<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dante	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
younger	O
Dante	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
a	O
decade	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
in	O
an	O
enchanted	O
tower	O
,	O
Temen-ni-gru	B-Application
,	O
the	O
story	O
centers	O
on	O
the	O
dysfunctional	O
relationship	O
between	O
Dante	O
and	O
his	O
brother	O
Vergil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
told	O
primarily	O
in	O
cutscenes	O
using	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
pre-rendered	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
videos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
and	O
March	O
2005	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
June	O
and	O
October	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2005	O
manga	O
prequel	O
to	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3s	I-Application
storyline	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
later	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
levels	O
,	O
missions	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
battle	O
enemies	O
,	O
carry	O
out	O
platforming	O
tasks	O
and	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3s	I-Application
battle	O
system	O
allows	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
link	O
attacks	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
weapon	O
having	O
a	O
set	O
number	O
of	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
major	O
difference	O
from	O
previous	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
is	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3s	I-Application
combat	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
one	O
of	O
Dante	O
's	O
four	O
combat	O
styles	O
;	O
each	O
style	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
focus	O
and	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
can	O
switch	O
between	O
all	O
four	O
equipped	O
weapons	O
(	O
two	O
guns	O
,	O
two	O
melees	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
fly	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
far	O
greater	O
combat	O
freedom	O
and	O
variety	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
makes	O
some	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
three	O
weapons	O
:	O
a	O
katana	B-Operating_System
known	O
as	O
Yamato	O
,	O
Beowulf	O
gauntlets	O
and	O
greaves	O
and	O
the	O
Force	O
Edge	O
broadsword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
boss	O
who	O
may	O
be	O
fought	O
three	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
styles	O
at	O
any	O
point	O
during	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
starts	O
with	O
Dante	O
's	O
yet-unnamed	O
shop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
become	O
friends	O
and	O
begin	O
a	O
partnership	O
as	O
demon-slayers	O
;	O
Dante	O
ends	O
up	O
naming	O
his	O
shop	O
"	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
mixed	O
reception	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	O
,	O
Capcom	O
developed	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
more	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
first	O
game	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
;	O
its	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
environment	O
size	O
and	O
battle	O
engine	O
,	O
were	O
reexamined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
aspects	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
toning-down	O
of	O
Dante	O
's	O
cockiness	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
difficulty	O
,	O
were	O
brought	O
back	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
2s	O
difficulty	O
was	O
reduced	O
for	O
greater	O
acceptance	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
move	O
cost	O
the	O
game	O
support	O
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
remedy	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
a	O
lower	O
degree	O
of	O
difficulty	O
than	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
releases	O
and	O
Dante	O
was	O
a	O
younger	O
,	O
more	O
arrogant	O
character	O
than	O
he	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
promoted	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3s	I-Application
release	O
with	O
a	O
multi-million	O
dollar	O
television	O
campaign	O
and	O
extensive	O
advertising	O
in	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
;	O
both	O
emphasized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
and	O
number	O
of	O
fighting	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
,	O
with	O
minor	O
graphics	O
changes	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
SourceNext	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2006	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2006	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Devil	O
Trigger	O
versions	O
of	O
Dante	O
and	O
Vergil	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
 '	O
Kazuma	O
Kaneko	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
collaborated	O
on	O
Zone	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Enders	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
and	O
Persona	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
Vergil	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
killed	O
by	O
demons	O
early	O
and	O
had	O
his	O
soul	O
under	O
the	O
control	O
of	O
Mundus	O
,	O
thus	O
Bingo	O
Morihashi	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
alternate	O
universe	O
in	O
which	O
Vergil	O
was	O
alive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
gave	O
Morihashi	O
the	O
freedom	O
to	O
retcon	O
Vergil	O
's	O
backstory	O
and	O
make	O
him	O
a	O
living	O
teenager	O
for	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
themes	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
familial	O
conflict	O
,	O
with	O
Dante	O
being	O
in	O
conflict	O
with	O
his	O
brother	O
Vergil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
characters	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Daigo	O
Ikeno	O
for	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Dante	O
and	O
Vergil	O
's	O
Devil	O
Triggers	O
form	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Kazuma	O
Kaneko	O
from	O
Atlus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
no	O
design	O
for	O
Vergil	O
except	O
that	O
of	O
his	O
alter	B-Application
ego	I-Application
Nelo	O
Angelo	O
existed	O
,	O
Morihashi	O
was	O
put	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
designing	O
his	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jester	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
contrast	O
his	O
human	O
persona	B-Application
,	O
Arkham	O
,	O
with	O
Nara	O
and	O
Ikeno	O
believing	O
the	O
clown	O
's	O
form	O
worked	O
well	O
thanks	O
due	O
to	O
how	O
the	O
twist	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
same	O
person	O
surprised	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
Dante	O
's	O
longsword	O
Rebellion	O
and	O
red	O
