Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition | 
 enlarge | From: Capcom
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 4024
Platform: Playstation2
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Edition: Special
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.5
MPN: 26065
Model: 26065
UPC: 013388260652
EAN: 0013388260652
ASIN: B000E49SGE
Release Date: August 7, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Pick from 4 styles of combat, Gunslinger, Swordmaster, Trickster and Royal Guard, all offering greatly improved skills in each area | | • | Play the role of Dante, 20 years before Devil May Cry was set, let the all new story unfold in this prequel to the original masterpiece | | • | All new enemies, bosses and characters, that act independently and more realistic than ever | | • | New range of weapons - Battle your way through enemies in style with the enchanted Electric Guitar, also Nun-Chucks, and (of course) swords and firearms | | • | New game engine, featuring all new Shadow Effects, weather conditions, graphics and sharper gameplay |
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Product Description
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Special Edition revamps the classic Devil May Cry 3, giving you more action and adventure for a lower price. In this prequel to the original Devil May Cry, you'll play as Dante -- and acrobatic, energetic half-demon with a powerful fighting style all his own. This Special Edition lets players become Dante's evil half-brother Vergil, and use his new Dark Fighter style. Also features a new boss character, turbo option, new continue system, adjusted difficulty levels (with a new "very hard" mode), and Survival and Movie modes.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
 Passable June 13, 2008
As a series Devil May Cry started and peaked with the original Devil May Cry video game for the PS2. Devil May Cry 3 and DMC 3: Special Edition follow the same general formula as the original game. Plenty of combat laden areas and cool looking weapons, a hero and an antagonist seeking power. The storyline of the series has never been the main focus and that is apparent in this game. Characters are brought in almost at random and with cloudy reasoning for their motivations.
What has always set the DMC games apart from the rest is the action packed sequences and boss battles. While DMC 3 has plenty of both you'll end up lamenting purchasing the game due to it's definitively tired controls, abysmal voice acting, broken camera system and poor storyline.
In deciding to make DMC 3 a prequel to DMC, Capcom presents a much younger version of Dante. In an effort to project the younger version Capcom also made him somewhat immature. While you may argue that this decision is appropriate you'll quickly realize in playing the game that Dante resembles a hyperactive adolescent boy. The sequences in between combat are laughable as any time Dante opens his mouth it's an embarrassment to the talented folks at Capcom.
More than any other complaint - the terrible controls, broken camera system, dated formula - it is the voice acting that prevented me from liking the game. The script is cheesy at times and the voice actors are always unbelievable. Stay away.
 Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Special edition April 28, 2008
DMC 3 is a great game for those of you who enjoy games that have you fighting multiple enemies, but also includes a puzzle or two. although there are a bunch of puzzles, it's not like what you experience in Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Time. Devil May Cry 3 also includes 4 different fighting styles that you can level up, so you can fight the way your comfortable. overall, this game is great, and if you enjoyed the first two games in the series, you'll just love this one!
PS: the special edition of this game allows you to play as Virgil, Dante's brother(Dante is your main character).
An Excellent Action Game April 26, 2008
When Devil May Cry came out for the PS2, many gamers were very impressed and blown away by its fun and challenge levels. When Devil May Cry 2 came out, many people were disappointed, as it was an easy game. Then Devil May Cry 3 comes out. Many people were satisfied with it, but it had complaints for being too hard (from one extreme to the other). A year later, it was re-released into Sony's "Greatest Hits" series with a Special Addition. How does it compare? Read on to find out.
(Note, I have not completed the original DMC3 yet, so I'll edit this review comparing it to it as such.)
Set before the original Devil May Cry, a young Dante just opened up his unnamed shop, when he gets a phone call from a mysterious caller. He sends an invitation in the form of a brutal demon attack, which is where the gameplay begins. After the attack, Dante sees the rising tower where his twin brother Vergil is and heads out to face him.
Devil May Cry 3 is an all-out action hack-and-slash game. If you like games where you kill every enemy in sight, this game is up your alley. By performing carefully maneuvered attack commands, you can perform different combos with a combo ranking system from (D)ope to (C)ool to (B)last to (A)lright to (S)weet to (SS)howtime to (SSS)tylish. At the end of each level (called "missions" in game), you are given a score board, which tells you your points for time, combo points, etc. and shows your rank, from D-SS. You start out with two weapons: Rebellion, a sword paying tribute to Dante's father Sparda; and Ebony & Ivory, a pair of pistols. Later on, you get Cerberus, a 3-piece nunchuk with the power of ice, Agni & Rudra, a pair of swords with the power of fire and wind, Nevan, an electric guitar, and the Beowulf gaunlets and greaves. In addition, Dante also starts out with 4 different styles to play in, each depending on what you picked. there's Trickster, which can be used to perform evasive moves; Royalguard, where you can counter attack enemies; Swordmaster, where you can improve your sword-based combos; and Gunslinger, which improves your firearms. Later on you get Quicksilver, which slows down everything for a while, and Doppleganger, where you produce a clone. You can level up these styles by killing enemies, up to level 3 for all but DG and QS. Lastly, about a third through the game, you have access to Devil Trigger, which puts you in an all-powerful state where your attacks are much stronger and you slowly recover health.
When you kill enemies, you collect red orbs, which are the game's monetary units. You can use red orbs to buy special attacks for your weapons, upgrade your guns, and purchase items. Items include green orbs, which restore health, blue orbs, which increase your lifebar, purple orbs, which increase your Devil Trigger gauge, gold orbs, which are more-or-less your 1-ups, and other items that can damage enemies and temporarily give you invincibility.
After beating the game once, you get access to Bloody Palace, which is a survival mode with 9999 levels. After completing a round, you have the option to go up 1, 10, or 100 levels. The farther you go, the more red orbs you get.
You also get to start a new file as Vergil. Yes, Dante's evil and powerful brother is now in your possession! He has Yamato, his O-katana, the Beowulf gauntlets and greaves, and the Force Edge broadsword. He gets two cutscenes of his own, but other than that, he plays plays through all of Dante's levels sans cutscenes.
Story: 4.5/5
Story is quite good, and has some twists and turns.
Gameplay: 5/5
Like killing things with swords? You found your haven!
Graphics: 5/5
Great graphics for the PS2.]
Replay value: Extremely high.
When it comes to replay value, this game really takes the cake. I have amassed over 35+ hours of total gameplay as both Dante and Vergil, and I show no signs of stopping anytime soon.
Bottom line: If you like action games, this game is definitely a no-brainer.
Overall rating: 10/10
The game was very well delivered. April 14, 2008
Thank you for sending me a great game in perfect condition & with a fast delivery.
Loved it November 15, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm a huge DMC fan and I loved it. But I wish capcom would have made more cut scenes with Vergil and you can also continue how many times you want to! :)
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