Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition (2006)

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition cover

Developer: Capcom Production Studio 1
Publisher: Capcom
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 2
Genres: Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 133 player ratings
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More games like this Watch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

A relentlessly demanding stylish action game where mastering its deep combat systems feels like conducting a violent, acrobatic symphony against demonic foes.

stylishfast-pacedpunishingintensefluiddark fantasyskill-basedaggressive

About

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition is a re-release of Devil May Cry 3 with gameplay changes and additional content. Among them, there is the possibility to play as Vergil on a separate save file.

What players say

A brutally hard, stylish character-action high point famous for its combo-driven, on-the-fly style-switching combat; the Special Edition softened the infamous difficulty spike. Loved as one of the best action games ever once it clicks.

Screenshots

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition screenshot 1

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition screenshot 2

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition screenshot 3

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition screenshot 4

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition screenshot 5

More games like this

More by Capcom

Featured in: PS2 horror beyond Silent Hill

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.