Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
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| Developer(s): | Capcom Production Studio 1 |
| Publisher(s): | Capcom |
| Release date: | Dante's Awakening February 17, 2005  / March 1, 2005  / March 24, 2005 Special Edition (PS2) / January 24, 2006 February 23, 2006 / September 29, 2006 Special Edition (PC) / June 28, 2006 October 16, 2006 / June 30, 2006 |
| Genre: | Hack and Slash, Shoot 'Em Up, Action |
| Game modes: | Single Player, Multiplayer |
| Ratings: | Mature |
| Platform(s): | Playstation 2, Windows |
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening is the third game in the Devil May Cry series. It is a prequel to the first game. In this game Vergil, along with a man named Arkham release the ancient Temen-ni-gru from below the backdrop of a modern cityscape. Seemingly a gate to the demonic realm, Vergil and Arkham conspire to use Dante to unlock something within the tower. While working toward confronting his brother, Dante encounters Lady, a devil hunter. Also found is Jester, an enigmatic figure that aids Dante's journey.
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[edit] Gameplay
Devil May Cry 3 plays almost completely differently from its predecessors although the premise still remains the same: slaying demons while solving puzzles through complexes.
Unlike the first and second game, DMC3 puts much more emphasis on style rather than simple demon slaying. As such, combat is much more intense and faster than before. Players can now switch between both Devil Arms and firearms with the R2 and L2 buttons, allowing for a very powerful and stylish string of combos. The Stylish meter is now represented by a gauge. As players land successful hits and dodge attacks, the gauge increases. Once filled up, it will go up a rank. The Stylish gauge starts at (D)ope and then, to (C)razy, (B)last and then (A)lright. Experienced players can go beyond this point and reach the (S)weet rank and level up to (SS)howtime and the max rank (SSS)tylish. If the player takes any damage, the gauge will be reset at a lower level and if the same attack is repeated over and over again, the gauge will not increase until a new one is performed.
In addition, players are free to choose how to go about each mission through 'Styles', which change the way Dante fights, thus allowing diverse ways to gain Stylish points. Trickster focuses on evasion techniques, allowing the player to deftly dodge attacks of any kind. They essentially increase Dante's speed and helps increase the Stylish gauge by using such evasive abilities. The Swordmaster focuses on Devil Arms/melee combat. It allows maximum use of such weapons to their fullest extent and is recommended for those who prefer close-range combat. Gunslinger brings about the best in each firearm allowing the player to unleash devastating firepower at a distance. Royalguard is arguably the strongest and hardest style to master. It allows the player to effectively guard and counter any attack delivered towards Dante and turn their powers back at them. Recommended for expert players, Royalguard is the hardest to master, but once perfected, makes Dante invincible.
Later in the game, players can gain two extra styles: Quicksilver, which slows down time while allowing the player to move at normal speed, and Doppleganger, which animates the user's shadow to assist in offense. In the Special Edition, Vergil has access to one style, Dark Slayer, an altered version of Trickster, but the player does not gain stylish points for using the techniques.
[edit] Special Edition
Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition is a re-release of Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening with an impressive list of added content. It is now possible to play as Vergil, on a separate save file. Vergil has different movesets and weapons from Dante, but only has two cutscenes, and still fights a "Vergil" boss three times. However, this boss has a red coat to differentiate it from "your" Vergil. Furthermore, Vergil was given several costumes similar to Dante's; his version of the "Legendary Dark Knight" costume allows him to assume the form of Nelo Angelo while in Devil Trigger. The game modes were shifted down so that the Special Edition's Normal mode is equivalent to the original's Easy mode, and a new Very Hard mode was added to replace the original Hard mode. The Bloody Palace from Devil May Cry 2 was also added, though it ends at the 9999th floor instead of restarting, and beating it with either character allows them to obtain their first Super costume. The Super glitch in the first game was corrected so that Quicksilver and Doppelganger still drain energy, even while using the Super costumes, though a new Super Dark Knight (or for Vergil, "Super Corrupt Vergil") costume was added with which the glitch is preserved. Finally, a cutscene viewing mode was added that allows the player to view any previously viewed cutscene from the main menu, and three boss fights were created against the Jester character - the first of these is mandatory, while the next two are optional.