clothing	O
,	O
Vergil	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
wield	O
a	O
Japanese	O
katana	B-Operating_System
and	O
wear	O
blue	O
clothing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reuben	O
Langdon	O
provided	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
voice	O
and	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
played	O
the	O
first	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
game	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Langdon	O
said	O
that	O
fans	O
were	O
angry	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
teenage	O
Dante	O
's	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
enjoy	O
the	O
character	O
even	O
more	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
staff	O
,	O
Southworth	O
's	O
knowledge	O
about	O
the	O
samurai	O
allowed	O
him	O
to	O
fit	O
well	O
into	O
Vergil	O
's	O
character	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
voice	O
and	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vergil	O
's	O
character	O
was	O
made	O
playable	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
due	O
to	O
extra	O
time	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
after	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vergil	O
became	O
a	O
popular	O
character	O
among	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
team	O
;	O
Itsuno	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
also	O
well-received	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
because	O
several	O
characters	O
from	O
Hollywood	O
films	O
wield	O
a	O
katana	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dante	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2005	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3s	I-Application
release	O
Capcom	O
introduced	O
merchandise	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
manga	O
(	O
written	O
by	O
Suguro	O
Chayamachi	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Tokyopop	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
Dante	O
action	O
figure	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Revoltech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2006	O
sourcebook	O
,	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
Material	O
Archive	O
-	O
Note	O
of	O
Naught	O
,	O
featured	O
previously	O
unreleased	O
production	O
and	O
CG	O
artwork	O
,	O
storyboards	O
and	O
a	O
UMD	O
video	O
disc	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
with	O
trailers	O
and	O
videos	O
(	O
region	O
2	O
only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
three-disc	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2005	O
(	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
)	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Tetsuya	O
Shibata	O
and	O
Kento	O
Hasegawa	O
with	O
lyrics	O
and	O
vocals	O
by	O
Shawn	O
McPherson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2005	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
with	O
gameplay	O
changes	O
and	O
additional	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
special	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
greatest	B-Device
hits	I-Device
collection	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
Special	O
Edition	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
SourceNext	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
special	O
edition	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
in	O
that	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
and	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	O
,	O
and	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
HD	O
Collection	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HD	O
collection	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
this	O
iteration	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
sporting	O
extra	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
PC	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
XInput	O
controller	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Capcom	O
rereleased	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
edition	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
in	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
HD	O
Collection	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
allowing	O
Dante	O
to	O
switch	O
among	O
all	O
weapons	O
and	O
styles	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	O
and	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
original	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
release	O
an	O
84	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Special	O
Edition	O
an	O
87	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
IGN	O
ranked	O
it	O
18th	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
100	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
GamePro	O
retrospective	O
that	O
year	O
rated	O
it	O
the	O
28th-best	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
style-based	O
combat	O
engine	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
produce	O
fighting	O
sequences	O
superior	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
and	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Two	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
camera	O
and	O
controls	O
were	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
2010	O
book	O
,	O
1001	O
Video	O
Games	O
You	O
Must	O
Play	O
Before	O
You	O
Die	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
disagreed	O
with	O
Capcom	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
's	O
"	O
hard	O
"	O
mode	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
"	O
normal	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
European	O
version	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
the	O
same	O
normal	O
mode	O
as	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
maintained	O
the	O
yellow	O
orb	O
continue	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
considered	O
vastly	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
poor	O
porting	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Dunham	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
5.8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
(	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
's	O
9.6	O
)	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
"	O
awful	O
performance	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
craptacular	O
controls	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
special	O
edition	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
release	O
ranked	O
ninth	O
on	O
GameSpy	O
's	O
2006	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
list	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
commended	O
for	O
recalibrating	O
its	O
difficulty	O
,	O
a	O
survival	O
mode	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Bloody	O
Palace	O
"	O
returning	O
from	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
and	O
making	O
Vergil	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
