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Also known as: “Disgaea: The Hour of Darkness”, “Netherworld Battle Chronicle: Disgaea”
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Disgaea, electronic game released by the Japanese video-game company Nippon Ichi Software for the Sony Corporation’s PlayStation 2 console in 2003 under the title Netherworld Battle Chronicle: Disgaea. The game was released in the United States the same year under the title Disgaea: The Hour of Darkness. The award-winning game prompted multiple spin-offs and sequels. The plot centres on Prince Laharl, a demon who resides in Netherworld, a kingdom once ruled by his father. When Laharl wakes up from a two-year nap to discover his father is dead, he sets out to claim Netherworld as his own. Along the way, ...(100 of 303 words)

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