In lieu of the lugubrious presentation and unwieldy controls à la Resident Evil at the inception of the series’ lineage, blue-blooded boss battles would gain ascendancy in its pedigree from this game on. These might not capitalise on Dante’s full, expanded arsenal the way they did in the original, but they tower over those in terms of putting the "show" in “Showtime!” Instead of sticking to my guns the whole time like in its prequel, I opted for Royalguard Style and it was a hell of a ride.