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Best wishes from... Capcom
A very artful effort from Capcom, depicting Nero and Dante battling it out in a blizzard, backed by a neat signpost that says "Hell". If only Capcom had put a Santa hat on the two duelists, or something.

Visuals | 8 | Tastefully done, with the blizzard effect nicely overlaid around Nero's arm
Festiveness | 6 | Well, it's obviously cold. And windy. And, er, wintery
Composition | 7 | We like the understated design, but the white branches are a bit boring
Effort | 8 | There's been time spent on making old artwork look new and Christmassy

Score: 8

Best wishes from... Capcom
A very artful effort from Capcom, depicting Nero and Dante battling it out in a blizzard, backed by a neat signpost that says "Hell". IfonlyCapcom had put a Santa hat onthe two duelists, or something.

Visuals |8 |Tastefully done, with the blizzard effect nicely overlaid around Nero's arm
Festiveness |6 |Well, it's obviously cold. And windy. And, er, wintery
Composition |7 | We like the understated design, but the white branches are a bit boring
Effort |8 | There's been time spent on making old artwork look new and Christmassy

Score: 8

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Ben Richardson is a former Staff Writer for Official PlayStation 2 magazine and a former Content Editor of 12DOVE. In the years since Ben left GR, he has worked as a columnist, communications officer, charity coach, and podcast host – but we still look back to his news stories from time to time, they are a window into a different era of video games. 

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