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.
How to beat the Infested Tanks:
Have Lucia jump on to the tank. Note: Make sure you
have your handguns on. Jump once then fire. Before you land, jump
again and fire. When you defeat the first one, do it again. Note:
Watch your back, as the other ones might fire a missile`. There
are three of them.
How to beat 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. 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.
How to beat 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.
How to beat 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.
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.
Fast shotgun fire and reload:
Jump in the air twice, fire, and keep pressing L2.
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.
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.
