Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening screenshots

Starting the UK release, SLES-53038, but it still has multiple language and display options available

Is this really a warning or just confirmation that it's my kind of game

The game begins with a cinematic introduction showing the two brothers of Sparda fighting. It's accompanied by a voice-over that sets out part of the story.

The main menu

This Options screen is available from the main menu

The game controls can be customised

The game starts with a long cut scene. Dante is in his office. His brother sends in some goons to fight him so he turns on the jukebox and generally kicks ass in an outrageously cool way

The game can be played with 'Tutorial Mode' enabled This means that after the first cut scene the player is treated to several screens like this with more to follow during the game

The start of Mission One In this mission the player picks up the action from the end of the first cut scene and fights scythe wielding demons in Dante's office

Before accepting a mission it's worth checking out the customization options

Tutorial mode reminds the player of the basic controls Wonder if this alters when the controls are customised?

The Item screen These items can restore health etc and are collected from the fallen. Some are collected automatically while the player must walk into/over others

As new items are encountered the game explains what they are and what they can do

The Map screen The player can search areas via the window in the lower right

Melee attacks are triggered by the TRIANGLE on the default controller setting They differ depending on the timing of the input command

So at the end of mission one Dante nonchalantly picks up a robe from a fallen demon and decides to accept his brother's invitation

The end of mission score and ranking

Games can be saved, naturally. Looks like there can be ten saves per memory card

The mission selection screen This is early in the game so there's only one mission available

Mission two starts with another cut scene. Basically Dante is peeved that his place has been wrecked along with most of the neighbourhood

Meaningful looks like this abound in the cut scenes In a screenshot they look a bit angular but in game they flow very smoothly

It's mission two and the tutorial mode is still offering instructive screens like this

Mission two With most of the basic baddies destroyed this guy comes along, he's a sort of mid level boss with a big package to deliver. There's been a good variety of baddies so far

Game Over Yup, it's possible to die When this happens the player gets an option to restart the mission or quit. If they elect to quit there's a 'Are you sure?' question followed by this

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

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