Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts Review

Kingdom Hearts Feature

• Real-time battle system that incorporates innovative new elements with traditional RPG gameplay
• Meet other Disney characters from films like Aladdin, Tarzan, Hercules & Alice In Wonderland
• Disney characters act like their film personas - Peter Pan flies, Tarzan climbs and King Triton swims, among others
• Cameo appearances by Final Fantasy characters - Meet Selphie (FF VIII), Tidus & Wakka (FF X) and others
• Integrated voiceovers, with actual voices of Disney characters

Ever wondered what would happen if the worlds of Final Fantasy and Disney collided? It’s an odd concept to be sure, but from the most schizophrenic of acorns the mighty gaming oak of Kingdom Hearts has grown. Legendary role-playing game makers Square have been given unprecedented liberties with the entire Disney universe and have created a game featuring everything from The Nightmare Before Christmas to The Little Mermaid. This is odd enough in itself when you have characters as disparate as Tarzan and Donald Duck teaming up, but becomes majorly freaky when Square thrown in a variety of their own characters such as Cloud, Squall, and Aeris from the various Final Fantasy games. But this incongruity has one side benefit in that the storyline behind the game is by necessity rather vague, which seems to have stopped Square from filling three CDs full of their usual New Age whining about Mother Earth. Instead they’ve spent even more time on the graphics, and the end result is a quite stunning 3-D cartoon.

As for the gameplay, it may come as a surprise to learn that it doesn’t actually feature, as all the Final Fantasy games do, turn-based combat. Instead it's essentially a scrolling beat-'em-up-cum-platformer with exactly the kind of complicated Square-style knobs you’d expect. The game may be a little shallow, but it’s an impressive artistic achievement and to be quite frank any title that allows you to magically summon Bambi out of thin air to attack evil demons of the underworld has got to be worth some sort of recommendation. --David Jenkins Kingdom Hearts: Greatest Hits is a classic role-player for the PS2 -- now rereleased at an affordable price, for those who missed out the first time around! This is the story of Sora, a 14-year-old boy whose world is shattered. When a violent storm hits his island-paradise home, he is separated from his two best friends and goes to look for them. Meanwhile, King Mickey is missing from Disney Castle and Captain Goofy and the court wizard Donald are off to search for him. When Sora, Donald and Goofy meet, they hear about the Heartless: Strange and powerful creatures who caused the terrible storm and kidnapped King Mickey. They'll work together to help each other meet their goals - and have an incredible adventure as they go!

Kingdom Hearts II

Kingdom Hearts II Review

Kingdom Hearts II Feature

• Explore both new and familiar worlds from Kingdom Hearts, plus new Disney worlds to the Kingdom Hearts franchise, such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Beauty and the Beast and Mulan
• A more advanced battle system that allows for a wider range of commands, powerful new combos, and cooperative attacks with members of your party, introducing another layer of strategy
• All-new Drive command that lets Sora change into a variety of new forms, altering his skills and abilities
• A revamped camera system that keeps you in the middle of the action
• New transportation system that takes Sora and friends from world to world in the style of theme park rides

Kingdom Hearts II follows Sora Donald and Goofy on their continuing quest. It has been one year since the events of Kingdom Hearts. The story begins in Twilight Town a quite burg nestled between night and day. Sora and friends are joined by a vibrant new cast of characters including King Mickey himself! Together they will encounter countless dangers in worlds both familiar and brand new.Features: Explore both new and familiar worlds from Kingdom Hearts plus new Disney worlds to the Kingdom Hearts franchise such as Pirates of the Caribbean Beauty and the Beast and Mulan. A more advanced battle system that allows for a wider range of commands powerful new combos and cooperative attacks with members of your party introducing another layer of strategy. An all-new "Drive" command that lets Sora change into a variety of new forms altering his skills and abilities. A revamped camera system that keeps you in the middle of the action. Brand new transportation system that takes Sora and friends from world to world in the style of theme park rides. Cameo appearances by popular Final Fantasy characters. A large ensemble cast of Disney characters and a new cast of original characters designed by renowned artist Tetsuya Nomura.Format: PS2 Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: RP UPC: 662248904115 Manufacturer No: 90411