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.
[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 Dante. 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.
