Devil May Cry 5 is the best spectacle fighter yet. I had played parts of the other Devil May Cry games, but I was always turned off by inconsistent gameplay or terrible, edgy presentation, including characters. Make no mistake, the fifth entry is still about grown men with anime hair chopping down demons. This time, however, the playground fantasies and rivalries has been mythologized. Cheesy shlock is delivered by well-voiced characters just as their tongues penetrate their cheeks. The graphics are some of the best of the generation, and the music, both juvenile alt-metal and orchestrated score, is put to good use. Of course, the real meat of these games is in their stylish, mechanically-deep gameplay. Dante has two transformations, four stances, four melee weapons, and four ranged weapons. Never mind the other three playable characters. Combat animations are appropriately visceral, satisfying, and spectacular for both allies and opponents. If you play casually, you might just find a button-mashing, anime spectacle. But if you're willing to meet the game in the middle, it's a replayable 9/10.