Talking to the gatekeeper of Holt will give players the option of exploring the new area or repeating any maps that have been beaten.

Special enemies, called Guardians, can be freed by defeating them, imparting certain benefits to the item, such as increased attack or defense values.

[citation needed] Fifteen years ago, a powerful Overlord by the name of Zenon appeared in Veldime and cursed its human population.

Wanting to save his family and return them back to their true form, Adell decides to seek out Overlord Zenon and defeat him.

They later go on a quest to find Zenon and return Rozalin to him, and then defeat him so that the curse would be lifted, making his family and the rest of the world human again.

[2] NIS America announced that they were publishing the PlayStation Portable version under the name Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days.

[1] The re-release features bonus material over the original, including an expanded playable character line-up(including three of the main cast from the sequel Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice; Mao, Raspberyl and Mr. Champloo), an 'Axel Mode' storyline, more creatable monsters and more powerful versions of existing spells.

Features from Disgaea 3 are also introduced, including an enhanced Magichange system, Pass & Toss and Level Spheres in the Item World.