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Disgaea DS ds Game Reviews
Disgaea DS
Critic Score
Metascore: 81 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
9.0 out of 10
based on 21 reviews
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Completely remade to take advantage of Nintendo DS, Disgaea DS offers a deep strategy RPG experience with an exceptional story, a fantastic script, and a host of loveable characters and settings. An all-new story focus means a completely different experience for the player, not to mention a brand new ending. Geo Cubes add special effects to the battlefield, completely shifting the balance in the blink of an eye. Using local wireless multiplayer support, take your friends on in grand battles of strategy and wit – or try different modes like Defeat the Leader and Capture the Flag. With support for touch screen control and excellent of use of the two Nintendo DS screens, Disgaea has never played better. [NIS America]

PUBLISHER: NIS America
DEVELOPER: NIS
GENRE(S): Role-Playing Game
PLAYERS: 2
ESRB RATING: T (Teen)
RELEASE DATE: September 23, 2008

What The Critics Said

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95
Worth Playing
This really, truly is Disgaea, stripped of its stationary roots and shoved onto a tiny cartridge without missing a step. Everything about this title will appeal to the gamer who's been intrigued by the strategy genre, but been too put off by how dire and dramatic it can be.
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95
Game Chronicles
Simply amazing.
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93
Nintendojo
Regardless of Disgaea DS’s unbridled insanity, Nippon Ichi deserves a lot of credit for squeezing such a sizeable game into such a small package.
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90
IGN
If I were stranded on an island with my DS and just one game, this would be it.
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88
RPG Fan
If you've never played it before, you've been missing out on a game that combines addictive, deep gameplay with a good plot and a great sense of humor.
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85
GameZone
Solid tactical experience that will provide hours upon hours of a play time.
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85
Extreme Gamer
Disgaea is one of the most original and fun tactical role-playing games ever released; and now Nintendo DS owners get a chance to experience the joy of Disgaea that made it a cult hit.
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84
ZTGameDomain
Disgaea DS is probably the most feature-rich experience currently on the system.
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83
Gamer 2.0
If you still haven’t gotten into the Disgaea series, now is the time especially with the $30 price tag because you get a lot more than what you’re paying for.
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83
NGamer UK
A unique game that will either stay in your cartridge slot forever or be thrown out with tomorrow's trash depending on your taste. There's just nothing else quite like it. [Dec 2008, p.77]
82
Cheat Code Central
Disgaea DS is an SPRG-fan's dream; it's got incredible customization options, the potential for hundreds of hours of gameplay, and a unique and varied job system.
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80
GamePro
If you haven't picked up a copy of Disgaea previously, be sure to give the DS version a try. [Oct 2008, p.93]
80
Game Informer
This is a slightly inferior version of an awesome game, which makes it a pretty good offering on Nintendo's handheld. [Oct 2008, p.115]
80
Games Radar
Don’t make this the third time you passed on Disgaea. NIS is running out of systems to port to.
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80
GameSpot
Disgaea DS is a delightfully evil strategy RPG with enough depth (and prinnies) to entertain you for ages.
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80
Kombo
With the core gameplay intact and every key element that makes the game a pleasure still there, this is a solid DS pickup.
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75
Nintendo Power
If you haven't played it and strategy RPGs are your thing, though, it's hard to get much better than this. [Oct 2008, p.88]
75
GameShark
Disgaea DS throws the title onto a new platform, but it loses none of what made it so excellent in the first place. The gameplay is still deep and addicting, the story and subsequent writing are still fantastic, and the characters are some of the most memorable in recent RPGs.
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75
Hardcore Gamer Magazine
If you've already played through another version, there’s enough extras to make the purchase entertaining; if you've never played Disgaea before, this is a great place to start.
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67
Gaming Nexus
Disgaea on DS is still a solid adventure and it works great in a portable medium, but again the limited DS cart size has caused the game to lose some of its audio and graphical fidelity in exchange for touch sensitive controls which are for the most part serviceable.
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58
1UP
Unfortunately, such a light-hearted plot doesn't seem like a suitable reward for the grueling strategic depth of the combat.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Bartosz B. gave it a9:
Just to be short: addictive game-play, great plot, awesome sense of humor (a scene where Etna made Prinnies work, made my heart cry), feel of being EVIL and the only quirk is the video/sound lower quality, but still it doesn't ruin the game. Buy it, if you don't own it (yet)!

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