The new 'Devil May Cry' game sold more than 2 million copies in 2 weeks. Here's why fans are going crazy for the revived action franchise.

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• “Devil May Cry V” was released on March 3 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
• It’s the first entry in the series in more than six years, and completely ignores the 2013 reboot “DmC.”
• “Devil May Cry V” is a remarkable return to form, with three playable characters, gorgeous graphics, and a stylish, complex combat system.
• The game sold more than 2 million copies in its first two weeks of release and is a big hit with fans of the series.

Capcom released “Devil May Cry V” on March 3 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC; it’s the first entry in the franchise in more than six years, but it’s already a bonafide hit.

“Devil May Cry V” has sold more than three million copies in its first month and has fans clamoring over the return of the stylish action series. Many of those same fans had a lukewarm response to “DmC,” the game that tried to reboot the “Devil May Cry” franchise back in 2013. The new game brings back familiar faces and a renewed focus on the stylish combat that has defined the series in its early years.

At its core, “Devil May Cry” is a stylish, metal-fueled, rampage pitting players against hordes of demonic enemies. Horrifying monsters are counterbalanced by the game’s arrogant protagonists, who carry themselves with the sort of swagger that would make rock stars jealous.

“Devil May Cry V” uses the same beautiful graphics engine as Capcom’s “Resident Evil 2,” but on a larger scale. Players explore haunted cityscapes and battle through blood-oozing hellscapes as they uncover the mystery surrounding the Demon King Urizen.

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“Devil May Cry V” begins in Red Grove City, where a demonic tree called the Qliphoth has taken root.

The Qliphoth feeds off the blood of humans, turning the city into an abandoned war zone.

A demon named Urizen plans to use the fruit of the Qliphoth to rule the Underworld. Or so he says …

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