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Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice

Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice is the third video game in the Disgaea series by Nippon Ichi. The game takes place in a Netherworld school called the Evil Academy. In this demon school, a good student is one who…

75 31 January 2008

Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Nippon Ichi Software, released 31 January 2008 on PlayStation 3.

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What Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice is

Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Nippon Ichi Software and released in 2008. It is available on PlayStation 3 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The story takes place in the Evil Academy where Lord Mao, the Academy's Top Honor Student (because he has never been to class), has decided that he needs to gain "the Power of the Hero" to get revenge on the Overlord, who also happens to be his father, from thousands of hours of research into comics, anime and video games. Along the way he meets Raspberyl who introduces herself as an old friend of Mao and the Academy's Number 1 Delinquent (as she does all her homework, has perfect attendance and volunteers in her spare time). Soon after, the pair meets Almaz who has come to protect the Princess from the Overlord. Mao, seeing Almaz's title as "Hero", kidnaps him while Beryl tries to rescue…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are comedy and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Disgaea series

Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice is the fifth of 27 entries we hold in the Disgaea series. It arrived a year after Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness. The next entry was Disgaea DS in 2008. Its critic score of 75 is 3 points below the series average of 78. The highest-rated entry is Disgaea: Hour of Darkness at 90.

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How it was received

Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 46% of the 3,813 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 10 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice launched on 31 January 2008, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Burnout Paradise, Devil May Cry 4 and Audiosurf. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Burnout Paradise, Devil May Cry 4, Audiosurf.

Cheats and codes

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When did Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice come out?
Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice was released on 31 January 2008 for PlayStation 3.

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