Devil May Cry 2 (Japanese: デビル メイ クライ 2 Hepburn: Debiru Mei Kurai Tsū) is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed and published by Capcom in 2003. The game is a sequel to Devil May Cry. Set in modern times, in the fictional city of Vie de Marli, the story centers on Dante and Lucia in their fight to stop a businessman named Arius from raising the demon Argosax and achieving supreme power. The story is told primarily through a mixture of cutscenes using the game's engine, with several pre-rendered full motion videos.