Unlike Nippon Ichi's previous games, Disgaea 2 is on DVD-ROM and has an animated opening movie.
It was re-released for the PlayStation Portable as Disgaea 2 Portable (魔界戦記ディスガイア 2 PORTABLE, Makai Senki Disugaia 2 Pōtaburu) in Japan and as Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days in North America and Europe. It was re-released on PC in 2017.
Disgaea 2 is 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 in Disgaea 2 builds directly upon that of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness; players control a party of characters to do battle on a 3D isometric grid map.
The Item World game mode returns from Disgaea: 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]
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.
Disgaea 2 has received generally favorable reviews, obtaining an aggregate score of 84/100 on Metacritic.[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-releasesEdit
The official website for Disgaea 2 Portable opened on December 29, 2008.[16] It was released in Japan on March 26, 2009.[2] NIS America announced that they were publishing the PlayStation Portable version under the name Disgaea 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 sequel Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice; Mao, Raspberyl and Mr. Champloo), an 'Axel Mode' storyline, more creatable monsters and more powerful versions of existing spells. Features from Disgaea 3 are 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 titled Disgaea 2 PC was released on January 30, 2017, and includes all content from the PS2 and PSP versions, along with an updated interface and support for mouse and keyboard.[4]
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Disgaea 2 Cursed Memories 魔界戦記ディスガイア2 Makai Senki Disugaia Tsu lit Netherworld Battle Chronicle Disgaea 2 is a tactical role playing game developed and published by Nippon Ichi Software for the PlayStation 2 video game console Disgaea 2 is the sequel to 2003 s Disgaea Hour of Darkness and was released for the PlayStation 2 It is also the predecessor to Disgaea 3 Absence of Justice for the PlayStation 3 Disgaea 2Developer s Nippon Ichi SoftwarePublisher s JP Nippon Ichi SoftwareNA NIS AmericaPAL KoeiEU NIS Europe PSP AU NIS America PSP NA SCEA PSN Director s Shinichi IkedaProducer s Sōhei NiikawaDesigner s Masahiro YamamotoShinichi IkedaComposer s Tenpei SatoSeriesDisgaeaPlatform s PlayStation 2PlayStation PortableMicrosoft WindowsmacOSLinuxReleasePlayStation 2JP February 23 2006NA August 29 2006EU November 3 2006AU November 23 2006NA January 22 2013 PSN PlayStation PortableJP March 26 2009 2 NA September 8 2009 1 EU February 5 2010 3 AU February 18 2010 3 Windows macOS LinuxWW January 30 2017 4 Mode s Single playerUnlike Nippon Ichi s previous games Disgaea 2 is on DVD ROM and has an animated opening movie It was re released for the PlayStation Portable as Disgaea 2 Portable 魔界戦記ディスガイア 2 PORTABLE Makai Senki Disugaia 2 Pōtaburu in Japan and as Disgaea 2 Dark Hero Days in North America and Europe It was re released on PC in 2017 Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 3 Reception 4 Re releases 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksGameplay EditSee also Common gameplay elements in the Disgaea series Disgaea 2 is 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 in Disgaea 2 builds directly upon that of Disgaea Hour of Darkness players control a party of characters to do battle on a 3D isometric grid map The Item World game mode returns from Disgaea 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 EditSee 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 EditReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScoreGameRankingsPS2 85 5 MetacriticPS2 84 100 6 PSP 83 100 7 PC 81 100 8 Review scoresPublicationScore1Up comC 9 GameSpot8 2 10 10 GameSpy 11 GamesRadar 8 10 12 IGN8 5 10 13 AwardPublicationAwardIGNBest PS2 Strategy Game of 2006 14 Disgaea 2 has received generally favorable reviews obtaining an aggregate score of 84 100 on Metacritic 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 EditThe official website for Disgaea 2 Portable opened on December 29 2008 16 It was released in Japan on March 26 2009 2 NIS America announced that they were publishing the PlayStation Portable version under the name Disgaea 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 sequel Disgaea 3 Absence of Justice Mao Raspberyl and Mr Champloo an Axel Mode storyline more creatable monsters and more powerful versions of existing spells Features from Disgaea 3 are also introduced including an enhanced Magichange system Pass amp 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 titled Disgaea 2 PC was released on January 30 2017 and includes all content from the PS2 and PSP versions along with an updated interface and support for mouse and keyboard 4 See also EditDisgaea Hour of Darkness Nippon Ichi Tactical role playing gamesReferences Edit a b Disgaea 2 Dark Hero Days NIS America 16 September 2015 Archived from the original on 2021 05 19 Retrieved 2016 01 01 a b 電撃オンライン 電撃 アデルとロザリーにまた会える 新要素満載の ディスガイア2 がPSPに降臨 News dengeki com Archived from the original on 2013 06 18 Retrieved 2015 11 14 a b Jellymedia KOEI TECMO EUROPE Ltd Koei co uk Archived from the original on 2010 01 24 Retrieved 2015 11 14 a b Disgaea 2 coming to PC via Steam on January 30 Gematsu 22 August 2016 Archived from the original on 2016 12 23 Retrieved 2016 08 22 Disgaea 2 Cursed Memories for PlayStation 2 GameRankings CBS Interactive Archived from the original on 2018 10 11 Retrieved 2018 10 10 a b Disgaea 2 Cursed Memories for PlayStation 2 Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on 2015 10 05 Retrieved 2015 11 14 Disgaea 2 Dark Hero Days for PSP Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on 2018 10 13 Retrieved 2018 10 10 Disgaea 2 PC for PC Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on 2018 08 07 Retrieved 2018 10 10 Disgaea 2 Review for PS2 PSP from 1UP com 1Up com Archived from the original on 2006 12 02 Retrieved 2015 11 14 Greg Kasavin September 5 2006 Disgaea 2 Cursed Memories Review GameSpot Archived from the original on September 29 2015 Retrieved January 1 2016 GameSpy Disgaea 2 Cursed Memories Page 1 Gamespy com Archived from the original on 2011 06 15 Retrieved 2015 11 14 Brett Elston 30 August 2006 Disgaea 2 Cursed Memories review GamesRadar com Archived from the original on 2011 06 16 Retrieved 2015 11 14 Jeff Haynes 30 August 2006 Disgaea 2 Cursed Memories Review IGN Archived from the original on 2015 10 09 Retrieved 2015 11 14 a b IGN com presents The Best of 2006 IGN Archived from the original on January 10 2007 Retrieved 2008 07 12 52 Games We ll Still Be Playing From 2006 Part 1 Gamingtarget com Archived from the original on 2012 08 29 Retrieved 2008 07 12 魔界戦記 ディスガイア2 PSP in Japanese Disgaea jp Archived from the original on 2008 12 29 Retrieved 2008 12 28 Rain January 12 2013 NISA Prinny Bomb 292 Nisamerica com Archived from the original on 2013 05 13 Retrieved 2015 11 14 External links EditOfficial Japanese Page Official English Page Game screenshots Archived 2011 05 25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Disgaea 2 amp oldid 1161157049 Re releases, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
