Cultural impact

The series has sold over ten million copies world wide, and with each release has been a platinum title. The game has also become known for starting the sub-genre of action games known as "extreme combat" which usually involves hordes of enemies going against super powered heroes with a focus on the style of your fighting. It also is credited with being a throwback to 2d action games because it required such twitch refelxes to play. It is the groundwork for the equally as popular god of war games which took the same idea. Action figures were also produced for Devil may cry.