2 DEVIL MAY CRY 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR’S NOTE STORY CONTROLS AND COMBOS CONTROLS FOR PC CONTROLS FOR XBOX 360 COMBOS FOR PC NERO DANTE COMBOS FOR XBOX 360 NERO DANTE FAQ ACHIEVEMENTS BLUE ORB FRAGMENTS ENEMIES LESSER DEMONS BOSS ITEMS ARMS NERO DANTE ITEM KEY ITEM ORBS SECRET MISSIONS WALKTHROUGH MISSION 01 - BIRDS OF A FEATHER MISSION 02 – LA PORTE DE L’ENFER MISSION 03 - THE WHITE WING MISSION 04 – COLD BLOODED MISSION 05 – TRISAGION MISSION 06 – RESURRECTION MISSION 07 – THE SHE-VIPER MISSION 08 – PROFESSION OF FAITH MISSION 09 – FOR YOU MISSION 10 – WRAPPED IN GLORY MISSION 11 – THE NINTH CIRCLE MISSION 12 – A NEW BEGINNING MISSION 13 - THE DEVIL RETURNS MISSION 14 – FOREST OF RUIN MISSION 15 – FORTUNA CASTLE MISSION 16 – INFERNO MISSION 17 – ADAGIO FOR STRINGS MISSION 18 – THE DESTROYER MISSION 19 – THE SUCCESSOR MISSION 20 – LA VITA NVOVA COPYRIGHTS AUTHOR’S NOTE · MASTER THE DEVIL BRINGER - One can easily say devil bringer is the main reason for this game to sell 1.4 million copies. And it’s true; devil bringer is the best part in the game. Nero has special type of buster for every demon; abuse it to beat the crap out of the poor demons and bosses. · STOP BEING A SHOPPING GEEK – Don’t buy upgrades just because they look cool. Trust me, upgrades like table hopper and charged shot will never come into use, DON’T BUY THEM. If you have already bought them, then cancel it to get your red orbs and proud souls back. You need money to buy upgrades like air hike, 3 DEVIL MAY CRY 4 shredder and roulette spin, which are very handy and essential in beating the game. So stop being a shopping geek, who’ll buy everything they see and save your proud souls. · BUTTON MASHING – Nero is not the type of character you can play in harder modes; you need to learn how to perform his combos perfectly. You can easily use button mashing and beat the game as Dante. But it won’t work for Nero; bosses like Angelo Credo and Sanctus will his kick ass out of the world if you don’t know how to perform chain combos. · DEVIL EYES – Always keep an eye for breakable objects, I’ll call you guys stupid and yell at you if you are playing without collecting red orbs. Red orbs are the life savers in the game; you need plenty of them so always search the area before leaving it. · BACK UPS – Always buy a medium star or a gold orb [FOR HARDER MODES] before engaging in a boss fight. You’ll get enough red orbs to buy them at the end of each level, so stop worrying about saving red orbs and buy back ups. You can’t beat Sanctus and others without using a healing star so don’t try to hold back, just go ahead and use them. STORY The game starts with Nero rushing towards the opera house to attend a ceremony. Kyrie starts the ceremony as Nero gets attacked by a couple of demons near the gates, he manages to dispatch them and arrive in the ceremony by the time Kyrie finishes her song. The ceremony continues as Sanctus, Head of the Order of the Sword starts his speech about Sparda, The Legendary Dark Knight, who protected the world 2,000 years ago. Nero gets bored by the prayer and tries to leave but his right arm begins to glow in a strange way. And suddenly Dante