<s>
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nippon	O
Ichi	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
2	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nippon	O
Ichi	O
has	O
also	O
licensed	O
or	O
produced	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
Disgaea	B-Application
merchandise	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
manga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Nippon	O
Ichi	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
called	O
Disgaea	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
12-episode	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
titled	O
Makai	O
Senki	O
Disgaea	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Disgaea	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
was	O
released	O
entitled	O
Disgaea	B-Application
:	O
Afternoon	O
of	O
Darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
10	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
named	O
Disgaea	B-Application
D2	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Brighter	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
stars	O
the	O
main	O
cast	O
(	O
and	O
additional	O
new	O
characters	O
)	O
of	O
Hour	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
spiritual	O
sequel	O
called	O
Phantom	B-Application
Brave	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disgaea	B-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role	O
playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
maps	O
in	O
Disgaea	B-Application
contain	O
Geo	O
Panels	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
represented	O
as	O
squares	O
on	O
the	O
floor	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
of	O
a	O
particular	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Item	O
World	O
and	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Assembly	I-Application
,	O
all	O
maps	O
are	O
accessed	O
by	O
speaking	O
to	O
a	O
dimensional	O
gatekeeper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disgaea	B-Application
has	O
only	O
one	O
pair	O
of	O
stores	O
where	O
items	O
may	O
be	O
purchased	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
an	O
armor	O
shop	O
and	O
a	O
weapon	O
shop	O
within	O
Laharl	O
's	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overall	O
quality	O
and	O
types	O
of	O
the	O
items	O
sold	O
in	O
these	O
shops	O
can	O
be	O
changed	O
through	O
proposals	O
to	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Assembly	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
perform	O
specific	O
actions	O
outside	O
of	O
combat	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
address	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Assembly	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
create	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
improve	O
the	O
inventory	O
of	O
the	O
castle	O
store	O
,	O
or	O
unlock	O
new	O
maps	O
Laharl	O
or	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
his	O
party	O
must	O
present	O
a	O
proposal	O
to	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Assembly	I-Application
,	O
who	O
will	O
vote	O
on	O
whether	O
they	O
should	O
or	O
should	O
not	O
provide	O
aid	O
to	O
Laharl	O
's	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
proposal	O
to	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Assembly	I-Application
costs	O
"	O
mana	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
built	O
over	O
time	O
by	O
individual	O
characters	O
as	O
they	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Disgaea	B-Application
opens	O
with	O
Laharl	O
rising	O
out	O
of	O
an	O
open	O
coffin	O
in	O
his	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Observing	O
them	O
in	O
secret	O
is	O
the	O
paranoid	B-Application
Archangel	O
Vulcanus	O
,	O
who	O
interprets	O
Flonne	O
's	O
actions	O
as	O
treason	O
and	O
is	O
convinced	O
that	O
she	O
is	O
plotting	O
against	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outraged	O
at	O
this	O
injustice	B-Application
,	O
Laharl	O
attacks	O
the	O
Seraph	O
,	O
initiating	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
intelligence	O
and	O
technical	O
knowledge	O
surpasses	O
most	O
scientists	O
,	O
having	O
created	O
a	O
fully	O
functioning	O
robot	O
at	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
earned	O
her	O
Ph.D.	O
(	O
according	O
to	O
The	O
World	O
of	O
Disgaea	B-Application
,	O
she	O
obtained	O
all	O
possible	O
Ph.D.s	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
ten	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disgaea	B-Application
3	O
mentions	O
that	O
Jennifer	O
had	O
solved	O
the	O
BSD	O
Conjecture	O
,	O
a	O
supposedly	O
unsolvable	O
theory	O
,	O
when	O
she	O
was	O
six	O
years	O
old	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
an	O
"	O
All	O
Purpose	O
Robot	O
"	O
(	O
physically	O
resembling	O
Robby	B-Application
the	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
)	O
created	O
by	O
Jennifer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disgaea	B-Application
's	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
either	O
English	O
or	O
Japanese	O
for	O
the	O
audio	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
song	O
"	O
The	O
Invasion	O
From	O
Within	O
"	O
by	O
Tsunami	O
Bomb	O
was	O
licensed	O
for	O
the	O
English	O
audio	O
track	O
by	O
Atlus	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
organ	O
opening	O
and	O
fast	B-Application
pace	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
only	O
played	O
when	O
English	O
is	O
the	O
selected	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Souhei	O
Niikawa	O
and	O
Yoshitsuna	O
Kobayashi	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
and	O
main	O
programmer	O
,	O
have	O
explained	O
the	O
intended	O
humor	O
of	O
Disgaea	B-Application
;	O
they	O
give	O
the	O
example	O
of	O
Captain	O
Gordon	O
being	O
a	O
satire	O
of	O
American	O
comic	O
book	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
makers	O
of	O
Disgaea	B-Application
have	O
responded	O
that	O
characters	O
represented	O
by	O
3-D	O
models	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
are	O
often	O
limited	O
by	O
a	O
"	O
set	O
pattern	O
of	O
motions	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
Disgaea	B-Application
more	O
expressive	O
with	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
category	O
of	O
IGN	O
's	O
The	O
Best	O
of	O
2003	O
awards	O
,	O
Disgaea	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
won	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
No	O
One	O
Played	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
won	O
Reader	O
's	O
Choice	O
and	O
runner-up	O
awards	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyper'''s	O
Daniel	O
Wilks	O
commends	O
Disgaea	B-Application
:	O
Afternoon	O
of	O
Darkness	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
brilliant	O
strategy	O
and	O
being	O
huge	O
and	O
funny	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.5/8/7.5	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
Shane	O
Bettenhausen	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Here	O
's	O
an	O
instant	O
cult	O
classic	O
—	O
Disgaea	B-Application
is	O
so	O
creative	O
,	O
challenging	O
,	O
and	O
funny	O
that	O
it	O
totally	O
