London - 19th May 2006 — Capcom™ today announced plans to release Devil May Cry3™: Dante’s Awakening Special Edition for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system across all PAL territories on 29th September 2006. The special edition features a mass of exclusive additional content, new gameplay options and Vergil, Dante’s evil twin brother, is available as an extra playable character from the start of the game.

Devil May Cry3™: Dante’s Awakening Special Edition unfolds an earlier chapter in Dante's history, before the original Devil May Cry, to the fateful clash between Sparda’s twin sons, divided by the divergence of their chosen paths. Along the way, Dante encounters formidable foes and unusual characters including the mysterious Arkham and a female hunter named Lady whose mission is to take down all demons, including Dante. These precursory events disclose the complex roots of Dante's character and reveal insight into his clouded past.

Devil May Cry3™: Dante’s Awakening Special Edition preserves the fast-paced action that has made the series so popular. In addition to its strong roots, the game increases the intensity of gameplay with a new "style" system, which adds an additional level of depth. Depending on preference, players can choose to use short-range, long-range, defensive or evasive play styles. Each system has its own range of gameplay features and players can choose to power up their favourite style for increased special attack abilities. The range of options available in Devil May Cry3™: Dante’s Awakening Special Edition immerses players in a non-stop, thrill a millisecond adventure.

Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening Special Edition includes a wealth of exclusive new features:
- New playable character – play as Dante’s evil twin brother, Vergil, with his own unique “Dark Slayer” fighting style
- New “Jester” enemy – previously featured only in cut scenes, Jester has been implemented as a new boss character
- Turbo Option – this new feature boosts the game speed by 20%
- Two continue system options
* Original yellow orb system – use yellow orbs to restart from the last checkpoint
* New gold orb system – continue unlimited times and use gold orbs to resume from the same spot or replay from the last checkpoint if there are no gold orbs left
- Adjusted difficulty levels offer more balanced gameplay as players choose from five options including a new Very Hard mode
- Bloody Palace Mode – Dante is pitted against an onslaught of enemies in this survival mode
- Movie Mode – Unlocked cut scenes can be viewed either one at a time or all in a row

The elements above bolster the impressive offerings of the original Devil May Cry 3:
- Unrelenting, hard-core gothic action
- Fresh new character design – Dante appears younger, but still has his stylish swagger and rock star good looks
- Huge arsenal of weapons – Handguns, powerful shotguns, tricked out guitars and much more
- Combo system – Equip Dante with up to four different weapons that can be swapped at anytime, allowing the freedom to develop a range of fighting moves and combinations
- Customize up to six different fighting styles
* Trickster – Evasive style which allows Dante to deftly dodge enemy attacks with speed and finesse
* Swordmaster – Close-range specialty maximises the impact of up close attacks with the blade
* Gunslinger – Long-range style that lets Dante blow away enemies with his fire arms
* Royal Guard – Counter attack and guard expertise against strong enemy power
* Quicksilver – Unlockable style that allows Dante to stop time and cause massive damage to enemies
* Doppelganger – An unlockable that produces a replica that fights alongside Dante
- Enhanced graphics – Fully textured rich backgrounds utilising 3D polygons as well as real time rendering for in game cut scenes and intro movie
- Multitude of demonic enemies – More ferocious than ever before with powerful weapons, the ability to transform and fly and other challenging surprises
- Obtain orbs throughout the game to purchase new weapons, fighting techniques, increase strength and more
- Dolby® Digital and Dolby® Pro Logic® II support
- Hidden weapons, items, characters, difficulty levels and more

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