PSP

Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness

With a myriad of options through character creation, and a new twist on tactical combat with the "geo-system", this may be one of the foremost MUST-HAVE games for the PSP this year. Anyone into RPGs of any type absolutely, positively, imperatively has to play this game. The game just does not stop, ever! With the item world looming in your mind, the gigantic main quest line, the Dark Assembly, and the fact that there is New Game+ and Etna mode (Laharl never makes a true appearance and Etna must dive into the adventure herself) to play through, this game will become one of those amazing pick-up-and-play games that you can keep forever and never become bored with.

Even after playing the original over four years ago, Disgaea still feels exceptional because no one else seems to be able to make a strategy RPG as absorbing as Nippon Ichi have managed to do. It’s full of love and love that needs to be bought. It might be a little off-putting at first for people who have never touched a game like this before, but sticking with it will surely pay off as you find yourself pulled into a game full of laughter, wackiness and characters you’ll come to adore. You’ll be wondering where the hours have gone when your PSP battery is flashing for a recharge. As for people who played the hell out of the first one, this is the perfect version and is still worth your time, just for the new Etna mode and new bosses featured. Plus I’m sure that you wouldn’t mind playing through the game again because you know how good it is already.

"Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness" chega ao PSP com sua narrativa bem humorada, personagens carismáticos e um modo de jogo complexo e apaixonante. Ainda que possua pequenos problemas presentes no original, como a rotação da câmera, suas melhorias e extras (que incluem até uma nova história) transformam-no em um pacote irresistível e um dos melhores jogos para a plataforma.

The addition of Etna Mode, which tells an alternate story through new scenarios, is enough to make playing through Disgaea again more than worth your time. Rarely does a strategy game deliver such pure, unadulterated fun.

Disgaea Afternoon of Darkness is without question the best SRPG on the PSP. This is one of the most well made ports to appear on the PSP but with the new features it is worth checking out again. Fans of Disgaea must pick this title up for Etna Mode and too have this eternal classic SRPG title on the go. With a deep single-player mode covering over 13 episodes, over 120 characters to create, and tons of customization, this game will keep you busy. People looking for the next big PSP game, this is it.

If you have not figured it out by now, I love Disgaea. It is a fantastic game and one of my favorite strat-RPGs (next to Final Fantasy Tactics and Tactics Ogre). The story has fun and highly animated characters, and offers an engaging storyline with solid production values. The actual game play is insanely addictive. While it can get very repetitive, there is still a lot to do with the story mode, Item World, Dark Assembly, etc. to keep the game play fresh. There are always new items to find, skills to master, character classes to obtain, and so on. As for this PSP port, it is very well done. The controls, while awkward at first, turn out to feel natural with time. The game's load times are manageable and will not interfere with game play (a very big plus!). Overall, Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness is an awesome game that is a must for every PSP owner.

It's hard to believe a tiny UMD disc can pack this much game. If you're feeling lazy, Afternoon will generously let you off the hook with its main 50+ hour quest, but if you want to see it all, it'll happily heap on the portable play with its multiple side quests and alternate play modes. If you're still not cowering under all this gaming goodness, then you can also hook-up with a friend in ad-hoc battle modes. In addition to its colorful anime-inspired visual presentation, Afternoon's chock-full package is complemented by evocative audio, perfectly suiting this Netherworld-based romp. If any flaws can be called it would be the game's sometimes unforgiving camera control; the isometric view coupled with limited camera movement means you'll occasionally be fighting to get all the action on screen. Apart from that, and the steep learning curve that'll have newcomers reeling, this one's a must-have for PSP owners with a penchant for losing themselves in strategic, turn-based RPGs.