Disgaea: Hour of Darkness 2003

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Nippon Ichi Software's 2003 tactical role playing game for the PlayStation 2, in which Laharl, the son of a demon overlord, wakes after a two year sleep and sets out to succeed his father. Battles are on square grid maps, and humanoid units can lift and throw other units to extend an ally's movement or push an enemy back. Up to four characters can join a team attack on one enemy. Colored Geo Panels give properties to the units on them, and destroying a Geo Symbol sets off chain reactions across the map that can clear a whole board. Between battles the Dark Assembly votes on proposals, and the Item World lets you enter any item, up to 100 randomly generated floors, to raise its stats. Chains planned across a whole board, and items you can dive into to strengthen, keep every battle a puzzle about what to set off first today.