It’s been fifteen years or so since I last glanced at a copy of the book, but I don’t remember Dante having to fight off Death in a boss battle after being stabbed in the back during the Crusades. Nor do I remember Beatrice (and her impressive boobs) being spirited away to the underworld inside a collapsing church full of zombies. And did Dante have a huge cross sewn to his chest in original text? Well, I can’t say I remember the details, but it seems unlikely… Didn’t get to see Virgil, but if he’s played by Vinnie Jones in a gimp mask I wouldn’t be too surprised.

So, it’s nothing really to do with the book on which it’s meant to be based, bar some character names and the odd bit of throwaway script. It is, however, a jaw-droppingly blatant clone of God of War. I turned it off when Dante got stuck trying to walk up a step two pixels high and then fell to his death without warning.

Seems like it might end up being a fun budget buy at some point, but I’ll stick to Bayonetta for my hacking and slashing fix for now, I think. (If Bayonetta ever arrives, of course. No sign of it yet.)