of the Sacred Tome, Gig and Revya from Soul Nomad & the World Eaters, Priere from La Pucelle: Tactics, Marjoly from Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure, Hero Prinny from Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?, and Kogure Souichirou from Hayarigami. Aramis from Disgaea and Pleinair, Takehito Harada's mascot character, can be unlocked by completing the additional modes. Re-release An enhanced remake of Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice named was released for the PlayStation Vita as a launch title in Japan on December 17, 2011. It was released in North America and Europe in April 2012, subtitled Absence of Detention. Reception The game received "generally favorable reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave both Absence of Justice and Absence of Detention each a score of 32 out of 40. Andrew Fitch of 1Up.com said of Absence of Justice, "This is possibly the most accessible incarnation to date, and if you've overlooked Disgaea until now, give this one a shot." Eurogamer noted the difficult learning curve for new players but commended the same game for its overall depth. IGNs Ryan Clements was more critical of Absence of Justice, citing its dated graphics (on PS3) and camera control but praised the music quality and length summing up his review with "Ultimately, I think Absence of Justice is just the repackaging of a formula that's passed its prime." Edge gave it a score of eight out of ten, saying, "That Disgaea 3 is perhaps the finest of its self-referential and casually wicked yarns, is almost an irrelevance. We've got numbers to think about." Louis Bedigian of GameZone gave it a score of 7.7 out of 10, saying that it was "Best suited for the Disgaea fan who loves the series solely (or at least primarily) for its gameplay, and for newcomers who will skip the story regardless of its quality." Reviewing the Vita version, Absence of Detention, on PlayStation LifeStyle, Heath Hindman cited camera control and Vita's touch features as problematic, but was more positive about Disgaea'''s formula than Clements. His review had particularly great things to say about the story and characters, and made it clear that the graphics look better on Vita's small screen than they did on a TV. Vito Gesualdi of GameZone gave it 8.5 out of 10, saying, "As the first true RPG on the PlayStation Vita, Disgaea 3 definitely has