Unlock Lucia Must Die Mode
To unlock Lucia Must Die Mode, win the game on Hard with Lucia.

Trish
Win the game with Dante under the hard difficulty setting. Trish has Dante's stats and items and starts with the Sparda.

Bloody Palace mode: Win the game with Dante and Lucia to unlock Bloody Palace mode.

In Bloody Palace mode, the maximum and hardest level is level 9999, however, the reward is satisfying. You will fight various rivals, such as Mr. Phantom (lava spider), Arius, or Bolverk (the one eyed sword opponent) and his wolves, only this time you will fight twelve wolves. You will probably fight Arius most of the time, but even though he is difficult, get a Showtime fighting him and kill him at the same time. You will be rewarded with 7,000 Orbs.

Dante Must Die mode
Win the game with Dante and Lucia under the hard difficulty setting.

Move Faster
Here's a trick to help you move faster over wide-open spaces. Simply press CIRCLE to perform a roll and you will cover twice the distance in half the time. Repeat as needed for some serious roly-poly speed.

Alternate costumes/outfitsfor Dante
Win the game with Dante under the normal difficulty setting to unlock an alternate costume. Win the game in Dante Must Die mode to unlock his original costume/outfit from Devil May Cry.

Defeating Argosax
As Dante, start from the 1st head and work your way to the left. Now, position Dante in between each head and target it with the Missile Launcher then take it out from afar. Tis will also work on the Griffon, but his electric attacks will eventually make their way towards you. The only way to avoid them is to Flip Escape to the right and get out of their range.

Press Circle every time you want to move somewhere, even left and right. When the time is correct, or when no attacks are being drawn, kick them with a missile launcher (since they cannot avoid attacks), or just give them a cheap shot using handguns. *** Killing Argosax may be easy, but Despair Embodied is a different story.
This is much easier if you have fully upgraded the submachine guns.
For the 1st head, hold Square while jumping over his attacks. After that, move to the right by the Griffin. If you are standing as far away as possible, he will only be able to hit you with the attack that is like a pair of scissors. As you keep working to the right, you can avoid the range of their attacks until you reach the Phantom. When he shoots fireballs, roll to the side until he stops and keep attacking. Use the same strategy for the jets of fire he shoots up. By now you should have a full Devil Trigger gauge. Use it on the giant gorilla to avoid falling down because of his attack. If you bought enough Purple Orbs, you should have about half a bar left when the gorilla dies.

Shotgun tricks
As Dante, have the shotgun equipped. Now, hold R1 to aim at something. Next, swing your sword. The actions go as follow. Swing then fire: Dante does a somersault to the side and fires his shotgun; 2 swings then fire: Dante uses his shotgun like a pair of nunchuks firing twice; 3 swings then fire: Dante spins around on the last swing and into a kneel, shooting over his knee as support.

Use Flame Heart to Heal
You can use the Flame Heart amulet to heal! Once you get it in Mission 7 (Dante), equip it, turn on Devil Trigger (L1), and go stand in some lava. Voila! Instant health.

Easy break away
Whenever something grabs you (for example, those invisible grasshoppers on top of you or the giant gorilla Boss), turn on your Devil Trigger very quickly and you will easily break free.

Items
Explore the level before you attempt killing a demon or devil. When you defeat them, the game will cut to an intermission sequence and you may leave behind important items. For example, in the mission where you take out the 3 tainted tanks, from start turn to your left and jump into the rubble to find a Heart Of A Warrior amulet piece.

Forced Edge
Complete Dante Must Die to unlock Dante's original costume/outfit from Devil May Cry. Rebellion will be replaced with Forced Edge. *** It does not change to Sparda if you are in Devil Trigger form.

Mission 1: Unlimited Red Orbs
Get the 1st Red Orb at the beginning then keep rebegining the mission.

