Kingdom Hearts
Compatible with PlayStation 2â„¢ (PS2â„¢)
For PAL systems only.
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Item Description
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.
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.
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Average rating: | (4.5 out of 5) | |
Total votes: | 38 |
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matt986 (132) on 06, Mar. 2014 21:39 (HKT)
Its Kingdom Hearts
Say no more. Quality game, with good graphics, and a good mix of Disney and Square Enix elements.
johnwins (11) on 01, Aug. 2013 05:21 (HKT)
TOP GAME
Final Fantasy + Disney = AMAZING GAME! A PS2 Classic!
fred.sb (6) on 27, Jun. 2013 21:09 (HKT)
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Best Disney's game serie ever!
deccstory (31) on 14, Jun. 2013 11:07 (HKT)
Beautifull Game
Gorgeous RPG, extremante fun with Disney characters, one piece of art this game.
DONNIemo (152) on 01, Apr. 2013 16:10 (HKT)
Beautiful
One of the most beautiful games ever made on the PS2.
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