<s>
DmC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ninja	O
Theory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
January	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
late	O
2010	O
during	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
parallel	O
universe	O
to	O
the	O
mainline	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
is	O
a	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
child	O
of	O
an	O
angel	O
and	O
a	O
demon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
re-imagination	O
of	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
was	O
requested	O
by	O
Capcom	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
total	O
reboot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
reaction	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
widely	O
negative	O
,	O
generally	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
Dante	O
's	O
visual	O
redesign	O
and	O
the	O
drastic	O
change	O
in	O
the	O
tone	O
of	O
his	O
character	O
;	O
nevertheless	O
,	O
DmC	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
less	O
favorable	O
reception	O
among	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DLC	B-Protocol
expansion	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Vergil	O
's	O
Downfall	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
and	O
features	O
Dante	O
's	O
brother	O
Vergil	O
as	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
23	O
March	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
DmC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
running	O
at	O
1080p/60fps	O
and	O
including	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
new	O
costumes	O
and	O
new	O
gameplay	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
manual	O
targeting	O
system	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
10	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DmC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Dante	O
as	O
he	O
uses	O
his	O
powers	O
and	O
weaponry	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
enemies	O
and	O
navigate	O
the	O
treacherous	O
Limbo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Limbo	B-Application
City	O
,	O
a	O
modern-day	O
city	O
secretly	O
controlled	O
by	O
all-powerful	O
demons	O
,	O
manipulating	O
humanity	O
through	O
the	O
comforts	O
of	O
life	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
demons	O
themselves	O
residing	O
in	O
a	O
parallel	O
plane	O
called	O
"	O
Limbo	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
,	O
Dante	O
is	O
warned	O
by	O
a	O
young	O
woman	O
named	O
Kat	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
in	O
danger	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
a	O
Hunter	O
demon	O
drags	O
him	O
into	O
Limbo	B-Application
and	O
smashes	O
his	O
trailer	O
parked	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Bellevue	O
Pier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
grabs	O
his	O
weapons	O
and	O
slays	O
the	O
Hunter	O
with	O
Kat	O
's	O
help	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
can	O
see	O
into	O
Limbo	B-Application
with	O
her	O
psychic	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
learns	O
that	O
he	O
and	O
Vergil	O
are	O
not	O
only	O
long-lost	O
twin	O
brothers	O
but	O
also	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
children	O
of	O
an	O
angel	O
and	O
a	O
demon	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
beings	O
capable	O
of	O
killing	O
the	O
cruel	O
demon	O
king	O
Mundus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mundus	O
,	O
afraid	O
of	O
the	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
and	O
seeing	O
them	O
as	O
abominations	O
,	O
killed	O
Eva	O
with	O
his	O
own	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
final	O
stages	O
of	O
his	O
campaign	O
,	O
Dante	O
witnesses	O
a	O
SWAT	B-Application
team	O
raid	O
the	O
Order	O
's	O
headquarters	O
,	O
killing	O
all	O
of	O
Vergil	O
's	O
followers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
rescues	O
Vergil	O
from	O
Limbo	B-Application
but	O
is	O
helpless	O
to	O
protect	O
Kat	O
from	O
being	O
brutally	O
beaten	O
and	O
taken	O
to	O
Mundus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
then	O
kidnaps	O
Lilith	B-Device
,	O
Mundus	O
 '	O
demon	O
concubine	O
carrying	O
his	O
unborn	O
child	O
,	O
and	O
offers	O
to	O
trade	O
her	O
to	O
Mundus	O
for	O
Kat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
exchange	O
,	O
Vergil	O
brutally	O
slaughters	O
Lilith	B-Device
,	O
killing	O
Mundus	O
 '	O
heir	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limbo	B-Application
collapses	O
into	O
the	O
human	O
world	O
,	O
making	O
demons	O
visible	O
to	O
humans	O
and	O
creating	O
chaos	O
and	O
pandemonium	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vergil	O
argues	O
that	O
as	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
,	O
he	O
and	O
Dante	O
must	O
protect	O
humans	O
"	O
from	O
themselves	O
"	O
;	O
he	O
also	O
abandons	O
Kat	O
,	O
regarding	O
her	O
as	O
worthless	O
simply	O
because	O
she	O
is	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
chapter	O
Vergil	O
's	O
Downfall	O
reveals	O
what	O
happens	O
to	O
Vergil	O
after	O
losing	O
to	O
his	O
brother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
by	O
Capcom	O
at	O
their	O
press	O
conference	O
during	O
the	O
2010	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
September	O
,	O
confirming	O
an	O
earlier	O
rumour	O
in	O
the	O
May	O
2010	O
issue	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
which	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
fifth	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
game	O
would	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Ninja	O
Theory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
their	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
the	O
staff	O
thought	O
about	O
rebooting	O
the	O
series	O
taking	O
into	O
account	O
how	O
other	O
game	O
series	O
had	O
better	O
sales	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
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
</s>
<s>
Ninja	O
Theory	O
's	O
creative	O
director	O
Tameem	O
Antoniades	O
stated	O
that	O
DmCs	B-Application
system	O
would	O
contain	O
mechanics	O
that	O
would	O
set	O
him	O
apart	O
from	O
other	O
action	O
titles	O
,	O
in	O
particularly	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
PlatinumGames	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
town	O
being	O
alive	O
that	O
wishes	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
player	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
element	O
never	O
seen	O
before	O
in	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
actions	O
of	O
Limbo	B-Application
City	O
are	O
inspired	O
by	O
previous	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
environments	O
would	O
close	O
whenever	O
Dante	O
was	O
surrounded	O
by	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
designer	O
Rahni	O
Tucker	O
commented	O
on	O
how	O
newcomers	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
difficulties	O
understanding	O
how	O
advance	O
players	O
from	O
the	O
classic	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
