Disgaea 3 - Absence of Justice | Square Enix Europe

SQUARE ENIX ANNOUNCES DISGAEA 3 FOR EUROPE AND PAL TERRITORIES

London (21st August 2008) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that Nippon Ichi Software’s Disgaea® 3 Absence of Justice will be released by Square Enix across PAL territories in early 2009 on the PlayStationPLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system.

Welcome to the twisted world of the Nether Institute, Evil Academy where good is bad and bad is good. In this school a good student is somebody that excels in delinquent activities such as skipping classes or not doing their homework, whereas a bad student arrives to school early and does their homework on time.

This is the setting for Disgaea 3, a rich and deep Strategic RPG that’s not afraid to display a very bizarre sense of humour. It’s a winning combination that will leave you laughing one minute and fighting cunning enemies the next. Where special attacks can deliver up to 100 million points worth of damage and the power of the PS3 is used to deliver 2D sprites, albeit lots of them!

John Yamamoto, president and chief executive officer of Square Enix Ltd. comments, “The forthcoming release of Disgaea 3 marks Square Enix’s commitment to delivering memorable titles to new audiences. Nippon Ichi has created a wonderful world full of bizarre characters and deep, addictive gameplay. I am delighted that we have added Disgaea 3 to our growing 2009 line-up and I hope everyone enjoys playing this unique and rewarding game”

About DISGAEA 3 Absence of Justice

Story

Mao was reading a comic book. His room was filled with jars of specimens from past experiments. The pages told about of a superhero that defeats defeated an atrocious Overlord. Right then, Mao made a huge decision. “As of now… I shall become a hero!”

The decision he made was a big deal, for he is the spawn of the Dean of the Nether Institute, Evil Academy. Mao believes that to defeat the Overlord, he must become a hero.

Raspberyl, the delinquent of the school, learns about Mao’s plans and begins to worry. If Mao were to achieve the title of Hero, it would endanger her position as the school’s “Number One Delinquent”. She tries to talk Mao out of his plan.

Witnessing their conversation, Almaz, a hero, misunderstands the situation and tries to save the day. Mao accepts Almaz’s challenge and steals Almaz’s hero title after defeating him.

With the title of Hero, Mao believes he is one step closer to defeating his father and achieving his goal of becoming Overlord.

Will Mao be able to become a hero and defeat the Overlord?
Or will Raspberyl convince him not to?
What is going to happen to Almaz?

Features
• An RPG with a twisted funny-bone, where good is bad and bad is good – and see if you can spot all the anime references
• A rich and deep Strategic RPG with character creation and a student council
• Combine attacks to create devastating new combos with Skill Merge
• Magichange allows you to transform your character to launch powerful new attacks and unleash new abilities
• Geo Block – master this demonic trap via stacking and long-lasting chain combos
• Use all your wits and skills to survive the evolving Random Dungeon

Mao stared dumbly at the comic book, seemingly oblivious to the grisly specimens that leered at him from the jars lining the walls of his room.

Since reading about the legendary superhero who vanquished a maniacal Overlord, he hadn't been able to draw his eyes away from the comic's well-thumbed pages. Suddenly, as if coming to a momentous decision, he declared to the world in general, "As of today, it shall be my life's aim to become a HERO!" Now, coming from the son of the Dean of Nether Institute, Evil Academy - a.k.a the Overlord - this was serious! If Mao wanted to be a hero, it could mean only one thing: that he'd finally settled upon a way to defeat his old man!

When the school's resident goody-two-shoes, Raspberyl, learns about Mao's plan, she begins to worry, realising that if Mao succeeds, he'll take her place as the school's top delinquent! In an effort to avert this disaster, she sets about trying to talk him out of it, but just as she's getting started, a hero named Almaz wanders by and Mao - scarcely able to believe his luck - swiftly steals the hapless hero's title!

Now a "hero", Mao believes he's one step closer to becoming Overlord, but...

...will he really be able to defeat his own father?

...or will Raspberyl convince him not to!?

...and what will become of poor Almaz!?

Find out in DISGAEA® 3: Absence of Justice!