DmC: Devil May Cry has four unlockable special difficulty modes

Capcom has revealed that DmC: Devil May Cry will have four special difficulty modes, in addition to the standard three difficulty modes; Human (Easy), Devil Hunter (Normal) and Nephilim (Hard).

Each of the special difficulty modes will be unlocked upon successive playthroughs of the game on the previous difficulties. For example, the Son of Sparda difficulty mode becomes accessible after one complete playthrough on any of the default difficulties, the other special modes will then become available following the completion of the previous.

The four special difficulty modes include:

Son of Sparda - Remixed enemy layouts, tougher enemies and enemy behavior throughout.

Dante Must Die - As above, but contains the strongest enemies and insane attack waves.

Heaven or Hell - Another remixed mode, but everyone and everything, including Dante, dies after one hit.

Hell and Hell - The same as above, but only Dante dies after one hit. For serious contenders.

DmC: Devil May Cry will be available for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on January 15th 2013, a PC version will follow.