Capcom's PS2 action game Devil May Cry has received the Switch port treatment and launches today on your favourite hybrid handheld. To celebrate this fact (and get newbies up to speed on some of the principal players in the game), Capcom has released some short trailers on the Devil May Cry YouTube channel showing some opening cutscenes and gameplay introducing the world of Dante and co.
The classic hack and slash game follows the exploits of Dante as he battles demons with style and avenges the murder of his mum. The title screen intro sets the mood, as you can see above. The next trailer shows the opening crawl text introducing Dante's ol' dad, Sparda:
We also get introduced to Trish, her motorcycle and her exposition-filled opening dialogue:
Two further trailers introduce boss Phantom (big lava spider) and Dante's sword Alastor (that last one is a bit grizzly, in a PS2-era graphical way).
The game on Switch is a version of the HD port that appeared in 2018 and it's on eShop as we write for the sum of £15.99. Beware, though, that you'll need nearly 10GB of free space to download it (9904.85 MB, to be precise, according to the eShop page), so make sure you've got the gigabytes to spare if you fancy taking Dante and his perfect hair for a spin. Unfortunately, Capcom has no plans to release a physical version.
Will you be picking up this up and reliving the early-2000s on-the-go? Would you prefer a physical version? Let us know below.
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You guys doing a review??
Oh, thanks. I completely forgot I wasn't going to support yet another overpriced Capcom Switch port.
If they gave me a physical (especially with that 10GB download) I would buy it, especially if it was a collection of 1-3 and all three for that price.
Otherwise no thanks, if I really want to play it, I'll play my PS2 version.
Still not impressed by what Capcom is bringing to the Switch. If someone gets the kick out of this release, I am happy for you; but I still want to bring Capcom new experiences...
Heck... a new entry in Zack & Wiki would be fine...
No thank you. Still have the original HD trilogy I bought for the same price ages ago.
And not a single f*ck was given
@Stocksy We are
this is my all time favourite video game series but i only have like 7gb left on my microsd card
how the hell is it 9gb anyway when hd collection on ps4 is only 12gb
@Bunkerneath There's no physical edition? At $20? Damn Capcom....
Looking forward to getting this. Lot of people kicking off about the price and that's fine if you don't want to spend that hoping to make a stand but for me life is to short to count every pound I'd rather just spend the money and enjoy the game.
Thanks for the reminder. As someone who’s only ever bought Nintendo, this is my first and only opportunity to buy it, and considering it would have retailed at more than double this when originally released, I’ll accept that price.
Still not buying it now though - too many other games I want right now.
@bluemage1989 For me, life is too short and there are too many great games out there, to spend my money on just another overpriced low effort re-release from Capcom.
To each their own, I guess.
Price is extraordinaly cheap to miss this game. Well done Capcom. Bonus plus: it's download only.
@BensonUii Same. Played it back when it first came out and Id love to revisit it but I need a discount first!
@Cosats Neither of those are "pluses." Not pricing questionably, not a lack of buying options.
Pretty sure I payed less for the trilogy on PC during a sale. This just seems overpriced for me, and the file size seems quite big for a PS2 game?
Played it a bit last night felt good in handheld. Will try docked mode later if anyone's bothered it's got achievements and concept art.
Yep, buying this. Need something to play and loved this back in the day.
I cannot be bothered with Mario Maker, Fire Emblem or Astrol Chain (could be persuaded on Astrol if reviews are good) so it's a long wait to all the September releases for me.
Why is this game 9.8GB???
'Capcom drops a bunch of trailers.' Don't care.
'Capcom drops the steep Switch price.' Now we're talking.
If this were 1 - 4 I'd be interested. I could get 1 - 4 and 5 on PS4.
@TJWorks
But yours is not on the go, lol.
I seem to recall getting the trilogy on PS3 close to its re-launch, for €30. Physical. How on earth do they justify this, many years later, a third of the content, digital, for that price... If it drops to €5 I might consider "triple dipping" for this game, just to have it on the go.
10gb and with this price tag no sorry,
Bring it physical and I wil get it, but now, no Tnx.
