After King Mickey Mouse is kidnapped, Donald and Goofy accompany Sora, the mysterious Keyblade master, on an adventure which takes them through every Disney film viewers loved as a child and putting them alongside the Final Fantasy characters that any gamer admires.

Anyone looking for just another Final Fantasy game should approach this title with caution, Square-Enix geared up to produce a game that seems like another addition to the Final Fantasy franchise at first. However they changed the mold and audiences were given a new game with a revolutionary style, but an old cast of characters to anchor the title.

Kingdom Hearts has a battle style that is unique and allows for direct control of your character, the Keyblade maser, Sora. Unlike most games, the enemies are not repetitive, each poses a new challenge with respective strengths and weaknesses that make any encounter a new adventure. Any gamer will marvel at the battle style Kingdom Hearts presents, but quickly fall in love with the Keyblade, the legendary weapon you’ll use throughout the journey.

At first, the game is a long drawn presentation of cut scenes that are intriguing, but will put off young gamers. Nearly a Half-Hour into playing you’ll finally take control of Sora, the hero Kingdom Hearts, to test your skills. Your teachers are veterans of course, the lovable cast of Final Fantasy X, including Tidus and Yuna.

Soon, you will follow curiosity and leave your true love, a young girl name Kairi, behind for a world of chaos and desperation, a world that is Kingdom Hearts.

With King Mickey Mouse kidnapped, his royal guards, Donald and Goofy, seek your help. Your only allies in the game, they serve as nothing but decorations in battle and characters to lure out the emotions of Sora during cut-scenes.

Most of the game follows Sora, Donald, and Goofy traveling to worlds which are represented by Disney Films. Many classic Disney Movies are included: Tarzan, Aladdin, and The Little Mermaid [and many more]. Each world offers an interesting renovation over the battle system and gameplay. Everything from your costume to your physical appearence, and even the way you move,such as swimming in Atlantica, will change around the world you’re immersed in.

Kingdom Hearts balances impossible odds and realistic bosses very well, rarely do you fail against a boss more than a few times, even more rarely do you conquer a boss too easily. Every enemy is well balanced with your abilities, and each boss offers a new challenge with innovative changes to battle at each stage of the game.

Overall, the game has little if any faults, and leaves room for plenty of expanded titles and sequels. Most importantly, it will revive your faith in quality Role Playing Games, and restore your craving to pick up Final Fantasy 7 for one more spin. Kingdom Hearts is another addition to the classic Square-Enix family, and an opportunity for younger gamers to join the Square-Enix sagas.

Review by Kingdom Hearts 3 reader, TigerEyes.