For those who don't know Devil May Cry 1 pretty much created the heck & slash genre and is undoubtedly one of the best games ever created. With that in mind I had high hope for the sequel. Unfortunately, Hideki Kamiya, the brilliant mind behind the Devil May Cry geme, leaves Capcom and Devil May Cry 2 is developed by a completely different developer, Never the less, at from the trailers, the game looked great and I at least had to give it a shot. And so I did.

Pros.

Heck & Slash: Just like first DMC, it has heck and slash action new combat moves and what not.

2 Disc story; Unlike the first game, you can not only play as Dante, but also as a female side character. While some levels are same for these two characters, most of the levels are different. So you will have a pretty long story with different enemies and bosses. Both character get different FINAL BOSS, which to me was the best part of this game.

Unique character designs; I truly like how they made demonic forms of Dante and the side character change slightly depending on what powers you decide to use. Other than that some enemies are very well designed.

Cons.

Boring Action: You get very limited amount of weapons unlike the first game and they are pretty boring weapons. For example, Dante only get three different types of swords and they are only different in terms of range and power. If you played the first game, you would realize that each weapon awarded in the game has different ability, powers and moves linked to the weapon and all and all they were a lot more fun to use.

Boring and Redundant enemies; Yup. The game is long, but different enemies in the game don't require different tactics to defeat. You can pretty much get through the whole game by button mashing. If you played the first game you know DMC is not a game you can get through button mashing. It forced you to try different tactics and hone your skills before you take on new enemies and bosses. Plus, enemies and bosses were a lot more interesting in the first game to begin with. So they were a major disappointment in this game.

Whiny and confusing story: It seemed the story was more focused on the side character than Dante. It was rather tasteless and unintersting.

Zero replay value: What I liked in the first game is once you finish the game, you are encourage to finish it again and again on challenging modes because it is so much fun. This game was so boring that once I finished the Dantes and side characters story, I was pretty much done with it and never wanted to play it again.

Conclusion; DMC1, DMC3 and DMC4 are great game, but to me DMC2 was worth nothing more than a rental. I highly recommend all the DMC games other than DMC2.
For those who don't know Devil May Cry 1 pretty much created the heck & slash genre and is undoubtedly one of the best games ever created. With that in mind I had high hope for the sequel. Unfortunately, Hideki Kamiya, the brilliant mind behind the Devil May Cry geme, leaves Capcom and Devil May Cry 2 is developed by a completely different developer, Never the less, at from the trailers, the game looked great and I at least had to give it a shot. And so I did. Pros. Heck & Slash: Just like first DMC, it has heck and slash action new combat moves and what not. 2 Disc story; Unlike the first game, you can not only play as Dante, but also as a female side character. While some levels are same for these two characters, most of the levels are different. So you will have a pretty long story with different enemies and bosses. Both character get different FINAL BOSS, which to me was the best part of this game. Unique character designs; I truly like how they made demonic forms of Dante and the side character change slightly depending on what powers you decide to use. Other than that some enemies are very well designed. Cons. Boring Action: You get very limited amount of weapons unlike the first game and they are pretty boring weapons. For example, Dante only get three different types of swords and they are only different in terms of range and power. If you played the first game, you would realize that each weapon awarded in the game has different ability, powers and moves linked to the weapon and all and all they were a lot more fun to use. Boring and Redundant enemies; Yup. The game is long, but different enemies in the game don't require different tactics to defeat. You can pretty much get through the whole game by button mashing. If you played the first game you know DMC is not a game you can get through button mashing. It forced you to try different tactics and hone your skills before you take on new enemies and bosses. Plus, enemies and bosses were a lot more interesting in the first game to begin with. So they were a major disappointment in this game. Whiny and confusing story: It seemed the story was more focused on the side character than Dante. It was rather tasteless and unintersting. Zero replay value: What I liked in the first game is once you finish the game, you are encourage to finish it again and again on challenging modes because it is so much fun. This game was so boring that once I finished the Dantes and side characters story, I was pretty much done with it and never wanted to play it again. Conclusion; DMC1, DMC3 and DMC4 are great game, but to me DMC2 was worth nothing more than a rental. I highly recommend all the DMC games other than DMC2.