Mission 8: Easy Red Orbs
The level select option must 1st be unlocked for this trick. Select level 8. Fight and defeat the opponent as quickly as possible without using items. You will get about 4,000 Red Orbs if you get a "B" rank.

Lucia: Ultimate Devil Trigger attack
When in Lucia's Devil Trigger, equip the Aerial Heart and fly in the air after they are near you. Press Triangle + Square constantly until you do not have control of Lucia. She will perform an attack similar to the Phantom's Volcano Ass attack. It will take a lot of Devil Trigger. If you keep pressing it fast it will not waste Devil Trigger at all, but it will eventually stop.

Dante Must Die mode completion bonuses
Once you complete Dante Must Die mode, you will be rewarded with 4 bonuses: Dante's original Devil May Cry costume; Rebellion will be replaced by Force Edge (very strong not like Devil May Cry's Force Edge); True King of Hell (title given to you after completing both Dante and Lucia Must Die modes; the music Lock and Load (Dante's Theme from Devil May Cry) will play.

Alternate costumes/outfitsfor Lucia
Win the game with Lucia to unlock an alternate costume/outfit for her. Win the game with Lucia under the hard difficulty setting to unlock another costume/outfit for her. Win the game in Lucia Must Die mode to unlock her Arius bodyguard costume.

Lucia Must Die mode
Win the game with Lucia under the hard difficulty setting.

Weapon list
*** There are weapons that you will not probably encounter unless you look for them thoroughly.
Handguns: Available at start.
Shotgun: Kill the serpent in mission 4. You will get it after the intermission sequence with Dante riding a motorcycle.
Submachine guns: Found in mission 12, where you fight Bolverk, Freki, and Geri the 1st time. When you have to jump those platforms, find one that has a fading color, or floor. Keep hopping and walking on corridors (platforms on the wall) until there is an object to smash to get Red Orbs. Continue down to get the submachine guns.
Missile launcher: Destroy the boxes on the airplane where you have to escape from the power plant.
Rebellion: Available at start.
Merciless: Rather than doing the difficult parts in mission 12, wait for the mission where you have to fight Phantom. You will find it when you are near a blue smashing platform.
Vendetta: The strongest sword is located in mission 9, in the room where the train gate on the right is located (without the Red Orb on the track). Go in the room, look for a skeleton with a Vendetta plunged through its heart, and grab the swords.
Hint: Bloody Palace mode: Get to Bosses faster:You must 1st understand the different level warps. The plain circle is one level up, the middle warp is 10 levels up, and last is the green portal, which is one hundred levels up . Go through 10 levels of the level one warps. After the tenth level go to the middle warp (level 20). Complete this level and go to the green warp. You should be facing all Bosses from then on. However, there is a flaw with normal leveling. Your bonus is much higher than what it would be. At most, you will only get around a 2 or 3 thousand bonus Red Orbs.

Dante: Moves
While in Devil Trigger, press Triangle(2), then quickly press Triangle + Analog-stick. Dante will shoot out a lot projectiles that resemble arrows. The color depends on what amulet you have equipped.

Unlock Dante Must Die Mode
To unlock Dante Must Die Mode, win the game on Hard with Dante.

Red Orbs
After you have completed the game under the normal difficulty setting with both characters, you can return to fight Argosax again for orbs. Each time you complete the mission is worth 5,000 orbs on top of the bonus from your ranking.

Mission 1: Secret area
Enter the big doors to the right of the pillar where the Puia (flying harpies) 1st appear in Mission 1.

Go through the level until you see a wall with a face. Press Circle and you should enter a secret room.

Unlock Bloody Palace Mode
Win the game with both Dante and Lucia to unlock Bloody Palace Mode. Bloody good!

Double shotgun blast
Stand just near the edge of a building and shoot your gun. While shooting, go to move off the edge. The moment that you are off the edge, you will immediately fire another shot from your shotgun.

