Devil May Cry 3
Devil May Cry 3, is the second sequel to the popular video game. Capcom released it in 2005 after the first sequel had bombed. Let’s take a closer look at this video game.
The original game was very popular. But the second game didn’t do so well. The franchise was reset with Devil May Cry 3, returning to its roots. This includes game difficulty, larger environments, and a revamped battle engine. Its sales topped the one million mark. That’s a big success in the video game industry. It was considered one of 2005′s best games. No other game could match its battle engine. There were versions for the PC and PS2.
A hero, Dante, battles some demons his brother Vergil sends against him. After Dante is victorious a big tower rises up from the Earth. Dante knows his brother is in that tower. As he fights his way through the dead bosses become weapons. These weapons are useful on subsequent levels.
But in the course of fighting through the tower and battling his brother, Dante learns that a man named Arkham is manipulating them in order to reactivate the tower, steal a powerful sword from the demon world, and use it to rule over the earth. Dante and Vergil eventually defeat the Arkham, then fight over the powerful sword, called the Force Edge. Dante wins the sword, and his brother chooses to stay behind in the demon world.
The plot is thin, but it drives the action from level to level and boss to boss. In general the levels become more difficult. In the Japanese market hard level was the most challenging. But it was only the middle difficulty in North America. The hardest level in North America was really hard, maybe too hard. People who liked the game still disliked this nearly impossible play level.
Game design isn’t easy. There were complaints that the first sequel had been too easy. Capcom adjusted by increasing the difficulty of Devil May Cry 3 only to have that one criticized for being too difficult. If a game developer could flap his arms and fly, people would wonder why he couldn’t pass through airport security.
By now Devil May Cry 3 is quite dated. But in its time it was a fun game that many people played.
