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Devil May Cry 4 Collector's Edition revealed

9:17 AM on 11.05.2007, Nick Chester 23 comments

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Here's a reasonably good reason to pull an extra $20 out of your wallet -- this morning, Capcom has announced the Devil May Cry 4 Collector's Edition set. Retailing for $79.99, the set will be available for both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360.

In a world where throwing a "making of" DVD into a tin is grounds for a price hike and a "special edition" tag, the Devil May Cry 4 Collector's Edition is actually pretty impressive. The steelbook case (fancy wording for "tin") will include a DVD featuring the first four episodes of Devil May Cry: The Animated Series, as well as a second DVD which features a "making of" doc, music from the soundtrack, a digital artbook, and stuff for your computer you'll never use (wallpapers, icons, screen savers).

The set will be available when Devil May Cry 4 hits stores on February 5. Hit the jump for the full press release and set details.

CAPCOM® ANNOUNCES DEVIL MAY CRY® 4 COLLECTOR'S EDITION
Four Episode Anime DVD, SteelbookTM Case and Bonus Disc Included
Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced the contents of the Devil May Cry® 4 Collector’s Edition package, which includes volume 1 of ADV Films’ Devil May Cry: The Animated Series, a Steelbook™ case and a bonus DVD filled with extras. The $79.99 Devil May Cry 4 Collector’s Edition will be available February 5, 2008, for both the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

The Devil May Cry: The Animated Series anime disc will be packed with the Steelbook case, and will include the first four episodes of the 12 episode anime series. Volume one of the four-disc DVD anime series will be available from ADV Films at the same time the game launches. Inside the case will be a second bonus DVD alongside the game that users can slip into their computers. The bonus DVD will contain a “making of” feature on the game, music from the Devil May Cry 4 soundtrack, a digital art book with images and sketches from the development team, wallpapers, icons and screen savers.

The highly anticipated Devil May Cry 4 immerses gamers in a gothic supernatural world, where a new protagonist clashes with series mainstay Dante. As new leading man Nero players will be able to unleash incredibly powerful and stylish attacks and non-stop combos using a combination of the Devil Bringer arm and the Exceed system, both of which are new gameplay mechanics for the series. Fans of Dante won’t be disappointed as he too will be playable during the course of the game.

Devil May Cry 4 is an epic story where the lines between good and evil are constantly blurred. Taking full advantage of the advanced graphical and processing power of the next-gen systems and Windows PC it draws gamers into the rich and highly detailed world of Fortuna and its surrounds with more enemies than ever before and some of the most breath-taking bosses ever conceived.

Devil May Cry 4 includes the following features:
• From the producer of the original Devil May Cry® and Resident Evil® 4
• 2 playable characters – take control of both Nero & Dante
• High-definition visuals moving at 60 frames per second
• Blend of familiar and new: newcomer Nero clashes with veteran Dante plus appearances from Trish, Lady and others from the DMC series
• Exceed System allows Nero to easily charge up his sword with a throttle effect, revving up to three levels with powerful and varied attack options
• Deep combo system rewards stylish dispatching of enemies
• Unique "Devil Bringer" arm opens up a range of never seen before combo options
• Distinct set of weaponry and moves for Nero and Dante
• New active style change system for Dante allows him to switch styles and weapons on the fly, producing crazy combo possibilities
• Numerous new characters and environments
• Signature blend of guns and swordplay


Devil May Cry 4 Collector’s Edition contains the following extras:
• Volume 1 of ADV Film’s Devil May Cry: The Animated Series on DVD, including four complete episodes of the anime (a retail value of $29.99)
• Unique Steelbook™ metal case
• Bonus DVD
o Making of Devil May Cry 4
o Music from the soundtrack
o Digital artbook
o PC content (screen savers, wallpapers, icons)

About ADV Films:
ADV Films is the #1 producer-distributor of Japanese animation (“anime”) outside of Japan and has the largest English-language anime library in the world, with best-selling titles such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Guyver, Robotech, Full Metal Panic, Hello Kitty and Elfen Lied. Parent company A.D. Vision, Inc. also operates Anime Network, North America’s #1 anime channel, and Newtype USA, the top-selling anime and manga monthly magazine. For more information, visit www.advfilms.com.

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Spykron's Avatar
Spykron at 11/05/2007 09:24
i love art books, but tin cases piss me off.
Brandon Undead's Avatar
Brandon Undead at 11/05/2007 09:26
*Zzzzzzz* Huh, what? I'm sorry, was there a story?
liqideos's Avatar
liqideos at 11/05/2007 09:35
Hey Capcoms steelbooks kick ass. Don't go around holding them in the same category as Microsoft and 2K (Prey case). Just go take a look at a Lost Planet SE if you can find one and tell me it isn't quality.
Dale North's Avatar
Dale North at 11/05/2007 09:42
very nice!
Brad Rice's Avatar
Brad Rice at 11/05/2007 10:09
Too bad the anime sucks ass.
Nick Chester's Avatar
Nick Chester at 11/05/2007 10:12
@ liqideos:

Yeah, they are nice, but they're totally still tins. :D
Trev's Avatar
Trev at 11/05/2007 10:17
Anyone else notice the 360 version has the "Only on xbox 360" tag on it? I don't imagine the boxes are just mock ups right now, but... they should probably fix that.
Trev's Avatar
Trev at 11/05/2007 10:26
"are MORE THAN just mock ups"

Me learnd englisch gud. durr hurr.
atheistium's Avatar
atheistium at 11/05/2007 10:40
DMC4 can't wait xD
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 11/05/2007 10:44
Wait...I’m only seeing space for two discs. Where does the second bonus DVD go?

I’m gonna go ahead and call this “mehtastic”. Granted, I’ve never played through any of the prior games in the series, and I might be more interested if I had, but this isn’t the kind of bonus material that appeals to me. Well, the second bonus disc sounds cool, but I don’t care for the first one (I’m not an anime guy), and I’d rather not pay an extra $20 for the lot of them.
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 11/05/2007 10:56
@ DMV
Agreed.

@ Bronxbomber
It looks like the second bonus disc is actually in the tin case, while the anime DVD is in a small cardboard slipcase.
Variable Gear's Avatar
Variable Gear at 11/05/2007 11:19
The anime sux.

Try to avoid this collector's edition.
king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 11/05/2007 11:22
I will buy it, even if the anime is horrific
Upgrayedd's Avatar
Upgrayedd at 11/05/2007 11:39
OMG!

My birthday just got cooler.
dv8withn8's Avatar
dv8withn8 at 11/05/2007 11:54
ZOMG sign the anti-360 version petition! How dare Capcom abandon it's PlayStation fans by defiling the franchise on another console!

/end sarcasm
monosylabik's Avatar
monosylabik at 11/05/2007 12:15
hmmm thats good news.
no release date though?
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar
ArrestedDeveloper at 11/05/2007 13:39
If Nero has a girlfriend named rose I'm not buying the game.
interbutts's Avatar
interbutts at 11/05/2007 15:47
BS3 owners everywhere weep at the sight of that 360 box.
UNDERSTAR's Avatar
UNDERSTAR at 11/05/2007 19:23
Put me down for, "who gives a fuck."
Fading Star's Avatar
Fading Star at 01/15/2008 18:39
Cool.
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