Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness PSP
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Metascore
87 out of 100

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User Score
7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 45 Ratings

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  • Summary: Knife-wielding penguin henchmen that double as grenades. A rotten adolescent prince of darkness determined to rule the netherworld by hook or by crook. An open-ended structure that encourages players to keep playing the game and developing their characters long after the main storyline is finished.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. AceGamez
    100
    Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness is one of those once in a console lifespan type of games, the kind that set the bar far too high for the remainder of the generation - and even for itself - leaving a new console war to (hopefully) reignite the ingenuity and innovation of developers and lead to the next great genre revolution.
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  2. Pocket Gamer UK
    100
    An unlikely classic, Disgaea is one of the most perfect expressions of freeform strategy gaming it's possible to imagine.
  3. Games Master UK
    86
    Arguably the greatest and most substantial strategy RPG you'll get on PSP. [Jan 2007, p.69]
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  4. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    72
    The new alternate story and head-to-head multiplayer make it even more compelling than the PS2 original. [Dec 2007, p.128]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. JoshC
    10
    This game is simply amazing. As a fan of SRPG's, I was amazed by how different it was, what with the fast gameplay, amazing graphics and skill animations, quirky dialogue/characters, and the great replayability. Combine all that with some exploding penguins and it's Disgaea. I did get tired of the game though, but that was after 200 hours of massive hardcore extras that i just needed to play. I can't wait for a Disgaea 2 PSP.… Expand
  2. SteveP
    10
    This game is absolutely flawless, and I don't even like SRPGs. The only problem I had with it was that some of the sounds became repetitive after awhile, but I would expect that after putting 150 hours into the game.… Expand
  3. Themadcow
    10
    Exceptional port of the PS2 classic. Contains pretty much everything from the original (and, in my opinion, best) Disgaea game plus a few additional features. The save and loading times are almost non-existant! Despite ploughing a silly amount of hours into this game a few years ago I find myself doing the same again... brilliant stuff and probably one of the top 3 SRPG's I've played in the last 25 years...… Expand
  4. Elf-Healer
    10
    I began to play this game only in 2012, and i think it's one of the best on PSP. I loved Jeanne d'Arc but Disgaea is much deeper in terms of gameplay and more attractive because of outstanding humor, character design etc.… Expand

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