Combos are almost entirely freeform and can even flow between multiple weapons, but are not interchangeable due to the fighting game esque number of enemy states and large focus on positioning, enemies attack you in droves and Dante can initially take only about three hits before dying.

Yes, Devil May Cry 3 has an unreasonably high learning curve. Yes, he is fighting with an electric guitar that summons demon bats from hell, why do you ask? The fact that many players reportedly could not get past the second level was also a tad off-putting. While Ninja Gaiden Black was championed as the Xbox's superior answer to the original Devil May Cry and God of War delivered a flashy, simple alternative to the other, harder games in the genre, Devil May Cry 3 was the game from a team who had two years earlier released Devil May Cry 2 which played like a textbook example on how to ruin a promising franchise.

Devil May Cry 3 came out at around the same time as Ninja Gaiden Black and God of War, and even though it's clearly the best of the three (and this is from someone who has played and enjoyed all three games, God of War less so) it is the one that is the most frequently forgotten.

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