Beatrice, the love of Dante's life, has been viciously murdered. Dante can do nothing but witness as her soul is captured by demons as it begins its ascent to heaven, only to be dragged to the pit below. The story would end there for most, but not Dante, a knight returned from the Crusades. With nothing but a sword, a cross on his chest sewn in with memories of his sins, and the guidance of Virgil (the poet), Dante must journey through the nine levels of hell to rescue Beatrice's soul. The path is perilous, and not only due to the vicious demons, monsters, and Lucifer himself, as Dante's own past is his greatest enemy, reminding him of his failures, and tremendous sins.

To be honest, I wasn't all too keen on the idea of adapting the work of Dante in any fashion, whatsoever, let alone one so commercial that it needed a movie tie-in. I tend to believe that classic works should be left alone (and yes, the constant remake fad in cinema today drives me utterly mad). That being said, few stories have the power, depth, brilliance so this actually lends it's self well and it feels like it hasn't been utilized all that much in cinema. This animated translation certainly doesn't make classic tale into a brilliant movie however considering it was made solely to promote a video game, it's not that bad either.

Being released with the game, I knew I had to watch and review DANTE'S INFERNO: AN ANIMATED EPIC. Well, that and the fac. for me, it sort of resembled THE ANIMATRIX which I thought was well done. I advise anyone else, like me, who enjoyed the original story and the game to definetly check this one out. I certainly felt it was an enjoyable experience.