The game contained light and heavy attacks and the use of magic. The main weapon that Dante would be using throughout the game was a scythe. Dante obtained his scythe by stealing it from Death in the opening sequence of the game. Throughout the game, Dante would be given many different magical powers. For example, before Beatrice died, she gave Dante the Holy Cross. The Holy Cross had a magical ability that fired a burst of holy light that would destroy everything unholy in it's path. Another feature that this game would include was something called Beast Taming. Beast Taming involved Dante gaining the ability to ride huge beasts. Dante gained this ability by killing the huge demons who often rode these beasts. Once Dante tamed a beast and was riding it, he would be given access to different abilities or attacks including fire breathing or simply bashing their enemies. Another feature of the game was that Dante had the ability to condemn or absolve foes and Damned shades. Each condemnation or absolution would result in the gaining of Holy or Unholy points. Holy and Unholy points allowed for your attacks to be increased. The Holy points increased the Holy Cross attack while the Unholy points increased the power of Dante's scythe.