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Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Capcom
  • Release Date: Mar 1, 2005
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84 out of 100

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User Score
8.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 82 Ratings

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  • Summary: Devil May Cry 3 unfolds an earlier chapter in Dante's history, before the original Devil May Cry, to the fateful clash between Sparda's twin sons, divided by the divergence of their chosen paths. Along the way, Dante encounters formidable foes and unusual characters including a mysterious man named Arkham and a female hunter named Lady whose mission is to take down all demons, including Dante. These precursory events disclose the complex roots of Dante's character and reveal insight into his clouded past. In addition to its strong roots, the game increases the intensity of gameplay with a new "style" system, which adds an additional level of depth. Depending on preference, players can choose to use short-range, long-range, defensive or evasive play styles. Each system has its own range of gameplay features and players can choose to power up their favorite style for increased special attack abilities. [Capcom]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 60
  3. Negative: 1 out of 60
  1. RewiredMind
    100
    The best action game on the current generation of systems; it has everything you could ever want in such a title within the genre – including the most important facet of all, depth – and lots of it too.
  2. AltGaming
    70
    Even a game so entwined with the concept of hell and damnation shouldn't make playing it a torture. Given proper time to cultivate skills, this game will yield a sumptuous banquet for you to enjoy - but sadly it doesn't get anywhere near the casual treat it should have been.
  3. Computer Games Magazine
    30
    As ridiculous and entrenched as its name. [June 2005, p.87]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 44
  3. Negative: 5 out of 44
  1. JackTheCrazy98
    10
    One of the greatest game i've ever played. Good story, the graphics is better than its predecessors and the gameplay is awesome, is **** speed! Awesome heavy metal soundtrack and good voice acting.… Expand
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  2. kailip
    10
    Great story, Great music, Great deep fighting mechanics, Great Characters, Fantastic gameplay, A lot of diversity of weapons, combos, styles and strategies, The best bosses ever on a game, It's not a retarded button mash game, you gotta learn, be patient and actually have focus to play it, Very Challenging. What else could you want? One of the best games ever. I don't get why some people don't like the game, maybe it's too hardcore for them, or they just like playing pointless retarded button mash games. DMC3 is one of the best games EVER.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. MichaelG.
    4
    I rented the game and at first i kinda liked it, but the bosses are rediculous. Why is easy setting so hard? Why does it feel like I'm playing another prince of persia or god of war? and why are the controls so weird? My two friends and I are big into games and we can't get past the level 9 boss, on easy ,after about 5 hours of trying, this is where I quit. I hate a game that has crazy combos but won't let you finish them because some enemy still hits you halfway through the process.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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