- 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
Product Description
An RPG that’s fun for the entire family! Enter a lush world of adventure featuring cast of Disney characters and a new cast of original characters designed by renowned artist Tetsuya Nomura. Kingdom Hearts II delivers another thrilling journey through the fantastic Disney universe peppered with Square characters. Combining roleplaying elements with action, the game centers on Sora, a young hero. Whisked away to the unfamiliar Traverse Town during a powerful storm, he meets Donald Duck and Goofy and is propelled into an exciting adventure. Are you ready for the ride of a lifetime? The trio will journey to an enormous castle, which is ruled over by the fearsome but misunderstood Beast. From there they will encoun… More >>
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The reason i wanted you to read this review before buying is because::
Now, the plot of the game is magnificent! very well thought out!! but a bunch of major flaws that keep my stars coming down.
Clips/Synomatics::: Ok, there are WAY TOO MANY OF THESE THINGS IN THIS GAME! after ever fight, every time you enter a new room, EVERYWHERE! i got sooooo annoyed watching 3 minute synomatics after every little part of this game!
Malifecent::: HOW THE HECK DID THIS LITTLE WITCH GET BACK IN THE SEQUAL??? ok, i know, but it’s really stupid how they bring her back. She randomly gets brought back to life.
Too Easy::: THIS GAME IS TOO EASY! I COULD HAVE DIED! i mean, when you need to battle heartless or nobodies, the info screen says “Defeat all the heartless/nobodies to move on” I MEAN DUH? this game feels like it was made for babies!
Expert/HARD mode::: EVEN FOR THIS MODE, IT’S STILL EASY AS PIE! There is BARELY a difference in stregnth of the enemies compared to Easy, and Normal Mode!!
Worlds::: They have some new ones, some old ones, but they all suck. Alantica is all a musical number! and you can’t beat it until you’re like at the end of the game because it blocks you out saying “You need Thundaga to go on” or “you need to learn Cura to go on” Now that’s STUPID! needing random things to complete a world! also, the new ones are from cool Disney movies, but Kingdom Hearts 2 makes them all bad. I mean, Hallow Bastion is now a CITY? where was that in the first game? and Hallow Bastion gets a new name?? that’s crazy!!
also, you need to go back to every single world again even after you beat it once!! besides Alantica THANK GOD!
Bosses::: ok, now here is a subject! Bosses, at random times, are too easy, ar too hard. like, in The Pride Lands ((Lion King)) the first boss is scar, easy right, yep! but the second boss is some random plant/earth dude that is almost impossable to beat on the first try. also, when you go to Beasts Castle ((Beauty and the Beast)) the second time, the last boss in that world is soooo hard, even King Mickey helps you out. SEPHIROTH IS IMPOSSABLE! i beat Sephiroth in Kingdom Hearts one easy with the Ultima Weapn, but in this game, he is like 100 Times Harder!
Please continue reading because i have some good things to say too!!
Gummi Ship::: It’s Dumb. You don’t go to worlds through a path way in space, you unlock a keyhole and go through a hard world and defeat as many heartless ships as you can.and once you unlock a keyhole to another world, you can just sorta fly over to the world ((you’d need the game to understand)) also, i might add that the gummi creator menu is messed up and confusing.
Begining::: I thought it was confusing and dumb, because you don’t start out as Sora, but actually Roxas. and yes, he has a small, but big part in this game.
Plot::: There is not much that i can say without giving anything away, but all i can tell you is that i liked the plot a lot.
The Pros ((finally))::: The Controls are pretty much the same, except a bit more complex, and their is a reaction command ((Triangle)) Which i HATE, but it might be usefull for other people.
All In All, i actually recomend you buy this game ((suprisingly)), only because i want people to know what happens to sora and friends, and i want people to know how bad this game is.
The only thing i liked about this game was the music, and Winnie the Pooh World!
I only think i hated this game so much because i expected too much, if you don’t expect a ton from this game, you might actually like it?? i don’t know, just try it out.
Rating: 1 / 5
I could play Kingdom Hearts I, over and over but, Kindom Hearts II is too boring! There is too much talking and not enough action. I am too disappointed in this game because of the high standard that Kingdom Hearts I set.
Rating: 1 / 5
Kingdom of hearts 2 does not stand up to the quality of Kingdom of hearts 1. The graphics are less detailed, and the cut scenes are choppy and unnecessarily long. Thank goodness one can opt out of playing the cut scenes. Invisable walls abound everywere which was not a main problem in the first game. The game is also less open than the first one — meaning that in the first one you had more choice of what you wanted to do and in what order. The music is all disney — other characters game music is nonexistant. The uniqueness of this game is gone — it is all disney. The fights are all button pushing and switching from the item menu is awkward. Most times you win and don’t know how you did it.
If your just looking to fill time then I’d play this game. But I’d recommend renting or waiting for a discounted price. Poorly done game all round.
Rating: 1 / 5
Whenever someone does something inventive and inspiring buy that, don’t buy its sequel. The sequel is a rehash of the first at best, and at worst the creator either hadn’t the energy to do something creative, and just threw together a standard knock-off. Note such sequels as Alundra 2, Suikoden (what is it now, four or five?), Wild Arms, etc. Sure the original was great at one time, but unless you find one that broke the mold, or the story is so interesting and developed that it continues through several games (from what I read of Kingdom Hearts in plot spoilers it’s not quite that developed), it’s not really worth it.
The only instances where a sequel outperformed an original is where it managed to be more creative than the first: such as Legend of Mana using nonlinear plot sequences and a learning system of battle (before, the SD3 sort of went in this direction, with its choice of party altering the story), or the Final Fantasy series which despite the reputation for being streamlined, each Final Fantasy is an experiment with a new battle system.
No, I haven’t bought KH2, but after hearing the other reviews, I can safely say that if I were to buy a Kingdom Hearts it would be Kingdom Hearts 1.
Rating: 2 / 5
I give this game a low score because::
1) IT sucks up all of your time. I spent more time on this game than Final Fantasy 7. I play that game a lot, but time seems to go slower. Playing this game, and hour flies by and you feel like it’s only been 5 minutes. ((it took me 36 hours to beat, and then another 10 hours to get everything in the game, way too long for a boring game))
2) The worlds take WAY too long to beat. especially atlantica. and you have to go back to every world, and beat it AGAIN! ((probably to make us spend more pointless time on the game)). Also, Atlantica… It’s the exact same plot from the first game. Hoe does Ursala come back? ((never explained)) and why do you have to go back to Atlantica 6 times? I mean, it says “get Thundaga and come back” but why did we need it? Atlantica is all a musical number.
3) This game is ALL filler. The plot does NOT take 4 days to get through.
4) This game has a Sinomatic every 5 minutes. It really gets old. i mean, i bought the game to play it, not to watch it.
5) and last but not least… THIS GAME IS WAY TOO EASY! i mean, with sinomatics every 5 minutes, and informations bars in every battle it feels like this game was made for babies!!
I was expecting more from Kingdom Hearts II because i loved the first game so much. The only reason i gave this game 2 stars was because i loved the music so much. It just made you feel good while playing such a boring frustrating game.
Before i shutup with my bad review, I even got my sister to play, and she got to the last boss, but lost intrest in it because the game is so boring, and so LONG.
Buy Kingdom Hearts 1 and Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Those are good Hingdom Hearts games.
Rating: 2 / 5