I beg to differ, Devil May Cry 2 was the disappointment, but the original and DMC 3 was great. Sure you can button mash to get results, but the true way of playing DMC is with style. Don't let the "stylish meter" or combo meter get to you, but there are a lot of combinations and variations in Dante's arsenal of moves to make this game more than just another button masher.

When you say button masher, games such as Dynasty Warriors come into mind, though I was also told that the strategy aspect of the story mode is something exceptional.