Glitch: Big jump
There is a glitch in the stairwell where Dante obtains the Flame Heart. This is performed easier in Devil Trigger mode. It can also be done with the Rocket Launcher (not in Devil Trigger). At that staircase, there is a way to jump from the bottom near the door almost to the top door. Stand at the bottom of the ledge where the staircase drops off, and hold Toward the camera so Dante will flip when he jumps. Press Jump, and as soon as you release it, fire as fast as possible. If done correctly, he will finish his jump on higher stairs

Defeating the "Three Heads"
When you enter a certain room, you will get transported to another dimension. Three heads will attack you at different times. Keep dodging the things that they fire at you. When they get close, before they attack, use the most powerful sword you have. Do this to get your Devil Trigger up, but do not use it until the heads join up. Now, either use the throwing daggers or the handguns. Repeat until they are defeated. *** When the ice head uses its main attack which fires huge ice pillars at you, you cannot attack the heads until you have destroyed the pillars.

Mission 1: Hidden Red Orbs
Go to the part at the beginning where you double jump over the rubble blocking the way ahead. Face the statue and double jump to the statue's shoulder, then again to his head. Once on his head, at many Red Orbs will fall.

Fast shotgun fire and reload
Jump in the air twice, fire, and keep pressing L2.

Mission 1: Unlimited Yellow Orbs
After completing either character's game at least once and have unlocked the "Mission Select" option, go to mission 1 and collect the Yellow Orbs. Save the game and quit. You may now continue where you left off. This trick is useful when facing the tougher Bosses on the harder settings.

More Red Orbs for good combos
You will gain a lot more Red Orbs if you kill enemies while you have the "Showtime!!!" combo rating. This is especially useful in the Bloody Palace. Strike enemies with your sword to build up your combo, dodge their attacks so you do not lose it all, and you will get the Showtime!!! rating easily. Also, if the enemy is a fair distance away from you as you are trying to build up your combo (and you do not think you will reach it before the combo fades), shoot it with your pistols. It will "refresh" the timer on the rating and keep your current rating until you reach the enemy. It is recommended that you fight Miseras to get Orbs, since a lot of them spawn in one level and they are easy to kill.

Mission 5: Hidden area
When you enter the barricaded area, go to Dante's left and fall off the cliff. There are several medium Red Orbs. Follow that until the end. There will be an Orb Dispenser. Go just to the left of the Orb Dispenser to find a garage-type door. Press Circle, and there will be plenty of Homromsira in there.

Diesel Costume Bonus (Title)
Finish mission 1 and save the game. Reset the game and on the Press Start screen, press L3, R3, L1, R1, L2, R2, L3, R3. A sound will confirm correct entry.

Load the game and press L1 or R1 to access the costume.

Mission 3: Hidden area
Before or after the cargo elevator trip, you will reach a door located between 2 other doors with just a couple of stair steps. Stand in front of the door on the left side of the screen and press Circle to enter a secret room.

Mission 16: Hidden area
On this mission, you will enter a room where you will find the item named Sacrilege. Get the item to make the energy balls stop coming at you. Now, on the floor directly under the balcony where the item was located, there will be a wall that resembles a door. Press Circle in front of that wall and it will open a secret room.

Combos
These combos are based off of the basic attack mode without holding R1. These will help you get a better combo rating, especially if you do the 1st and follow with the second. Make sure not to hold R1 button or you will do the Air Hike or the Stinger.

Three basic slashes plus a downward strike, then an upward strike that knocks your enemy into the air like the Air Hike: Press Triangle(3), Towards + Triangle, Triangle(2). Three basic slashes then 3 additional horizontal strikes. Press Triangle(3), Away + Triangle, Triangle(3).
Equip any sword and the shotgun. Holding R1 and do the following: Dante will do a normal slash, then a cartwheel move while firing the shotgun. Press Triangle, Square. Dante will do 2 slashes and pass the shotgun under his 2 arms and across his back, firing the shotgun twice. Press Triangle(2), Square.
Dante will do 3 slashes and then go into one knee firing the shotgun. Press Triangle(3), Square. Once Dante has transformed into his Super Demon form (Ultimate Devil Trigger), he can use the following moves. *** The Desperation Attacks will use all your Devil Trigger gaage, but are extremely powerful. The Ultimate Desperation Attack can kill any enemy in a single shot and can also kill most Bosses in a single shot.

