announced that they would be releasing a Microsoft Windows version of the game developed by SourceNext. The European PC version was the first one released on June 28, 2006, before the special edition PlayStation 2 version in that region. The Japanese version was released two days later, and the North American version on October 16. Devil May Cry HD Collection Together with Devil May Cry and Devil May Cry 2, and Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition was re-released in the Devil May Cry HD Collection for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on April 3, 2012. The HD collection was later released on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on March 13, 2018, with this iteration of Devil May Cry 3 sporting extra improvements over the original PC release, including XInput controller support. Nintendo Switch port In 2020, Capcom rereleased the game for the Nintendo Switch. This edition is based on the Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition in the Devil May Cry HD Collection, with additional features such as allowing Dante to switch among all weapons and styles, just like in Devil May Cry 4 and Devil May Cry 5. It also adds the option to have local co-op in Bloody Palace mode using Dante and Vergil. Matt Walker was in charge of aiding the developers of this port of the game, seeking new ideas that might fit into it. Reception The review aggregator website Metacritic gave the original PlayStation 2 release an 84 out of 100, and the Special Edition an 87 out of 100. It was included on Game Informer list of the top 50 games of 2005, and the special edition received a "Game of the Month" award. In 2010 IGN ranked it 18th on its list of the top 100 PlayStation 2 games, and a GamePro retrospective that year rated it the 28th-best game for the PS2. Reviews typically praised the game for avoiding its predecessor's mistakes and for customization options, gameplay, combat engine and the musical score despite the contradicting plot lines and character arcs. The style-based combat engine was considered to produce fighting sequences superior to games such as Ninja Gaiden and Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, and the camera and controls were praised. Devil May Cry 3 was included in the 2010 book, 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die. The high level of difficulty of the North