Kingdom Hearts
by Square Enix
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Video Game Reviews of Kingdom Hearts
Customer Review: Kingdom Hearts
Summary: 5 Stars
Want a little fun with Disney characters mixed in as you travel from world to world? This is the perfect game for you!! Fun, exciting, lots of extra clues to find. And not too hard for those who are not the best at typical action games - loads of laughs too.Customer Review: Perfect for my 6 year old 'gamer'
Summary: 5 Stars
This game was an instant hit! My 6 year old son is very intelligent and an avid gamer - he throughly enjoys it. It is challenging and the disney characters make it a 'lil' person's game- which he loves. Definitely a 5 star game!Customer Review: An astounding RPG that will leave you breathless
Summary: 5 Stars
It was about four years ago when I first went over to a friend's house and I started playing Kingdom Hearts near the middle of the game, and I begged him to let me borrow it. He complied and I played through the whole game in a little less than a week. I was thrilled at how much the game had to offer: new and exciting plotline unlike anything I had ever seen, deep characters that were deceptively human, richly elaborate worlds and platform environments, and some of the best graphics of its day. The mix of Square Soft (now called Square Enix), possibly one of Japans best gaming companies, and Disney, an American treasure trove of classic stories and characters, proved to be a huge win when Kingdom Hearts was born from years of hard work and persistence.
The controls are simple and easy to manage, although combat can get a bit hectic at times when so much is going on in the screen space you lose track of what's happening. I applaud the leveling up system, since I lean towards games where the more you battle and get more experience the stronger your character becomes. And in this game, when you fight, not only your character gets stronger, but so do your partners! At times all of the items and key chains and abilities can seem to get out of hand, but if you take the time and learn their attributes they can prove quite useful in a tight spot.
What really got me going, however, was the unique plot and character development used to make Kingdom Hearts a truly one-of-a-kind gaming experience. It begins centered on the lives of three young children: Sora (our main protagonist), Kairi (the classic damsel in distress), and Riku (a very dynamic character and side-switcher of our story). The game starts out on Destiny Islands, where our three friends begin their tale. The plot thickens as we learn that Sora is the one chosen by the Keyblade, the ultimate weapon against Darkness, and must use its power to rid the universe of its taint once and for all. Riku and Kairi mysteriously disappear from the Island one night when it is attacked by Heartless, creatures whose hearts have been lost to the Darkness and prey off the hearts of others. Sora is whisked away to the world of Traverse Town, and there our real adventure begins...
But I won't go spoiling the whole story for you, now! There are a collection of worlds in this game, and Kingdom Hearts boasts one of the widest selections of levels and scenarios of any game of its day. You get to travel between worlds on your quest, of which many of are modeled after Disney movies. The animations are very good and with an interactive environment that stretches the limit of previous 2002 games, with thought-out level design that resembles their Disney counterparts with mirror precision, also keeping in mind the characters that inhabit these worlds. Square Enix even threw in some of the stars from the very successful Final Fantasy series, including Aerith, Cloud Strife, Squall Leonhart, Cid, Yuffie, and Sephiroth (although some may not be able to see him in specific game play courses). Sora, Riku, and Kairi are some of Square Enix's finest creations, having personalities akin to that of real human beings and I became quite attached to them throughout the course of the game. Hats off to Tetsuya Nomura, a longtime Square Enix character designer who created them and the genius who directed the development of Kingdom Hearts.
Another point that I must make it that the music floored me. The incredible opening theme by Japanese-American artist Utada Hikaru with breath-taking animation had me hooked the moment I started and the music that accompanies the story line fits and flows beautifully with every passing moment. It sped up with the battle sequences, gave background and depth to the lush animations of game play, and provided perfect momentum for the well thought-out choreographies of the cut scenes. Yoko Shimomura is a credit to the small league of women composers with her captivating scores to one of the, in my opinion, greatest games I have ever played.
Customer Review: Great Game!
Summary: 5 Stars
My child just loves this game, he has been begging me for this game for a long time now! He was so excited to be able to get this game and receive a NEW one! He thought if he was able to get this game it would definately be used, since it was an older game. He was thrilled and plays it everyday! Thanks Amazon.com!Customer Review: Kingdom Hearts, One of the Best in All the Worlds
Summary: 5 Stars
Kingdom Hearts for the PlayStation 2 is on the top 50 games of all time list for any person that can enjoy any form of media.
In Kingdom Hearts you play as Sora, a teenaged boy from Destiny Islands, where the world is soon taken over by darkness, brought upon by creatures called the Heartless, who are hearts that have been corrupted by darkness and taken over by it. In the game you team up with Donald Duck, the Court Wizard of King Mickey Mouse, and Goofy, Captain of the Royal Guard. While with them you travel and warp between several different different Disney Worlds, staving off the Heartless and trying to find Sora's best friends, Riku and Kairi.
This game is what is called a "hack-n-slash" RPG. In an RPG such as this, you are continually pressing the attack button, but surprisingly that requires strategy. The battle system is flawless, but is slightly repetitive. However, the variation of abilities and enemis and battlefields and worlds completely negates that little problem.
A compelling storyline to along with all this creates a game that will surprise and delight people of all ages.