Fireballs: Press Square (can also do while jumping or flying). Twin Lightsabres: Press Triangle.

Flight: Press X(2).

Spin Attack: Press Triangle and the Left Analog-stick in any direction (while jumping).Desperation Attack (Divine Light Blast): Press Square + Triangle at the same time.

Ultimate Desperation Attack (Dark Energy Beam): Hold R1, then press Square + Triangle at the same time. Hold R1 in human form, then jump in the air and press Triangle to execute 3 moves. If you press Triangle, you will do an upward kick. If you press Triangle(2), you will do an upward kick followed by a backflip. If you press Triangle(3), you will do an upward kick and a backflip followed by a sword slash at an enemy that is on the ground.

While not in Devil Trigger mode (as to not waste your power), begin attacking an opponent. Once you begin to get Do Not Worry and your opponent dies. Use the handguns to start shooting your next target and Do Not Worry will never leave the screen until you are hit or stop shooting. Keep this strategy going until you get to Showtime and it works out nicely.

Unlock Bonus Costumes/Outfits
Win the game on any difficulty to unlock Dante's 1st costume/outfit, and beat it on Dante Must Die Mode to unlock his second.
Win the game on any difficulty to unlock Lucia's 1st costume/outfit, and beat it on Hard Mode (with Lucia) to unlock her second. Win the game on Lucia Must Die Mode to unlock the 3rd costume.

Bloody Palace: Easy Red Orbs
Play Bloody Palace mode and defeat all the monsters. Choose the green portal to go 100 levels every time. 100 levels equals 1000 Red Orbs.

Unlock Mission Select
To unlock mission select, win the game once with either Lucia or Dante.

Defeating the Infested Tanks
Have Lucia jump on to the tank. *** Make sure you have your handguns on. Jump once then fire. Before you land, jump again and fire. When you defeat the 1st one, do it again. *** Watch your back, as the other ones might fire a missle. There are 3 of them.

Trish: Moves
Trish has 2 moves that Dante does not. One is throwing Sparta, which is done by holding Triangle briefly and releasing. Trish will throw Sparta. You can shoot at the same targets that Sparta is attacking and do twice the damage. For the other move, fly using the Aerialheart and hold Square. Trish should fire beams of yellow light which do an amazing amount of damage. The longer you hold Square, the more beams she will shoot at once (five beams maximum).

Hold L2 then hold Triangle. When you release, Trish will stab her sword in the ground so you can use hand to hand combat by pressing Triangle. Press L2 to get the sword back.

Lock onto an enemy and do a sword combo. After the 1st 2 slashes land, hold R2 and she will do an extra 2 slashes.

When you are not holding Sparda (by stabbing it into the floor or throwing it), you can use Trish's fist and feet to attack your enemy. While doing this, hold R1 and press Forward or Back + Triangle. Trish will either thrust forward with a flaming punch or uppercut her enemies high off the screen. Also, if you jump while not holding Sparda and press Triangle, Trish will do a flaming dive-kick straight at the nearest enemy.

Hard difficulty setting
Win the game with Dante and Lucia.
Level select:
Win the game as either character under any
difficulty setting.

Hint: Easy game completion:
Use the following trick to win the game easily with Lucia or Dante. Enable the code to get Dante or Lucia's Diesel costume. As well as having the option of another costume/outfit, you can repeat any level you have already completed. Simply repeat the easy levels to gain Orbs, and upgrade your characters.

