Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Capcom
  • Release Date: Mar 1, 2005
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9.2

Universal acclaim- based on 419 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 mysteriousDevil 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
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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. GameSpot AU
    92
    That killer axe is just one of the many weapons you'll get to take on hell's minions, and epitomises the game succinctly - oh-so stylish, over the top and yet fiendlishly difficult to master.
  3. PSX Extreme
    90
    A crazy mix of the first two Devil May Cry titles, with a bit of innovation and a more upbeat Dante. The action is flawless.
  4. Siliconera
    88
    While not the most innovative game, Devil May Cry 3 has all of the slick combat you would expect out of the title.
  5. Games Radar
    82
    DMC3 is truly hardcore and seriously challenging but partly at the expense of being playable and fun. [GamesMaster]
  6. The Sydney Morning Herald
    80
    The dialogue and plot are as cheesy as the pizza Dante gobbles while slicing baddies but the presentation is astonishing.
  7. Computer Games Magazine
    30
    As ridiculous and entrenched as its name. [June 2005, p.87]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 72
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 72
  3. Negative: 4 out of 72
  1. YHWH
    Aug 26, 2012
    10
    Perfect balance between gameplay, difficulty, and graphics.

    10/10 game. Anyone that doesn't like it is an americna crybaby that can't get    Perfect balance between gameplay, difficulty, and graphics.

    10/10 game. Anyone that doesn't like it is an americna crybaby that can't get past stage 1.    … Expand
  2. Mithyus
    Mar 25, 2007
    10
    Devil May Cry 3 is a trip back to the series roots, and brings a damn fun time with it. And seriously... Computer Games Magazine should Devil May Cry 3 is a trip back to the series roots, and brings a damn fun time with it. And seriously... Computer Games Magazine should restrain itself to computer games.… Expand
  4. Enima
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    Pure action and style, this game has an amazing soundtrack, good story, characters that you cannot dislike, and a perfectly crafted game play.Pure action and style, this game has an amazing soundtrack, good story, characters that you cannot dislike, and a perfectly crafted game play. It really shows the knowledge and passion of the developers. Nothing can surpass it in his genre.… Expand
  5. MarouaneJL7
    Jul 13, 2018
    10
    this is one of the best ps2 games ever great gameplay many awesome bosses you can learn new moves and get new awesome weapons i loved it andthis is one of the best ps2 games ever great gameplay many awesome bosses you can learn new moves and get new awesome weapons i loved it and you will play it lot of times but i recommend the special edition because there's another player with special moves he's the vergil the brother of dante the main character and other difficulties modes as hell… Expand
  6. Alex_Pilgrim008
    Aug 30, 2019
    9
    DMC 3 is a fantastic action title despite being a little too tough and cheesy for its own good. The game (in its own way) is an equal to theDMC 3 is a fantastic action title despite being a little too tough and cheesy for its own good. The game (in its own way) is an equal to the original "Devil May Cry". That means it's miles better than part 2. At the time of release, this was also compared to the Xbox's "Ninja Gaiden". While not perfect, "Dante's Awakening" certainly upped the ante for fast stylish action. It's a difficult, over-the-top hack n' slash that should please most fans. I would rate it with a 9 out of 10.… Expand
  7. AKthaBeast
    May 5, 2018
    9
    I personally felt like this game was equally as fun as the first two games.
  8. RickSJedi
    Nov 7, 2006
    2
    Wow, high scores from everyone. Ok lets see, a guitar as a weapon, Dante himself is like a goth white boy with stupid jokes,every stage seems Wow, high scores from everyone. Ok lets see, a guitar as a weapon, Dante himself is like a goth white boy with stupid jokes,every stage seems to look the same, some of the worst Boss battles i have ever seen in a game before(The F#@ked up Ice Dog-the witch lady), Dante seems useless with his new moves(although he's younger), the difficulty is for the insane. For one I have a life, so i'm not going to sit a game(WELL THIS GAME ANYWAY!) and play for 4 hours trying to figure out how to use all the "style" systems, cuz SwordMaster is prob the best. So what do we have so far, we have horrid gameplay where nothing flows like the first DMC and we have stupid charaters,a real nice Sh!$ story, terrible settings(not near as close a the beauiful mansion in DMC-1. If you have me Devil May Cry 2 was better than this joke of a game. Now some of you game whores might say well it was just to hard for you, well maybe but i really loved and passed the First game like 7 times, the secound game like 3 times so i kinda now what a DMC game is supposed be like. If you buy this game and once again listen to he the critics don't blame anyone if your FORCING YOURSELF to play through this game.… Expand

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#23 Best PS2 Game of 2005
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#10 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2005
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#11 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2005