deserves	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
RPG	O
gamers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
category	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
's	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
,	O
it	O
ranked	O
ninth	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
and	O
won	O
"	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Disgaea	B-Application
universe	O
,	O
its	O
success	O
has	O
launched	O
a	O
franchise	O
that	O
has	O
seen	O
five	O
sequels	O
,	O
several	O
spin-offs	O
,	O
and	O
adaptations	O
into	O
other	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
See	O
Disgaea	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
named	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2007	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Disgaea	B-Application
:	O
Afternoon	O
of	O
Darkness.Afternoon	O
of	O
Darkness	O
features	O
extras	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
16:9	O
format	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
widescreen	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
some	O
extra	O
boss	O
battles	O
such	O
as	O
Overlord	O
Zetta	O
from	O
Makai	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
and	O
Rozalin	O
and	O
Adell	O
from	O
Disgaea	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
set	O
to	O
English	O
,	O
the	O
scenes	O
that	O
were	O
originally	O
silent	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
release	O
are	O
still	O
silent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
reflect	O
Etna	O
's	O
recent	O
voice	O
actor	O
change	O
,	O
her	O
lines	O
have	O
been	O
re-recorded	O
to	O
match	O
Michelle	O
Ruff	O
's	O
portrayal	O
of	O
Etna	O
in	O
Disgaea	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
the	O
anime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Atlus	O
was	O
the	O
publisher	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
and	O
arranged	O
for	O
the	O
licensing	O
of	O
the	O
song	O
,	O
and	O
NIS	O
America	O
(	O
Nippon	O
Ichi	O
's	O
American	O
branch	O
)	O
published	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
themselves	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
retain	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
song	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
renegotiate	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
missing	O
is	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
One	O
With	O
the	O
Stars	O
"	O
which	O
,	O
like	O
"	O
The	O
Invasion	O
from	O
Within	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
PS2	B-Device
release	O
by	O
Atlus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
reported	O
an	O
official	O
announcement	O
of	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
NIS	O
America	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
edition	O
of	O
Disgaea	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
titled	O
Disgaea	B-Application
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
include	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
and	O
Etna	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
fully	O
utilize	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
 '	O
capabilities	O
,	O
several	O
key	O
improvements	O
will	O
be	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
game	O
system.NIS	O
,	O
America	O
Inc	O
.	O
Disgaea	B-Application
DS	B-Device
is	O
coming	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
dood	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
many	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
edition	O
were	O
dropped	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
toggle	O
between	O
English	O
and	O
Japanese	O
dialogue	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
additional	O
voiceovers	O
,	O
probably	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
limited	O
storage	O
capacity	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
game	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disgaea	B-Application
DS	B-Device
was	O
the	O
only	O
Disgaea	B-Application
game	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
(	O
and	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Disgaea	B-Application
PC	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
release	O
on	O
a	O
non-Sony	O
platform	O
)	O
,	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Disgaea	B-Application
5	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
,	O
9	O
years	O
after	O
Disgaea	B-Application
DS	B-Device
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geo	O
Cubes	O
–	O
A	O
new	O
addition	O
first	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Geo	O
Cubes	O
are	O
magic	O
items	O
that	O
add	O
more	O
depth	O
to	O
multiplayer	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlockable	O
Characters	O
–	O
As	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
unlockable	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Disgaea	B-Application
,	O
Adell	O
and	O
Rozalin	O
from	O
Disgaea	B-Application
2	I-Application
are	O
unlockable	O
as	O
hidden	O
bosses	O
within	O
the	O
Cave	O
of	O
Ordeals	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Assembly	I-Application
guide	O
,	O
Pleinair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
Disgaea	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
added	O
content	O
in	O
Afternoon	O
of	O
Darkness	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
retitled	O
as	O
Disgaea	B-Application
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
patch	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
later	O
that	O
added	O
the	O
four	O
characters	O
previously	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Disgaea	B-Application
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
bought	O
the	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
2016	O
Steam	B-Application
Summer	O
Sale	O
would	O
also	O
earn	O
free	O
in-game	O
cosmetic	O
items	O
for	O
Valve	O
’s	O
first	O
person	O
shooter	O
game	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
Disgaea	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
added	O
content	O
in	O
Afternoon	O
of	O
Darkness	O
and	O
Disgaea	B-Application
PC	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
retitled	O
as	O
Disgaea	B-Application
1	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
updated	O
,	O
including	O
adding	O
new	O
higher	O
resolution	O
sprites	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
style	O
as	O
Disgaea	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
changing	O
character	O
art	O
images	O
with	O
the	O
Disgaea	B-Application
5	I-Application
artstyle	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
retroactively	O
replacing	O
some	O
generic	O
humanoid	O
and	O
monster	O
classes	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
since	O
Disgaea	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
with	O
classes	O
that	O
do	O
appear	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS/Android	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2020	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disgaea	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disgaea	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
–	O
The	O
Official	O
Strategy	O
Guide	O
–	O
.	O
</s>
