Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening 2005

Is it still worth playing?

Capcom's 2005 hack and slash action adventure for the PlayStation 2, directed by Hideaki Itsuno. A prequel to the first Devil May Cry, it follows a younger Dante trying to stop his twin brother Vergil from opening a portal to the Demon World, in a tower called the Temen-ni-gru. Its missions mix combat, platforming and puzzles and are graded from D to S and SS. In the fights, a style meter climbs through combo ranks from Dope to SSStylish. You choose among four combat styles, Trickster, Swordmaster, Gunslinger and Royal Guard, each with exclusive abilities, and switch between four weapons on the fly, while Devil Trigger transforms Dante for more attack and defense. It has been called the game that established the combat formula for 3D sword action games. Styles, weapons and a meter that grades how you use them still give the combat something to aim for today.