could	O
perform	O
several	O
combos	O
that	O
combined	O
multiple	O
skills	O
and	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
wanted	O
to	O
aid	O
the	O
Ninja	O
Theory	O
developers	O
in	O
making	O
DmC	B-Application
play	O
more	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
published	O
by	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
,	O
Jones	O
explained	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
received	O
numerous	O
death	O
threats	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
comic	O
books	O
and	O
a	O
metal	O
song	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
controversial	O
decision	O
to	O
reboot	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Antoniades	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
would	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
definitive	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
being	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
numerous	O
new	O
improvements	O
and	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
1080p	O
resolution	O
and	O
60	O
fps	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
rebalanced	O
gameplay	O
,	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
available	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
versions	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Bloody	O
Palace	O
mode	O
for	O
Vergil	O
,	O
a	O
Turbo	O
Mode	O
which	O
gives	O
a	O
20	O
percent	O
boost	O
to	O
game	O
speed	O
,	O
Hardcore	O
mode	O
which	O
increases	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
,	O
Gods	O
Must	O
Die	O
difficulty	O
level	O
wherein	O
enemies	O
immediately	O
use	O
Devil	O
Trigger	O
and	O
deal	O
2.5	O
times	O
the	O
normal	O
damage	O
,	O
Must	O
Style	O
mode	O
wherein	O
enemies	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
damaged	O
when	O
the	O
style	O
rank	O
is	O
S	O
and	O
above	O
,	O
new	O
costumes	O
unavailable	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
versions	O
,	O
updated	O
trophies	O
and	O
achievements	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
leaderboards	O
for	O
Hardcore	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
"	O
Costume	O
Pack	O
"	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
all	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
packs	O
contains	O
several	O
outfits	O
for	O
Dante	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dante	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
outfit	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Dark	O
Dante	O
"	O
outfit	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Neo	O
Dante	O
"	O
outfit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
called	O
Bloody	O
Palace	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
survival	O
mode	O
,	O
pitting	O
players	O
against	O
101	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	O
and	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Bloody	O
Palace	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
"	O
Weapons	O
Bundle	O
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
includes	O
three	O
sets	O
of	O
skins	O
(	O
Bone	O
,	O
Gold	O
and	O
Samurai	O
)	O
for	O
three	O
in-game	O
weapons	O
(	O
Arbiter	O
,	O
Osiris	O
and	O
Revenant	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
skin	O
packs	O
were	O
previously	O
available	O
as	O
store-exclusive	O
pre-order	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
fourth	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Vergil	O
's	O
Downfall	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
adds	O
a	O
new	O
section	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
giving	O
players	O
a	O
new	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
featuring	O
Vergil	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
has	O
its	O
own	O
leaderboard	O
,	O
stats	O
and	O
set	O
of	O
achievements/trophies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
DLC	B-Protocol
is	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
have	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
's	O
voice	O
actor	O
from	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
4	O
,	O
Reuben	O
Langdon	O
,	O
while	O
expressing	O
disappointment	O
with	O
Dante	O
's	O
characterisation	O
,	O
had	O
positive	O
impressions	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
urged	O
fans	O
to	O
try	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DmC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
considered	O
it	O
a	O
missed	O
opportunity	O
for	O
DmC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otero	O
called	O
the	O
combat	O
flexible	O
,	O
and	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
developer	O
had	O
created	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
memorable	O
levels	O
and	O
stages	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Limbo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Producer	O
Matt	O
Walker	O
reiterated	O
that	O
while	O
Capcom	O
is	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
"	O
this	O
...	O
is	O
n't	O
a	O
slight	O
at	O
Ninja	O
Theory	O
or	O
DmC	B-Application
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
all	O
love	O
DmC.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
explains	O
"	O
Itsuno-san	O
himself	O
has	O
explicitly	O
stated	O
that	O
in	O
his	O
mind	O
,	O
DmC	B-Application
is	O
just	O
as	O
important	O
as	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
's	O
just	O
as	O
proud	O
of	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reasons	O
given	O
by	O
Capcom	O
included	O
a	O
"	O
delayed	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
expanding	O
digital	O
contents	O
market	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
insufficient	O
coordination	O
between	O
the	O
marketing	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
development	O
divisions	O
in	O
overseas	O
markets	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
decline	O
in	O
quality	O
due	O
to	O
excessive	O
outsourcing	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
comments	O
were	O
applicable	O
to	O
DmC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
or	O
Capcom	O
itself	O
was	O
left	O
ambiguous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
reached	O
the	O
top	O
spot	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
's	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
though	O
only	O
made	O
a	O
third	O
of	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
were	O
"	O
solid	O
"	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
catch	O
Eastern	O
gamers	O
 '	O
attention	O
and	O
made	O
less	O
than	O
its	O
previous	O
iteration	O
,	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
GameSpot	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
Hideaki	O
Itsuno	O
stated	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
performance	O
,	O
“	O
If	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
world	O
changing	O
hit	O
,	O
it	O
might	O
have	O
changed	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
by	O
becoming	O
the	O
new	O
DMC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
