bit-tech Shopping: NIS America Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories for PlayStation 2

Rating: 10

Time with product: 1 Week

Strengths: New improved graphics, exciting interesting storyline. Highly addictive gameplay.

Weaknesses: High learning curve, for newcomers to this series.

Summary: Disgaea 2 is the most anticipated strategy game of the year. With lots high hopes, in many many ways this game has met all the hardcore gamers needs. Bringing more of the strategy needed to win in each battle, with each battle being interesting and part of the storyline. You won't find no tedious game play. Also back, is the adorable cutesy anime artwork and returning character from the first game. I highly recommend this 80+ hours of fun.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 4

Strengths: SRPG at its best - animations

Weaknesses: not for the short term player

Summary: Sequel to one of the better SRPG for the PS2 , Disgaea 2 expands on its strengths and makes for another great game.This is the perfect game for the perfectionist. You have hundreds of things you can tweak - characters, spells, armor, etc etc etc.You can spend an hour just setting up a character for the next battle. So if you think this is your type of game, i definitely recommend it. Can't wait for the next one in the series on the ps3!

Rating: 8

Time with product: 13 Days

Strengths: Characters, story line and Customization

Weaknesses: Few slow moments during cutscenes and animations

Summary: This games is considered one of the best strategy released. Disgaea 2 is the continuation of the first game Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. This game packs a lot of time for strategy and has one of the best stories. From almost hundreds of customizing characters and classes and even magic spell and special attacks.This game make you spend hours of hours of fun plus the animations. I recommend this as a must buy game since its the sequel of the first one and good for those rpg-strategists.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 2 Weeks

Strengths: Great story, excellent characters, many hours of entertainment.

Weaknesses: Lacks some of the charm of the first game. Main characters are not the same as in the 1st game.

Summary: The game looks and sounds great, particularly the voice acting. Some characters from the original are in the game although they are not main characters which may turn some people away. The game may be too long for casual, non-strategy rpg types.

Rating: 8

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Strengths: Sequel to one of the greatest console strategy RPG's ever made

Weaknesses: Not much different than the first

Summary: The first Disgaea game is a compelling strategy game that can take you over 100 hours to fully complete. The sequel is similar, with some minor tweaks to the gameplay. Basically, if you liked the first one then you will appreciate the new story and minor differences this time around. If you haven't played the first, then it doesn't really matter - play either one. The game is not for beginners though, as the game is deep and can be challenging in parts (and may require reset/restarts after investing hours into a particular level). The graphics are adequate. The first title was not of system-pushing caliber and the second is slightly more polished but nothing spectacular. But that is not really the focus of this game, so that's not a big issue. While the first game became quite rare and expensive before it was reprinted a few times, the sequel seems fairly commonplace now and can be had in the $30 range. It is definitely worth that price if you are a fan of turn-based strategy RPGs as you will no doubt get many hours of enjoyment out of it.