
The events of the game take place just as Dante has opened up the Devil May Cry agency (unnamed at this point in the story), before Dante's demonic heritage has reached its full potential. Set in modern times in an enchanted tower named Temen-ni-gru, the story centers on the dysfunctional relationship between Dantehis brother Vergil.


The game is a prequel to the original Devil May Cry,is the first game in the seriesstoryline's chronological order. Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening, released in Japan as simply Devil May Cry 3(デビル メイ クライ 3 Debiru Mei Kurai Surī ?), is a hackslash beat 'em up video gamethat was developedpublished by Capcom, released in 2005 for the PlayStation 2(also ported to the PCin 2006).
