Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
| Disgaea: Hour of Darkness | |
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| Developer(s) | Nippon Ichi Software |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Director(s) | Yoshitsuna Kobayashi |
| Producer(s) | Sōhei Niikawa |
| Designer(s) | Yoshitsuna Kobayashi |
| Composer(s) | Tenpei Sato |
| Series | Disgaea |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Microsoft Windows |
| Release date(s) |
PlayStation 2 PlayStation Portable Nintendo DS Microsoft Windows
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| Genre(s) | Tactical role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 85.35% |
| Metacritic | 84/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | B |
| Game Informer | 8.75/10 |
| GameSpot | 8.1/10 |
| GameSpy |   |
| IGN | 9.4/10 |
| Awards | |
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| Publication | Award |
| IGN | PS2: Best Game No One Played |
| GameSpy | PS2: Strategy Game of the Year |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 87.77% |
| Metacritic | 87/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | B |
| GameSpot | 8.0/10 |
| GameSpy | |
| IGN | 9.0/10 |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 82.70% |
| Metacritic | 82/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | C+ |
| GameSpot | 8.0/10 |
| IGN | 9.0/10 |
| Aggregate score | |
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| Metacritic | 74/100 |
| Review score | |
| Publication | Score |
| PC Gamer (US) | 61% |
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (魔界戦記ディスガイア Makai Senki Disugaia?, lit. "Netherworld Battle Chronicle: Disgaea") is a tactical role-playing video game developed and published by Nippon Ichi Software for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console.
Nippon Ichi has also licensed or produced a wide variety of Disgaea merchandise, including a manga. In 2006, Nippon Ichi released a sequel called Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories for the PlayStation 2, as well as a 12-episode anime titled Makai Senki Disgaea. A PlayStation Portable version of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness was released entitled Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness. A second sequel, Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice, was released for the PlayStation 3.
A direct sequel, taking place 10 years after the end of the game, named Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness was announced for PlayStation 3 in 2012, and stars the main cast (and additional new characters) of Hour of Darkness.
Disgaea is a tactical role playing game. Battle gameplay takes place on a map divided into a square grid. The player controls a squad of humanoid units and monsters, which each occupy a single square of the grid and do combat with a group of enemies. Depending on the character and attack selected, the player will be able to deal damage to a specific enemy unit or a designated region of the map. Combat ends when all enemy units or all of the player's units are destroyed.
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