Thank God this is no Devil May Cry case, at least. I mean, chronologically it's DMC 3, 1, 4, 2 if I'm not mistaken. Just think about it: they make a game, then they make a sequel, then they make a prequel (called part 3, duh! That's so obvious...) and then they make a sequel which is inbetween the first two games...
... I just came to a realization what George, apart from other stuff, borrowed from the Japanese.