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Like watching a movie...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I was blown away by the first DMC when I first tried it. As soon as the game started I knew it was going to be a great game, and ever since then I have been a big fan of the DMC franchise.

Now just weeks ago I got my hands on the DMC3 Special Edition. I did try out the original DMC3 when it first came out, but it was just too hard and dying 1-5 times on each mission was enough to demotivate me to quit completely. (this had something to do with me being stubborn to never try easy mode)

However, the difficulty has been tuned down in the SE, the easy mode in the original DMC3 is now the normal mode in SE, and normal mode in the original is now the hard mode in SE. I know this for a fact because I read this in a game review from a respected gaming site.

This enabled me to stick to the normal mode and still fly through the game. Also, in the original if you die in a mission you had to restart from the beginning, causing massive frustration, but in SE you spawn back at the most recent "spawn" points. Usually you will not die anywhere but in boss fights, and these spawn points enable you to try on bosses back to back, instead of dying then re-doing the whole mission just to get a second chance at the boss.

The greatest thing about this game was the amazing cut-scenes. Sure, they used the in-game engine to make these, therefore the graphics is nowhere near the CG cutscenes you will find in some other games. However, DMC3 offers cut-scenes that combine to be as long as an hour!!! With an intriguing story and superb voice acting as well as motion capturing, the "movies" completely absorbed me the first time I played this game. Dante does sometimes act retarded in the cut-scenes, but usually he keeps his cool. His brother Virgil is also a cool character, and in fact all the characters in the game are very well drawn with distinctive characteritics.

All in all this game was a great experience for me. I do own God of War also, usually referred to as the greatest action adventure game in a while, but in my opinion this game is as good as GoW in most aspects and still remains my personal favorite.

The game was very well delivered.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Thank you for sending me a great game in perfect condition & with a fast delivery.

An Excellent Action Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

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

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Special edition

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

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).

Passable

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

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.

BOMB!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: August 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME IS THE BEST OF THE DEVIL MAY CRY, NEW COMBOS, NEW TRANSFORMATION, UNLIMITED BEST MODE, ONLY YOU HAVE TO FINISH IN SEVERAL MODES, EASY, NORMAL, HARD, SUPER HARD, DEVIL MAY CRY---

This is what God of War should have been!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: August 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is what fun is all about. This game is one of the PS2's finest. The action is fast, but not overwhelming. Not only that, but the action is actually fun (unlike a certain god of war's game). Yes, it's hard. But there's this thing called easy mode (its only truly easy on the special edition). This game just oozes cool, from the cutscenes to the weapons to everthing else. It's also, at times, funny. How often do you find a game thats intentionally funny (other then Timesplitters and Monkey Island)? This game is better than God of War (a game which many compare with Devil May Cry) on every level but the graphics. The graphics are fine, but God of War has fairly better graphics. You can also read my God of War review. Bottom line is, if you have so much as an ounce of fun in you, this is the game for you.

good but still...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: March 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

same game.. another game... ?? Devil may cry 3, I must agree, was one of the greatest game to be released on the ps2. I enjoy so much the original that i couldnt live without it. i decided to buy this new version which everyone was very exited about. I must say i was disappointed. Okay yeah i know vergil is cool and this new bloody palace is interesting too, but the major change is the difficulty level. for better and worse, this game is MUCH MORE easier than the original Devil May Cry 3. Come on the original was hard at first (unreasonably hard....) but after the second boss, everything just becomes easier. And FOR ONCE bosses are challenging. Don't tell me that you like easy games i don't believe you. They took off the reason why a liked so much this game, it was challenging. and who cares of the optional stuff if the game itself is desapointing. and the "new boss" yeah yeah... my 6 year old sister could have killed him without any difficulty. In cased you didn't realised it, i really enjoy the original a lot better than this special edition. well anyway you're the money owner, do what you want but i really suggest you the original version.

A GAME CONCOCTED WITH NITROGLYCERINE!!! SO WILD, SO FAST...SOO COOOOL!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: May 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This Special Edition of Devil May Cry 3 finally brings you what the first DMC 3 should had in the first place: Play as Vergil, "real" easy mode, harder mode, turbo (faster) mode and more extras.

Pros.
* This is the coolest and best game of the DMC series.
* The characters are SOO COOOL! Vergil (Dante's brother) look's like Sephiroth from Final Fantasy 7 and the tough chick is HOT and strong like Tifa from Final Fantasy 7.
* The cinematic action scenes have the combined energy of Jonh Woo films and Matrix.
* New charging powers.
* You can now select the weapons without presing the star botton and looking for them in the menu.
* You can now shoot to multiple target at the same time with the guns.
* New and longer combo system.
* New style action: special moves with guns, weapons or power.
* When you die you can continue with the battle instead of restarting the mission.
* The story is more interesting and darker.

Cons:
* Graphics are not SOO good as the first game.
* Dante doesn't look SOO cool as in the first game.
* No automatic shooting, you have to press the botton faster so you can shoot faster.

Adios.

Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: October 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Out of all of the serie I believe three is the best, just evrything about three out does the others in the series. Awesome game and founf the best price here.

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