GCM: Dante’s Inferno – Devine Edition Review
Electronic Arts rarely ventures outside the comfort zone of its existing stable of popular franchises and yearly sports sequels, but from time to time we get some truly unique games like Mirror’s Edge, Dead Space, and this month’s release of the much anticipated and heavily hyped Dante’s Inferno. It’s become commonplace for videogames to tap into movies and other modern pop-culture for their inspiration, but basing a game on a 14th century poem could be a first. Elements of the original story, location, and even characters were liberally borrowed and conformed to fit with this updated, twisted, and sinister action-combat game that will leave you feeling a bit uncomfortable at times. After all, what was the last game that rewarded you for killing babies?
