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The Greatist game ever!!...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: October 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Disney. listen to that, Disney. do you just think of alladin, 101 dalmations, and other disney movies. you think of disney as a childish company. also, they have made very [poor] games.
then there is Squaresoft. A company that has brought a lot of joy to gamers all over the world.
so if take disney and squaresoft and alot of work what would you get?
KINGDOM HEARTS!!! That is what youll get, Kingdom Hearts. it is one of the greatest games ever made. when i heard of it about six months ago i thought "oh, great! another game that my sisters would buy and throw away the next day"
Well i was wrong. I tried it out and man didnt i have fun. i couldnt stop playing the game. i was hooked.
The Graphics are sooooooooooooo detailed. if i was there i would believe that everything was real.
The battle system is new and unique. you are able to move and doge attacks from your opponent. then run in to attack.
The game is Not too hard, but not too easy. its perfect. even though it is a 30 hour game. in the game youd need to save ALOT!
every time you see something to save on DO IT. i didnt and i had to start the whole game over. but i thought it was fun.
They have entered some of the squaresofts old palls. Cloud, Tidus, Wakka, etc.
There is not one thing i want to change about the game. SO GO AND BUY IT................NOW!!!!!
~Ryan~

Kingdom Hearts the Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: December 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a cross between a fighting game and a Disney game. See you get to play as Sora and after you beat like 3 bosses you'll be able to have Goofy and Donald for sidekicks. The bigest enemey in this game is called Ansem, but he only appears at the end of the game and have to fight about 5 times to beat him. Trust me it's not easy! There are lots of Disney charecters like

Donald

Goofy

Micky (you'll see him at the end of the game too)

Bambi

Pluto

Daisy

Minnie

Ariel

King Triton

Flounder

Ursula

Aladdin

Jafar

Oggie Boogie

Jack Skelington

Simba

Peter Pan

Tinker Bell

Queen of Hearts

Alice

Chip

Dale

Pooh

Tiger

Piglet

Rabbit

Malificent

Jasmine

Beast

Cinderalla

Fairy Godmother

Hercules

Cerberus

Hades

Tarzan

Jane

Cherchack

Well I hope this review helped you and take care of your disks( I scratched mine up 2 times and had to get a new one both times)!

Awesome.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

When I first saw the television commercials for this game back in October 2002, I knew that one day I would buy KINGDOM HEARTS and play it (even though I didn't even own a PS 2 at the time). Fast forward six months and I finally have a PS 2 and have purchased KINGDOM HEARTS, played it, and beat it.

All I can say is that I found the game amazing. The graphics are great, the soundtrack memorable, and the plot unforgettable. The plot of this game is what really sucked me in. I found myself playing and playing and playing until the story was complete.

Except, the story didn't end. The game had no catharsis and instead ends with a blatant set up for a sequal. That isn't so bad, except that after playing the game and investing so much time, one expects there to be some sort of conclusion and there isn't. I felt a major let down when the game ended and whenever KINGDOM HEARTS 2 is released, I know I'll have to get that as well. Great gaming!

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I just got done beating kingdom hearts and had to write a review.
This is one of the must own games for the PS2. It has all the depth
of a deep squaresoft RPG, and yet the action is fast paced and
always fun. The story is interesting and touching. It has just enough melodrama to pull your heart strings, yet it does not get overly sappy. The soundtrack is excellent and this game has to many great characters to name. So pick up a copy of Kingdom Hearts and leave this Mundane World Behind!

Kingdom Hearts: The greatest game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Kingdom Hearts is a game that is so well made that once you start playing, it's hard to stop. It has a GREAT storyline and the graphics are also great. Squaresoft and Disney did a tremendous job on the game. I loved the game and every single one of my friends loved it. Kingdom Hearts is and will always be a landmark in video game history.

A classic pairing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

When you hear of Square most likely you're gonna think of it's huge releases like Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Xenogears and obviously all 10, yes count them 10 Final Fantasies(unless you include side story ones like Tactics.) And when you think Disney, you're gonna think kids stuff, first and foremost. So what was the reception when Square announced they paired with Disney to make a RPG? [...] But I seriously recommend you play it regardless of your feelings for Goofy and Donald.

