8.1 out of 10

Dante's Inferno

 

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  • User Score (274)
    8.1 8.1 from 274 reviewers
  • Expert Score (94)
    7.3 7.3 from 94 reviewers
  • Gameplay (21)
    7.9 7.9 from 21 reviewers
  • Graphics (43)
    8.4 8.4 from 43 reviewers
  • Sound (22)
    8.2 8.2 from 22 reviewers
  • Storyline (3)
    8.0 8.0 from 3 reviewers
  • Control (3)
    9.1 9.1 from 3 reviewers
  • Lifespan (5)
    5.1 5.1 from 5 reviewers
  • Construction (16)
    8.6 8.6 from 16 reviewers
  • Audio & image quality (2)
    8.6 8.6 from 2 reviewers
  • Replay value (3)
    4.7 4.7 from 3 reviewers
  • Singleplayer (4)
    7.9 7.9 from 4 reviewers
  • Game depth (3)
    7.5 7.5 from 3 reviewers
  • Funfactor (22)
    7.9 7.9 from 22 reviewers
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  • Score Distribution

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7-8
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5-6
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3-4
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Users:
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5-6
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3-4
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1-2
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. Xbox World Australia

    7.0/10
    19 March 2010

    Dante's Inferno could have offered more. It's heavily influenced by God Of War, but never seeks to do anything to differentiate itself from its influence beyond a superficial weapon development tree that has ultimately no impact on the game or the story. The enemy design, whilst interesting, was subsumed by the repetitiveness of the game and level design. Read more

    • excellent character and set piece design, nice skill tree, excellent audio
    • bland level design, very repetitive combat, poor use of static cameras, poor use of the source material

  2. AAG

    AAG
    8.0/10
    10 February 2010

    Conclusion Dante’s Inferno presents itself to be a solid gaming experience, but falls short of being anything spectacular. A lack of intelligent puzzles, a few too many frustrating moments, no more than an averaged sized campaign and some rather horrid camera angles (of which you have no control over) all bring the game down but ultimately the combination of a deep, personalised combat system, amazing set pieces, epic boss battles and all round awesomeness in the form... Read more

    • Dante’s Inferno presents itself to be a solid gaming experience, but falls short of being anything spectacular. A lack of intelligent puzzles, a few too many frustrati...
    • -Lacks an array of thought-provoking puzzles , -Certain battles and stages can become maliciously frustrating , -Lack of camera control gets atrocious far too often

  3. GameSpot

    6.5/10
    5 February 2010

    The level design follows a similar descent into banality. What starts as epic and explosive soon becomes repetitive. Too much of Dante's Inferno takes place in confined rooms that don't hint at the huge world you're in, which lowers much of the impact of clawing your way through the netherworld. The puzzles that crop up only serve to artificially slow your progress rather than give you a worthwhile change of pace from the violent combat. Read more

    • Combat is bloody good fun, Some of the creature designs are gloriously vile.
    • Final one-third of the game is lousy, Puzzles are either way too easy or just lame, Uneven difficulty too often relies on cheap deaths.

  4. OXCGN

    7.5/10
    22 March 2010

    by ChiefJimbolaya: ©2010 Aaron Klein Dante’s Inferno is an arcade-style action game that works only because it doesn’t take itself too seriously. I mean, one of the early enemy types is the unbaptised baby… The game is loosely based off the first cantica of Dante Alighieri’s epic poem The Divine Comedy, where the poet is escorted by the Roman poet Virgil through the nine circles of Hell. Read more

  5. BigPond GameArena

    8.0/10
    13 January 2010

    Though a little on the short side and plagued with a few issues, like a slightly buggy camera trapping you behind the more monolithic adversaries and a few invisible barriers, as well as inconsistencies during the platforming sections, I wholeheartedly urge you to go out and take a swing at Dante’s Inferno. The accomplished combat and surprisingly decent adaptation of the story make Dante's Inferno a fine diversion while you wait for the next button-masher... Read more

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Dante’s Inferno will take gamers to the western world’s most definitive view of the afterlife as created in the 13th century by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri in part one of his epic classic, “The Divine Comedy.” Dante’s Inferno tells an adapted story that focuses on delivering a blockbuster 3rd person action game experience while bringing Alighieri’s depiction of Hell to the medium. Players assume the role of Dante, who descends into Hell after returning home to fi…

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