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(4.5) Hardcore Gamers Need Only Apply

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

THE GOOD: Prestine Diamond-solid controls PERFECTLY balance skill and fun; gorgeous environments; phenomenal cut-scenes; ridiculously depthful combat system and attacks; very challenging difficulty; intense sound; incredible main character; nice special edition add-ons: insane replay value

THE BAD: Some annoying and vague backtracking; some slowdown during intense fights; camera can get in the way; can be irritatingly difficult about remedial tasks

DIFFICULTY: Hard

The original DMC3 was absolutely notorious for its completely unforgiving checkpoint system and intensified difficulty, therefore Capcom decided that this game needed more; more balance and more fun, so it came out with this special edition. With it, there are great unlockables once you finish the main quest, like getting to play through as his twin brother Vergil, the 9,999 level Bloody Palace mode (level after level of nothing but intense combat), a more humane difficulty, and a couple of new boss fights. Now, even with all these new modes, the gameplay pretty much stays the same.
After everything, DMC3 is really a game about its combat system. You get to choose and select throughout the game a different set of fighting styles; if you like gunplay, choose the Gunslinger style; if you like sword melee, choose the SwordMaster style. You will level up these styles as you play with them, gaining new moves, as well as being able to buy new moves, upgrades, and powerups between missions. The amount of moves available and learned throughout the game will take you roughly 4 playthroughs just to master all the styles and moves. Considering you're rewarded with more red orbs (or dollars) to upgrade later on, it's worth learning to play through more and more. And because controls are so precise with all this, and dodging attacks takes quick reflexes and a good eye, it's enough to make you want to learn more.
Enemies in DMC3 come in all forms, shapes and sizes and won't hesitate to learn your moves and quickly dish out an asskicking, which is part of what makes this game so hard. Enemies actually FIGHT back. On top of this, the boss fights are some of the most intense in all of videogames. You'll try again and again to beat these quick and tough guys, eventually doing so, but not after going through about 3 or 5 tries each, if not more. In the old DMC3, you needed to puchase orbs to continue from a checkpoint. What makes this game so fair is that you can restart from a checkpoint no matter what. But once you get to the boss, you have to beat him, because you cannot save mid-level, and going through that tough and long mission again isn't something you'll want to do.
Now, though this game offers tremendous replay value, and I did love it a lot more than the original DMC, there still are a few things holding it back. One, is the camera, which can be hard to find a good spot at points, and can sometimes be static in certain areas, making the direction you're supposed to be moving in feel wrong and imprecise. Also, some backtracking requires you to go through a level without a good clue as to where you'll have to go next, so you'll sometimes wander and wander and wonder why the game couldn't be better at clueing you in. Lastly, though the battles are hard, doesn't mean that remedial tasks like destroying certain objects to gain a powerup has to be. Some statues need to be destroyed by using a series of creative moves that'll fill up your style meter. Unfortunatly, you can spend a good 20 minutes at a statue just trying to destroy it, making its reward feel so unnecessary.
did I mention the cut-scenes though? The John Woo/Matrix style scenes are so intense that after FINALLY beating that tough-as-nails boss, you're rewarded with what could be an ending in itself. there are just too many things to bring you back, like the combat system and great unlockables.

BOTTOM LINE: Incredible replay value, fair checkpoint system, awesome add-ons, etc will keep you coming back again and again. Plus the 20 dollar price tag make it a steal.

Loose controls but nice graphics

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

UPdate: Although my initial review was made before completing the game, I have just finished it for the second time but as the brother Virgil. Here's the bottom line: GOW is my favorite- graphics, storyline, tight controls, it's awesome. DMC 3 is a close second.

This game is not easy. I started playing on a smaller and older color television which made it difficult to navigate the darker scenes. Almost gave up. Later switched to a newer bigger screen and then the game play took off.

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Graphics (profiles, scenery, expressions, etc.)
storyline
cutscenes
enemies
combos
weapons
realistic (try playing with know one around late at night) BOOYA.

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loose control (not tight like GOD of War)
lack of camera control
Menus: options, maps, etc., seemed all over the place. Took me awhile to figure out how to use. ( My first experience playing DMC)
You need a tv that's not 12+ years old to get the full experience.
The game does not stop you from going backward. You'd think once you beat a level its over with and you move on ahead. Not the case here. You beat a level and if you're not careful because you took a wrong turn you end up back at the beginning of the level (very frustrating).

Recommendation: Play this game with like minded friends. It's more fun than trying to figure out every loophole, turn, and strategy by yourself.

you should be playing this game right now.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Devil may cry 3 for the PS2 was considered to be one of the best PS2 games ever released and i tend to agree with that. but people still had a few problems with it. for one the difficulty was really high and some people had a few problems enjoying game. in DMC 3 Special edition this has been fixed the difficulty of the normal game has been lowered considerably to allow more casual players to play and have fun.
one of the biggest draws of the DMC series as a whole was the ability to play as a bad ass tough guy who is half human and half demon known as dante. dante can use a variety of weapons ranging from swords to tri-chucks as well as a pretty wide assortment of guns(which never run out of ammo so have fun blasting away) but the real meat of this game lies in the ability to switch "styles" which gives dante a very wide variety of moves. he has a few different choices that u can choose. for example the "gunslinger" style puts more focus on the use of firearms and has additional moves and techniques when using his guns or "devil arms" as they are referred, to in the game. while the "swordmaster" style gives dante the ability to throw his sword at enemies and is more focused on close combat.
Killing enemies in the game will release orbs which can then be used to buy more moves for each style, giving dante more options when fighting. the game also rewards the player by making flashy looking kills and by chaining together attacks by giving the player more orbs when an enemy is defeated.
DMC 3 Special addition also adds the ability to play as Dantes brother Vergil who has his own unique move set.
this is definitely one of my favorite games and the ability to play as vergil is great. and now that the difficulty has been lowered everyone will be able to enjoy this great title.

Not That Great

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 31, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is highly overrated. There were some fun moments, but other games in this genre are superior. In addition, the game is hard to the point where it's not enjoyable, especially with cheap bosses and lack of precise & timely reactive control to beat them.

Graphics - They are ok and the level design is actually pretty impressive. However, compared to God of War and Ninja Gaiden Black, it falls short. Cut scenes are acceptable, but dated- especially comparing to PS2-only titles like God of War and Metal Gear Solid 3. The voice-acting is exceptionally difficult to listen through.

Sound - Sound effects are good, but cheesy heavy metal score is 1980s corny. Again, God of War stomps on DMC3 in this area.

Gameplay -This is where the game is the most dissappointing. Although God of War was easy, there were reasons for that - one of which were controls that were tight. Let's not even bring Ninja Gaiden Black into the equation. NGB was super hard as well, but the controls were extremely tight. I recently played NGB again to make sure I was comparing fairly to DMC3 and I validated the fact that DMC3 is stupid-hard because the controls are not tight enough. NGB steps on DMC3 in this area. Simple examples of where DMC3 falls short is not being able to roll out of the way-forward or back, but only side to side. This has a huge negative impact later in the game when you are trying to get of the way of cheap bosses. Instead of rolling out of the way you jump up right in the way of one of their huge cheap life-stealing strikes. Another dissapointing issue is there is no blocking functionality, again just plain cheap. Ironically, the non-boss characters are over-the-top easy in DMC3. There is no real balance to the game.

Overall: I recommed renting the game, it is at least worth that, but I wouldn't recommend purchasing it unless you had a lot of time on you hand to get over the steep learning curve to beat bosses later in the game and also the patience to deal with the lack of control that has a negative impact later in the game.

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.

Loved it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

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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