Saw some gameplay not running that smooth though
Capcom can do better. Then I will buy their games again.
Did NOT know it was out today. Yep... I'll be purchasing🤦♂️ Jesus... my wallet😕
Make it physical and hit me up. Capcom is half-assing their Switch line-up.
Will get next month. Hoping onimusha 2 comes out soon.
Well Bloodstainedis out now so that'll keep me going until Mario Maker 2 arrives Friday. Im not really going to buy a game that is a bare bones port especially when I bought the HD collection for 4 quid a few weeks ago!
This looks like a port of the Xbox 360 remaster. Maybe that is why it is so big.
Let's see......overpriced, bloated re- release, or Bloodstained Ritual of the Night today......? Imma go with option B, thank you.
This might have been priced right if the graphics were remastered, but it's just a lazy copy/paste job from the Xbox 360/PS3 days. Stupid move, Crapcom.
@Mykillvee
Not to give Capcom any credit (they are pretty bad at this) but the switch is pretty much a ps3/360 class so don't expect too much more.
It could be cleaned up a little more sure.
an effortless cashgrab from capcom yet again. please capcom, if you're going to be so disrespectful of switch owners, don't support it at all. we don't need you.
@gaga64 "As someone who’s only ever bought Nintendo"
Man, let me tell ya. You are missing out, my friend. A whole world of amazing games awaits you out there. Up until Wii U I also only bought Nintendo, and ever since I couldn't believe the amount of content I was purposefully avoiding in my attempts to try and remain loyal to a single brand.
@Sakuraichu lazy port
I'll buy it when it goes on sale or if lucky a physical release.
@hihelloitsme I know. It’s not entirely down to brand loyalty really - I just can’t afford more than 1 home console per generation, and I’d always prioritise Mario and Zelda over anything else.
I’d rather buy Bayonetta 3! 😎👍
@Cosats why are people hating on this? Nintendo needs these releases and support from Capcom. Think beyond the switch as well. Capcom will notice the support that they receive and make their best for the switch and beyond. Hell the ports are just fine. Hell with the Witcher 3 coming out for switch; how can it not be feasible for monster hunter world to get thrown on there or its next iteration? When they find a way to fit DMC 5 on the switch lets see the flute that you guys start playing.
@Stocksy Ill give you one its DMC 1 and its awesome and started a new era of stylish action games and you should all play it
Why are you reminding us? Stop telling people to buy this overpriced game.
https://images.eurogamer.net/tv/1/2/3/4/7/8/video_994.jpg
What is up with all the whining about memory size. Don’t people buy memory cards? I delete games on my card once I complete them.
Would have preferred the trilogy, but $20 to play the first one on the go doesn’t seem bad. Love this game.
@VoodooTrumpet well... I gave one🤪
@Dman10 I have a 128 gb, 200 gb, 400 GB, and 512 gb micro sd card. I'm straight on storage myself. People should get them on sale. I did. I got that 512 GB card for $100. The rest were way cheap!
@hihelloitsme yeah, I've always been a video game fan. Not a one brand supporter. I own all 3 consoles, portables, and a PC. Just pick and choose what I want on what.
@joezilla83 ha! Yeah I know all that but I’d like to know how good this port is.... not all the switch ports have had stellar performance
@Cosats Not really. This is, like many Capcom efforts on the Switch, both half-assed and a rip-off. For 30 bucks, you can get the first 3 games on the PS4 and Xbox. That's just 10 bucks more for 2 more games. While I am glad this game released on the Switch(more 3rd games are always a good thing and this is the first time a DMC has been on a nintendo console), there's no reason they couldn't have just given us the whole HD remaster trilogy. Are they gonna release 2 and 3 separately now and charge us $20 for each one of those? For whatever reason, it seems Capcom always wants to nickel and dime Switch owners..
Read the room, we want the collection and while you're at it port DMC and DMC5 too
@Stocksy performance great! That file size though... And if there were a physical copy capcom would charge us $50 lol
While I won't be buying this, I did buy DMC5 a second time from where the first copy got assumed as a Birthday present. Hopefully that accounts for something lol
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