Difficulty Modes

Difficulty Modes

With each rise in difficulty, Enemies and Bosses generally get tougher and the player gets weaker. There are 6 modes for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game with an additional mode for the PC version.

Human

One of the default difficulty modes of the game. Enemies have less health, deal less damage and are quite docile. Bosses take more damage. The player deals more damage and takes less.

• Lesser demons and bosses health: 90%
• Lesser demons and bosses damage: 90%

Devil Hunter

One of the default difficulty modes of the game. This is essentially the Normal difficulty.

• Lesser demons and bosses health: 100%
• Lesser demons and bosses damage: 100%

Son Of Sparda

This difficulty mode is the equivalent of Hard. It is unlocked by beating the game on Devil Hunter. Enemies have more health, more hostile, deal more damage and tougher enemies appear early on. The player deals less damage and takes more.

• Lesser demons and bosses health: 175%
• Lesser demons and bosses damage: 175%

Dante Must Die

This difficulty is unlocked by beating Son Of Sparda mode. Enemies get tougher and Bosses utilize more attacks. Enemies also now have Devil Trigger and frequently use it.

• Lesser demons and bosses health: 225%
• Lesser demons and bosses damage: 225%

Heaven Or Hell

Unlocked by beating Son Of Sparda mode. Enemies and Bosses all die in one attack. The player also dies in one attack. However, the player is given 3~4 lives to use whenever he dies.

Hell And Hell

Unlocked by beating Dante Must Die. The player dies in one attack, but is given 3 gold orbs to utilize whenever he dies. Enemies and Bosses in this mode do not die in one attack, and adopt their difficulty from the Dante Must Die mode.

Legendary Dark Knight

This difficulty is only available in the PC version of the game. It is unlocked by beating the game on Human or Devil Hunter mode. It is similar to Son Of Sparda mode, but with more enemies spawning than before. In this mode, it is capable of spawning about 20~30 Scarecrows in a single room, making this mode a little bit harder than Son Of Sparda.

Automatic Mode

Main article: Automatic Mode

Although not listed as a Difficulty Mode in the Mission Menu, it is equivalent to the Easy-Automatic Mode. This mode can be activated depending on the player's choice on the New Game section. This mode allows easy completion of the game and turns it into a button-mashing fest.