EA and developer Visceral Games have announced that a demo for their upcoming action adventure game, Dante’s Inferno, will be available for both the Xbox 360 and PS3 this December.

The ‘Gates of Hell’ demo will include the entire opening level and promises to give gamers a taste of the adaptation of Dante Alighieri’s poem, The Divine Comedy. The demo will introduce players to the “game’s hero, epic story and intense action gameplay, tracing Dante’s battles from the surface all the way to the Gates of Hell.”

Players can look forward to stepping into the “fast-paced hack-n-slash combat as they fend off waves of enemies before taking on the ultimate battle against Death. After defeating this boss, Dante will be armed with Death’s scythe, a powerful holy cross, and will be ready to tear open the Gates of Hell. The demo also features two stunning cinematic movies made by Blur.”

“Our main goal from the start of this project has been to create a journey that will make gamers truly feel like they are going through hell,” said executive producer Jonathan Knight. “The demo will give everyone some insight into how we are treating the story and a taste of the gameplay. And with nine more circles of hell to explore once the game comes out in February, we are literally just scratching the surface.”

Dante’s Inferno is described as an “epic descent through Dante Alighieri’s nine circles of hell,” (limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery) with each circle featuring unique environments, new creatures and demons, and story elements that are distinct to each circle of sinners. For more information about the game head over to our previous coverage.

Dante’s Inferno will be available across the US for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PSP on the 9th of February 2010 and a few days later on the 12th of February across Europe.