Perhaps it should have been telling when repeated attempts to jump on a platform ended with the character simply clipping through the environment, plummeting to his doom. That should have been a sign to put down the system and just walk away. After a hard reset of the system, we pressed forward to an elevator battle, where enemies continue to fall. Players must move a gear through a certain path and destroy obstacles in the way, whilst battling a continuing stream of spawning enemies. As a puzzle, it certainly wasn't challenge; and as a combat room, it certainly wasn't very memorable.

There was one moment of genuine awe: an animated cutscene plays abruptly as the player walks towards his destination. This animated clip was stunning, offering a short burst of colorful gore and violence in an otherwise monochromatic world.

The console versions of Dante's Inferno may be unabashedly copying a tired and true formula, but they manage to sneak in a few original twists (nipples that spawn enemies, for example). However, we can't say the same for the PSP game. Perhaps that Michael Keaton movie "Multiplicity" reminds us of a valuable lesson: a copy of a copy just won't have the same charm as the original.