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Demon9Tom
02-13-2008, 04:01 PM
There has been some confusion as to what each of the difficulties unlock when you finish them, so following is a complete list of all unlockables in Devil May Cry 4:

When you first start the game all that will be unlocked is the "Human" and "Devil Hunter" difficulties. To get the remaining difficulties you will have to complete "Devil Hunter", "Son Of Sparda", and "Dante Must Die".

Note: For images in the gallery use the Left and the Right Triggers to scroll the image.

Human (Very Easy):
Human is the easiest of the difficulties with the least number of enemies, most people even on their first playthrough should go through this with little effort.

Completing Human will unlock the following:

- The History Of Devil May Cry = This is a movie that tells the story of the previous Devil May Cry Games, and can also be unlocked by completing Devil Hunter
- Character Images = This is a collection of 29 images of characters and weapons from Devil May Cry 4, and can also be unlocked by completing Devil Hunter
- Bonus Art = "The Two Heroes".

^ Found in the Gallery

Devil Hunter (Easy):
Somewhat more challenging than the Human difficulty level but still manageable for the majority of people. There will be larger numbers of enemies, as well as different types in certain areas.

Completing Devil Hunter will unlock the following:

- History Of Devil May Cry = Same as above, can be unlocked on either Human or Devil Hunter difficulties.
- Character Images = Same as above, can be unlocked on either Human or Devil Hunter difficulties.
- Bonus Art = "The Cast"

^ Found in the Gallery

- Son Of Sparda Difficulty (See below).
- Bloody Palace (See bottom of the page for a link to a thread with detailed information).

Son Of Sparda (Moderate):
Playing on this difficulty will have enemy placements changed significantly to increase the games difficulty (e.g. Assaults on mission 2, a Blitz on mission 4), the enemy will also take more hits to kill.

Completing Son Of Sparda will unlock the following:

- Bonus Art = "The Demons"
- Publicity Art = 12 images from Devil May Cry 4 including computer generated and concept art.

^ Found in the Gallery

- Dante Must Die Difficulty
- Heaven Or Hell Difficulty

Dante Must Die (Very Hard):
At this difficulty level the enemy are very powerful dealing extreme damage with even their weakest attacks, they will also use different moves, e.g. Dante on this difficulty will use Lucifer and Pandora in the first fight.

Completing Dante Must Die will unlock the following:

- Bonus Art = "Demon Invasion"

^ Found in the Gallery

- Super Nero = Same as the regular character but has unlimited Devil Trigger (DT).
- Super Dante = Same as Super Nero.
- Hell And Hell Difficulty

Heaven Or Hell (Medium/Easy):
In this mode everything dies in one hit, including regular enemies, bosses, and you. Due to this completing this mode isn't very challenging as you can use your gun to easily kill enemy at a distance and simply dodge their attacks. You will have three gold orbs that will be used to revive you, you cannot pick up any more in the stages and of course vital stars are useless.

Completing Heaven Or Hell will unlock the following:

- Bonus Art = "The Ladies Of Devil May Cry"

^ Found in the Gallery

Hell And Hell (Extreme):
This mode is the same as Heaven and Hell except only you die in one hit, the enemies do not.

Completing Hell And Hell will unlock the following:

- Bonus Art = "Light From The Demon Blade"

^ Found in the Gallery

Bloody Palace:
Link to thread detailing the Bloody Palace:
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/showthread.php?t=56765 (http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/showthread.php?t=56765)

Rank Multipliers:
Following are all of the multipliers (good and bad) that are applied to your score when you are ranked at the end of a mission.

No Damage Received: x1.5
No Item Used: x1.2 *
Gold Orb Used: x0.7
Continue Used: x0.8 (if you don't use a gold orb)
Enemy Level Down: x0.8 - If you are killed repeatedly the difficulty will be reduced and you will recieve this deduction.
Super Character Used: x0.2

^ Each of the above are multiplied with your score at the end of a mission to give you your final ranking. I assume they are added one after another. I'm not certain on whether negative multipliers are added before or after positive ones.

* So although you do not lose score for each item used (e.g. healing items) you will lose this multiplier which is a significant amount of your final score.

Credits:
People that helped put this guide together:

- Prima Official Game Guide - Information on difficulties I haven't reached yet, and to confirm my own information.
- Demon9Tom (Myself) - For writing this guide.
- Fawfy - For explaining the meaning of the Enemy Level Down deduction.
- dark lars - For pointing out that you do NOT need to get an A or higher rank to complete Son Of Sparda levels.

If anyone has anything they would like to add or have found any errors let me know and you'll be credited.

Shoozle
02-13-2008, 04:14 PM
Thanks, helped so much, cheers. :)

tremberz
02-13-2008, 04:25 PM
yea, nice one mate thats very helpful. omg though, how hard is hell and hell gunna be?

Demon9Tom
02-13-2008, 05:03 PM
yea, nice one mate thats very helpful. omg though, how hard is hell and hell gunna be?