Mission 4: Hidden area
When you start, look for the 1st door on your left. It is not very big and is sticking out slightly. Approach it and press Circle. It will lead to a secret area where big flying creatures attack you.

Mission 10: Hidden area
After defeating the giant butterfly and the larvae, you will go down a set of stairs. After the game loads, go to the 1st set of doors you see and press Circle to enter another hidden room.

Hint: Mission 14: Hidden area:
When you start the mission, turn around and press Circle against the door on the left. You should enter a secret room with enemies to fight.

Quick recovery
If you get hit and thrown to the ground, press Circle as soon as you hit the ground and you will immediately bounce back up.

Hint: Dante: Ultimate Devil Trigger attack:
To do the Ultimate Devil Trigger into Sparda demon form, press L1 when Dante's life bar is low. The Sparda form is incredibly strong and deals huge damage.

Mission 7: Hidden area
At the very end of the mission, before entering the door that leads to the roof, press Circle at the door to the left.

Unlock Trish
To unlock Trish, win the game on Hard with Dante.

Mission 2: Hidden areas
Enter one of the rooms that has a coffin and bones in it. Go up to the coffin and press Circle. This will take you to a hidden room full of enemies and some Red Orbs.

There are actually 2 secret areas in mission 2. Both are in separate rooms where skeleton coffins are located. Check every coffin you see to find them.

Slow Motion Amulet piece
There is a Slow Motion Amulet piece in the level after the Phantom (the level arena with eye in the center). Toward the outside is a sack or web cocoon on the ground. Break it open. Apply the Amulet and use Devil Trigger to see all your sword combos in slow motion.

Defeating Possessed Arius
*** You can only fight Possessed Arius as Lucia. When you get to the 2nd to last mission (after the part where you are in the Big Urobos Buildiing Corps.), you will have to fight Possessed Arius. He is also in Devil Trigger Mode. To defeat him, find the Embaka and have it upgraded to at least level 2 or 3. Have your Arsenal, Throwing Daggers, upgraded to level 2. While fighting, keep jumping in the air and pressing Square rapidly until you fall. At least every five to 10 seconds, Possessed Arius will charge up (purple flames will form around his body). He will charge at you. Jump in the air and keep pressing Square. When he is behind you while you a're in the air, he might jump at you on the ground. When he falls, attack him with Triangle. It is the best way to get your Devil Trigger gauge at full power. If your Devil Trigger gauge is half to full, go into Devil Trigger mode. Keep attacking him; you will rarely ever fall down while you attack in Devil Trigger mode. When his life is in the red, he will take one of the pipe-like things on his back that always move and jam it into the ground, causing it to pop up occasionally, He will not die, but will transform another time.

You do not need to have anything leveled up for this trick, but you will need the Speed Amulet. Equip the Throwing Daggers. When you start out in the pit, run as far from him as possible. Throw daggers at him until he is almost close enough to hit you, then Devil Trigger and run under him to the other side of the pit. Repeat this strategy. *** Your Devil Trigger should charge up just enough. If you defeat the 2nd form quickly and you do this trick on the 3rd form correctly, you should be able to get an "S" rank for time, and high ranking for damage, although style will probably get a "D" rank.

Mission 6: Defeating the "head"
When you are fighting the "head", not when it is the full body, when it falls on the ground and starts shooting lasers, wait for them to stop. You will have a few seconds before it will go into the air again. In that time, run up to it and hit it with your sword on the open mouth. It will do double or triple the damage.

When the head floats down to the ground and shoots its lasers, press Circle to flip Dante around to the back of the head. Slash the monster while it is shooting the lasers. After it is done, using the sword will help Dante's Devil Trigger to fill up. When it is full, it will do even more damage.

