Current version:Xbox 360
Dantes Inferno

Dante's Inferno

Dantes Inferno is a Xbox 360 action game released in 2010 developed by Visceral Games. It centers on aiming, shooting, and weapon use, enemy and hazard responses, and stage objectives, with controls and information arranged around the Xbox 360 wired or wireless controller's twin sticks, analog triggers, directional pad, and face buttons.

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7.1 / 10
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About this game

Dantes Inferno is a Xbox 360 action game centered on aiming, shooting, and weapon use, enemy and hazard responses, and stage objectives. Stages build pressure through routes, enemy patterns, and changing objectives, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Animation, hits, camera behavior, and readable hazards determine whether feedback remains dependable, while HD video, DVD streaming, surround audio, HDD installs, and television-distance interfaces need to keep action, state, and text readable. The genre-specific limitation is that camera behavior, collision rules, input mapping, and repeated ground after failure can raise the entry barrier. Platform conditions also include disc and HDD installation, storage devices, controller batteries, video connections, resolution and frame rate, Kinect space and calibration, and retired online services affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.

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7.1 / 10Xbox 360

Hell's theatrical imagery and evolving combat make an energetic adventure, although repetition and awkward visibility weaken its later stages.

Hell's theatrical imagery and evolving combat make an energetic adventure, although repetition and awkward visibility weaken its later stages. Scythe combinations, ranged cross attacks and two upgrade paths shape combat. Unlocking abilities broadens combat and creates meaningful growth choices, but committed animations limit precise reactions in crowded encounters. Early changes encourage progress, while later restrictive trials repeat similar encounters and weaken the sense of developing challenges. Creature designs and choral music establish striking oppression, though repeated enemies and scenery make the spectacle less consistently distinctive. Separate movement and dodge inputs make commands direct, while initial display adjustment helps setup; fixed-camera visibility remains a practical limitation. Players seeking theatrical mythological action who can accept a linear and increasingly repetitive campaign.

Strengths

  • Scythe combinations, ranged cross attacks and two upgrade paths shape combat.
  • Creature designs and choral music establish striking oppression, though repeated enemies and scenery make the spectacle less consistently distinctive.

Weaknesses

  • Later trials repeat familiar demands, and fixed cameras can obscure mechanisms.

Who it is for: Players seeking theatrical mythological action who can accept a linear and increasingly repetitive campaign.

Play notes: The offline campaign remains assessed; EA lists online service closure on 2023-12-08, so connected additional content is excluded.

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Dimension

Early changes encourage progress, while later restrictive trials repeat similar encounters and weaken the sense of developing challenges.

Reviewed6.3 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Unlocking abilities broadens combat and creates meaningful growth choices, but committed animations limit precise reactions in crowded encounters.

Reviewed7.1 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Creature designs and choral music establish striking oppression, though repeated enemies and scenery make the spectacle less consistently distinctive.

Reviewed7.9 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Separate movement and dodge inputs make commands direct, while initial display adjustment helps setup; fixed-camera visibility remains a practical limitation.

Reviewed7.6 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Developer
Visceral
Release date
2010
Platforms
Xbox 360
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
Linear LevelsFast-pacedPlatformingHorrorDodgeThird PersonSolo-friendlyShootingMain Story Under 10 Hours3D GraphicsReplayableReal-time Combat
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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Play modes
Single playerMultiplayer
Perspectives
Third person

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