
He comes equipped with three weapons – his trusty Yamato sword, the Beowulf gauntlets and the Mirage Edge – and each has a range of flashy yet devastating attacks for you to master. Turbo Mode and Legendary Dark Knight Mode are both great, but by far the best thing about Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition is that it finally lets you play through the game as Vergil, Dante’s older brother. But again, you can’t have ray tracing enabled if you want to play in Legendary Dark Knight Mode. Series fans will undoubtedly jump at the challenge, while those new to the game are better steering clear until they’ve really brushed up their skills.

Not for the faint of heart, Legendary Dark Knight Mode makes Devil May Cry 5‘s campaign more difficult than ever before, throwing an obscene – and I really do mean that – number of enemies your way. The same goes for another of Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition‘s new features: Legendary Dark Knight Mode. It seems a bit strange, but that’s the rule. The only caveat: you can’t have ray tracing and Turbo Mode enabled at the same time. It basically makes the gameplay 20% faster, taxing your skills a little more but increasing the already electrifying pace of the action. If you’ve previously played Devil May Cry 5 and want to re-experience it with a reinvigorating haste, or are new to the game and like your action fast-paced, Turbo Mode is great. Whichever you choose, you’re in for a good time.ĭevil May Cry 5 Special Edition also introduces Turbo Mode. Forgo ray tracing and you can have native 4K at 60fps, or lower the resolution and play at 120fps if your display supports it. And it still looks good at 1080p, surprisingly.
DEVIL MAY CRY 5 SPECIAL EDITION XBOX 1080P
You can either play at native 4K resolution with all graphical bells and whistles including ray tracing, albeit at 30fps, or keep those bells and whistles but lower the resolution to 1080p for 60fps. On top of that you have some choices to make, too. The lighting, physics, textures – everything has been turned up to eleven.

DEVIL MAY CRY 5 SPECIAL EDITION XBOX UPGRADE
It’s a shame there’s no free upgrade path if you do already own Devil May Cry 5, sure, but there’s enough here to make the £34.99/$39.99 asking price entirely palatable.įor a start, there’s the visuals Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition simply looks incredible. But in the case of Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition, it maybe ought to be.Īn updated version of last year’s action-packed hit, Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition boats numerous additions and improvements that might tempt you to buy it even if you own a previous gen version of the original. Chances are what is essentially a remaster won’t be at the top of your list. So, you’ve just bagged yourself a next-gen console and are after a game to show it off.
