Disgaea: Hour of Darkness announced
We reported earlier that a DS port of Disgaea was mentioned in a famitsu article, Now NIS America has made it official .Another fantastic reason to own a Nintendo DS
Santa Ana, CA – 2008 March 7 – NIS America announced today that a new edition of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness will be released for the Nintendo DS. In order to fully utilize Nintendo DS’s capabilities several key improvements will be made to the user interface and game system. Disgaea for the Nintendo DS will arrive in North America in the summer of 2008.
About Disgaea DS
Disgaea’s game system is simple yet addictive. It has the same basic concept as other strategy RPGs, but uses many unique features and enhancements that make this game unprecedented. The following are some of the special features of Disgaea DS:
* Geo Panels – A group of stat altering elemental properties that are placed upon certain parts of the battlefield. When there are one or more colored panels on the battle grid, it means an element can affect that area. The effect can boost or reduce your unit’s stats.
* Geo Cubes – A new addition to the PSP version, Geo Cubes are magic items that add more depth to multiand#8208;player battles. You can use the various Geo Cubes to enhance your abilities, summon monsters, or even attack your enemies with them.
* Demon Gadgets – Randomly generated items that appear on the battlefield. By acquiring these gadgets, you can powerand#8208;up your units. Some demon gadgets can level your unit up by 30 levels at once.
* Transmigration – A form of reincarnation that allows you to start over from level 1, but your unit will grow stronger than before.
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Awesome. I am interested in picking up my first title in this series. So the more options the better. I will probably opt for the PSP or DS one depending on which iteration ends up being better.