| Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness | 
 enlarge | From: Atlus
Category: Video Games
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $24.78
You Save: $15.21 (38%)
Buy New/Used from $23.90
Avg. Customer Rating:   (14 reviews)
Sales Rank: 838
Platform: Sony Psp
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0
MPN: 00125
Model: DG-00125-3
UPC: 857823001253
EAN: 0857823001253
ASIN: B000TTZI0E
Release Date: October 30, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Completely remastered to take full advantage of the Sony PSP Portable | | • | All-New story focus means a new experience and all new ending | | • | Geo Cubes can turn a battle in a moment, use them well or have them used against you | | • | All-new multiplayer modes - Battle, Defeat the Leader & Capture the Flag | | • | Pick up and play wherever you go |
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Product Description
The Netherworld - a place darker than a pitch-black cave, located deeper than tht edepth of the seas. It is a cursed land where evilreigns and foul beings dwell. Nobody knows its whereabouts, but everyone fears its existence. THe story takes place two years after the death of King Krichevskoy, the ruler of the Netherworld. His son Laharl slept for two full years, unaware of his father's death, while demons fought for supremacy over the Netherworld. With the help of his subordinate Etna, her . . . er, unique army of Prinny underlings, and one confused angel named Flonne, the egocentric, megolomaniac Prince Larharl fights his way to become the next King! Turn a board in your favor by exploiting the effects of Geo Squares, Geo Symbols and, new to the PSP version, Geo Cubes! Buy your favorite music tracks in the game with Netherworld currency and play them whenever you like. Encounter a variety of incredible allies, enemies and bosses, including a special boss that did NOT appear in the original PS2 version of Disgaea! ESRB Rated T for Teen
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Disgaea Upgraded September 7, 2008
great like the original with a more features, love the fact that I can fight other players.
 Endless Fiddling July 23, 2008
This game allows you to fiddle with your characters endlessly. You can spend hours and hours improving their skills, their stats, their levels, their abilities, their equipment, etc. The universe is surreal and humorous enough to be a nice bridge between the battles you fight, but it doesn't get in the way of the game play. If you like optimizing all the little details of your characters and you like deciding which particular aspects you want to spend hours improving, then this game is the game for you. The only game better for endless fiddling is Disgaea II (where they improved the balance and breadth of the characters)
This is a deep game May 27, 2008
This game takes a lot of time but it is fun while you are logging the hours away. I'm a fan of anime and love the subbed versions of series and this game comes with a neat feature that you can have the original voice recordings as you play the game. The English ones aren't bad but it is nice to switch it up every once in a while. The game is solid. It has been a while since I've played something that kept me going for so long. There is strategy and then so much more to explore. You get more game for your buck with this one.
An OCD completionist's dream May 22, 2008
I picked this up, having been a fan of the original Disgaea years ago. I'm happy to say that this is an excellent port of the original, with some great bonus content added. Gameplay is nearly perfect, with some very welcome features that make gameplay speedier than before, such as allowing users to skip lengthy battle animations. For those with too much time on your hands, you can enjoy leveling up your characters along with leveling up your weapons and accessories until the cows come home. Not really for the casual RPG gamer, but statistic-loving gamers will be completely in heaven.
Good Port of a Solid Game February 16, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
A fairly direct port of the popular PS2 game "Disgaea: Hour of Darkness", "Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness" mostly keeps things the same, though a few new features are added.
The game should be familiar to anyone who has played the original Disgaea, but as a refresher for those who haven't: Disgaea is a turn-based tactical role playing game. Using a grid system, characters move, attack, and use special abilities. The RPG element comes in as characters improve through battling, compared to the disposable soldiers of many RTS games. There are, furthermore, many classes to choose from, including warriors, mages, and thieves. This is a system seen in games like Tactics Ogre, Final Fantasy Tactics, and many others.
For its part, Disgaea brings a lot of elements that are unique to it and its sequel. For example, the RPG system includes not only the effects on the character's leveling up, but also a teacher/student system that grants abilities to other characters. Geo Symbols, another feature of Disgaea's combat, are colored pyramids that, when put on certain location types, can give off various effects to connected areas. The ability to lift and throw characters, either as an offensive attack or to give allies a boost in a certain direction, is also present. Units with similar types can use team-up attacks that boost their power when they're near each other.
In Disgaea, you take the role of Laharl, the Prince of the Underworld. After being awoken from a 2-year nap, Laharl finds that his father, the King, has passed away, and in his absence the underworld has been rife with conflict over who the next overlord will be. With his faithful vassal Etna in tow, Laharl seeks to regain control of his empire. The story and dialogue are rife with comedy - unusually clumsy assassins, parodies of the Power Rangers and Flash Gordon, and the general apathy that Laharl's underlings display toward him. The writing is excellent, and the PSP edition allows you to use both the English and Japanese voice acting.
The graphics have been well maintained in the transition to the small screen. They actually seem to fit better on the PSP, without as many obvious pixels and edges. Both the graphics and the sound are unchanged from the PS2 version, the only new features being the aforementioned dual language audio choice and a new music changing option.
As a whole, Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness is a good port of a solid game. It doesn't change much, but there wasn't much that needed to be changed. If you've played the game before, though, it's not exactly worth buying again.
8/10.
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