Dante's Diesel bonus level and costume
Play Dante's mission 1, then save the game. Reset the PlayStation2 and wait for the "Press Start button" message to re-appear. Press L3, R3, L1, R1, L2, R2, L3, R3. A sound will confirm correct code entry. Press Start to return to the main menu. Choose the "Load game" option, press L1 or R1 to access the new costume/outfit, then load a game to play the bonus level.
Lucia's Diesel bonus level and costume:
Play Lucia's mission 1, then save the game. Reset the PlayStation2 and wait for the "Press Start button" message to re-appear. Press L3, R3, L1, R1, L2, R2, L3, R3. A sound will confirm correct code entry. Press Start to return to the main menu. Choose the "Load game" option, press L1 or R1 to access the new costume/outfit, then load a game to play the bonus level.
Dante's Diesel costume:
Press R1(2), Triangle, Square, R2(2) during game play.
Lucia's Diesel costume:
Press L1(2), Triangle, Square, L2(2) during game play.
In-game reset:
Hold Select then quickly press and hold Start during game play to
return to the title screen.
Completion bonuses:
Use the following trick to unlock the completion bonuses by only playing Dante's game. Switch from Disc 1 to 2 at any time during Dante's game. Win the game to unlock level select mode, hard mode, Bloody Palace mode, and the credits. This trick also works for hard mode. If you change from Disc 1 to Disc 2 anytime before you win the game in hard mode, you will unlock Trish and other bonuses.

Mission 16: Easy Red Orbs
When you pass mission 16, you can get as many red orbs as desired. Go up and down the elevator, killing all enemies. Remember to mix up your attacks to increase your stylish bonus. Do not use a maxed-out weapon, as this will kill enemies too quickly and not allow you to get your stylish up fast enough. If done correctly, you can get up to 2,500 Red Orbs on each trip up and down the elevator. This may get tedious, but is well worth it when you get to the "Must Die" modes. Save your data when you have the desired number of orbs.

Easier combos
Use sword combos as much as possible. If an enemy is too far away for you to instantaneously attack them, use your arsenal/guns until you get close enough to use your sword(s) on them to keep the combo rating lit.

Keep Red Orbs
On any level, you will get Red Orbs. After you get a number of Red Orbs, pause game play and choose to restart the mission. You will not lose any Red Orbs.

Defeating Arius-Argosax
You will need the Arsenal Throwing Daggers upgraded to level 2 or 3, the Swords Embaka upgraded to at least level 2 or 3, and all of the Amulets. The best Amulet to use as Lucia is the Electro Heart, the Quick Heart (to move very fast), and the Healing Amulet (heals while in Devil Trigger mode). While fighting him, jump in the air and rapidly press Square. Keep doing this to raise your Devil Trigger gauge to full power. Attack him rapidly with the Arsenal Throwing Daggers. When he is defeated, an intermission sequence will start.

You can only defeat Arius-Argosax with Lucia. You need to use the throwing daggers at level 2 and any swords. The best amulet to use is the Healing Heart. All that Arius-Argosax can to do you is spit purple things. If you get hit by it, you will get poisoned for awhile. You will know if you are poisoned because you will turn purple. Throw the daggers at all times at Arius-Argosax. When your Devil Trigger gauge gets full, activate it.

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Devil May Cry 2 Cheats and hints (PS2)
# Dante's Diesel bonus level and costume

Play Dante's mission 1, then save the game. Reset the PlayStation 2 and wait for the "Press Start button" message to re-appear. Press L3, R3, L1, R1, L2, R2, L3, R3. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear a sound. Press Start to return to the main menu. Choose the "Load game" option, press L1 or R1 to access the new costume, then load a game to play the bonus level.

# Lucia's Diesel bonus level and costume

Play Lucia's mission 1, then save the game. Reset the PlayStation 2 and wait for the "Press Start button" message to re-appear. Press L3, R3, L1, R1, L2, R2, L3, R3. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear a sound. Press Start to return to the main menu. Choose the "Load game" option, press L1 or R1 to access the new costume, then load a game to play the bonus level.

