	O
"	O
,	O
particularly	O
because	O
no	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
production	O
team	O
was	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
justified	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multi-platform	O
crossover	O
by	O
emphasizing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
success	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
markets	O
,	O
labeling	O
the	O
move	O
as	O
"	O
natural	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
uses	O
Capcom	O
's	O
internally	O
developed	O
MT	O
Framework	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Capcom	O
having	O
already	O
used	O
the	O
MT	O
Framework	O
to	O
create	O
two	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games-Dead	O
Rising	O
and	O
Lost	O
Planet	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
found	O
difficulties	O
with	O
this	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
actions	O
of	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
Devil	O
Bringer	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
done	O
on	O
second	O
generation	O
consoles	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
could	O
be	O
done	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
consoles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kobayashi	O
said	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
would	O
be	O
identical	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
comment	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
requires	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
install	O
5GB	O
of	O
game	O
data	O
which	O
takes	O
20	O
minutes	O
and	O
shortens	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
loading	O
screens	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Dante	O
's	O
progress	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Nero	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
become	O
stronger	O
by	O
upgrading	O
his	O
Devil	O
Bringer	O
ability	O
instead	O
of	O
receiving	O
new	O
weapons	O
after	O
defeating	O
boss	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
the	O
production	O
team	O
decided	O
that	O
Nero	B-Application
would	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
main	O
characters	O
and	O
that	O
Dante	O
was	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
only	O
character	O
from	O
previous	O
entries	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Hiroyuki	O
Kobashi	O
noted	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	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
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
same	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
European	O
versions	O
as	O
the	O
version	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Morihashi	O
had	O
difficulties	O
with	O
the	O
characterization	O
of	O
Nero	B-Application
,	O
the	O
new	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
envisioned	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
ordinary	O
,	O
cute	O
heroine	O
"	O
who	O
had	O
a	O
big	O
impact	O
on	O
Nero	B-Application
despite	O
not	O
being	O
a	O
fighter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
role	O
was	O
to	O
motivate	O
Nero	B-Application
and	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
the	O
story	O
progresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
writings	O
of	O
late	O
manga	O
artist	O
Ramo	O
Nakajima	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
Amagasaki	O
City	O
inspired	O
Morihashi	O
to	O
write	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
story	O
;	O
"	O
I	O
love	O
you	O
,	O
so	O
I	O
protect	O
the	O
city	O
you	O
love.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Love	O
is	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
;	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
love	O
for	O
Kyrie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
a	O
simple	O
story	O
similar	O
to	O
Hollywood	O
movies	O
involving	O
a	O
damsel	O
in	O
distress	O
,	O
the	O
staff	O
were	O
satisfied	O
with	O
it	O
because	O
it	O
also	O
carried	O
Morihashi	O
's	O
ideas	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Capcom	O
staff	O
created	O
Nero	B-Application
as	O
a	O
new	O
protagonist	O
who	O
would	O
develop	O
across	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
because	O
Dante	O
had	O
become	O
stronger	O
with	O
each	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
weaker	O
character	O
who	O
develops	O
new	O
powers	O
as	O
the	O
story	O
progresses	O
until	O
he	O
reaches	O
Dante	O
's	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
reason	O
for	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
introduction	O
was	O
to	O
attract	O
new	O
gamers	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
commencing	O
the	O
designs	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
character	O
designer	O
Tatsuya	O
Yoshikawa	O
consulted	O
with	O
several	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
before	O
to	O
become	O
familiar	O
with	O
previous	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
antagonist	O
's	O
demonic	O
forms	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
resemble	O
angels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
design	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
challenges	O
he	O
had	O
experienced	O
in	O
his	O
career	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
character	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
accepted	O
by	O
the	O
public	O
and	O
fit	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshikawa	O
liked	O
the	O
interactions	O
between	O
Nero	B-Application
and	O
Dante	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
balance	O
the	O
two	O
playable	O
characters	O
make	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshikawa	O
also	O
created	O
another	O
devil	O
transformation	O
,	O
the	O
Devil	O
Trigger	O
,	O
for	O
Nero	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Dante	O
's	O
transformation	O
that	O
makes	O
him	O
look	O
like	O
a	O
devil	O
,	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
Devil	O
Trigger	O
generates	O
a	O
creature	O
situated	O
behind	O
his	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
turned	O
Nero	B-Application
into	O
a	O
demon	O
like	O
Dante	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
's	O
hood	O
covers	O
one	O
eye	O
as	O
a	O
symbol	O
whose	O
interpretation	O
is	O
left	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
main	O
voice	O
actors	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
actors	O
,	O
Reuben	O
