Devil May Cry: Volume 2

Devil May Cry

by Shinya Goikeda

Dante the giant sword, two-gun toting devil hunter has earned the nickname "Devil May Cry" after mercilessly killing any and every undead creature in his path. Now, he is on a mission for an evil idol known as The Beast Head. But little does Dante know that this mission brings him closer to his eternal enemy.Introduction:By: Capcom, Shinya Goikeda, Shira MiwaIt's been 2000 years since the rebellion lead by the Dark Knight Sparda, a demon who turned to the side of good. The gateway to the Underworld has been sealed and humans are now safe from an invasion of the demon world.Dante, Sparda's son, makes a living by eradicating demons. His first job is to find and bring back a girl named Alice. But what awaits him when he storms the inn where Alice is being held? And who is this man walking around town who has the same face as Dante?Twin brothers born of the Dark Knight Sparda and the human woman he loved are now grown men, but each walks a very different path in life. What is Dante's twin, Vergil's, goal? The violent story of two fated brothers continues.

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Light Novel, Comics, Video Games, Supernatural, Games

208 pages, Paperback

First published November 7, 2006

Reviews

[Dhuaine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Set some time after DMC1 and almost directly before DMC2, Devil May Cry (Volume 2) novel tells a story not connected to main thread nor explaining anything from previous installments. The only link with the DMC saga is Dante himself and Mundus.
A beautiful young woman (no less) shows up and commissions Dante to help her with her demonic problem, which turns out to be more complicated than originally imagined. Additionally, the two devil hunters get tangled into criminal underworld and dodgy research.
Surprisingly, this is not a bad novel.
The plot itself does not interfere with canon - Dante is amazingly in character, Beryl seems decently developed. The book provides even a realistic amount of third party characters, although they all are somewhat... flat. Setting suits DMC2 well - it's actually possible to imagine this new world, dark cities and advanced sciences. The intrigue is another of let's-save-the-world type, but it had potential, except that ridiculous parallel universes part.
It could have been a good novel. Instead, it was developed as nothing more than a complex script. Did publishers set up some page limit? Did the writer have problems with expanding some subjects? Devil May Cry (Volume 2) had the spark that could have been transformed into a full novel with intriguing plot, interesting characters and solid setting, if only it had more volume to fit these things in.
It is still a nice thing to read, provided you don't mind roughly 200 pages of action. It's much better than Devil May Cry (Volume 1), that's for sure.

[Adrian Santiago · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me encantó.

Una dimensión alterna con Shadow, Frost, Blade, Griffon y Phantom caballeros "buenos" aliándose con Dante para derrocar a Mundus, y un ejército de Trish-es. Una pelea muy de videojuego; una conexión a Uroboros y el segundo juego. Una historia rápida pero entretenida, con nexos a la primera novela y que sabe colocarse entre ambos juegos.

Con un Dante un poco más serio, poderoso y directo. Estuvo muy buena, para ser corta.

[Klaudia Wiśnia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just as volume 1, it’s nothing too crazy and just a fun read, really. I do really like the idea of an alternative universe where Nelo Angelo is a hero leading a rebellion against Mundus. I am curious what this version of Vergil acted like since alt Trish’s behaviour is so different.

[Mary M.J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yo diria que es un 3.5 o 4, no me gusto tanto como la primera, la verdad es que la historia no es muy buena, me gustaron más los pequeños giños a otros productos de la saga y el como vemos un lado más profundo de Dante

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good story set in the Devil May Cry universe, but the pacing felt a little slow to me and I didn't really like the plot all that much. I did enjoy Dante kicking ass and delivering some awful yet amusing one liners. An okay read overall, but I definitely prefer the first book.

3/5 🌟

[Kaleb Pérez · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is really humoristic.

[Spratto · Rating 4 out of 5]

In comparison to the first book this one is much better, but it tries so hard to utilise everything it has from the game instead of telling completely original story.

[Mapache · Rating 1 out of 5]

barely as bad as the game it precedes

[The Third Place A Teen Library]

F GOI
dmc
vol. 2

[Evan · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most action packed books i have ever read

[Jonathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The sequel to the first one

[Ridhwaan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love the series.