# Dante's Diesel costume

While playing the game, press R1(2), Triangle, Square, R2(2).

# Lucia's Diesel costume

While playing the game, press L1(2), Triangle, Square, L2(2).

# Completion bonuses

Use the following trick to unlock the completion bonuses by only playing Dante's game. Switch from Disc 1 to 2 at any time during Dante's game. Successfully complete the game to unlock level select mode, hard mode, Bloody Palace mode, and the credits. This trick also works for hard mode. If you change from Disc 1 to Disc 2 anytime before you complete the game in hard mode, you will unlock Trish and other bonuses.

# Level select

Successfully complete the game with either character on any difficulty setting to unlock the level selection option.

# Hard difficulty setting

Successfully complete the game with Dante and Lucia to unlock the hard difficulty setting.

# Alternate costumes for Dante

Successfully complete the game with Dante on the normal difficulty setting to unlock an alternate costume. Successfully complete the game with Dante in Dante Must Die mode to unlock his original costume and Force Edge sword from Devil May Cry. The combat music for all of Dante's missions will also be changed to the combat music from Devil May Cry.

# Alternate costumes for Lucia

Successfully complete the game with Lucia to unlock an alternate costume for her. Successfully complete the game with Lucia on the hard difficulty setting to unlock another costume for her.

# Play as Trish

Successfully complete the game with Dante on the hard difficulty setting to unlock Trish. Trish has Dante's stats and items and starts with the Sparda.

# Play as Arius

Successfully complete the game with Lucia in Lucia Must Die mode to unlock Lucia's bodyguard, Arius.

# Bloody Palace mode

Successfully complete the game with Dante and Lucia to unlock Bloody Palace mode.

# Dante Must Die mode

Successfully complete the game with Dante on the hard difficulty setting to unlock Dante Must Die mode.

# Lucia Must Die mode

Successfully complete the game with Lucia on the hard difficulty setting to unlock Lucia Must Die mode.

# In-game reset

While playing the game, press Start + Select to return to the title screen.

# Secret level in Mission 1

Enter the big doors to the right of the pillar where the Puia (flying harpies) first appear in Mission 1. Go through the level until you see a wall with a face. Press Circle and you should enter a secret room.

# Infinite Yellow Orbs in Mission 1

After completing either character's game at least once and have unlocked the "Mission Select" option, go to mission 1 and collect the Yellow Orbs. Save the game and quit. You may now continue where you left off. This trick is useful when facing the tougher Bosses on the harder settings.

# Hidden Red Orbs in Mission 1

Go to the part at the beginning where you double jump over the rubble blocking the way ahead. Face the statue and double jump to the statue's shoulder, then again to his head. Once on his head, at many Red Orbs will fall.

# Hidden areas in Mission 2

Enter one of the rooms that has a coffin and bones in it. Go up to the coffin and press Circle. This will take you to a hidden room full of enemies and some Red Orbs. There are actually two secret areas in mission 2. Both are in separate rooms where skeleton coffins are located. Check every coffin you see to find them.

# Hidden area in Mission 3

Before or after the cargo elevator trip, you will reach a door located between two other doors with just a couple of stair steps. Stand in front of the door on the left side of the screen and press Circle to enter a secret room.

# Hidden area in Mission 4

When you start, look for the first door on your left. It is not very big and is sticking out slightly. Approach it and press Circle. It will lead to a secret area where big flying creatures attack you.

# Hidden area in Mission 7

At the very end of the mission, before entering the door that leads to the roof, press Circle at the door to the left.

# Hidden area in Mission 10

After defeating the giant butterfly and the larvae, you will go down a set of stairs. After the game loads, go to the first set of doors you see and press Circle to enter another hidden room.

# Hidden area in Mission 16

On this mission, you will enter a room where you will find the item named Sacrilege. Get the item to make the energy balls stop coming at you. Then, on the floor directly under the balcony where the item was located, there will be a wall that resembles a door. Press Circle in front of that wall and it will open a secret room.

