New 'Disgaea' in the Works for Nintendo DS

Cult favorite Japanese strategy role playing game (SRPG) series Disgaea will be making an appearance on Nintendo's dual screened Game Boy... er, Nintendo DS, reports Japanese game mag Famitsu.

Disgaea is a popular strategy series that plays similar to Final Fantasy Tactics, but with wacky characters such as a demon prince, his oddball vassals and demonic penguin slaves instead of your typical black mages and moogles. The series is also somewhat easier to pick-up and play and yet has a surprisingly large amount of depth. Previous games in the series include Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (PS2), Disgaea 2 (PS2) and Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (PSP) - as well as series spin-off games like Phantom Brave (PS2) and Makai Kingdom (PS2) . There's also Disgaea 3, scheduled to release for the PS3 this August in the US.

It is unknown at this time if the DS game will be a new game in the series or a spin-off of some sort. But if its even half as good as the other Disgaea games, Nintendo DS owners will have yet another great game to add to their collection. NIS has not announced the game for US markets yet, but an announcement will likely come as the game progresses in development.

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DS Fanboy [Joystiq]