I recently picked up Dante's Inferno for the xbox, simply because i wanted to play God Of War but i dont have a PS3. Everything i'd heard about this game told me to just stay the fuck away, poor reviews, everyone i know that had played it said it was just a poor God Of War rip off. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the game is in fact quite enjoyable, though extremely frustrating at times.
It is loosely based on the first part of Dante Alighieri's epic poem the Divine Comedy, written in the 14th century, you play the part of Dante, a Templar who has committed many atrocities in the Third Crusade. He must fight his way through the nine circles of hell to save his dead wife's soul, that has been taken by Lucifer because of an oath to her Dante had broken. You must get through all nine levels, guided by the soul of the Roman poet Virgil, facing each of Dante's sins, which have been inflicted upon his dead friends and relatives. As it turns out you where meant to serve a much higher purpose of freeing Lucifer from his prison in the Ninth circle, before you turn the souls of the damned against him and re trap him.
The actual gameplay is very much like God Of War, and you can take this in two ways; mash any attack button your thumb finds until all the enemies are dead or you've died so many times you cant be arsed with it any more, or you can take time over your attacks, stringing together impressive combos and unleashing the deadly array of powerful moves you can acquire throughout your journey. Learning to do the latter will save you much frustration, and will make your experience with this game much more enjoyable, as i found out.
All in all, it is a very poor adaptation of the poem, however if you are looking for a great hack and slash game with a twist, and some brutal finishing moves, which never get old either, then Dante's Inferno is definitely for you. Unless you have a PS3, then you may as well just get God of War.
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