Langdon	O
and	O
Bosch	O
,	O
expressed	O
pleasure	O
working	O
as	O
Dante	O
and	O
Nero	B-Application
,	O
respectively	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
noting	O
he	O
made	O
Dante	O
like	O
his	O
younger	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
persona	O
but	O
more	O
mature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Langdon	O
's	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
was	O
Roy	O
Focker	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Dimension	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
Macross	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Tetsuya	O
Shibata	O
,	O
Shusaku	O
Uchiyama	O
,	O
Kento	O
Hasegawa	O
,	O
Akihiko	O
Narita	O
,	O
Kota	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
Rei	O
Kondoh	O
,	O
Masayoshi	O
"	O
Chamy	O
"	O
Ishi	O
,	O
Masami	O
Ueda	O
and	O
Shinichiro	O
Sato	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shibata	O
said	O
that	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
he	O
had	O
wanted	O
to	O
emphasized	O
lyrics	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
is	O
a	O
three-disc	O
,	O
104	O
track	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2006	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
a	O
more	O
complete	O
trailer	O
debuted	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
character	O
Nero	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
Lock	O
and	O
Load	O
"	O
,	O
Dante	O
's	O
theme	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
with	O
new	O
lyrics	O
written	O
and	O
performed	O
by	O
Shawn	O
"	O
Shootie	O
HG	O
"	O
McPherson	O
,	O
the	O
lyricist	O
and	O
lead	O
vocalist	O
on	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dante	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
features	O
a	O
bonus	O
disc	O
containing	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
disc	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
episodes	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Animated	O
Series	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
European	O
and	O
Australian	O
versions	O
include	O
a	O
signed	O
artbook	O
instead	O
,	O
titled	O
Art	O
of	O
the	O
Devil	O
A	O
very	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
packages	O
were	O
signed	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
,	O
Hiroyuki	O
Kobayashi	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
metal	O
tin	O
on	O
Dante	O
's	O
left	O
shoulder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
version	O
called	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Refrain	O
was	O
announced	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
World	O
Australia	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
solid	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
"	O
citing	O
its	O
responsive	O
controls	O
despite	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introduction	O
of	O
Nero	B-Application
as	O
new	O
protagonist	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
similarities	O
between	O
Nero	B-Application
and	O
Dante	O
,	O
IGN	O
still	O
found	O
the	O
new	O
protagonist	O
appealing	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
different	O
his	O
gameplay	O
is	O
from	O
the	O
returning	O
hero	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
agreed	O
,	O
finding	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
story	O
appealing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameSpy	O
review	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
Nero	B-Application
character	O
for	O
"[bringing]	O
something	O
fresh	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
"	O
and	O
being	O
"	O
as	O
diverse	O
as	O
DMC3	B-Application
SE	I-Application
's	O
Vergil	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
came	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
,	O
IGN	O
said	O
fans	O
would	O
enjoy	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
might	O
be	O
disappointed	O
that	O
Dante	O
had	O
fewer	O
weapons	O
and	O
missions	O
than	O
he	O
did	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hypers	O
Dirk	O
Watch	O
commended	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
"	O
looking	O
great	O
,	O
combos	O
galore	O
and	O
being	O
more	O
fun	O
than	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
"	O
still	O
playing	O
like	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	O
"	O
and	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
choppy	O
pacing	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
felt	O
that	O
Capcom	O
could	O
have	O
made	O
a	O
more	O
comfortable	O
controller	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
similar	O
issues	O
as	O
the	O
one	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
expected	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
to	O
ship	O
1.8	O
Million	O
Units	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
its	O
fiscal	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
outsold	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
—	O
140,000	O
units	O
to	O
28,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
two-volume	O
graphic	O
novel	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Deadly	O
Fortune	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
Hideaki	O
Itsuno	O
noted	O
the	O
action	O
system	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
expanded	O
further	O
in	O
his	O
next	O
title	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dogma	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kobayashi	O
said	O
fans	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
might	O
enjoy	O
this	O
new	O
RPG	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
original	O
creator	O
,	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
,	O
said	O
he	O
used	O
this	O
game	O
for	O
research	O
while	O
developing	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
an	O
action	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
use	O
a	O
similar	O
style	O
and	O
which	O
borrowed	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
Dante	O
and	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
original	O
appearance	O
serve	O
as	O
alternate	O
costumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
released	O
on	O
8	O
March	O
2019	O
and	O
featured	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Nero	B-Application
,	O
Dante	O
and	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
playable	O
character	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
V	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
