Dante's Inferno (PS3)

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According to EA product manager Phil Marineu, the decision to air the ad was to concentrate on more solid titles that they believe can break through to the masses. Dante's Inferno received generally positive reviews by critics, with praise for the gameplay, art direction, voice acting, story, sound design, and depiction of Hell.

Experience is collected through the game's "Absolve" system, where upon defeating enemies, Dante can absolve and save them with the Holy Cross. His primary weapon is a scythe that can be used in a series of combination attacks and finishing moves.

In addition to the standard retail copy of the game, a second limited special edition of the game for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 was released alongside known as the " Death Edition". The most recurring comment over the gameplay of Dante's Inferno was its similarities to the God of War games. Before the game's release, Dante's Inferno underwent a prominent, elaborate, and at times controversial marketing campaign led by the game's publisher Electronic Arts. It's only entertaining to swing your blood-soaked scythe for so long because the combat is shallow and the objectives only offer a slight change to the core experience.

The package contained a small wooden box which, when opened, played the Rick Astley song " Never Gonna Give You Up", thus " Rickrolling" the journalists that received it. After defeating the giant demon, Lucifer reveals that several enormous chains Dante had destroyed to proceed were the Chains of Judecca, which kept him imprisoned in Lake Cocytus and inside the body of the giant demon. Regarding such similarities, in an interview for PlayStation Official Magazine – UK, God of War III director Stig Asmussen instead praised the game, stating "We've been intrigued about Dante's Inferno. Lucifer emerges from the giant monster in his true form, a horned, satyr-like monster, and battles Dante.Many attack combinations and abilities can be unlocked in exchange for souls, an in-game currency that is collected upon defeating enemies or locating soul fountains.

The game's story was written by Will Rokos and the head of production was Justin Lambros, assisted by Zach Mumbach. With such an appealing story and addictive gameplay, Dante's Inferno's only sin seems to be its shameless similarity to Sony's celebrated franchise.Numerous alternative costumes have also been released, including Florentine Dante based on the real life poet Dante Alighieri released on February 18, 2010 [12] and Animated Film Dante, based on the appearance of the character from Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic, released one week later. Lucifer gleefully reveals that, now free, he will rise, overthrow God and eliminating all that is good from the universe forever. As the removed tapestry floats down to the ground, it transforms into a snake and slithers away while Lucifer's haunting laugh echoes for the final time before the screen reads "To be continued. It follows Dante, imagined as a Templar knight from The Crusades, who, guided by the spirit of the poet Virgil, must fight through the nine Circles of Hell to rescue his wife Beatrice from the clutches of Lucifer himself.

In addition, Dante can use numerous magic based attacks and abilities channeled from a mana pool to help in combat, many of which are obtained as the game progresses. In Japan, Famitsu gave the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions a score of all four eights for a total of 32 out of 40.

Dante is entrusted to keep a group of prisoners safe so King Richard I could obtain a holy relic, the True Cross, from Saladin. Dante refuses to accept his fate, vows to redeem himself, and defeats Death while taking his scythe. Summary Dante's Inferno tells an adapted story that focuses on delivering a blockbuster 3rd person action game experience while bringing Alighieri's depiction of Hell to the medium.