powers that the original Marona has. In order to avoid confusion amongst the people of this reality's world she goes by the name 'Carona' instead. Whereas Marona is both carefree and optimistic, Carona is usually serious and pessimistic, although she does show a twisted sense of humor. Her goals and intent are both unknown, and she mostly keeps to herself when she's not training Marona and company for their upcoming battle with Sulpher. Carona appears in Ivoire just after a mysterious veil of darkness claimed the lives of all of the peoples of Ivoire, save Marona. God Eringa A powerful character that appears alongside Carona, this bearded mushroom creature claims to be God. He entices Marona and company to work in his interest under the proposal that if they can defeat Sulfer within a certain number of days, he will revive all of the people who were felled by the darkness that swallowed Ivoire. During the final battle of "Another Marona" it is revealed that he is actually the fabled Merchant of Death, and was responsible for the spreading darkness that killed everyone. Other characters Four characters that originate from the Disgaea series (Laharl, Etna, Flonne, and Vyers) become playable characters upon completing certain post-game content. Myao, one of Marjoly's henchwomen from the Marl Kingdom series game Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure, also makes a playable cameo. Reception The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms except the PSP version, which received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Nintendo Power gave the Wii version a favorable review, nearly two months before its U.S. release date. Edge gave the original game a score of seven out of ten, saying, "Nippon Ichi's disregard for the cult of stagnated updates is at once exhilarating and unnerving. It's exhilarating because it leaves the player wondering exactly where these craftsmen of the strategy minutiae will go next, and it's unnerving because Phantom Braves reworking is a bridge too far for all but the most dedicated of videogame strategists." In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 33 out of 40 for the original game, and 32 out of 40 for the PSP version. Michael Lafferty of GameZone gave the original game a score of 7.8 out of 10, calling it "A mixed bag that goes from simple (and a tad frustrating) to thoughtfully compelling in the combat." Later, however, Michael Knutson gave