bursts in through the ceiling and kills Sanctus, the Order Knights tries to captures the mysterious assassin but Dante easily dispatches them. In attempt to save Kyrie, Nero attacks Dante and the two starts fighting. Soon Dante gains upper hand in the fight forcing Nero to show his demonic arm, with which he tries to kill Dante. At the end, Dante manages to evade all his attacks unharmed and escapes. Credo, Leader of the Order’s Knight and Kyrie’s brother, assigns Nero to track down and capture Dante, who has been last seen in Fortuna Castle. Upon leaving Opera House, the Hell Gates opens in several places and a large horde of demons pours into the city, Nero manages to kill the demons and reach Fortuna Castle. In mean while, the Order revives Sanctus using a demon soul and he orders to capture Dante immediately. In Fortuna Castle, Nero meets Agnus, who severely injures Nero so that he can use him as a test subject and research on his devil arm. Broken Yamato, which was kept in Agnus’s research facility, responds to Nero’s plead and mends itself and flies to his hand, triggering the demon residing inside him. Nero easily defeats Agnus and forces him flee back to the Head Quarters, Agnus informs the Order about Nero’s demonic power and Credo promises to deal with him but Gloria offers to do the job. Credo, who has been infused by a demon soul, confronts Nero in the Head Quarters but Nero easily defeats. However, Kyrie arrives in the spot and sees Nero’s demonic form standing beside her brother. Agnus uses the confusion created between the trio and kidnaps Kyrie to lure Nero into a trap. While trying to rescue Kyrie, Nero runs into Dante, who has been pursuing Nero for Yamato, a katana used by his father, Sparda to seal the hell gates, which has been then passed down to his twin-brother, Vergil. A fight ensues, which results in leaving Dante undefeated. However in the end, Dante lets Nero have the sword and leaves. Just as Agnus planned, Nero follows him to his lab, where he defeats him. At the last moment, Sanctus arrives in the spot and saves Agnus. Nero confronts Sanctus and The Savior, a gigantic statue; the Order is planning to bring to life using Dante. Using Kyrie as a distraction, Sanctus successfully captures Nero and uses him and Yamato to bring The Savior to life. Credo tries to save Nero and Kyrie but Sanctus brutally injures him. Dante arrives in the spot and demands Nero to return his sword but Nero, who has been half absorbed by The Savior, leaves him with a challenge “come and get it”. Credo begs Dante and Trish to save Nero and Kyrie and dies in Dante’s hand. Agnus uses Yamato to open the real hell gates, which were sealed off by Sparda a long time ago. As promised to Credo, Dante fights his way back to the opera house, destroying all the hell gates on his way. In opera house, Dante kills Agnus and retrieves Yamato, which he uses to destroy the final Hell Gate opened in the city. Dante then confronts The Savior and defeats it only to find out it’s invincible from outside and has to be destroyed from the inside. 