Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition
Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition adds playable Vergil, rebalanced difficulty, and Bloody Palace to fast style-switching, weapon-combo, cancel-heavy action. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.4 / 10
About this game
Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition adds playable Vergil, rebalanced difficulty, and Bloody Palace to fast style-switching, weapon-combo, cancel-heavy action. Dante and Vergil provide two distinct combat languages, while styles, enemies, bosses, and stages reward long mastery, with difficulty changes improving access. Vergil repeats existing stages with little story, camera and checkpoints show age, and Palace runs repeat. The action core remains elite. This description covers the original ps2 release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
Collected in series
Devil May Cry is Capcom’s demon-hunting action series, where sword strikes, gunfire and evasive moves flow into elaborate combos. Its flamboyant heroes bring different fighting styles, and much of the pleasure comes from making each battle look as good as it feels.
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Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition adds playable Vergil, rebalanced difficulty, and Bloody Palace to fast style-switching, weapon-combo, cancel-heavy action.
Dante and Vergil provide two distinct combat languages, while styles, enemies, bosses, and stages reward long mastery, with difficulty changes improving access. Vergil repeats existing stages with little story, camera and checkpoints show age, and Palace runs repeat. The action core remains elite. Overall, its main strengths are Dante and Vergil offer exceptional combat languages; Enemies, bosses, difficulty, and Palace reward mastery. Its material limitations are Vergil repeats stages with little story; Aged camera, checkpoints, and repeated Palace runs. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Dante and Vergil offer exceptional combat languages
- Enemies, bosses, difficulty, and Palace reward mastery
Weaknesses
- Vergil repeats stages with little story
- Aged camera, checkpoints, and repeated Palace runs
Who it is for: Players who value dante and vergil offer exceptional combat languages and can accept the recorded release's limits.
Play notes: Before playing, expect vergil repeats stages with little story and aged camera, checkpoints, and repeated palace runs; this assessment covers the recorded platform release.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Enemies, bosses, difficulty, and Palace reward mastery; Aged camera, checkpoints, and repeated Palace runs. | Reviewed | 9.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Dante and Vergil offer exceptional combat languages; Vergil repeats stages with little story. | Reviewed | 9.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Enemies, bosses, difficulty, and Palace reward mastery; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 9.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original ps2 release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Vergil repeats stages with little story. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- CAPCOM
- Publisher
- CAPCOM
- Release date
- 2006
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- Third PersonReplayable3D GraphicsBoss-heavyMelee CombatCombosShootingHigh Difficulty
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideFeb 20, 2020
- PlayStation 2Worldwide2006
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Sources
- www.nintendo.com