Bloody Palace mode Get to Bosses faster
You must first understand the different level warps The plain circle is one level up the middle warp is ten levels up and last is the green portal which is one hundred levels up Go through ten 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 two or three thousand bonus Red Orbs
Dante Moves
While in Devil Trigger press Triangle2 then quickly press Triangle Analogstick Dante will shoot out a lot projectiles that resemble arrows The color depends on what amulet you have equipped
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
Defeating AriusArgosax
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
Defeating the quotThree Headsquot
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 Then either use the throwing daggers or the handguns Repeat until they are defeated Note 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
Easier combos
Use sword combos as much as possible If an enemy is too far away for you to instantaneously attack them use your arsenalguns until you get close enough to use your swords 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
Lucia Ultimate Devil Trigger attack
When in Lucias 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 Phantoms 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
Mission SelectCotumes
To unlock a different costume simply beat the game with Dante
Missions
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 statues shoulder then again to his head Once on his head at many Red Orbs will fall
Mission 1 Unlimited Red Orbs
Get the first Red Orb at the beginning then keep restarting the mission
Mission 1 Unlimited Yellow Orbs
After completing either characters game at least once and have unlocked the quotMission Selectquot 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
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 two secret areas in mission 2 Both are in separate rooms where skeleton coffins are located Check every coffin you see to find them
Mission 3 Hidden area
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
Mission 4 Hidden area
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
Mission 5 Hidden area
When you enter the barricaded area go to Dantes 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 garagetype door Press Circle and there will be plenty of Homromsira in there
Mission 6 Defeating the quotheadquot
When you are fighting the quotheadquot 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 Dantes Devil Trigger to fill up When it is full it will do even more 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
Mission 8 Easy Red Orbs
The level select option must first be unlocked for this trick Select level 8 Fight and defeat the opponent as quickly as possible without using items You will get about 4000 Red Orbs if you get a quotBquot rank
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 first set of doors you see and press Circle to enter another hidden room
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
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 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
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 maxedout 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 2500 Red Orbs on each trip up and down the elevator This may get tedious but is well worth it when you get to the quotMust Diequot modes Save your data when you have the desired number of orbs
Mission 18 Easy Red Orbs
Complete the game as Dante Go to Mission 1 and grab the Gold Orb then go to Mission 18 to defeat Argosax the chaos and despair embodied Repeat this as many times as desired
More Red Orbs for good combos
You will gain a lot more Red Orbs if you kill enemies while you have the quotShowtimequot 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 quotrefreshquot 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
More shooting time
You must have Air Hike with Alastor for this trick Jump in the air and shoot When you are about to fall use Air Hike and start shooting again This will only have full effect if timed correctly Note It is a lot easier and more efficient on Easy Auto mode but still can be done on the other modes
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
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 5000 orbs on top of the bonus from your ranking
Shotgun tricks
As Dante have the shotgun equipped Then 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 two swings then fire Dante uses his shotgun like a pair of nunchuks firing twice three swings then fire Dante spins around on the last swing and into a kneel shooting over his knee as support
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
Ultimate Devil form
Get your Devil Trigger to full then get your health bar down to the red Go into your Devil form and you will be in your Ultimate Devil form
Unlock Bloody Palace Modes
To unlock Trish beat the game on Hard with Dante
