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Disgaea 2

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Disgaea 2
Developer(s)Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Shinichi Ikeda
Producer(s)Sōhei Niikawa
Designer(s)Masahiro Yamamoto
Shinichi Ikeda
Composer(s)Tenpei Sato
SeriesDisgaea
Platform(s)
Release
February 23, 2006
  • PlayStation 2
    • JP:February 23, 2006
    • NA:August 29, 2006
    • EU:November 3, 2006
    • AU:November 23, 2006
    • NA:January 22, 2013(PSN)
  • PlayStation Portable
  • Linux,macOS,Windows
    • WW:January 30, 2017[4]
Genre(s)Tactical role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories[a]is atactical role-playing gamedeveloped and published byNippon Ichi Softwarefor thePlayStation 2video game console.Disgaea 2is the sequel to 2003'sDisgaea: Hour of Darknessand was released for thePlayStation 2.It is also the predecessor toDisgaea 3: Absence of Justicefor thePlayStation 3.

Unlike Nippon Ichi's previous games,Disgaea 2is onDVD-ROMand has an animated opening movie.

It was re-released for thePlayStation PortableasDisgaea 2 Portable[b]in Japan and asDisgaea 2: Dark Hero Daysin North America and Europe. It was re-released on PC viaLinux,macOS,andWindowsin 2017.

Gameplay

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See also:Common gameplay elements in the Disgaea series

Disgaea 2is divided into 13 chapters. Each chapter begins with cut scenes to explain Adell's next mission. Players then take control of Adell in his hometown of Holt. The town serves as a gateway to story maps, side quests, the dark council, and the item world. At the beginning of each chapter, a new area is unlocked. Each area consists of multiple maps which must be beaten to advance to the next chapter. Talking to the gatekeeper of Holt will give players the option of exploring the new area or repeating any maps that have been beaten. Many maps also have cut scenes. Scenes at the beginning and end of each chapter cannot be skipped.

The gameplay inDisgaea 2builds directly upon that ofDisgaea: Hour of Darkness;players control a party of characters to do battle on a 3Disometricgrid map.

The Item World game mode returns fromDisgaea: Hour of Darkness.Players can select any item in the party's inventory and enter it. The levels within are randomly generated, and the difficulty of enemies depends on the item's rarity or power. There are two ways to descend through the Item World: by defeating all enemies on a given level, or by using exit portals located somewhere on each level. Special enemies, called Guardians, can be freed by defeating them, imparting certain benefits to the item, such as increased attack or defense values. Once they are freed, they can be moved between items freely. The further a player descends through a given item's Item World, the higher the stat bonuses it will receive.[citation needed]

Plot

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See also:Disgaea § Recurring characters

Fifteen years ago, a powerful Overlord by the name of Zenon appeared in Veldime and cursed its human population. Since then, all its inhabitants have become demons and are to remain that way if the curse was not broken. However, a young man named Adell was the only human unaffected by the curse. Wanting to save his family and return them back to their true form, Adell decides to seek out Overlord Zenon and defeat him. Adell's mother tries to summon Zenon and fails, but instead summons Rozalin, Zenon's daughter. They later go on a quest to find Zenon and return Rozalin to him, and then defeat him so that the curse would be lifted, making his family and the rest of the world human again.

Reception

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Disgaea 2has received generally favorable reviews, obtaining an aggregate score of 84/100 onMetacritic.[6]It received a mention in Gaming Target's selection of '52 Games We'll Still Be Playing From 2006'[15]and won "IGN's Best of 2006" prize of "Best PS2 Strategy Game".[14]

Re-releases

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The official website forDisgaea 2 Portableopened on December 29, 2008.[16]It was released in Japan on March 26, 2009.[2]NIS America announced that they were publishing thePlayStation Portableversion under the nameDisgaea 2: Dark Hero Days.It was released in the United States on September 8, 2009.[1]

The re-release features bonus material over the original, including an expanded playable character line-up(including three of the main cast from the sequelDisgaea 3: Absence of Justice;Mao, Raspberyl and Mr. Champloo), an 'Axel Mode' storyline, more creatable monsters and more powerful versions of existing spells. Features fromDisgaea 3are also introduced, including an enhanced Magichange system, Pass & Toss and Level Spheres in the Item World.[citation needed]

A PlayStation 2 Classic Edition of Disgaea 2 was released for U.S. PSN on January 22, 2013.[17]

A port of the game for PCs titledDisgaea 2 PCwas released on January 30, 2017, and includes all content from the PS2 and PSP versions, including all three DLC characters that were removed from the western release, along with an updated interface and support for mouse and keyboard.[4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Japanese:Ma giới chiến nhớ ディスガイア2,Hepburn:Makai Senki Disugaia Tsū,lit. "Netherworld Battle Chronicle: Disgaea 2"
  2. ^Japanese:Ma giới chiến nhớ ディスガイア 2 PORTABLE,Hepburn:Makai Senki Disugaia 2 Pōtaburu

References

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  1. ^ab"Disgaea™ 2: Dark Hero Days".NIS America.16 September 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-05-19.Retrieved2016-01-01.
  2. ^abĐiện kích オンライン."Điện kích – アデルとロザリーにまた sẽ える! Tân yếu tố mãn tái の 『ディスガイア2』がPSPに buông xuống!!".News.dengeki.Archivedfrom the original on 2013-06-18.Retrieved2015-11-14.
  3. ^abJellymedia."KOEI TECMO EUROPE Ltd".Koei.co.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 2010-01-24.Retrieved2015-11-14.
  4. ^ab"Disgaea 2 coming to PC via Steam on January 30".Gematsu. 22 August 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 2016-12-23.Retrieved2016-08-22.
  5. ^"Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories for PlayStation 2".GameRankings.CBS Interactive.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-10-11.Retrieved2018-10-10.
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  7. ^"Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days for PSP Reviews".Metacritic.CBS Interactive.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-10-13.Retrieved2018-10-10.
  8. ^"Disgaea 2 PC for PC Reviews".Metacritic.CBS Interactive.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-08-07.Retrieved2018-10-10.
  9. ^"Disgaea 2 Review for PS2, PSP from 1UP".1Up.Archived fromthe originalon 2006-12-02.Retrieved2015-11-14.
  10. ^Greg Kasavin (September 5, 2006)."Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories Review".GameSpot.Archivedfrom the original on September 29, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 1,2016.
  11. ^"GameSpy: Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories – Page 1".Gamespy.Archivedfrom the original on 2011-06-15.Retrieved2015-11-14.
  12. ^Brett Elston (30 August 2006)."Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories review".GamesRadar.Archivedfrom the original on 2011-06-16.Retrieved2015-11-14.
  13. ^Jeff Haynes (30 August 2006)."Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories Review".IGN.Archivedfrom the original on 2015-10-09.Retrieved2015-11-14.
  14. ^ab"IGN presents The Best of 2006".IGN. Archived fromthe originalon January 10, 2007.Retrieved2008-07-12.
  15. ^"52 Games We'll Still Be Playing From 2006: Part 1".Gamingtarget.Archivedfrom the original on 2012-08-29.Retrieved2008-07-12.
  16. ^Ma giới chiến nhớ ディスガイア2 PSP(in Japanese). Disgaea.jp.Archivedfrom the original on 2008-12-29.Retrieved2008-12-28.
  17. ^Rain (January 12, 2013)."NISA Prinny Bomb 292".Nisamerica.Archivedfrom the original on 2013-05-13.Retrieved2015-11-14.
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