# Defeating Argosax

As Dante, start from the first head and work your way to the left. Then, position Dante in between each head and target it with the Missile Launcher then take it out from afar. Tis will also work on the Griffon, but his electric attacks will eventually make their way towards you. The only way to avoid them is to Flip Escape to the right and get out of their range.

# Dante's Ultimate Devil Trigger attack

To do the Ultimate Devil Trigger into Sparda demon form, press L1 when Dante's life bar is low. The Sparda form is incredibly strong and deals huge damage.

# Lucia's Ultimate Devil Trigger attack

When in Lucia's Devil Trigger, equip the Aerial Heart and fly in the air after they are near you. Press Triangle + Square constantly until you do not have control of Lucia. She will perform an attack similar to the Phantom's Volcano Ass attack. It will take a lot of Devil Trigger. If you keep pressing it fast it will not waste Devil Trigger at all, but it will eventually stop.

# Quick recovery

If you get hit and thrown to the ground, press Circle as soon as you hit the ground and you will immediately bounce back up.

# Double shotgun blast

Stand just near the edge of a building and shoot your gun. While shooting, go to move off the edge. The moment that you are off the edge, you will immediately fire another shot from your shotgun.

# Trish's moves

Trish has two moves that Dante does not. One is throwing Sparta, which is done by holding Triangle briefly and releasing. Trish will throw Sparta. You can shoot at the same targets that Sparta is attacking and do twice the damage. For the other move, fly using the Aerialheart and hold Square. Trish should fire beams of yellow light which do an amazing amount of damage. The longer you hold Square, the more beams she will shoot at once (five beams maximum).

# Easier combos

Use sword combos as much as possible. If an enemy is too far away for you to instantaneously attack them, use your arsenal/guns until you get close enough to use your sword(s) on them to keep the combo rating lit.

# Easy break away

Whenever something grabs you (for example, those invisible grasshoppers on top of you or the giant gorilla Boss), turn on your Devil Trigger very quickly and you will easily break free.

# Easy Red Orbs in Bloody Palace

Play Bloody Palace mode and defeat all the monsters. Choose the green portal to go 100 levels every time. 100 levels equals 1000 Red Orbs.

# Forced Edge

Successfully complete Dante Must Die to unlock Dante's original costume from Devil May Cry. Rebellion will be replaced with Forced Edge. Note: It does not change to Sparda if you are in Devil Trigger form.

# Slow Motion Amulet piece

There is a Slow Motion Amulet piece in the level after the Phantom (the level arena with eye in the center). Toward the outside is a sack or web cocoon on the ground. Break it open. Apply the Amulet and use Devil Trigger to see all your sword combos in slow motion.

# Items

Explore the level before you attempt killing a demon or devil. When you defeat them, the game will cut to an intermission sequence and you may leave behind important items. For example, in the mission where you take out the three tainted tanks, from start turn to your left and jump into the rubble to find a Heart Of A Warrior amulet piece.

# Combos

These combos are based off of the basic attack mode without holding R1. These will help you get a better combo rating, especially if you do the first and follow with the second. Make sure not to hold R1 button or you will do the Air Hike or the Stinger.

Three basic slashes plus a downward strike, then an upward strike that knocks your enemy into the air like the Air Hike: Press Triangle(3), Towards + Triangle, Triangle(2).

Three basic slashes then three additional horizontal strikes. Press Triangle(3), Away + Triangle, Triangle(3).

Equip any sword and the shotgun. Holding R1 and do the following:

Dante will do a normal slash, then a cartwheel move while firing the shotgun. Press Triangle, Square.

Dante will do two slashes and pass the shotgun under his two arms and across his back, firing the shotgun twice. Press Triangle(2), Square.

Dante will do three slashes and then go into one knee firing the shotgun. Press Triangle(3), Square.

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