Makai Kingdom is the fourth Nippon Ichi-developed tactical RPG on PlayStation 2 and it follows closely in the footsteps of the previous games of the same style, which are Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, La Pucelle: Tactics and Phantom Brave.

Lord Zetta, the king of Netherworld, tried to rewrite the history of the land but didn't succeed, and in the process brought demise onto himself. Three evil Overlords appeared before Zetta and promised to help him in his quest to take over the land once more. The player takes control of Zetta and his army to return Netherworld to its rightful owner.

The game mechanics consist of several stages in which the player must defeat the enemy or fulfill other tasks to advance to the next level. Fighting is done in turns, meaning that once the player has moved and attacked, it's the enemy's turn to move his troops one by one. When the battle is won, the next level becomes selectable. Between fights, you can improve your squad of fighters by buying better weapons, recruiting more soldiers and so on.

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Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome PlayStation 2 Another enemy attacked with a vehicle - the expression says it all

Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome PlayStation 2 Title screen

Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome PlayStation 2 Overview of spells/skills

Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome PlayStation 2 Inspecting one of my facilities before bringing it into battle

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Alternate Titles

"幻影之国:圣卷编年史" -- Simplified Chinese spelling
"Phantom Kingdom" -- Japanese title
"ファントム・キングダム" -- Japanese spelling

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Console Generation Exclusives: PlayStation 2

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1UP	PlayStation 2	Jul 28, 2005	8.5 out of 10	85
Game Informer Magazine	PlayStation 2	Aug, 2005	8 out of 10	80
G4 TV: X-Play	PlayStation 2	Mar 24, 2006		80
UOL Jogos	PlayStation 2	Aug 02, 2005		80
Eurogamer.net (UK)	PlayStation 2	Jan 12, 2005	8 out of 10	80
Video Game Generation	PlayStation 2	Dec 05, 2005	7.5 out of 10	75
Diehard GameFan	PlayStation 2	Aug 03, 2005	7.5 out of 10	75
GameZone	PlayStation 2	Jul 26, 2005	7.3 out of 10	73
GameSpy	PlayStation 2	Jul 27, 2005		70
Fragland.net	PlayStation 2	Apr 03, 2006	45 out of 100	45