Very hard by the looks of it, but as far as I know you don't need to S rank it (No achievement for doing so), so things that would usaully reduce your score such as continues and gold orbs shouldn't be a problems. So hopefully its just a case of getting through it rather than doing really well.

matty cheetham
02-13-2008, 05:09 PM
cant wait for hell and hell its finally gonna be something that keeps me occuppied for a while it does sound completely insane though.

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Nightdragon
02-14-2008, 12:58 AM
I had a likkle bit of trouble with Devil Hunter, but by the last mission i was kicking ass. Berial is going to get harder... (oh dear)

Long road ahead...

LastbornSmudg3
02-14-2008, 06:19 PM
I found Human really easy, and only one hard bit in devil hunter. Does anyone know a good stratagy for the guy in mission 11? he keeps retreating after he loses his shield. Super frustrating.

Demon9Tom
02-14-2008, 06:26 PM
I found Human really easy, and only one hard bit in devil hunter. Does anyone know a good stratagy for the guy in mission 11? he keeps retreating after he loses his shield. Super frustrating.

Its the same as the rest of the battle except you have a limited amount of time to get at him. If you don't mind losing the no items used bonus you can use holy water on him.

Rewmac
02-14-2008, 07:11 PM
Hell or Hell isn't for my nerve system that's for sure.

Lukhuta
02-14-2008, 07:30 PM
Oh my gosh... The bloody hell with that Hell and Hell mode xDD Is that even possible? XD

Rewmac
02-14-2008, 07:35 PM
Yeah I suppose. Everything is possible. But that is going to be more annoying than Lost Planet on Extreme which I never finished.

Demon9Tom
02-14-2008, 07:49 PM
Yeah I suppose. Everything is possible. But that is going to be more annoying than Lost Planet on Extreme which I never finished.

Lost Planet toke me a long time to finish on Extreme, but then finding all the target marks was worse.

As for Hell and Hell I'm reserving judgment until I play it myself but as you don't need to get high ranks you can use a lot of tactics that you wouldn't normally use; like hanging back and using your gun, or using the same combos repeatedly.

Tavvy
02-14-2008, 09:27 PM
Ha ha I unlocked Hell or Hello mode today and it is crazy but you got Super Nero and Dante so not as hard as before but still hard.
Oh and you get ranked down for using Super Characters btw it counts as a penelty at the end =(

Rewmac
02-14-2008, 10:06 PM
Lost Planet toke me a long time to finish on Extreme, but then finding all the target marks was worse.

As for Hell and Hell I'm reserving judgment until I play it myself but as you don't need to get high ranks you can use a lot of tactics that you wouldn't normally use; like hanging back and using your gun, or using the same combos repeatedly. What about the big bosses Savior, The Old Prick :uzi::drunk Dude we're gonna hate those.

Demon9Tom
02-14-2008, 10:12 PM
What about the big bosses Savior, The Old Prick :uzi::drunk Dude we're gonna hate those.

People have already done it, so theres a way to do it ;).

Falcongale
02-15-2008, 12:08 AM
To the original poster.

Human isn't very easy, and Devil Hunter isn't easy. It's easy then medium.
Devil Hunter is harder than Normal on DMC 1 and 2, on par with Normal on DMC3 (being the hardest in the series)

TheWings977
02-15-2008, 12:09 AM
That's why you should play on Normal.

Demon9Tom
02-15-2008, 12:17 AM
To the original poster.

Human isn't very easy, and Devil Hunter isn't easy. It's easy then medium.
Devil Hunter is harder than Normal on DMC 1 and 2, on par with Normal on DMC3 (being the hardest in the series)

The difficulties I posted were my own opinions, I can't remember I time when I had to really try to do anything on Human, it was just a case of getting through it. Devil Hunter was more difficult but I don't remember dying more than two maybe three times, Son of Sparda is where the difficulty increases significantly I tried to reflect that in the difficulties I posted.

Nightdragon
02-15-2008, 12:18 AM
Just started son of sparda, and Dante kicked my ass. I probably dont have a hope of completing this thing lol....

Demon9Tom
02-15-2008, 12:21 AM
Just started son of sparda, and Dante kicked my ass. I probably dont have a hope of completing this thing lol....

Use a combination of dodges/jumps to avoid his attacks, and then use the buster to grab him this will do a decent amount of damage, then hit him with a combo, rinse and repeat. Whilst doing that try to have Dante break the benches (to get red orbs) for you whilst dodging his attacks.

dark lars
02-15-2008, 03:07 PM
what do u mean by you'll have to get an A ranking to complete a mission( SOS) ? cos i completed some wiv a b? :P

Demon9Tom
02-15-2008, 03:13 PM
what do u mean by you'll have to get an A ranking to complete a mission( SOS) ? cos i completed some wiv a b? :P

That came from the official guide and I haven't confirmed it myself, so it may be a mistake.

tremberz
02-15-2008, 05:45 PM
lol i can't wait for heaven and hell cuz it will be quick and easy

Demon9Tom
02-15-2008, 06:14 PM
what do u mean by you'll have to get an A ranking to complete a mission( SOS) ? cos i completed some wiv a b? :P

I can now confirm that you can get any ranking on Son Of Sparda and still pass the mission, I've edited the first post.

lol i can't wait for heaven and hell cuz it will be quick and easy

Lets hope so ;).