Story: The story starts off with Sora and a lot of his friends(including 3 from Final Fantasy) stranded on an island. One day, beings known as the Heartless descend and the group is seperated. In the Disney universe, King Mickey has disappeared and tells Donald and Goofy to search for the one with the "key" and Sora and the Disney characters get tangled up in a big plot. Great story that has a dark tone even with Disney and Square characters.

Graphics: What great graphics and even capturing the worlds of Disney such as 100 Acre Woods(Winnie the Pooh)Halloween Town(Nightmare Before Christmas) and the jungle(Tarzan). And it's so nice to see you interact with Final Fantasy characters and Disney in the same screen.

Sound: With Disney they always had memorable voices play their characters and hear they are authentic too(save for a couple). The music is great and fits each scene great. The only thing you might complain about is that most voices from the really old movies like Peter Pan and Sleeping Beauty don't have their original voices but it's no big deal.

Gameplay: Hm...well playing the game is quite fun there's just one problem: the battle system. Basically you move the character with the Analog stick and the D-Pad for the menu. And it's all real-time too so if you're running out of health and need a potion fast, you can't just stop and take it or they'll get you. And that annoying camera. It often gets obstructed.

Even if this includes Disney characters you should play it anyway cause it's a really fun game with one of the best pairings in gaming.

A Breath of Fresh [RPG] Air

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

"Whew!" is what I said to myself after completing Kingdom Hearts in one week. This game's image (Disney and Final Fantasy characters?) doesn't do justice of what it's actually like to play the game.

I'll admit that I wasn't interested in buying Kingdom Hearts when I first heard about it. I figured a game with Donald and Goofy, along with a host of other famous Disney and Final Fantasy characters, wouldn't be enjoyable. Well, I was wrong! I ordered it in early April this year and beat it within a week. I was proved wrong by two companies that I never thought would join forces! Disney and Squaresoft have really put together an amazing game... I'm really glad I played it.

First thing I'd like to mention is the fighting system. Enemies have pre-planned spawn points and will spawn if you get close enough. Sometimes enemies will keep spawning after you've killed one of the "groups." Potions and items are hard to come by, but that is easily overcome by the amount of HP balls (green colored, varied in size for how much they heal) they will drop up their death. You can say good-bye to random battles in this game!

Second thing I like about Kingdom Hearts is its leveling system. You get a certain amount of EXP for each enemy you kill, and can gain "Tech" points for performing certain actions in battle. I am not too sure what Tech points are for, but I am assuming they are extra EXP added to the kill. They occur most when you and an enemy "block" eachother's attack. Anyway, each time you level up your characters get a certain stat or stats added. Sometimes a level up is worth Strength Up, Defense Up or HP Up. It really varies. But it doesn't detract from having to train, seeing that you get a random stat/stats added on each level. It's always worth a surprise. :)

Last but not least, I would like to talk about the skills system. At the start of the game you're asked to pick from a Sword (skills of a Warrior), Wand (skills of a Magician), or Shield (skills of a Defender). After you pick that, you're then asked to give up one of the skills that you didn't pick. Doing this sets up your skill tree for when you level up in the game. Some skills can be acquired earlier with one pre-set than in another pre-set. You can look on GameFAQs for more information to see which skill trees are best. I advise not doing so until you've beat the game at least ONCE without help. :D

Overall Kingdom Hearts is a very good game. There's nothing about it that I don't like. I've fallen in love with the story, the characters and the game itself. I am looking forward to playing Kingdom Hearts II for the PS2 and Kingdom Hearts III for the PS3! Square and Disney make quite a team!

Once Again, My Expectations Were Too High

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Kingdom Hearts is an odd child from an odd marriage, there's no question. It's awkward in places, imperfect in others. Fragments of the legendary Disney magic peek out of corners here and there, met on occasion by pieces of the famed Final Fantasy atmosphere. The big names are there, the storyline is necessarily epic, even the voice acting is spot-on. This is one of the most beautiful games currently on the market, but there's something missing that's difficult to pinpoint. Perhaps it's a sense of motivation, as you'll often find yourself dropped into a confusing new area with no clue as to what's expected of you. Maybe it's sincerity, lost as you watch dozens of classic Disney tales blurred and distorted to accommodate the premise of a new storyline. It's really tough to say what it is, exactly, but the experience left me a bit let down in the end. I didn't feel as though I'd completed my work.

