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Disgaea DS Review

Written on Oct 3, 09 3:34 pm | also in Neoseeker Related | 0 comments | 0 | 0

Winner of the 46th round of Articles of Excellence. Having already sampled the SRPG waters of the DS with Luminous Arc I opted to play this PS2 upgraded port after hearing some rather good things. It's a good game too, but some odd design choices weaken the final experience.

Disgaea DS Score: 3.8/5
Genre: Strategy
The campaign mode itself is quite large, and then throw in the bonus Etna mode and the multiplayer
battle system and you have a worthy game in your hands.

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I'd already heard a fair bit about Disgaea DS before I picked up the game. It has been praised for being a witty excellent take on the SRPG genre, with various gameplay features cited as defining factors that separate it from the crowd. So my expectations were put a bit high when I slipped the game card into the DS and turned the power on. My conclusion? It's good but not as great as I had hoped, as