Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition

The Good
The most important addition in the Special Edition of Devil May Cry 3 is the Gold Orb mode borrowed from DMC 2, complete with unlimited free continues. It's a huge difference from the Yellow Orb system, especially since DMC 3 is extremely stingy with items, as opposed to DMC 1 where the Yellow Orbs come from. Even if you're not actually using the Gold Orbs, being able to instantly repeat difficult areas and bosses will most likely help with mastering the game with a more reasonable learning curve and pace of progression.

SE also introduces three fights against Jester, two of them optional, which is a cute little side dish, so to speak. The fights aren't among the best in the game, but they are a nice addition that adds some variety to 3 missions. Other new elements include a playable Vergil and Bloody Palace mode brought back from DMC 2.

The Bad
Unfortunately, Vergil's campaign is rather underwhelming, as he has the exact same missions as Dante, but less interesting weapons and much less of a sense of progression.

The Bottom Line
Special Edition has some interesting minor additions as well as a continue system that makes the game much more accessible, which makes it worthwhile.

[based on the HD Collection]