Without question, this product is polished to a beautiful finish. Everything from the opening cinemas to the brilliant user interface to the visual style of the entire game is extremely well done. There's no questioning the fact that both Square and Disney pulled out their big guns for this one, and it goes an extremely long way towards erasing any and all fears that may have lingered for fans of either brand.

This finely tuned attention to detail carries over to every graphical aspect of the game. Though the various worlds you'll visit in this one are much more cartoony and simplistic than the surroundings of, say Final Fantasy X, you'll find yourself just as easily dazzled as you were during your first few moments on the world of Tidus and Yuna. Bosses are legitimately intimidating, environments are detailed to the point of no return and non-playable characters are treated with just as much attention to detail as the central characters themselves. Visually, this is a masterwork. Worry not, that sweet tooth for eye candy you've developed will be satisfied by this one.

The audio is almost equally impressive, and the voice acting in particular stands out as a triumphant effort with very few exceptions. They didn't actually get Danny DeVito, Gilbert Gottfried or Eddy Murphy to reprise their roles as bona fide Disney sidekicks in this one, but they still managed a very good impersonation. I was a little worried about the possibilities when I first heard that the eternally silent heroes Squall and Cloud would be given speaking parts, but it really worked out for the best in the end, as their voices perfectly matched their personalities in previous installments.

Gameplay is exciting, despite a steep initial learning curve, and is handled well for the most part. Rather than controlling your entire party one at a time, as with the more traditional turn-based Final Fantasy games, you control Sora in a free-roaming live action environment. You're joined by two companions (generally Donald and Goofy), who are controlled by a mildly retarded artificial intelligence program. Through the use of a special menu on the pause screen, you can give suggestions to the A.I. to better serve the kind of offense you'd like to build, but in the end the final decision is completely up to them.

One area that provides for endless hours of frustration is the camera's control. Rather than remaining directly behind Sora or using the right analog stick to provide a more user-friendly, customizable view, the screen swings wildly out of alignment with little or no notice, serving as an immediate point of confusion. When you've locked on to an enemy, the screen will vaguely follow that enemy's movements, even if that enemy leaps off the edge of the screen.

I also have a small bone to pick with the control scheme itself. While it's relatively easy to move Sora around the field, attack a nearby enemy or leap into the air, performing secondary actions such as casting advanced magic or using an item in the heat of battle are unnecessarily difficult and frustrating. Your character is maneuvered around the field by using the left analog stick, however the D-Pad is used to change your actions from an attack to a magic spell to an item and back again. This means that, if you're badly injured in a fight, you must frantically run away, switch your grip on the controller so that you're using the left analog stick with your right thumb, decide on an action with the D-Pad, activate it by pressing the X button and then hope to god you don't get hit in the process of casting the spell or using the item (thus canceling the action and starting the process over again.)

Despite its multiple flaws, this is still a very fun game to sit down and play. As you progress through the story, you'll start to pick up various skills and techniques, preventing the game from reverting into a straightforward hack-and-slasher. You're never forced to try out a new style of attack, but it's something just about everyone will find themselves doing unconsciously after a couple hours of play anyway.

When you get down to it, Kingdom Hearts is about expectations, hype, anticipation and eventual disappointment. There were a few genuine moments when I was excited and happy with the end product, but for the most part I was mildly annoyed by the controls, frustrated by the cameras and let down by the end result. This is a story of what could have been, a few shining moments of legendary gameplay, a slightly vague yet entertaining storyline and an awkward association between Disney and Square's worlds. Above average, but not nearly to the level it could have reached.

I Love It

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I Love The PS2 Game, "Kingdom Hearts". I Just Love Exploring Traverse Town With Donald Duck And Goofy Goof At My Side. My Favorite Characters Counting Down From 6 To 1 Are: 6. Yuffie, 5. Shadow Heartless, 4. Guard Armor, 3. Darkside, 2. Sora, 1. Kairi (My Most Favorite.) Anyways, I Have This Game And I Really Enjoyed It.

Beautiful Graphics Great Gameplay

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Beautiful graphics and interesting levels make this game a real gem. I'm a gameplayer that is very picky about the games she plays. I'm not very skilled and I like problem solving games. This game certainly has that. It provides challenging game play and puzzles a plenty. I really enjoy the beautiful graphics and interesting characters.

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