Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness

Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness
Developer(s)	Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher(s)	Nippon Ichi Software NIS America
Designer(s)	Takehito Harada
Platform	PlayStation Portable
Genre	SRPG
Release Date	JP November 30, 2006 NAOctober 30, 2007 EUDecember 14, 2007
Ratings	PlayStation Portable ESRB: T OFLC (AU): M15+ USK: 6+
Mode(s)	Single player
Input	Gamepad

Afternoon of Darkness is a remake of the original PlayStation 2 game Disgaea: Hour of Darkness for the PlayStation Portable handheld system.

The most notable changes from Hour of Darkness include hidden content revolving around Laharl's primary vassal, Etna, as well as Ad-Hoc WiFi Multiplayer support.

Other changes

• Battles against: Adell and Rozalin from Disgaea 2 Cursed Memories and Zetta from Makai Kingdom.
• Etna Mode: A story relating what would've happened if Etna killed Laharl at the beginning of the game.

Multiplayer support

• Item Sales - Allows you to set the price of items you have built & levelled for another player to buy
  • Note 1: You do NOT lose the item put up for sale
  • Note 2: You do NOT receive HL from these Transactions

• Head-to-Head Battles - Face-off with a friend (or rival) in multiplayer combat!
  • Extra mulitplayer features, modes, and options unlock with more play

The UMD for Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness also includes PSP firmware update v3.51, the minimum required to play this game.

• At time of writing, the most current version of PSP firmware is v6.61

Comparison to other versions

• Etna's NA version voice actor has been changed to Michelle Ruff.
• A few exclusive songs were removed.
• Has an option to turn off animation.
• AoD has none of the DS version's extended options.
• Has the Music Shop
• Has Multiplayer Mode
• Has Etna Mode
• You can fight Adell, Rozalin and Zetta, but you can't recruit them. Pleinair is also not available for recruiting.
• In the last stage in Cave of Ordeal, the Demonhall Mirror is present.
• Purchased songs can be selected for the Item World.
• Counter glitch present
• Glitched items present
• Record Keeper present
• No mini-map
• Good graphics quality
• Good audio quality
• Full voice acting
• Has no Prinny Commentary
• Laharl's penis is actively shown on this game

Packaging Artwork

Makai Senki Disgaea Portable
Nippon Ichi Software
Japan: 11/30/06

Makai Senki Disgaea Portable (First Print Limited Edition)
Nippon Ichi Software
Japan: 11/30/06

Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness
NIS America
North America: 08/27/03

Makai Senki Disgaea Portable: Tsuushin Taisen Hajime Mashita
Nippon Ichi Software
Japan: 11/29/07

Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness
Koei
Europe: 12/14/07

Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness
Koei
Australia: 12/20/07

External links

• Official Site
• Official Japanese Site