4 DEVIL MAY CRY 4 Dante inserts Yamato to The Savior and forces it to break through its chest. Nero uses the sword to break free of Savior’s barrier and confronts Sanctus from the inside, where he defeats him and saves Kyrie. Finally, Nero uses the devil bringer to destroy The Savior and Sanctus, bringing end to all the disasters they bought to the city. In the end, Dante leaves Nero have the sword and leaves. CONTROLS AND COMBOS CONTROLS PC MELEE ATTACK I GUN ATTACK J JUMP K DEVIL BRINGER L DEVIL TRIGGER N LOCK-ON Spacebar EXCEED Q TAUNT M CHANGE TARGET O RESET CAMERA P MOVE UP W MOVE DOWN S MOVE LEFT A MOVE RIGHT D CAMERA UP UP CAMERA DOWN DOWN CAMERA LEFT LEFT CAMERA RIGHT RIGHT CONTROLS XBOX 360 MELEE ATTACK Y GUN ATTACK X JUMP A DEVIL BRINGER B DEVIL TRIGGER LB LOCK-ON RB EXCEED LT TAUNT BACK CHANGE TARGET LS RESET CAMERA RS COMBOS PC NERO AERIAL COMBO [MID-AIR] I + I + I AIR HIKE [AFTER JUMPING] K BUSTER L CALIBUR [MID-AIR] Space + S + W + I CHARGE SHOT HOLD J CHARGE SHOT 2 HOLD J UNTIL THE GLOW BECOMES STRONGER AND THEN RELEASE CHARGE SHOT 3 HOLD J UNTIL THE GLOW BECOMES STRONGER AND THEN RELEASE DEVIL BUSTER [WHEN DEVIL TRIGGER IS ACTIVE] L DEVIL SNATCH [WHEN DEVIL TRIGGER IS ACTIVE] Space + L DEVIL TRIGGER L DOUBLE DOWN [WHEN EX-GUAGE IS POWERED + MID-AIR] Space + W + I ENEMY STEP [MID-AIR] K NEAR AN ENEMY EX-ACT [AFTER EXECUTING AN ATTACK] Q EXCEED Q 5 DEVIL MAY CRY 4 EX CALIBUR [WHEN EX-GAUGE IS POWERED + MID-AIR] Space + S + W + I EX HIGH ROLLER [WHEN EX-GAUGE IS POWERED] Space + S + I EX SHUFFLE [WHEN EX-GUAGE IS POWERED] Space + S + W + I EX STREAK [WHEN EX-GUAGE IS POWERED] Space + W + I HELL BOUND [LOCK-ON TO A GRIM GRIP] Space + L HIGH ROLLER Space + S + I HOLD [AFTER COMPLETING A BUSTER] CONTINUE TO HOLD L KICK JUMP [AFTER JUMPING] K NEAR A WALL MAX-ACT [AFTER EXECUTING AN ATTACK] Q MAXIMUM BET [WHEN DEVIL TRIGGER IS ACTIVE] Space + S + I + L RAINBOW [AFTER EXECUTING SPEED] M RED QUEEN COMBO A I + I + I + I RED QUEEN COMBO B I [PAUSE] I [PAUSE] I RED QUEEN COMBO C I + I [PAUSE] I + I + I + I RED QUEEN COMBO D I + I + I [PAUSE] I ROULETTE SPIN [MID-AIR] I + I [PAUSE] I SHOOT J SHOWDOWN Space + W + I + L SHUFFLE Space + S + W + I SIDE ROLL Space + A / D + K SNATCH Space + L SPEED W / A / S / D SPLIT [MID-AIR] Space + W + I STREAK Space + W + I STREAK 2 Space + W + I SUMMONED SWORD [WHEN DEVIL TRIGGER IS ACTIVE] L TABLE HOPPER [WHEN BEING ATTACKED BY ENEMIES] Space + A / D + K TABLE HOPPER 2 [AFTER EXECUTING TABLE HOPPER] Space + A / D + K TABLE HOPPER 3 [AFTER EXECUTING TABLE HOPPER 2] Space + A / D + K DANTE AERIAL RAVE [REBELLION] [MID-AIR] L + L + L + L AERIAL RAVE [YAMATO] [MID-AIR] L + L AIR BLOCK [MID-AIR] L AIR HIKE [AFTER JUMPING] K AIR RELEASE [MID-AIR] Space + W + L AIR TRICK Space + W + L BACKSLIDE [COYOTE – A] Space + S + L BEAST UPPERCUT [GILGAMESH] Space + W + L BLOCK L BONDAGE [LUCIFER] Space + W + L CHARGE SHOT [COYOTE – A] HOLD J UNTIL THE GLOW BECOMES STROGER AND THEN RELEASE CHARGE SHOT 2 [COYOTE – A] HOLD J UNTIL THE GLOW BECOMES STRONGER AND THEN RELEASE CHARGE SHOT 3 [COYOTE – A] HOLD J UNTIL THE GLOW BECOMES STRONGER AND THEN RELEASE CHARGE SHOT [EBONY AND IVORY] HOLD J UNTIL THE GLOW BECOMES STRONGER AND THEN RELEASE CHARGE SHOT 2 [EBONY AND IVORY] HOLD J UNTIL THE GLOW BECOMES STRONGER AND THEN RELEASE CHARGE SHOT 3 [EBONY AND IVORY] HOLD