Hint: Quick Devil Mode Change

Durng gameplay, press R3 to quickly switch between Ifrit and Alastor modes.

How to Get an S Ranking on Every Level

Mission	Time Needed	Orbs Needed
1	6:00	400
2	7:00	450
3	3:00	550
4	4:00	550
5	2:00	100
6	3:30	250
7	3:00	650
8	3:00	585
9	8:00	1500
10	4:30	600
11	5:30	1000
12	4:00	700
13	2:30	200
14	5:00	500
15	10:00	1400
16	6:00	1000
17	7:00	600
18	6:00	900
19	3:30	500
20	4:30	700
21	5:00	700
22	5:00	0
23	7:00	600

 

Devil May Cry Unlock All Star Group Photo If you get all S ranks on every mission, you will unlock the All Star Group Photo.

Points Earned For Secret Missions

In addition to earning points for Time and enemies killed, you will earn bonus points for completing the game's secret missions. Point values are listed below:

Critical Hit: 200
Phantom Baby: 100
Phantom Baby 2: 100
The Three Beasts: 100
One-Eyed Evil: 200
Wandering Ghost: 200
Water Cell: 100
Treasure of the Reaper: 200
Stairway of Tranquility: 100
Shadow of Darkness: 200
Blue Gem in the Sky: 200
Hidden Bangle: 200

Points Needed For Rankings

S: 1000-1500
A: 800-999
B: 500-799
C: 0-499
D: -1 or below

Quick Devil Trigger Attack

This will work on any difficulty, except Easy-Automatic. While holding R1, hold SQUARE until the appropriate element surrounds the weapon. Dante may fire several rounds of DT powered ammo before the effect wears off.

Secret Mission Locations

Critical Hit--Mission 3 Drop into the water near the broken bridge.

Phantom Baby--Mission 4
Go back into the church where you battled the Phantom.

Phantom Baby 2--Mission 4
Defeat Phamtom Baby, then go to the God of Time room.

The Three Beasts--Mission 4
Inside room under the biplane room.

One-Eyed Evil--Mission 5
Go back to the room where you first saw Beezelbub.

Wandering Ghost--Mission 11
Go back to the final room of Mission 10.

Water Cell--Mission 13
Go to the captain's skeleton in his room.

Treasure of the Reaper--Mission 15
Look at the skull in the room where you first got the Shield Emblem.

Stairway of Tranquility--Mission 16
Beat Griffon, then go back to the coliseum.

Shadow of Darkness--Mission 16
Beat Nightmare, then return to the biplane room again.

Blue Gem in the Sky--Mission 17
Use Air Raid to cross the broken bridge.

Hidden Bangle--Mission 21 Look at the wall in front of the God of Time statue.

Unlock Dante Must Die Mode

To get this mode, defeat the Legendary Dark Knight Mode.

Unlock Easy Difficulty

To unlock Easy difficulty, continue a lot within the first couple of levels in the game. Or, just suck really bad. You will eventually unlock the Easy difficulty setting, allowing you to play through the game like a true pansy.

Unlock Hard Difficulty

Beat the game once to unlock the Hard Difficulty setting.

Unlock Legendary Dark Knight Mode

To unlock Legendary Dark Knight mode, beat the game on the Hard difficulty setting.

Unlock Super Dante Mode

Are you tough enough? Beat Dante Must Die mode in order to unlock Super Dante Mode, the pinnacle of achievement in this instant classic.