A Brief Foreword

Beating this game was so awesome. Not only does it confirm that Capcom is finally setting this series on a playable track, I can now say I've beaten a DMC game. For the next game, they should consider just having boss fight after boss fight, because the bosses are great. It's a great game, a game that everyone can play, and it's just beautiful.

Hmm, Capcom fixed the Resident Evil and DMC series with the fourth games,
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	PS3 Controls button Nero Dante X jump jump Square gun gun O Devil Bringer, examine Devil Bringer, examine, style button Triangle attack attack L1 Devil Trigger Devil Trigger L2 Exceed switch guns R1 lock-on lock-on R2 not used switch attack weapon LS move, click to change target move, click to change target RS move camera, click to reset camera move camera, click to reset camera D-pad not used change style Start pause pause Select taunt taunt

 *Don't have Xbox 360, but I imagine the controls are mirrors of these.

Starter Tips

• Be aggressive, B-E AGGRESSIVE! - it's true for about all enemies, but mostly for the bosses. The first time you run into Echidna you will be intimidated, but once you realize just jumping up and slashing away is the key, she and  most the other bosses are actually easy.
• Smash and grab - always keep an eye or two open for things to smash for orbs. Not only does it count toward your rank, you need to buy items.
• Skill up wisely - don't buy just anything, and if you do, think about if you will really use that skill and then consider trading it back in for what you spent on it. Air Hike, Snatch, Streak, and many others are staples that you must grab ASAP.
• Snatch and slash - as Nero, the Devil Bringer to snatch enemies is about the only reason I played this game after playing the demo. Learn to master hacking and then snatching enemies. It will also help on bosses. Also learn to when you can buster both enemies and bosses; buster is using the Devil Bringer when not locked-on.
• For Devil's sakes! - know when to use the Devil Trigger in boss fights. For  Nero, it's always before you go for a buster. For Dante, it's always to finish off the boss; well, Nero too.
• If it ain't broke, don't fix it - this is for most of you newcomers to DMC. This game uses a style and rank system. For using many combos and attacks, you are given higher stylish ranks. But most will find that streaking or stingering an enemy to death works just fine. If you don't care so much about the stylish rank, feel free to button mash.
• Charged particles - a tip from me to you, don't buy any charged shots for  any guns. And if you do, get a refund as soon as you're done with it.
• One save file - that means all your skills and abilities will carry over  while on the same difficulty. So if you want, play a mission over and over  until you have all the skills and items you can buy, but little reason to  unless you are terrible.

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Page Listing 1 : A Brief Foreword 2 : Mission 01 - Birds of a Feather 3 : Mission 02 - La Porte De L'Enfer 4 : Mission 03 - The White Wing 5 : Mission 04 - Cold Blooded 6 : Mission 05 - Trisagion 7 : Mission 06 - Resurrection 8 : Mission 07 - The She-Viper 9 : Mission 08 - Profession of Faith 10 : Mission 09 - For You 11 : Mission 10 - Wrapped in Glory 12 : Mission 11 - The Ninth Circl 13 : Mission 12 - A New Beginning 14 : Mission 13 - The Devil Returns 15 : Mission 14 - Forest of Ruin 16 : Mission 15 - Fortuna Castle 17 : Mission 16 - Inferno 18 : Mission 17 - Adagia for Strings 19 : Mission 18 - The Destroyer 20 : Mission 19 - The Successor 21 : Mission 20 - La Vita Nvova 22 : Enemies / Bosses 23 : Secret Missions / Blue Orbs / Game Modes 24 : Author Info

Mission 01 - Birds of a Feather