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Dante’s Inferno is a
lot like God of War.
If you’ve ever
played God of War
you love the game
and you love it’s
combat. Dante feels
a lot like that game
but a less polished
version of it. You
go through the
circles of hell and
you fight specific
demons for each
circle using a giant
axe as well as a
holy cross. Sounds
familiar huh?
There’s nothing
ground breaking with
the controls or
combat system of
Dante’s Inferno but
groundbreaking
itself is the story
behind the game.
This game doesn’t
follow Dante’s
Inferno. It uses it
more as a premise. A
guide if you will.
You are set up as
Dante, a crusader
who grows tired of
war. When he returns
to his home he sees
his house is
destroyed and his
wife Beatrice is
dead in front of his
house. He also sees
Lucifer carrying off
Beatrice’s soul to
the depths of hell.
He goes on a
relentless pursuit
of Lucifer and
Beatrice through the
gates of hell and
through the circles
of hell.
Each circle of hell
is designed around
its theme. Lust is
very… lusty… with
human genetalia
decorating the level
and nudity of the
demons and
characters
throughout the
level. Most of this
is designed for a
shock and awe
factor. There’s even
a monster that
sprouts genetalia
and flings it at
you. If that’s not
hell I’m not sure
what is. Limbo is
very dark and
lonely, Greed is
filled with Gold.
Violence is well…
violent. You get the
idea. Each circle of
hell is designed
with its theme in
mind. The levels are
all really well
designed even some
of the cut scenes
are nice.
The only things that
are a bit annoying
with Dante are the
control scheme and
the fixed camera.
There are a few
shaky moments with
the camera when
you’re climbing
around on cliffs
through hell but
other than that it’s
fine. Dante’s
Inferno does offer
some nice breaks
from its control
scheme with puzzles,
mini games for
absolving souls and
some timing button
presses, etc. So the
combat style isn’t
as good as it could
be but it’s good
enough. The camera
can be extremely
annoying- especially
in the middle
levels.
Dante’s Inferno is a
good game. They used
a great story for a
game and they
executed that story
well. It’s not a
perfect game but a
sequel is set up and
you get the feeling
that a sequel could
be twice as good as
the original and the
perfect game that
the developers were
out to design in the
first place. It’s a
good game to own on
X360 for people who
don’t get to play
God of War too.
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