'DEVIL MAY CRY 3' UPDATE MAY BRING TEARS OF JOY.Byline: Redmond Carolipio Staff Writer IF THIS is how Capcom says it's sorry, it should cross us more often. ``Devil May Cry  This article is about the first game in the series. For information on the series as a whole, see Devil May Cry (series). For information about the anime series, see Devil May Cry (anime). 3: Special Edition'' feels like a warm apology, giving gamers new features and a slightly friendlier game-play experience after beating them into submission with the previous version. The original ``Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening'' was the prequel pre·quel n. A literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative takes place before that of a preexisting work or a sequel. [pre- + (se)quel.] to the first ``Devil May Cry'' and recognized as one of the best games on the PlayStation 2. It focused on the beginnings of Dante, the series' gunslinging, sword-wielding hero who fused fuse 1 also fuze n. 1. A cord of readily combustible material that is lighted at one end to carry a flame along its length to detonate an explosive at the other end. 2. the best parts of Blade, the Crow and Simon Belmont Simon Belmont (シモン・ベルモンド from the ``Castlevania'' series. At least that's what people expected after the first two games. As good as ``DMC DMC Devil May Cry (video game) DMC Detroit Medical Center DMC Darryl McDaniels (rapper) DMC Destination Management Company DMC Del Mar College (Corpus Christi, TX) 3'' was, there were two things that ticked off players. First was the difficulty level. The game mercilessly destroyed anyone who wasn't ready for it. Boss battles could end in seconds, and even groups of average foes required big-time stamina Stamina Staying power, endurance. Mentioned in: Tai Chi on the player's part. For many, the game was a test of wills instead of a source of entertainment. The second issue was Dante himself, who morphed from the cool customer in the first game to an obnoxious frat boy with a sword. It doesn't help the game's cause if you hate the hero. ``Special Edition'' addresses both of those issues with the new features. The game is actually a little easier to get through in normal mode, and now there's actually a separate mode aptly called ``very hard.'' This opens the door for not-so-hard-core players to enjoy this third chapter without feeling the need to give up after two hours. Dante's sheer doofus-hood was cured by allowing players to assume the role of Vergil, Dante's evil but infinitely cooler older brother. While the entire experience hasn't been rebuilt around Vergil (the game wouldn't cost $20 if it was), he has a completely different set of moves and weapons. His most notable assets are his samurai-style sword and awesome strength, which he uses to wipe out enemies that would require extreme effort on Dante's part. Fans can consider this a reward after having to watch Vergil smack Dante around and kill enemies with a single blow in ``DMC 3.'' This is a game that should be a must-have for fans of the series. It's taken over the demon-hunting torch from the ``Castlevania'' series, and Dante still has the potential to be a truly memorable character in gaming lore 1. Lore - Object-oriented language for knowledge representation. "Etude et Realisation d'un Language Objet: LORE", Y. Caseau, These, Paris-Sud, Nov 1987. 2. Lore - CGE, Marcoussis, France. Set-based language E-mail: Christophe Dony Let's just hope that ``Devil May Cry 4'' won't require another apology. DEVIL MAY CRY 3: SPECIAL EDITION - Three and one half stars Platform: PS2. Rated: M for Mature In a nutshell nut·shell n. The shell enclosing the meat of a nut. Idiom: in a nutshell In a few words; concisely: Just give me the facts in a nutshell. Adv. 1. : New 'Devil' takes Dante to another level. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (video game: ``DEVIL MAY CRY 3: SPECIAL EDITION'' |
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