GETTING STARTED
*Note: Illustration may not match all PlayStation 2 console types. For owners of SCPH-70000 series PlayStation 2 systems, refer to the setup instructions supplied with your system. Set up your PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system according to the instructions in its Instruction Manual. Make sure the MAIN POWER switch (located on the back of the console) is turned ON.
Press the RESET button. When the power indicator lights up, press the OPEN button and the disc tray will open. Place the DEVIL MAY CRY®3: DANTE'S AWAKENING SPECIAL EDITION disc on the disc tray with the label side facing up. Press the OPEN button again and the disc tray will close.
Attach game controllers and other peripherals, as appropriate. Follow on-screen instructions and refer to this manual for information on using the software.
MEMORY CARD (8MB) (for PlayStation®2)
To save game settings and progress, insert a memory card (8MB)(for PlayStation®2) into MEMORY CARD slot 1 of your console. You can load saved game data from the same memory card or from any memory card containing previously saved games.
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You must be using a memory card with at least 364KB of free space in order to save your game data. If you need more free space than is available, delete older data from the memory card before starting play.
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Do not remove the memory card or turn off the power while saving or loading game data. Doing so could damage your game data.
NEW FEATURES
DEVIL MAY CRY®3: DANTE'S AWAKENING SPECIAL EDITION features many new upgrades and added features that build on the original DEVIL MAY CRY®3. You can unlock these new features by completing the game.
Additionally, if you have a memory card with save data from the original DEVIL MAY CRY®3, you can access a number of special features without completing the game.
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Save data is accessed and checked automatically.
NEW GAME MODES
VERGIL MODE
Play through the game as the enemy Vergil rather than Dante.
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Unlock this feature by completing the game as Dante, or using a memory card with DEVIL MAY CRY®3 save data.
BLOODY PALACE MODE
Enter a multi-storied dungeon where your only goal is to battle your way through level after level. There are 9999 levels, and defeating all enemies on a single level unlocks portals to other levels.
The FIRE PORTAL advances you 100 levels, the LIGHTNING PORTAL advances you 10 levels, and the WATER PORTAL advances you one level.
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Unlock this feature by completing the game as Dante, or using a memory card with DEVIL MAY CRY®3 save data.
CONTINUE MODE
When you begin a new game, you can select from two options, GOLD and YELLOW, that determine how Continues will be handled.
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Selecting GOLD allows you to continue after you die and resume the game right where you left off by using a Gold Orb. It also allows you to continue from the last checkpoint as many times as you want, without using a Gold Orb.
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Selecting YELLOW requires you to use a Yellow Orb to resume the game, and starts you back at the last checkpoint you passed, rather than from the exact location where you died.
TURBO MODE
For those who like their gameplay at break-neck speeds, this mode revs up the action of the entire game so it runs at 120% (20% faster than normal!).
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Select TURBO MODE from the Options menu (available from the Main Menu). You cannot change this setting once the game has started.
DEMO DIGEST
Replay all cutscenes you've viewed or unlocked so far in the game.
VERY HARD MODE
This difficulty mode has been added to the four difficulty mode in the original game. The difficulty modes in this game are now EASY, NORMAL, HARD, VERY HARD, and DMD. The overall difficulty levels of NORMAL and HARD are easier than in DEVIL MAY CRY®3.
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To unlock the VERY HARD difficulty mode you must first beat the HARD level.
PLUS!
There are many other exciting new unlockable features for you to find in DEVIL MAY CRY®3: DANTE'S AWAKENING SPECIAL EDITION!
VERGIL'S WEAPONS, STYLES & ATTACKS
Play through the game as Vergil in this new unlockable mode. The following information explains some of the differences you will find when playing as Vergil.
WEAPONS
While Vergil can use some of the same weapons as Dante, he can also use some unique new weapons. Just as with Dante, Vergil can use Red Orbs to power up weapons and learn new moves.
MELEE WEAPONS
Switch between Vergil's three melee weapons by pressing the L2/R2 buttons.
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YAMATO — Sword with wide attack range.
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BEOWULF — Powerful pieces of armor for hand-to-hand combat.
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FORCE EDGE — Large, easy-to-wield sword.
SUMMONED SWORDS
Vergil's only long-range weapon, these powerful Summoned Swords are conjured up and are launched straight at the target.
STYLES
Unlike Dante, Vergil can only use the Dark Slayer Style. You can still