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Let's Use Sexy Models To Advertise Devil May Cry 4 (How Original!)

February 27, 2008 in Photos comments 29

Devil May Cry 4's recent release has naturally come with quite a few advertisements. But what sort of advertisement do you use to attract the general male audience to the series? Don't show any details or screenshots of the actual game - Oh no, that won't do it. Instead use sexy scantily-clad models dressed (barely) as Nero to promote DMC4, because that's never been done before.
But "Front" magazine believes that their tactic will get men interested.
Wonder what those men will think when they go to buy the game, only to realize the main character looks nothing like that?

Devil May Cry's always been a rather sexy series. Effeminate heroes, long red coats, exposed man-chests, you know how it goes. But a slutty series? No. Not until today, anyway. High-brow British men's lifestyle magazine Front has subbed Dante and Nero from the game's screens and replaced them with the demure, classily-named Vikki Blows. What will those marketing types think of next?
Miss Razz via kotaku.com »
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  • 1
    Ameer Feb 27, 08
    It's not like the game itself is short of them.
  • 0
    jmac353 Feb 27, 08
    I'm not complaining. Like Ameer said, babes are a staple of the DMC series anyways.
  • 0
    kik36 Feb 27, 08
    Well it won't get me to buy the game, but she is pretty to look at....LOL
    • 1
      jmac353 Feb 27, 08
      You should have bought the game regardless.
      • 0
        Zero and X Feb 27, 08
        agreed, you should get it.
  • 0
    iLLmatic Feb 27, 08
    The game is bland anyway. Doesn't hurt to add in some real T&A. But the chick doesn't even have any A.
    • 0
      jmac353 Feb 27, 08
      Learn how to play it right.
      • 0
        iLLmatic Feb 27, 08
        I've played and owned every Devil May Cry, thanks. Learn how to fall back at least once in a while.
        • -1
          jmac353 Feb 27, 08
          That might be true, but that absolutely still does not mean you know how to get the most out of the combat and how to really play the game.
        • 0
          Seeker X Feb 27, 08
          In this case, when someone gets bored before "REALLY playing the game", it doesn't automatically give it amnesty or a second chance.
        • 0
          jmac353 Feb 28, 08
          Actually SeekerX that was my point. I could easily see getting bored with DMC if you don't take the combat to the next level like Capcom intended you to do, hence why learning how to play it efficiently is key to not only success on the upper difficulties, but fun as well.
        • 0
          Seeker X Feb 28, 08
          Well the point is that I KNOW I'm not bad at any of the games, but I haven't given any of them a second glance after I've finished them...only reason I played DMC2 twice was to get both Lucia's and Dante's endings...which were almost not worth the effort.
  • 0
    Slumpy monkey Feb 27, 08
    If only this was watee nero reallt looked like....
  • 0
    BANDITO ATTACK Feb 27, 08
    they can use half nekked females for anything they want and i wont complain
  • 0
    Blackfalcon* Feb 27, 08
    Lol, original!!!
    It will probably be effective, as loads of gamers playing this game will be male.
  • 0
    Seproth Feb 27, 08
    Boo!! Censorship

    Damn character Limit
  • 1
    kspiess Feb 27, 08
    Hey someone say something about sexy girls?
  • 0
    kspiess Feb 27, 08
    What game is this I want it !
    • 0
      ali3n Feb 27, 08
      It was in the title of the article...
  • 0
    Sayyed Feb 27, 08
    They should have had her playable instead of nero.
    • 0
      jmac353 Feb 27, 08
      *bleep* that, Nero is badass. I own all the DMCs, got them all on their respective release dates. I was skeptical of Nero at first but after having completed DMC4 multiple times, there's no question, Nero is far superior to Dante in terms of sheer combat effectiveness and complexity. Sure Dante has a ton of different styles and weapons, but they should have refined these styles even more because Dante in comparison to Nero just feels like a mish mash of a bunch of stuff. Also, his combos are weak, not in power, just in the fact that they're so easy to pull off. I love Nero's combos, especially the ones where you have to press away and then towards your enemy real quick in mid-air. The devil bringer is badass too.
  • 0
    Silent Storm Feb 28, 08
    I plan on getting this game regardless, but since it's so short, I'll wait for a price drop.
    • 0
      Zero and X Feb 29, 08
      Its not that short, its 20 missions, which is a good 16 hours.
  • 1
    Donnelly Feb 28, 08
    This isn't an advert.

    It's a feature in a Monthly Mens magazine in the UK.
    • 0
      Storm Feb 28, 08
      Haha well now that's interesting. Don't like the pics too much, though.
      • 2
        Miss Razz Feb 28, 08
        I knew it was the cover of a men's magazine, but if it's got the words "DMC4" and a picture of a half-naked lady there, then I'd consider it some form of advertisement. XP
  • 1
    HBK619 Feb 28, 08
    Get over it. That's marketing for you, sex sells and that's the bottom line. Sure it's nothing new, but why change a formula that still works.
  • 0
    mercenary_sora Feb 28, 08
    "I'm lovin' it!" If I hadn't already ordered it I would from seeing these pictures haha.
  • 2
    Mario_1 Feb 28, 08
    That's a really pretty girl. I'd probably buy the game if she delivered it to me.
    I'm the kind of person who enjoys meeting new people.

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